MS Psychology Admission in Pakistan

Admission intakes of MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology

Admission starts In October in most public universities. Students can check admission last date from the official website of the university.in private universities admission starts in October and November.

Eligibility Criteria Of MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology

•  TO get admission in MPhil or MS students must have sixteen years of relevant education in this degree or 4 year bachelor education (with psychology as a major subject) or 2 years bachelor (B.A./B.Sc. with Psychology) and 2 years Master of Psychology (M.A., M.Sc.) with at least 50% marks or 2.0 CGPA out of 4.0.
• Students are required to pass the entry test and interview conducted by university or through NTS.
• GAT General Entry test with minimum 50% Marks is compulsory for all MS programs.

Entry Test For Admission In MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology

GAT General Test with minimum 50% Marks is mandatory for all MS/MPhil degree programs to get admission in desired university. This admission test contains 100 multiple choice question answers.

Merit list/Merit Formula Of MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology

The merit of MPhil psychology starts at 80% in most government universities and ends at 70% each year. It varies each year.

The merit is calculated as this given formula:

• Academic records= 50%
• Entry Test =25%
• Interview=25%

Top Colleges And Universities Of MS/MPhil Clinical Psychology

• University of central Punjab 
• University of Punjab
• Foundation University 
• SZABIST
• Virtual university of Pakistan 
• University of management sciences (UMT) 
• Forman Christians college university (FCCU)

MS/MPhil Psychology From SZABIST

SZABIST offers 2 years of MS Clinical Psychology as an evening program. The students are required to complete 38 credits to obtain MS degree in clinical psychology. There are two categories of MS clinical psychology. One category is course work based and the second is research based. To get a MS degree in clinical psychology the students are required to complete 38 credit hours also including 9 courses (with 26 Credit Hours), two clinical internships (which consists of 6 Credit Hours) and a Thesis (with 6 Credit Hours) as well. The time limit to get the degree is 1.5 to 4 years.

MS/MPhil Psychology From University of Central Punjab 

The MS in clinical psychology degree programme enables students to understand the biological, affective comprehensible and social basis of human behavior. Students study individual differences in psycho diagnosis, psychopathologies and psychotherapies. Ethical principles applied to research and clinical practice are an important part of this degree. MS clinical psychology also allows practical training compulsory in a clinical setting backed by academic teaching to provide a strong theoretical foundation.

MS/MPhil Psychology From Foundation University

Foundation University offers a 2 years degree program in clinical psychology.

Prerequisite

• BS/MSc Psychology or Equivalent education with at least 2.50 CGPA, and for annual system 50% marks (2nd division) are mandatory,
• NTS/University entry test with Aggregate score of 50 minimum to get admission in this degree program.

Duration of Program

The maximum duration of this program is 2 to 4 years (with 4-8 Semesters).

Assessment or merit of the students for each course in the MS degree is calculated according to the following formula:

• Assignments, Quizzes, Presentations and Projects = 30%
• Midterm Exam = 20% marks
• Final term exam = 50% marks
• All students who secure less than CGPA 3.0 will study 2 Elective Courses (additional) of 3 credit hours each course. 

MS/MPhil Psychology From University of Punjab 

Punjab University also provides MPhil psychology degree program. Eligibility criteria to get admission in Punjab University is as:

• Students must have 1st Division / CGPA=2.5 in MA / M.Sc. / BS (4 year) in Psychology / Applied Psychology / Clinical Psychology or in the relevant field from a recognized University ( or at least 16 years of education with 130 credit hour) in case of graduate from any other university rather than Punjab University
• The students should have to pass an "Entry Test" which is mandatory to get admission in Punjab University.
• To get admission in MS top up, advance diploma in clinical psychology is mandatory for Punjab University

The total seats in PU for MPhil psychology degree program:

• Merit basis seats = 15
• Top Up seats = 05
• Total seats = 20

Session begins:

Punjab University starts a session in October for this degree program.