DEPARTMENTALPROFILE
1. Name of theDepartment: PSYCHOLOGY
2. Year of establishment: 1957
3. Is theDepartment part of a School/Faculty of the university? YES,Faculty of Arts
4. Names ofProgrammes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M. Phil., Ph.D., Integrated
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG,PG, Ph.D.
5.Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: NA
6. Courses incollaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions: NA
7. Details ofprogrammes / courses discontinued, if any, with reasons: M. Phil., Due to shortage of Faculty
8. Annual/ Semester/ChoiceBased Credit System: ANNUAL, SEMESTER, CBCS
9. Participationof the department in the courses offered by other departments: YES, Teaching at Department of BusinessAdministration in MBA & Department of Home Science at UG & PG levels
10. Number ofteaching posts sanctioned and filled
Sanctioned
filled
Professors
01
00
Associate Professors
04
Asst. Professors
07
03
11. Facultyprofile with name, qualification, designation and specialization
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)
Name
Dr. Anupam Nath Tripathi (Superannuation 2017)
Qualification
MA, Ph. D.
Designation
Professor
Specialization
Experimental & Cognitive Psychology
No. of Years of Experience
38 Years
No. of Ph.D. students
guided for the last 5 years
Awarded = 04
Dr. Prem Sagar Nath Tiwari (Superannuation 2016)
M.A., D. Phil.
Applied Social Psychology, Environmental Psychology
37 Years
Awarded = 09 Submitted= 01
Dr. (Mrs.) Sushma Pandey
MA, Ph.D.
Professor & Head
Human Development, Social& Cognitive Psychology and Organizational Behavior
33 Years 5 Months
Awarded=06 Registered= 05
Allotted & pursuing Pre Ph.D. Course= 03
Dr. (Mrs.) Anubhuti Dubey
Applied Social Psychology, Health & Positive Psychology, Counseling Psychology
21 Year and 06 Months
Awarded= 08 Registered= 04
Dr. Dhananjay Kumar
Clinical Psychology, Social Cognition & Cross-Cultural Psychology, Psychological Assessment
21 Year 06 Months
Awarded= 06 Registered= 01
Allotted & and pursuing Pre Ph.D. Course= 05
12. List ofsenior Visiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors: Prof. Prem Sagar Nath Tiwari, ( reemployed, Session 2019-2020)
13. Percentageof classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise
information:
Status
Programme
Classes
Dr. Shraddesh Kumar Tiwari
PDF, ICSSR
UG
12 Classes per week
Dr. Seema Srivastava
Astha Shukla
SRF, UGC
Niharika Tripathi
JRF, ICSSR
Annu Prasad
Nisha Kumari
Vandana Singh
14.Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:
Session
Student-Teacher Ratio
2014-15
480:5
2015-16
2016-17
480:4
2017-18
2018-19
480:3
2019-20
PG
90:5
90:4
90:3
101:3
15. Number ofacademic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned
and filled-
Academic Support Staff
Filled
Group C
Administrative
Technical
02
Group D
16. Researchthrust areas recognized by funding agencies: Theoretical-Experimental and DevelopmentalPsychology; Environment & Cognition ; Counseling Training & HealthPsychology; Domestic violence, Child Abuse and human developmental issues.
17. Number offaculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
Agencies and c)Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies and
Grants receivedproject-wise-
Project
Funding Agency
Grant Received
International
GFATM-R7
Rs. 93,59,184.00
Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI), International Collaborative Research Project
$ 25000.00
National
ICSSR
Rs. 120000.00
18.Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received: YES
a) All Indiacollaboration b) International = (i) TATAInstitute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
(ii)Wittenberg University, USA
19. Departmentalprojects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,
etc.; totalgrants received. : Rs 120000/- funded byICSSR
20. Researchfacility/centre with: YES
Staterecognition
Nationalrecognition = Counseling Training Centre for HIV/AIDS Counselors
Internationalrecognition= Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI), International
CollaborativeResearch
21. Specialresearch laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies: NIL
22.Publications:
Numberof papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 94
Monographs:NIL
Chaptersin Books: 33
Book: 01
EditedBooks: 05
Bookswith ISBN with details of publishers:
1) SushmaPandey (2020). Child Abuse in Schools: Psychological Impacts. NewDelhi: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN (In Press).
2) Aradhana Shukla, AnubhutiDubey & Narendra Singh Thagunna (Eds.) (2019). Psyche of AsianSociety. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 93-86682-82-6.
