DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
1. Name of the department : Psychology
2. Year of Establishment : 1949
3. Names of Programmes /Courses offered(UG,PG,M.Phil.,Ph.D., Integrated) Masters,Integrated,Ph.D.,etc.)
: UGC & Ph.D.
4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil
5. Annual / semester/ choice based credit system (programmewise)
UG : Annual
PG: Semester
6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: No
7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: No
8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: No
9. Number of Teaching posts
| Sanctioned | Filled |
| Professors | One | 1 |
| Associate Professors | One | 1 |
| Asst. Professors | 7 | 4 |
10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil.etc.,)
| Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization | No. of Years of Experience | No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years |
| Prof (Dr.) Archana Thakur | M.A., Ph.D. | Professor | Educational Psychology & Clinical Psychology | | 02(01- Submitted, 01 Awarded) |
| Anand Shankar | | Assistant Professor | Social Psychology & Organizational Psychology | | |
| Dr. Santawana Kumari | | Assistant Professor | Clinical Psychology & Mental Mesurement | | |
| Dr. Jyotima Pandey | | Assistant Professor | Development Psychology, Counselling & Learning Disabilities | | |
| Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari | | Assistant Professor | Cognitive, Neuropyschology & Cross Cultural Psychology | | |
11. List of senior visiting faculty
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programmes wise)
By temporary faculty: Nil
13. Student-TeacherRatio(programmewise): 65 X 3 = 195 UG
25 – PG
14. Number of academic support staff(technical)and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: One Lab Technician
17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. andtotal grant sreceived: No
18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: No
19. Publications:
Faculty No of Book published Year
Article Book
Dr. Neelam Verma Three Leadership styles Interpersonal perspective 1986
Socio- Economic, Delhi 1987
Exploration in Time Use 1995
(Indian Adaptation of Ego Structure Scale)In Progress 2015
Dr. Archana Four One 2015
(Man & His Pesonality) Second Edition 2015
Published by: Naksh Technologies Pvt. Ltd
* a) Publication per faculty
* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national /International) by faculty and students
* Number of publications listed in International Database(For Eg:Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database-International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
* Monographs
* Chapter in Books
* Books Edited
* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers
* Citation Index
*SNIP
* SJR
* Impactfactor
* h-index
20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Free Counseling Unit
21. Faculty as membersin
a) National committees
b)International Committees
c)Editorial Board: Two Journals – Dr. Neelam Verma
Life membership in Indian Science Congress Association
i. Indian Social and Psychological Studies
ii. Physical & Environmental Science Bulletin
22. Student projects
- Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/ programme:
All students of B.A. I H, B.A. II H, B.A. III H
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories / Industry/ other agencies: Jan 2010 Dr. Neelam Verma, I.I.F.S. New Delhi
23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students: Jan- 2010 N.Verma, One, I.F.F.S, New Delhi
24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department
25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding
a) National 01(2007)
b)International
26. Student profile programme/ course wise:
| Nameofthe Course/programme (refer question no. 4) | Applications received | Selected | Enrolled | Pass percentage |
| *M | *F |
| B.A. Part I Hons | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| M.A. (2013-15) | | | | | |
*M=Male *F=Female
27. Diversity of Students
| Name of the Course | %of students from the same state | %of students from other States | %of students from abroad |
| B.A Hons | | | |
| M.A | – | – | – |
28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examination ssuch as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.
29. Student progression
| Student progression | Against% enrolled |
| UG to PG | 70% promoted |
| PG to M.Phil. | |
| PG to Ph.D. | |
| Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral | |
| Employed Campusselection Other than campus recruitment | |
| Other than Campus Selection | Smt. Aparna Ghosh, Railway Reservation Office, Bhagalpur Aruna Chatterjee- S.B.I, Bhagalpur |
| Entrepreneurship/Self-employment | Mrs. Manjari Singh, Jwellery bisness women in Jaipur |
30. Detailsof Infrastructural facilities
a) Library: Available
b) Internet facilities for Staff&Students:Available
c) Class rooms with ICT facility Available in College
d) Laboratories: We have two labs
31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies : See SSR 5.1.2
32. Details on student enrichment programmes (speciall ectures/ workshops/ seminar) with external experts: Departmental Seminar: Special Classes were arranged, Remedial Classes are also imparted by our department.
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Through Lecture using Black Board and One Smart Class with Projector & Computer, E- Library, Tutorials, Seminar , Discussion, Counselling etc
34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extensiona ctivities:
i. Personality Development from counselling and through Art of Living Classes.
ii. Social help Donation of Rs. 3500/- to earthquake victims of Uttarakhand
- Distribution of 148 Blankets to people below poverty line
- Student impart free teachings to children of Rural area under the banner of Art of Living.
- Excursion tour of students to Jamsedhpur- i. On the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
- Art of living- Bodh Gaya
35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans
Strength-
- The department is fortunate to have most qualified teachers with update knowledge.
- The dept. is equipped with apparatus & materials and recent books for teaching up to PG level.
- Three laboratories for UG students.
- Green Board in each room
- Computer in the dept.
- Sufficient furniture for theory and practical classes.
- The dept. is well furnished with curtains and show case alimirah.
- In the ground floor area the dept. is well maintained.
- The dept. Is surrounded by the plants & court yard and open space.
Weakness
- Shortage of Teachers, Lab-Technicians and modern apparatus.
- Lack of AC rooms
- Dept. Is not connected with the small generator
- There is no departmental library for students.
Opportunity
- Bright prospect for personality development.
- Counslling unit can solve the various problems of students as well as of teachers & non- teaching staff.
- Scope of development of research tools such as tests and questionnaire on different psychological and social issues.
- Students can utilize their knowledge for benefit of society.
- Seminars on current topics are organized for the welfare of the students.
Challenges
- Inconsistency in the work culture
- The sanctioned post of store keeper is lying vacant hence maintenance of instruments & apparatus is not possible.
- The strength of dept.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - 195
Masters of Arts in Psychology - 30
Only two teachers are engaged in teaching up to PG. out of 9 posts seven posts of teachers are lying vacant.
Teachers are also arranging counselling classes & other extra-curricular activities.