The Department of Psychology started functioning since 2015 offering undergraduate program; BSc Psychology. Since 2020-2021, the department started offering postgraduate program; MSc Psychology to students. Since 2024, it has started offering BSc Psychology with Honours. The department has the credit of producing university level rank holders at both undergraduate and post graduate levels and consistent program completion rate of above 90 percent. The Department of Psychology has a well-equipped lab to cater to the needs of students and course requirements. The department has excelled in academic and co-curricular activities. It has produced a university level rank holder and many of its alumni are pursuing higher studies in various universities in India and abroad.
The Department of Psychology endeavors to achieve excellence through the dissemination of knowledge, gain hands on experience and produce skilled students. The department facilitate students to understand the psychological meaning of different life events, to utilize them for the benefit of personal, social, community and national development, to produce students with effective interpersonal skills who can work in a variety of real-life settings, to enable students to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for immediate employment and pursue higher studies in psychology and related areas.
The undergraduate program aims to facilitate students to generate interest in psychology, understand the different fields of psychology, acquire basic theoretical knowledge and practical applications it in different fields of psychology, learn anatomical and physiological aspects of human behavior, to use basic psychological tests and experiments. It intends to enhance critical thinking of students to relate with current needs of the society in the area of mental health and develop scientific mind to apply the theoretical knowledge on different disorders.
The postgraduate program has an in-depth coverage of the subject, lab and field based experimental work, internship, extension activities and a project. The postgraduate program intends to develop sound theoretical backing and skill development in areas of psychology such as cognition, personality, health, social, clinical, organizational, counselling and research. The program envisions to integrate, and strengthen the cultural rootedness and appropriateness of psychological knowledge and practice with a global outlook.
Inculcate scientific temper, sense of confidence to realize students’ full potential and become skilled in the field of Psychology.Develop self-driven, confident, empathetic and intellectually alert global citizens tolerant to diversity and change. Inculcate both physical and mental well-being among students so as to face the challenges of life.
Deliver quality classroom education, facilitate conceptual understanding using lab experiments, generate aspirational goals through expert interactions,and achieve those goals through industry experiences and expertise through internships.