MD Psychiatry is a 3-year PG course in the medical field for mental, emotional & behavioral disorders.
MD Psychiatry is the branch of medicine and, they are qualified to assess both the mental and physical side of human psychological problems.
Quick Facts(MD Psychiatry)
M.D. Full-Form
Doctorate of Medicine
Age limit
No limit
Duration
3 years
Eligibility %age
50%
Average Pkg.
8 Lacs Per Year
Average Fee
5000 to 20 Lacs Per year
Total Seats in India
990
Colleges offering M.D Biochemistry
284 Colleges
Eligibility
MBBS passed from MCI Recognized institute.
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M.D. Psychiatry scope/ salary in India
When you think about career scope, a few questions coming to your mind-
- How much is a psychiatrist paid in India?
- Do psychiatrists earn well in India?
- Is psychiatry a good career in India?
- Who is the highest-paid psychiatrist?Ā
- In India, a Psychiatrist’s average package is 20 Lacs a year. The Salary range for a Psychiatrist is between 12Lacs to 25 Lacs.
- The avg salary for a psychiatrist is around 80k per month in India.
- Definitely, psychiatrists have a good employment opportunity. The demand for Psychiatrists is increasing day by day, the reason is increasing mental tension & stress in society. The field offers a wide range of job opportunities within its sub-specialties.
- According to the source, the highest paying country in the world is the USA for Psychiatrists.
M.D. Psychiatry eligibilityĀ Ā Ā Ā
Eligibility criteria needed at the time of MD Psychiatry admission are:
- MBBS completed from a recognized university.
- Minimum aggregate 50% marks in MBBS.
MD Psychiatry Admission Procedure
Admission to MD Psychiatry at the leading medical colleges in India is based on the NEET-PG exam performance, it is the national-level exam for medical PG admission. Admission is based on rank and through counselling.Ā
MD Psychiatry seats in India
In India, there are 243 government and private colleges offering 990 MD Psychiatry seats. In which 619 are government seats and 317 are private seats.
Fellowship after MD psychiatry
fellowship programs in the following subspecialties available in few colleges across world:
- Addiction psychiatry
- Alexander Wilson Schweizer Fellowship
- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Postgraduate Fellowship
- child and adolescent psychiatry
- Clinician Educator Fellowship
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
- Consultationāliaison psychiatry
- forensic psychiatry
- geriatric psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
- public psychiatry
- Reproductive Psychiatry Fellowship
- womenās mental health
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Fees Structure
Fees of M.D. Psychiatry varies from 5 thousand to 20 lacs per year, Government college having minimum fees wherever private college is having fees up to 20 lacs.
Fees structure of top 5 colleges offering MD Psychiatry in India
Institute Name
Location
Fees Per year
MAMC, Delhi
Delhi
55000
SRIMSRC
Chennai
20 Lacs
AIIMS
Delhi
800
AMU Aligarh
Aligarh
45,000
CMC Vellore
Tamil Nadu
4 Lacs
MD Psychiatry Cutoff
Top 10 Medical colleges Cutoff
Colleges | Round 1 Closing Rank |
Seth GSMC, Mumbai | 1151 |
