Department of Psychology

Faculty Members
Programs offered
Department Activities
Student Achievements

Name: Dr. Shuchi Chowdhary

Head & Assistant Professor

Qualification: M.A., Ph.D Psychology

Experience: 10 Years

Publications

Best Paper Award for the joint paper on "Proactivity, Work-life balance and Learning Orientation of Women Faculties working in women colleges across Jaipur" at International Multidisciplinary Conference on Evolving Ecological Concerns.
Presented Paper entitled “Society and Quality of Life” in Oct 2010 at National Seminar on “Terrorism, Society and Quality of Life”, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Name: Aayushi Soral

Qualification: MA in Psychology, NET,GATE ,Pursuing PhD

Experience: 04 Years

Publications

Best Paper Award for the joint paper on "Proactivity, Work-life balance and Learning Orientation of Women Faculties working in women colleges across Jaipur" at International Multidisciplinary Conference on Evolving Ecological Concerns.
Chaudhary , A. K., & Soral, A. (2023). Review on Parenting and Parent Adolescents’ Relationship in India. International Research Journal of Commerce, Arts and Science, 14(10), 188-204.
Chaudhary , A. K., & Soral, A. (2024). Impact of Proactivity and Work-Life Balance on Learning Orientation: A Multiple Regression Analysis. INTEGRATED RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION, 11(2), 33-38. Retrieved from http://www.irjmsi.com/Artical_details?id=18924
Chaudhary, A. K., & Soral, A. (2024). The Correlation Between Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Working Females: A Quantitative Analysis. International Research Journal of Commerce, Arts and Scinece, 15(1), 268-272.
Soral, A., & Maheshwari , H. (2024). AANANDA: THE INDIAN PATH TO HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING. In G. Japee, & P. Oza, Demystifying Viksit Bharat 2047 (pp. 779-773). New Delhi , India: Bookends Publishing.
Soral, A., Ramchandani, M., & Chowdhary, S. (2024, May 28). Proactivity, Work-Life Balance And Learning Orientation Of Women Faculties Working In Women Colleges. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(05), 10006-10010. Retrieved from https://kuey.net/index.php/kuey/article/view/4693
Ramalingam, V., & Soral, A. (2021, Nov). Effect of Mindfulness on Happiness. International Journal of ScientificResearch. doi:10.36106/ijsr
Soral, A., & Roy, D. D. (2020, January- June). Correspondence Analysis of Reading and Writing Motivation for Grade III-IV. (P. Mathur, Ed.) Journal of Psychometry, 34(1), 01-09.
Soral, A., & Verma, P. (2022, September). Correlational Study on Parenting Styles and Parental Attitude towards Sex Education. (R. Lal, Ed.) Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 17(Special), 32-38.

Name: Mahima Ramchandani

Qualification: Msc in Psycholog,NET, GATE

Experience: 02 Years

Publications

Best Paper Award for the joint paper on "Proactivity, Work-life balance and Learning Orientation of Women Faculties working in women colleges across Jaipur" at International Multidisciplinary Conference on Evolving Ecological Concerns.

Name: Sona Mishra

Qualification: M.A. in Psychology, NET, Pursuing PhD.

Experience: 02 Years

Publications

Mishra Sona & Sharma k. (2023). A Comparative Study on level of problem solving and life satisfaction among youth and old age population. Educational Administration Theory and Practice
Mishra Sona and etal. (2023) A comparative analysis of hopelessness and generalized anxiety among students who graduated after and during COVID. Galaxy International interdisciplinary research journal
Presenting paper entitled " A study of emotional maturity and well-being among business man at" first Indian congress of Industrial and organizational psychology on Changing Landscape and future of Indian and organizational Psychology, organized by Department of Psychology University of Rajasthan

Name: Janis Hashmi

Qualification: MA in Psychology, NET

Experience: 01 Year

Publications

Hashmi Janis and et al. (2023). Personality and Career Choice: Analysing the impact of personality traits on career selection and satisfaction. Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization Theory and Applications.
Hashmi Janis and et al. (2023). Exploring Eco-Criticism. Shodh Prabha

Support Staff (In case of laboratories)

Name: Mr. Inder Lal Banaswal (Lab Assistant)

Qualification: MA

Experience: 9years

NEP-2020

BA (Psychology) (UG 9109)/B Sc (Psychology) (UG 0811)

Part -I
	Semester -I	Semester -II
Paper	PSY-51T-101-Introduction to Psychology	PSY-52T-105-Basic Psychological Processes
Lab	PSY-51P-102-Psychology Lab-I	PSY-52P-106-Psychology Lab-III
Paper	PSY-51T-103-Introduction to Social Psychology	PSY-52T-107-Basics of Abnormal Psychology
Lab	PSY-51P-104 Psychology Lab-II	PSY-52P-108-Psychology Lab-IV
	Credit - 12	Credit - 12

