The Real Question
It is the question under every certification enquiry, and the honest answer is: that depends on who trains you. Seven questions separate a training that leads to a practice from a certificate that ends up in a drawer. Here is where NGH India stands — in India and the Gulf.
The Answer, In One Line
What Actually Separates Them
Dr. Sharma has been a practising hypnotist since 2000, seeing clients from 100+ countries alongside the teaching. The training is delivered by someone still doing the clinical work, which is less common in this market than it sounds.
Tuition is published on the apply page; awards and payment options are discussed at interview. Supporting new hypnotherapists into practice is the mission of the NGH India Chapter — so the clinic carries the premium, and the training stays within reach.
See for yourself → marutisharma.com/trainThe Seven Questions
In India that licence is issued by the Rehabilitation Council of India, the statutory body governing clinical psychology practice. Dr. Maruti Sharma holds it: RCI Registration No. A100310. He is an RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist (Assoc.) certifying consulting hypnotists under the NGH framework — a combination without parallel in India.
The National Guild of Hypnotists was founded in Boston in 1950. It is the oldest and largest hypnosis organisation in the world. Dr. Sharma is an NGH Board Certified Hypnotherapist, an NGH Certified Instructor, and the Founding President of the official NGH India Chapter.
Dr. Sharma's NLP line runs directly to Dr. Richard Bandler, co-developer of NLP — Society of NLP™ Licensed Trainer. His Indian line runs through initiation into the Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya and the Tantric Sammohan traditions. One lineage is common in this field. Both, held by one trainer, is rare.
The MTP™ Method — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication — is Dr. Sharma's clinical synthesis of Western subconscious intervention and Eastern contemplative practice, refined over continuous practice since 2000. It is Dr. Sharma's original system, taught through NGH India.
Here the syllabus rests on its own academic and lineage backing: a PhD in Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology, fourteen years of formal training under Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal, Yoga Siromani from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, and Tai Chi & Qi Gong in the lineage of Bruce Kumar Frantzis.
Lifelong NGH India Fellowship: first-Sunday supervision online, peer practice, up to 100 hours of Fellow-supervised practice at no extra cost, the 20 November gathering, and the global NGH network. Fellowship lasts while you hold the credential, remain in the Guild, and remain in the room. A certificate is a beginning. The chapter is what carries a new practitioner into actual practice.
The NGH credential is recognised internationally. Dr. Sharma's own clinical and coaching work spans clients in 100+ countries, including Fortune 500 leadership — with Gulf operations anchored by The Emergentis Group, UAE.
The Comparison
| Criteria | NGH India Dr. Maruti Sharma |
Independent Certified Instructors Solo trainers, international certificate |
Multi-Certificate Institutes Several private certifications |
Proprietary-Certificate Schools Issue their own paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issuing Body | ✦ NGH USA — founded in Boston in 1950 Official India Chapter |
International body, typically | A mix of private certifying bodies | — Own certificate No external body |
| Trainer's Clinical Licence | ✦ RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist (Assoc.), Govt. of India Registration No. A100310 |
— Not required by certifying bodies Rare in practice |
— Rare | — Typically absent |
| Active Hypnosis Practice | ✦ Practising hypnotist since 2000 · active clinical consultations alongside the teaching Verifiable at marutisharma.com/train |
Varies — training-focused for many | Varies | — Typically training-only |
| Source Lineage | ✦ NLP under Dr. Richard Bandler · Initiated Vedic & Tantric Sammohan lineage · 14 years under Dr. Ajay Kotwal | Varies — usually second- or third-generation training | Varies by certificate | — Usually unstated |
| Method | ✦ MTP™ — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication Dr. Sharma's original system, taught through NGH India |
Technique sets from the certifying body | Aggregated techniques from multiple syllabi | Proprietary or improvised |
| Eastern Depth | ✦ PhD Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology · Yoga Siromani · Tai Chi & Qi Gong lineage | Sometimes present as personal interest | Occasional add-on modules | — Rare |
| After Certification | ✦ Lifelong NGH India Fellowship: first-Sunday supervision online, peer practice, up to 100 hours of Fellow-supervised practice at no extra cost, the 20 November gathering, and the global NGH network. Fellowship lasts while you hold the credential, remain in the Guild, and remain in the room. | Alumni access varies by trainer | Institute alumni groups | Certificate issued · Support varies |
