Eligibility Criteria

MBBS degree recognized by NMC/KUHS.
Completed (or likely to complete) 1-year compulsory internship before the stipulated date.
Valid NEET-PG qualifying score and minimum percentile eligibility as per norms (e.g., 50th percentile for General category, relaxations for reserved categories).
Permanent/Provisional Medical Registration with NMC or the respective State Medical Council.

Minimum Education

Travancore Medical College & Hospital, established in 2009, is a private medical institution located in Kollam, Kerala. It is affiliated with Kerala University of Health Sciences and recognized by the National Medical Commission. The on-campus Travancore Medicity Hospital provides multi-specialty clinical exposure essential for postgraduate medical training.
The MD in Psychiatry is a three-year postgraduate residency that educates and trains doctors to become competent psychiatrists equipped to manage a wide range of mental health disorders across age groups. The program includes intensive clinical postings in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, exposure to emergency psychiatric care, addiction treatment, child and adolescent psychiatry, and geriatric mental health. Residents participate in case discussions, seminars, journal clubs, supervised psychotherapeutic interventions, and research projects. The training emphasizes ethical, evidence-based, and compassionate care for patients with psychiatric and psychosocial challenges.
According to official counselling data, the intake for MD Psychiatry is 2 seats per year at this college.