BA (UG 9101)/B Sc (UG 0802/UG 0803) Psychology

Part -I
	Semester -I	Semester -II
Paper	PSY-51T-101-Introduction to Psychology	PSY-52T-103-Basic Psychological Processes
Lab	PSY-51P-102-Psychology Lab-I	PSY-52P-104-Psychology Lab-II
	Credit - 6	Credit - 6

UG Programme

BA Honours (Psychology)

Elective subject in BA Pass Course/ BA Honours (English/Economics/Political Science)
and BSc

PG Programme

MA- Psychology

Year 2024-2025

S. No.	Activity	Resource person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Suicide Prevention Day Celebration	In house	10-09-2024	To aware students and faculties about suicide , its causes and prevention	Students performed a skit to display the harmful effects of suicide and how it can be preneted by seeling counseling and guidance . About 50 students participated, and over 200 students attended.
2	Psychology Discourse	Mohit Butta	24-09-2024
3	Mental Health Day Celebration	National Health MIssion Government of Rajasthan	09-10-2024	To provide insights related to careers in psychology	The Discourse was about career options in psychology, government and non government exams and brief introduction to departmental activities. In this session sresource person took session on the forensic investigation and role of a psychologist. More than 100 students participated..
4	Flashmob	In house	10-10-2024	To aware students about the importance of mental health	Stuents partiipated and performed , more than 1000 students attended
5	Field Visi	DIsha Centre for Multiple Disability , Mansarovar	27-01-2025	To understand the various disabiliites and psychological disorders lie Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy etc.	Students gained information related to all the services provide n the instituteion. They understood the etiology and symptomatology of disability and disorders. 32 students of department make a visit.
6	Know your body type	Janis Hashmi, Alumna of College, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology , KMM Jaipui	09.04.2025	To aware students about different body types To help students to plan their wardrobe To make them understand about the importance of personality and how the individuals are unique and different.	With the help of quiz and figures students were able to understand the different body types and problems associated with the inappropriate styling of clothes. Students understood the importance of wardrobe planning. Students realized that no two bodies are same it is different and unique. Attende by 127 students
7	Creativity and Innovation Day Celebration	In house	21.04.2025	To conduct an essay writing competition on Creativity under pressure : a psychology lens to innovation in crisis.	The essay writing competition on "Creativity Under Pressure: A Psychology Lens to Innovation in Crisis" was successfully conducted with the participation of 45 students. It fostered critical thinking and highlighted psychological insights into innovative responses during challenging times.
8	3 Day Online Workshop on Ïntroduction to SPSS	Mr Alok Pratap SIngh, Assitant professor Psychology, Firoz Gandhi College, Raibarelli	8 may to 10 may 2025	The workshop aimed to provide participants with foundational knowledge of SPSS for data entry, analysis, and interpretation, enabling them to effectively use statistical techniques for research. It focused on essential skills such as data cleaning, normality testing, correlation, regression, and ANOVA.	More than 40 students and 10 faculty members enhanced their understanding of SPSS, gaining practical skills in data analysis, interpretation, and reporting, which will support their academic research and projects.

Year 2023-2024

Sr. No	Activity	Resource person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	WEBINAR on Counseling Skills	Ms. Shweta Singh.	24.08.2023	To learn the role of counselor	The session focused on activity based learning of the role of a counselor, ethics of counseling, and self care of the counselor. It was attended by 90 students.
2	Psychology Discourse	In house	09.09.2023	To provide insights related to careers in psychology	The Discourse was about career options in psychology, government and non government exams and brief introduction to departmental activities. In this session students performed dance, song, drama and participated in quiz competition. More than 100 students participated.
3	Field Visit	Dr. Harshika Pareek, Counsellor's Chair	16.09.2023	To understand the application of counseling skills	Four selected students attended the session and learned the art of mariatal counsleing and art activities .
4	Mental Health Week	In house -Dr. Chandrani Sen, University of Rajasthan	08.10.2023-14.10.2023	Awarensess Campaigm (Selfie with Sun, Poster submission, Flash Mob, Expert Lecture, Awareness rally, Potluck, Gratitude Board)	Awareness regarding Mental Health . All events were attended by department and non department students.
5	Field Visit	Learning Aspiration School Raja Park	23.12.2023	To learn about Learning Disabilities	A total number of 34 students visited the school. The purpose of the visit was to enlighten students regarding various learning disabilities and associated comorbidities.
6	Movie Screening	In house	10.01.2024	A woman at the window -To learn about PTSD and Agoraphobia	students of second and third year in total 37 students participated and submitted their analysis of the movie and their learnings.
7	3- Days Workshop on Interpersonal Relationships and Life Skills	Ms. Diya Gautam (Counseling Psychologist) of Rajasthan Mahila Kamgar Union, Jaipur,	31.01.2024- 02.02.2024	To know about the utility of life skills in counseling sessions	The students learnt communication skills, assertive communication, and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships through various activities. It was attended by 66 students.
8	Expert Lecture on forensic investigative techniques	Dr. Krishna Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor at the National Forensic Science University, Gujarat	27.02.2024	To understand practical application of forensic investigation techniques,	Session talked about the significance of brain mechanisms and physiological reactions as evidence for the legal system. The lecture stressed the holistic approach of forensic investigation, integrating various disciplines to ensure justice for victims or the deceased. 58 students attended the session.