| Practice & Business Training | ✦ MA, Organisational Behaviour Psychology · The professional and business side of practice is taught inside the programme, not left to chance | Occasional informal guidance | — Not typically covered | — Not covered |
| Enrolment & Format | ✦ Rolling enrolment — interview first, start on the next 1st or 15th · Online · In person (Delhi NCR & Dubai) · Residential retreat McLeodganj |
Fixed dates and batches, typically | Fixed batches | Weekend or multi-day workshops |
| International Reach | ✦ NGH credential · Dr. Sharma: clients in 100+ countries · GCC operations via The Emergentis Group, UAE | ✦ Depends on the certifying body | Partial — certificate-dependent | — Typically not recognised outside India |
| Structure | ✦ 100 hours over 3 months (online) — live sessions, supervised practice, NGH examination included In-person (Delhi NCR, Dubai) and residential (McLeodganj) scheduled separately · full syllabus |
Varies by provider | Varies by provider | Varies by provider |
| Admission | ✦ By interview, no public checkout — accepted applicants start on the next 1st or 15th | Usually open enrolment | Usually open enrolment | Usually open enrolment |
| Investment | ✦ ₹75,000 + 18% GST tuition + US$150 NGH membership to the Guild · renewed annually (rates at ngh.net) — published; awards and payment options at interview. | Mid-range, typically | Mid-range | Varies by provider |
The Trainer
Dr. Maruti Sharma is an RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist (Assoc.) (Reg. A100310, Government of India), a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Instructor of the National Guild of Hypnotists USA, and a Society of NLP™ Licensed Trainer in the lineage of co-creator Dr. Richard Bandler. He holds a PhD in Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology from the University of Jammu, fourteen years of direct mentorship under the Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal, initiation in Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya, and training in Tai Chi and Qi Gong in the Frantzis lineage. He is the creator of the MTP™ Method — Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication — and the Founding President of the official NGH India Chapter. Practising hypnosis since 2000, with clients in 100+ countries.
RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist (Assoc.) (Govt. of India) · Registration No. A100310 · The statutory benchmark credential governing clinical psychology practice in India · an RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist (Assoc.) certifying consulting hypnotists under the NGH framework.
Founding President, NGH India Chapter · NGH Board Certified Hypnotherapist (BCH) & Certified Instructor (CI) (NGH USA, founded in Boston in 1950) · Certified Consulting Hypnotist (CCH) · Originator of the MTP™ Method (Meditation, Trance & Psychotherapy: Patterns of Human Communication).
Society of NLP™ Licensed Trainer — the trainer designation of the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, USA · Practitioner, Master Practitioner, and Certified Trainer, each trained directly under Dr. Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP · NLP programmes delivered through nlpacademyindia.com.
PhD, Vajrayana Buddhist Psychology — University of Jammu · Yoga Siromani, International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre / Yoga Alliance International · Fourteen years of formal training under Himalayan mystic Dr. Ajay Kotwal · Initiated practitioner: Atharva Veda Sammohan Vidya, Tantrik Sammohan, Mohana Karma (Shatkarma), Anuttara Yoga Tantra, Trika Shaivism, Kaula Tantra, Natha Siddha traditions · Tai Chi & Qi Gong in the lineage of Bruce Kumar Frantzis.
MA in Organisational Behaviour Psychology — formal training in how professionals, organisations, and clients actually behave. Inside the programme this becomes the practitioner-development layer: positioning, professional conduct, client relationships, and the business of running a practice. Backed by executive & organisational coaching for Fortune 500 leadership, medical professionals, and international organisations.
Clients in 100+ countries · Gulf clinical and executive work anchored by The Emergentis Group, UAE · Training delivered online, in person, and through destination intensives — built to fit schedules in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the GCC without travel to India · Founder, University of Life (2002).
For the UAE & GCC
For trainees and clients in the Emirates and the wider Gulf, the same certification and clinical framework is delivered through online cohorts and destination intensives, with Gulf operations run through The Emergentis Group, UAE. The NGH certificate you earn is the same one issued through the India Chapter — recognised internationally, portable across borders.
One Body of Work