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OVERVIEW OF MD PSYCHIATRY

MD in Psychiatry is the specialty of medicine dedicated to the diagnosis, prevention, research and treatment of mental disorders. It is a three-year post-graduation medical course which covers the Clinical training of common psychiatric syndromes such as psychotic disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, clinical illness psychological effects, doctor-patient interactions, human development, patient interviews, and medical ethical issues.  

The aspirants who successfully complete Doctor of Medicine in Psychiatry course is called Psychiatrists, during the course duration, the aspirants get in hand extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in a bio-psycho-social approach. MBBS is the basic qualification required for doing psychiatry in India. To take admission MD Psychiatry One has to attend  PG Medical Entrance Exams The psychiatry field has many subspecialties that require additional training, such as child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction medicine, and geriatric psychiatry. The psychiatrists who have completed the course may enter any government / private hospital and may even visit different universities, colleges, industries, prisons as counselors.

MD PSYCHIATRY COURSE DURATION

Doctor of Medicine in Psychiatry is of 3 years course, the students get entry into the course by competing in the national level exam NEET- PG which is conducted by the National Board of Education (NBE).

MD PSYCHIATRY ELIGIBILITY

Applicant must have completed an MBBS degree along with a 1-year rotational internship, however, a student who is continuing with the internship can also participate (*the internship should be completed before the commencement of the academic year).To get an entry into postgraduate medical course applicants also has to hold permanent or provisional registration from the Medical Council of India or state medical council.

MD PSYCHIATRY ADMISSION PROCESS

To get admission to MD Psychiatry the applicant has to appear for the NEET PG Medical exam which is conducted by NBE in January every year. The student/aspirants have to qualify NEET-PG with the set guideline of NBE. The cutoff percentile of NEET-PG for the general category is 50th percentile and for SC, ST and OBC is the 40th  percentile. The Probability of getting admission into MD Psychiatry depends upon the NEET score and NEET Rank of the candidates, after qualifying the NEET-PG entrance test the students has to apply for centralized PG Medical counseling.

 The counseling for all India quota seats for all government medical colleges are conducted by MCC-medical counselling committee, it also conducts counseling for Central universities like AMU and BHU, counseling for Private medical deemed universities is also conducted by MCC. For PG Medical admission into state government medical colleges and Private medical colleges, the students have to apply for the state PG Medical counseling conducted by respective DME -Director medical council.

MD Psychiatry seats in government and private medical colleges are available under various quotas like – All India quota seats, state quota seats, management quota seats, and NRI quota seats; the students have to carefully select their preferences at the time of counseling because the MD Psychiatry Course fees vary from college to college and quota to quota. 

MD PSYCHIATRY SEATS IN GOVERNMENT COLLEGES

MD Psychiatry seats in government colleges: – There is a total of 95 Government Medical Colleges in India which offers MD Psychiatry course, the Psychiatry seats in government medical colleges are approximately 497 in different states of the country. Government colleges of Delhi have the maximum number of MD Psychiatry seats i.e. 61.The state wise  Psychiatry seat availability are given in the table –


STATEGOVT COLLGOVT SEAT
ANDHRA PRADESH223
ASSAM428
BIHAR22
CHANDIGARH218
CHHATISGARH00
DELHI661
GOA16
GUJARAT931
HARYANA110
HIMACHAL PRADESH13
JAMMU & KASHMIR211
JHARKHAND210
KARNATAKA552
KERELA626
MADHYA PRADESH311
MAHARASHTRA933
MANIPUR13
MEGHALAYA00
ORISSA27
PONDICHERRY14
PUNJAB310
RAJASTHAN622
TAMIL NADU1046
TELENGANA321
TRIPURA13
UTTAR PRADESH530
UTTRAKHAND00
WEST BENGAL828

MD PSYCHIATRY SEATS IN PRIVATE COLLEGES

MD Psychiatry seats in Private colleges:- There are a total of 102 Private Medical Colleges in India which offers MD Psychiatry course, the private colleges have a total of 269 Post Graduation MD Psychiatry seats. Private colleges in Maharashtra have the maximum number of MD Psychiatry seats 57.the state wise  Psychiatry seat availability is given in the table –


STATEPVT COLLPVT SEAT
UTTAR PRADESH920
RAJASTHAN36
MAHARASHTRA1335
KARNATAKA2157
DELHI00
GUJARAT37
HIMACHAL PRADESH12
CHANDIGARH00
MADHYA PRADESH411
PUNJAB14
BIHAR11
UTTRAKHAND24
PONDICHERRY511
TAMIL NADU1034
ANDHRA PRADESH1023
ASSAM00
CHHATISGARH00
GOA00
HARYANA25
JAMMU & KASHMIR00
JHARKHAND00
KERELA624
MANIPUR00
MEGHALAYA00
ORISSA26
TELENGANA818
TRIPURA00
WEST BENGAL12

MD PSYCHIATRY FEES

The MD Psychiatry Fees for state private colleges starts from 15 Lakhs to maximum 40 Lakhs per annum.
The MD Psychiatry Fees in deemed universities vary from college to college. It starts minimum 18 Lakhs to Maximum 35 Lakhs per annum.
The MD Psychiatry Fees for all India quota and state quota govt. seats start from 50k to 1.5 Lakh per annum.

*To Know college wise fee, cutoff in different categories kindly reach us.

MD PSYCHIATRY SALARY

Their take home pay is about 1lakh to 5 lakhs rupees per month depending upon their experience in the industry. Some Psychiatrists Doctors earn even more by investing in specialized centers.

Summary:- M.D. Psychiatry is a 3-year course. The candidates who wish to take this course must have M.B.B.S degree with a minimum of 50% score and has a permanent or provisional registration in MCI or State medical council. It all depends on the candidate’s performance in the Entrance exams for the Admission. The Psychiatry course is completely based on the treatment of mental disorders. Because of the increase in mental tension and stress level, the career of the psychiatrist is increasing day by day. The Psychiatrist can work with private and public hospitals. Psychiatrists can work in regular hospitals as well as in the mental hospitals. The fees charged for this course is between INR 10 to 15 Lakhs per years in private medical colleges. The candidates on completion of the course can work in colleges, universities and hospitals, in India and abroad.

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