3) Aradhana Shukla and Anubhuti Dubey (Eds.)(2017). Mental Health, Psy-Social Perspectives: Strength of Human Resources (Vol.Three), New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-93-5125-171-2.
4) Anubhuti Dubey& Aardhana Shukla (Eds.) (2017). Mental Health Psychosocial–SocialPerspectives: Therapeutic Application (Vol. Four), New Delhi:Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-93-5125-172-9.
5) Aradhana Shukla and AnubhutiDubey (Eds.) (2015). Mental Health Psychosocial –Social Perspectives:Issues and Interventions (Vol. One), New Delhi: Concept publishing Company.ISBN 978-93-5125-169-9.
6) Anubhuti Dubey& Aradhana Shukla (Eds.) (2015). Mental HealthPsychosocial–Social Perspectives: Multi-group Analysis (Vol. Two), NewDelhi: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-93-5125-170-0.
Numberlisted in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
HumanitiesInternational Complete, Dare Database - International Social
SciencesDirectory, EBSCO host etc.) :
CitationIndex – range / average:
SNIP:
SJR:
ImpactFactor – range / average: Average 6
h-index: Average 5
23. Details ofpatents and income generated: NIL
24. Areas ofconsultancy and income generated: NIL
25. Facultyselected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories in India and
abroad: YES
26. Facultyserving in: 03
27. Facultyrecharging strategies: NIL
28. Studentprojects: YES (Lab experiments; FieldStudy & Dissertation)
29. Awards /recognitions received at the national and international level by: YES
Faculty = Prof.Sushma Pandey(National award of Excellence for Best Teacher, 2018). AdarshVidya Saraswati Rashtriya Puruskar by Global Management Council, Ahamedabad
Doctoral: UGCJRF- 1; UGC JRF for Minority- 1; ICSSR Doctoral fellows=03; Rajiv GandhiFellowship= 04
Post-doctoral fellows=ICSSR PDF=02
30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /
international)with details of outstanding participants, if any.
Sl. No.
Title of Seminar
National/
Date
Source of Funding
1
Life span human development: Emerging Issues and Challenges
Sep. 15-16, 2019
UGC
2
Health & Well being: Research Trends & Applications
Sep. 15-16, 2018
3
Human Development: Research Trends, Applications and Possibilities
March 23-24, 2018
4
Culture & Human Behaviour
Sep. 15-16, 2016
5
Social Justice & Language
Sep. 15, 2015
6
Linking Social Science with Societal Development
Sep. 15, 2014
7
Intergroup Relations in Contemporary Indian Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
March 25-26, 2014
31. Code ofethics for research followed by the departments: The department practices following code ethics for research-
A. Respect for the Research Participants
· Protection of Individual Autonomy
· Informed consent
· Confidentiality
· Absence of coercion
· Debriefing
B. Adequate assessment of risks and benefits
C. Justice: Benefits and burdens ofresearch should be fairly distributed in society
32. Studentprofile course-wise:
Session -2018-2019
Name of the Course
Applications received
Selected
(Male/ Female)
Pass percentage
P.G.
112
45 (M-04; F-41)
Ph. D.
07 (M-02; F-05)
100%
33. Diversity ofstudents:
Number ofstudents from other states and countries year wise during the last five years
Year
No. of Admitted Students
45
Students from OS
Percentage
0
2%
AveragePercentage = 2%
34. How manystudents have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations,NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details
category-wise-
UGC NETqualified: 15
SETqualified: 02
Year of Joining
Department where Joined
Dr. Garima Gupta
2014
Arya Mahila PG College, Varanasi
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kirti Mishra
2015
Block Resources Center, Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, UP under Basic Education Department, UP
Assistant Teacher
Shilpi Jaiswal
Municipal Corporation of Delhi Education Department, New Delhi
Educational Counselor
Dr. Prageyesh Mishra
M.P P.G College, Jangle Dhusad, Gorakhpur, UP
Dr. Venkat Raman
Dr. Garima Singh
2016
St Joseph’s College for women, Civil Lines. Gorakhpur
Rashi Kaushik
Mhila Shakti Kendra, Women Welfare Department, Gorakhpur
District Coordinator
8
Shivangi Pandey
Lord’s English School, Lar, Deoria, UP
9
Dr Aparna Pathak
2017
DAV College, Siwan, Bihar
10
Dr. Tulika Pandey
Sant Vinoba PG College, Deoria, UP
11
