Department of Psychology
The Department of Psychology is functional since the inception of the college (July 1979). It started offering undergraduate course for first and second year arts students. In 2006 it has added a Counseling center. Post graduate research program was added to the department since 2007. Major research projects were undertaken by the department since 2009. International research collaborative research has added its strength to the department since 2011. The department now also offers Ph.D. program.
Activities
| Sr. No. | Title of Activity | Dates | Funding Agency | No. of Participants |
| 1 | International Conference on Life Skills Education. (ICLSE) In Collaboration with School of Life Skills Education, RGNIYD, Sriperumbudur. | December 7-9, 2012 | RGNIYD | 374 |
| 2 | 5th InSPA International Conference on Life Skills and School Development in India by Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA) | November 20-21, 2015 | Self-Funded | 136 |
| 3 | Workshop on School Psychology by InSPA | November 22, 2015 | Self-funded | 07 |
| 4 | Workshop on Life Skills Education by IALSE | August 15, 2016 | Self-funded | 56 |
| 5 | Movie Screening and Movie Review to understand Mental Disorders | August 8, 2018 | Self-funded | 45 |
| 6 | Workshop on 'Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy' | September 29, 2018 | Self-funded | 33 |
| 7 | One day workshop on 'Psychological First Aid and Basic Counseling Skills' | December 13, 2018 | Self-funded | 35 |
| 8 | RCI Approved Two Days Natonal Conference on 'Psychology For Health, Happiness and Humanity' | February 22 & 23, 2018 | Self-funded | 15 |
| 9 | One Day Workshop on 'Careers in Forensic & Clinical Psychology' | September 19, 2019 | Self-funded | 100 |
| 9 | One Day Workshop on 'OpenSesame Software: Development and Training' | September 19, 2019 | Self-funded | 16 |
| 10 | Workshop on 'Being Professional' | September 20, 2019 | Self-funded | 70 |
| 11 | Workshop on 'Humour Psychology' | November 23, 2019 | Self-funded | 27 |
| 12 | Workshop on 'Hypnotherapy' | November 26, 2019 | Self-funded | 56 |
| 13 | Two Days National Workshop on 'Development & Standardization of Psychological Tests' | January 30 & 31, 2020 | RUSA | 65 |
| 14 | Three Days National Workshop on 'Core Clinical Competencies Development: Rorschach Inkblot Test' | February 17 to19, 2020 | RUSA | 35 |
| 15 | Two Days National Workshop on 'Core Clinical Competencies Development: MMPI' | February 20 to 21, 2020 | RUSA | 30 |
| 16 | Two Days National Workshop on 'Core Clinical Competencies Development: MCMI III' | February 22 to 23, 2020 | RUSA | 33 |
| 17 | Two Days National Workshop on 'Core Clinical Competencies Development: MCMI III' | February 22 to 23, 2020 | RUSA | 33 |
| 18 | Psychology Day' Special Quiz competition | April 24, 2020 | Self-funded | 775 |
| 19 | Two minutes Video Making Competetion' | May 8, 2020 | Self-funded | 23 |
| 20 | Rayat Telecounselling, 'Counselling service for all' | April 14 to June 8, 2020 | Self-funded | 193 |
| 21 | Online Workshop on 'Music Therapy' | November 28, 2020, 2020 | Self-funded | 46 |
Awards / Recognitions received by faculty Dr. R.J.Solomon
| Sr. No | Name of Award/Recognition | Awarding agency |
| 1 | Travel award to attend Society for Prevention Research 25th Annual meeting at San Francisco, USA | National Institute for Drug Agency (NIDA-USA) |
| 2 | President of Indian Association for Life Skill Education | IALSE, Chennai |
| 3 | Australian Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education and Public Health | Bond University, Australia |
| 4 | Ph. D. Guide in Psychology | University of Mumbai |
| 5 | Australian Awards Ambassador | Australian High Commissioner , New Delhi |
| 6 | Vice President, Indian Association for Life Skill Education (IALSE) | IALSE, Chennai |
| 7 | Appointed as Chairman, Search and Selection Committee for University Vice Chancellor | The Chancellor, Spicer Adventist University, Pune |
| 8 | School Psychology Best Performance Award | Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA) at Guwahati |
| 9 | Star Achiever Award | Vice Chancellor of Deakin University, Australia |
| 10 | Travel award to attend Society for Prevention Research 23th Annual meeting at Washington DC USA | National Institute for Drug Agency (NIDA-USA) |
| 11 | Endeavour Executive Fellowship for Professional Development | Deakin University Melbourne Australia |
| 12 | Secretary, Indian Association for Life Skill Education (IALSE) | IALSE, Chennai |
| 13 | UNFPA full funding to attend XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference at Bussan, South Korea | Busan, South Korea |
| 14 | International Pediatrician Associations (IPA) travel funding to attend Conference in 2013 at Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne, Australia |
| 15 | Appointed as Ph.D. Guide for interdisciplinary research. | Dept. of Physiotherapy, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai |
| 16 | Jt. Secretary, Indian Association of School Psychology | Pondicherry, India |
| 17 | ICSSR Senior Research Fellowship | New Delhi, India |
| 18 | Australia’s Endeavour Award for Post-Doctoral Research | Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. |
| 19 | Secretary, YMCA, Vashi | YMCA, Western Region of India, Pune |
Awards / Recognitions received by other faculty
Awards / Recognitions received by Students
| Year | Name of Student | Class | Award/Recognition |
| 2014-2015 | Sameen Khan | SYBA | Secured Second Prize at Psych Insight competition at Jai Hind College, Churchgate, Mumbai |
| 2014-2015 | Thamyres Christina & Kopel Ahluwalia | FY BA | Selected at the zonal level competition of Avishkar Research Convention of the University of Mumbai |
| 2018-2019 | Soniya Gholap | FYBA | Selection at Zonal Level by Intercollegiate Avishkar Research Convention |
| 2018-2019 | Raiyya Ahmed | FYBA | Selection at Zonal Level by Intercollegiate Avishkar Research Convention |
| 2018-2019 | Teona Sinha | FYBA | Selection at Zonal Level by Intercollegiate Avishkar Research Convention |
| 2018-2019 | Soniya Gholap and Kynat Valiani | FYBA | 1 st Prize in Paper Presentation, RCI Approved Two Days Natonal Conference on 'Psychology For Health, Happiness and Humanity' |
| 2019-2020 | Zeel Gajariya and Pratik Dhole | FYBA | Selection at University Level by Intercollegiate Avishkar Research Convention |
| 2019-2020 | Zeel Gajariya and Pratik Dhole | FYBA | 1st Prize in Rayat Avishkar Competition, Satara |
| 2019-2020 | Smita Gangurde | FYBA | Best Paper Presentation in International Conference on 'School Psychology: COVID-19 Empowering Men |
