The Department of Psychology was established in the year 2017 with an objective of bringing together academicians, practitioners and students and provide them a platform to promote psychology as a vast domain for exploring the solutions of human problems. With mental health issues becoming a glaringly common ailment across all ages, classes, communities and gender, it has become imperative to include it in academics and practice.
The Department of Psychology aims to prepare students to become resourceful professional psychologists, counselors, and mental health practitioners who can effectively deal with psychosocial problems like anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal tendencies, etc. By dealing with all these problems, psychology promotes mental health and well-being by mainly discovering various causes of human behavior. It also helps in understanding different cognitive processes, social behaviors, developmental issues etc. The Department promotes Holistic Indian psychological approach towards enhancing physical and psychological health of human beings by integrating scientific psychological principles with traditional Indian system of health.
The Department has a state-of-the-art laboratory of and well-qualified and experienced faculty. The M.A. Psychology course includes the latest trends in psychology with an emphasis on practical training and field work that will stimulate the interest in students for pursuing careers in different fields of psychology. Catering to the needs of the present scenario, our curriculum focuses on theoretical as well as applied aspects of the subject.