Dr. Nidhi Gupta
Vidya Bhawan Mahila College, Siwan, Bihar
12
Dr. Shikha Rai
Munshi Singh College, Mitihari, East Champaran, Bihar
13
Dr. Tulika Singh
Ramdayalu Singh College, Ramdayalunagar, Muzzaffarpur, Bihar
14
Dr. Vijay Sen Pandey
CM College, Darbhanga, Bihar
15
Dr. Sunil Kumar Mishra
BRB College, Samastipur, Bihar
16
Dr. Ekta Srivastava
CM College, Darbanga, Bihar
17
Dr. Jyotima Upadhyay
SM College, Bhagalpur, Bihar
18
Dr. Vandana Maurya
College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Opposite Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Kankarbagh, Patna
19
Dr. Anjana Srivastava
Iswar Saran PG College, Prayagraj, UP
20
Dr. Arun Dwivedi
Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan
21
Dr. Anita
Blood Bank District Hospital, Siddharth Nagar
Counselor
22
Akancha Pandey
Little Flower School, Dharampur, Gorakhpur
23
Dr. Tanya Singh
2018
Basic Education Department, Deoria, UP
24
Dr. Aparna Mishra
Awadh Law College, Barabanki, UP
25
Dr. Preeti Shahi
Department of Women Welfare & Child Development, Gorakhpur, UP
Psychosocial Counselor
26
Rabiya Sultan
One Stop Centre, Department of Women & Welfare & Child Development, Kanpur Nagar, UP
27
Puja Gupta
Basudev Tiwari Sewa Sansthan “Punarjanm” Drug deaddiction cum Rehabilitation Centre, Sonbarsa, Gorakhpur
Counselor and Area Coordinator
28
Shivanshi
29
Nidhi Maddhesia
One Stop Centre, Mirzapur, UP under Women and Child welfare Department
30
Shalini Gupta
One Stop Centre, Gazipur, UP under Women and Child Welfare Department
31
Pratima Kumari
Gram Sthali Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Kakra Khor, Gorakhpur, UP
32
Dr. Reena Malviya
2019
Buddha PG College, Kushinagar, UP
33
Dr. Himanshu Pandey
Forensic Science Department, Lucknow, U.P.
Scientific Officer
34
Radha Maddhesia
St. Joseph’s College for Women, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur
35
Dr. Vartika Shukla
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Maharajganj, UP MG College, Gorakhpur
36
Dr. Harendra Sharma
HRPG College Khalilabad
37
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chitrakoot, U.P
38
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
39
Khushi Jaiswal
Modern Heritage Academy, Gorakhpur
40
Divya Pathak
Psychologs Magazine, New Delhi
Assistant Editor
41
Harshita Singh
Jawahar Navodaya School, Amethi, U.P.
42
Dr Seema Srivastava
2020
DIET, Gorakhpur
Psychology
Lecturer
43
Dr Himanshu Pandey
Mandaliya Manovigyan Kendra, Gorakhpur
35. Studentprogression
Studentprogression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG: 25%
PG to M. Phil. : 01
PG to Ph.D.: 23
Ph.D. toPost-Doctoral: 01
Employed: 43
Campus selection: NA
Other thancampus recruitment: More than 50
Entrepreneurs: More than 10 students are doing differentBusiness
36. Diversity ofstaff
Percentage offaculty who are graduates-
of the sameuniversity : 80.00% (04 out of 05)
from otheruniversities within the State: 20.00% (01 out of 05)
from universitiesfrom other States: NIL
from universitiesoutside the country: NIL
37. Number offaculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the
assessmentperiod : NIL
38. Presentdetails of infrastructural facilities with regard to-
a) Library: Department of Psychologyhas a library with more than 2300 books & 700 Journals.
b) Internetfacilities for staff and students: Available but not Functional
c) Total numberof class rooms: 06
d) Class roomswith ICT facility: 02
e) Students’laboratories: 02
f) Researchlaboratories: 03
39. List ofdoctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates-24
a) from the hostuniversity : 19
b) from otheruniversities : 05
40. Number ofpost graduate students getting financial assistance from the
University:
41. Was any needassessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
programme(s)? Ifso, highlight the methodology:
The needassessment exercises undertaken by the department before proposing two newdiploma programs, namely, PG Diploma in Guidance and Counseling; PG Diploma inHuman Resource Management are as follows-
· A survey among UG & PG students ofPsychology and their feedbacks
· Discussions with stakeholders
· Discussions with colleagues and experts
42. Does thedepartment obtain feedback from:
a. facultyon curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does
the departmentutilize the feedback?
