Department of Psychology

 

Name of the Department: Psychology

Year of Establishment: 1998

Level: General

Vision: To provide solid foundation for the basic principles of general, social and industrial and organizational psychology. To familiarize students with historical trends in psychology, major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical findings. To provide an overview of the applications of psychology.

Goals: Arousing the student's intellectual curiosity in students, acquainting them with recent trends in psychology and learning with an applied approach for understanding self & others behavior.

Salient Features:

  • Organizing Students Academy
  •  Organizing Industrial Visits
  • Visit to Borstel School, Nashik
  • Quiz competitions
  • Group Discussions
  • Power Point Presentations based on syllabus for FYBA, SYBA & TYBA
  • Conducting experiments using psychological instruments
  • Conducting Periodical tests

 

Research Profile:

  • Faculty with Ph.d: 01
  • Faculty with recognition as M Phil/ Ph.D. Research guide: Recognized guide for Ph.D of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune from Feb 2018
  • Students pursuing Ph.D: 04
  • Minor Research Project: One research Minor research project completed.
  • Total Research Papers Published: 17
  • Article published in Daily newspaper :01
  • Total research Papers presented in National Seminars: 24
  • YouTube Educational videos published: 20

 

Students Achievements:

  1. In 2019-20 Two students (Monali Bhise & Shruti Borse) participated in the Psycho quiz competition at HPT Arts and RYK Sci College, Nashik.
  2. In 2019-20 students of Psychology prepared, scripted and directed play on the occasion of Mental Health Day and participated in Play competition Nashik Organised by the Doctors and Nashik. Our student Parvani Salve bagged 1st prized in Script writing.
  3. In 2022-23 five team of students participated in a Quiz competition organized by the Department.

Industrial/ Institute visits

Sr. No

Name of the Industry/ Institute

Academic year

1.

Epiroc Mining, Satpur, Nashik

2019-20

2.

Reliance Engineering, Nashik

2021-22

3.

Neelay Industry, Satpur, Nashik

2021-22

4.

Borstel School, Nashik

2024-25

5.

Vikas Mandir, Mentally Challenged School, Nashik road

2024-25

 

Innovative learning

2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

Sr.No

Class

Year

Subject

Innovative learning

1.

SYBA

2021-22, 2022-23,

2023-24,

2024-25

Social Psychology

(Cooperation and Competition)

Conducted this activity using a plastic bottle and 5 small Table tennis Balls attached with string

2.

FYBA

2021-22, 2022-23,

2023-24,

2024-25

Foundations of Psychology

(Perception and Attention)

Muller lyer Illusion

3.

SYBA

2021-22, 2022-23,

2023-24,

2024-25

Social Psychology

Importance of Team and team building

Preparing pyramid from paper cones and lifting the paper acones through the five strings attached to a rubber band

4.

SYBA

2021-22, 2022-23,

2023-24,

2024-25

Health Psychology

(Self perception of Health problems)

Writing self perception of health problems actually faced and its interpretation on sticky notes and pasting on the black board

5.

SYBA

2021-22, 2022-23,

2023-24,

2024-25

Importance of cooperation in Team task

Passing the rubber ball through folded newspapers (like a small tunnel) by each member to his member as fact as he can without the ball falling form the newspaper tunnel and comparing time with the other teams

 

Department teaching aids and Instruments in the Department:

Sr.no

Name of the Instrument

No of Items

 

1.

Muller Lyer Illusion (Quick change board)

 

01

2.

Optical Illusion chart

01

 

3.

Reversible perspective figures (set of  8)

 

01

4.

Figure ground reversible figures set of 8

 

01

5.

Cup & Ball

01

 

6.

Maze: Styles

01

 

7.

Habbit interference Boards with cards

01

 

8.

Mechanical Puzzle

01

 

9.

Pyramid Puzzle

 

01

10.

Concept formation cards Seto of 49

01

 

11.

Recall & Recognition (English Words)

01

 

12.

Recognition photos a set of 40

01

 

 

2. Activities of  Counselling Centre

Year

Activity Name, Date& Time

No of Resource Persons

2019-20

Counselling to students regarding studies and corona virus issues

All Staff and Students of BA and B.com

 

 

2020-21

Workshop conducted for Non-teaching staff on “Understanding Behaviour and Stress”

 

Dr.S.J.Limbare

2021-22

Counselling for 10thStd students of Late Tiberewala English Medium School, Nashik road for Xth  class students

 

 

 

Dr.S.J.Limbare

 

 

2022-23

Counselling to students on Career and adjustment issues

Dr. Sameer Limbare

2023-24

Counselling in collaboration with Police Station, Nashik road

Dr. Sameer Limbare

2024-25

Interview of a Counsellor

Ms Manasi Godse, Counsellor, Wisdom Highschool, Nashik

 

Future Plans:

  • To apply for Psychology as special subject in Oct 2025
  • Life Skills  workshop for Parents

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