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CIP Ranchi: India's Oldest Psychiatric Institute & Modern Research Pioneer

By Tanuj Suthar, Counselling Psychologist · 16 June 2026

A deep dive into the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) Ranchi, exploring its 100+ year history, open-ward philosophy, and postgraduate clinical psychology training.


Clinical Assessment of CIP Ranchi

Founded in 1918 as the European Lunatic Asylum, CIP Ranchi is a legendary institution in South Asian psychiatry. Directly under the Government of India, CIP was revolutionary for being the first hospital in South Asia to institute an 'open-ward' policy—removing physical cages and chains in favor of humane community treatment. Today, it is an elite postgraduate training center producing many of India's finest RCI clinical psychologists.

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