YES, through continuous exchange ofthoughts among faculty on curriculum, teaching-learning-evaluation and resolutionsin Board of Studies &Faculty meetings
b.students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does
the departmentutilize the feedback? YES, Feedback from students
c.alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department
utilize thefeedback? No Such System
43. List thedistinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
Sl No.
Name of Alumni
Address
Prof. S. N. Rai
Former Head, Department of Psychology, CCS University, Meerut, UP
Prof. Girishwar Mishra
Former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrahtriya Hindi University, Wardha, Maharastra
Prof. Anand Prakesh
Head, Department of Psychology, Delhi University, New Delhi
Prof. Ashok Srivastava
NCERT, New Delhi
Prof. Aradhana Shukla
Former Head, Department of Psychology, SSJ Campus, Kumaun University, Almora, Uttrakhand
Prof. Ramji Srivastava
Department of Psychology, Shibli National PG College, Ajamgarh, UP
Prof. K. N. Tripathi
Head, Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Prof. Dinesh Nagar
Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Prof. K.B.L Srivastava
IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal
10.
Dr. S.N. Shukla
M.L.K. PG. College, Balrampur, UP
44. Give detailsof student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /
seminar)involving external experts: U.G.C.Funded special Lectures and workshops, Seminar & refresher courses areorganized from time to time.
45. List theteaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programs: Class room Lecture, Group Discussions,Seminars and Student presentations, Field works, Lab Experiments, Learningthrough Poster presentations, and Audio-Visual (Smart Class Approach)
46. How does thedepartment ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learningoutcomes are monitored? : Feedback, Results,Placement
47. Highlightthe participation of students and faculty in extension activities- The Faculty members are contributing inProctor Duties, DSW office, IQAC, Examination & Evaluation Centers, GUWWA, FlyingSquad, Athletic Association.
48. Give detailsof ―beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department: InvitedLectures; Poster Competition; World Mental Health Day Program on October 10every year; Educational Visit to different organizations.
49. Statewhether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies?
If yes, givedetails. : YES, NAAC in 2005 with grade B+
50. Brieflyhighlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge,
basic orapplied. : Updating curriculum; By publishing text and reference books;developing psychological tools & tests; Developing Intervention modules andits implementation.
51. Detail anyfive Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of
the department.
SWOCof the Department of Psychology
DDUGorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Strengths
· Diverse model systems used for research and teaching
· Interaction with students
· Interaction with Eminent Scholars
· Funding from different agencies
· Frequent revision of course curricula as per UGC norms and local socio-cultural context
· Both theoretical and applied researches
· Collaborative researches
· Department has up-to-date and rich library for faculty members, research scholars and PG students
· Well equipped laboratory facility for UG, PG and Ph.D. students
· Regular teaching in the department and smart class facility for students
· Teachers with rich experience in teaching and research
· Dedicated & diligent non teaching staff
· Regular, punctual and disciplined students
· Dissemination of knowledge by writing quality books in Hindi & English languages
Opportunities
· Collaborative research opportunity
· Extension of empirical and applied researches for societal outreach activities
· Greater opportunity for students in diverse fields through up-to-date and advanced curricula
Weaknesses
· Shortage of teaching faculty
· Due to shortage of faculty unable to start new courses
· Need to develop integrative interdisciplinary research program
· Poor feedback mechanism
· Problem in internet network coverage and connectivity
· Lack of original statistical software and logistics
· Insufficient grants for Lab work & Library
· Required an extension of reading hall for library and Seminar hall
Challenges
• Poor student-teacher ratio
• Need to inculcate Soft skills and communication skills in students
• Need to develop teaching and research programs which are novel and integrative that attract best brain of country
• More training needed for digital mode of education
• Completion of course curricula due to shortage of faculty
Future Plans
1. Afterthe completion of all three phases of UGC DSA program the department is lookingforward for advance study center in the area of human development, environmentand cognition.
2.Student Guidance cell to help them for preparation of competitive exams/NETetc.
3. Departmentis exploring new avenues for guidance and counseling to different segments ofsociety i.e. abused, learning disabled children, victimized women, patients andelderly people
4. Weare enduring to start health awareness programs as well as preventiveintervention program for minimizing the incidence and consequences of childabuse, domestic violence, school bullying and intergroup discrimination and forhealth promotion.
5. Thedepartment is planning to start PG diploma courses in psychological counselingand human resource management.
6. Thedepartment has started working to publish an edited book on “ Human behavior insocio- cultural context”
Under Maintanance