IHBAS, New Delhi | 5288 |
LHMC, New Delhi | 2864 |
CIP, New Delhi | 3874 |
SMS Jaipur | 6646 |
IMS Varanshi | 4305 |
KGMU Lucknow | 6293 |
SSMC Rewa | 7328 |
KMC Manipal | 10234 |
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MD Psychiatry Cutoff 2021 of Deemed Universities
Ā
SN
Name of the college
Category
1st round
Ā 2nd round
Mop up
Annual tuition fees
1
Krishna,Ā Karad
OPEN
40303
N/A
N/A
15 Lakh
2
Kalinga Bhubneswar
OPEN
29237
23412
N/A
18 Lakh
3
Amrita inst. Kochi
OPEN
24635
26991
N/A
19 Lakh
4
IMS Bhubaneswar
OPEN
26505
N/A
N/A
19.80 Lakh
NRI
N/A
N/A
98893
19.80 Lakh
5
KS Hegde, Mangaluru
OPEN
33214
34753
N/A
20 Lakh
6
SRKS Vadodra
OPEN
20943
20943
38131
20 Lakh
NRI
N/A
69657
N/A
JNM
38600
32382
N/A
7
Saveetha Chennai
OPEN
51987
N/A
N/A
20 Lakh
8
GITAM Institute of medicalĀ Visakhapatnam
OPEN
54761
56859
54532
20 Lakh
9
Shri B.M. Patil medical CHRC
OPEN
43224
47510
N/A
20 Lakh
10
BVDU, Sangli
OPEN
35549
43775
N/A
21 Lakh
11
JSS Jagadguru
OPEN
22217
27681
N/A
21.50 Lakh
12
Ā KMC, Manipal
OPEN
21248
23358
N/A
21.88 Lakh
NRI
59170
60127
N/A
13
Ā KMC Managaluru
OPEN
21248
23358
N/A
23 Lakh
14
Vinayaka missions Karaikal
OPEN
57233
65750
N/A
32 Lakh
15
VMKV Salem
OPEN
59400
65750
N/A
23.12Lakh
16
JLN Datta meghe Wardha
OPEN
45489
56761
N/A
23.60 Lakh
17
JLN Belagavi
OPEN
33997
37518
N/A
24.2 Lakh
18
MGM, Navi Mumbai
OPEN
41153
50046
51219
25 Lakh
19
MGM, Aurangabad
OPEN
44939
45783
N/A
25 Lakh
NRI
N/A
N/A
97860
20
Meenakshi, Chennai
OPEN
53397
63300
N/A
25 Lakh
21
Aarupadai veedu
OPEN
54709
72860
63735
25 Lakh
22
SDU Kolar
OPEN
30743
65163
N/A
25 Lakh
23
SRM Chennai
OPEN
51388
48135
60339
25 Lakh
24
Sri Siddartha, Tumkur
OPEN
57774
63808
30409
25.85 Lakh
25
MM inst Ambala
OPEN
41046
28982
30545
25.95 Lakh
26
Sri Ramchanadra Chennai
OPEN
35757
39579
N/A
27 Lakh
27
Yenepoya
OPEN
46126
53397
N/A
27.10 Lakh
MMQ
51060
72511
77943
28
DYP Kolhapur
OPEN
47773
55324
N/A
27.25 Lakh
29
BVDU Pune
OPEN
45267
45873
39966
29.40 Lakh
30
DY Patil medical collegeĀ Kolhapur
OPEN
47773
54066
N/A
29.45 Lakh
31
Chettinad institute
OPEN
56584
66273
N/A
30 Lakh
32
Santosh Medical college
OPEN
59612
72307
N/A
30 Lakh
33
Sree Balaji Chennai
OPEN
59612
72307
42036
30 Lakh
34
Raja Rajeswari MC Bengaluru
OPEN
57902
69884
67673
30Lakh
35
Sri Lakshmi Narayana Pudcherry
OPEN
66371
75792
N/A
32 Lakh
36
MGM Puducherry
OPEN
62871
75792
N/A
32 Lakh
37
Sri Sathya Sai Kanchucherry
OPEN
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
BLDE BIjapur
OPEN
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
Rural med Loni
OPEN
N/A
57233
49031
N/A
40
Hamdard
OPEN
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
41
DY Patil Pune
OPEN
39360
45267
49031
N/A
NRI
77000
N/A
N/A
N/A
42
A.C.S. Chennai
OPEN
N/A
80611
75209
N/A
Job Titles for the MD Psychiatrists
- Area Sales Manager
- Assistant/Associate Professor
- Business Development Executive
- Clinical Psychologist
- Lecturer/Professor
- Medical Representative
- Pharmacovigilance Associate
- Product Specialist
- Regional Manager
- Sales/Business Development Manager
Emploment Area
- Polyclinic
- Nursing Homes
- Medical Colleges
- Hospitals
- Healthcare Centres
- Research Institutions
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