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Mphil in clinical psychology or phd in clinical psychology -which is better in distance learning

KINDLY TELL ME WHICH INSTITUTION OR UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING PhD IN clinical Psychology in INDIA

is Ph.D clinical psychology can be done by correspondence and from which institute it will be best ?
I am MD general medicine.

Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) in Clinical Psychology is a doctorate level course. The duration of the course is 3 years. The eligibility required is the candidate should have done their post graduation level course in any related stream with 50% percentage from any recognised university.

M.Phil in Clinical Psychology the candidate should have done their Masters level degree or equivalent degree in any related stream with minimum 50% from any recognised university.

M.Phil and Ph.D have equal importance in their fields and have equal number of chances after completing the course.

There are few colleges which provide M.Phil & Ph.D in Clinical psychology course. Some of them are listed below.

M.Phil in Clinical Psychology colleges list:
- Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya nagar, Gujarat
- Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Chattisgarh
- Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat
- Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh
- Punjab University, Chandigarh
- Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- LD Arts college, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana

Ph.D in Clinical Psychology colleges list:
- SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana
- Central University of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore, Karnataka

Yes, you can apply for either M.phil or Ph.D in clinical psychology. The eligibility criteria for both are similar i.e. to have Masters degree in relevant subject with 50% aggregate.
The course duration of M.Phil is 2 years whilst the course duration of Ph.D is around 5 years.
So on the basis of your interest in the relevant field, you can opt for any course.