Year 2022-2023

Sr. No	Activity	Resource person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Expert talk on "How to deal with day to day stress"	Ms. Nisha Roy, Special Educator, Army Public School	10.10.2022	To disperse the knowledge about stress and the coping mechanism	More than 100 students attended the session and learned the techniques to deal
2	World Mental Health Day Celebration	In house- Flash Mob, singing, skit	10.10.2022	To aware students about the importance of mental health	Stuents partiipated and performed , more than 1000 students attended
3	Paint without Brush	in house activity	11.10.2022	To show creativity without using any traditonal method	Posters, slogans and abstract art activities were exhibited and students were awarded
4	Movie Screening- Little Miss Sunshine	in house activity	05.11.2022	To understand Social Support	Students were able to identify various themes in movie and learn observation and interpretation of behaviour
5	Expert talk on "Breathe you are alive!"	Ms. Deeksha Chhabra, PGT & Counseling Psychologist	12.11.2022	To know how to clam yourself	Students learned the skills of how to remain calm in stressful situations.
6	Orientatin Program to psychology course	in house activity	06.12.2022	To promote psychology honors and masters course	Students explored various career options
7	Movie Screening- A Beautiful Mind	in house activity	07.12.2022	to understand schizophrenia	Students got vivid visual experience of a person with schizophrenia
8	Skill Development	Manomatrix	10.12.2022	Enhance skill based training	Students explored various internship opportunities
9	Educational visit to RUWA	Shakti Stambh	14.12.2022	To learn about women needs and issues	Students learnt the area of women counseling
10	Educational visit to Special School	Learning Aspiratrion	20.12.2022	to understand learning disabilites	Students learned about ADHD, Autism, SLD- Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia
11	Seven Days Mental Health Awareness Workshop	Outside Experts from Univerity and other institutes	03.01.2023-09.01.2023	To porvide knowledge of various subfields of Psychology	Students learned how to deal with stress and anxiety through meditatin and application of positive psychology.
12	Building Effective Interpersonal Relationships	Prof. kalpana Jain, Head, MLS University ,Udaipuir	27.01.2023	Understanding Interpersonal Relationship	A small game based activity was conducted.

Year 2020-2021

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective
1	the increasing need of mental health practitioners	Mr. Abhay Singhal	25-07-2020	Increasing need of mental health practitioners in our country and how artificial intelligence can help us in this.
2	Mental Health week		8/12/2020 -10/12/2020	Celebration and spreading awareness on importance of metal health
	Positivity Poster Launch
	Student Documentary Presentation

	Celebrating Mental Health Practitioners

		Ms. Soumya Bhatt.
3	Ethical Consideration And Self Care	Ms Palak Mehta	04-12-2020	Importance of self-care in covid times
4	Internet And Social Media: Best Trigger Or Worst Trigger For Carrier Enhancement	Dr Durgesh Batra	21-12-2020	Critically analyzing the impact social media has on young minds

Year 2019-2020

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Lecture on Developing self for career enrichment	Prof. Amit Jain	21-09-2019	To orient and motivate students	77 students participated and learnt
		Pro VC Amity University Jaipur			Enhancement in exposure to various methods that could be followed to achieve goals
2	World Mental Health Day	Ustad Moinuddin Khan	10-10-2019	Spreading joy and mental health Awareness	More than 500 motivational batches were distributed to students and teachers
	Sitar Wadan By SPIC MACAY	Padamshree		Connecting with Psychology	Students enjoyed the morning Ragas played by Ustad ji that gave the a sence of peace and joy.
	Poster presentation
	Motivational Tag distribution
	NukkadNatak
3	Workshop on Leadership	Ms Sheetal Daga of Igniting Minds	05-09-2019	Enhance self leading and decision making capabilities in students	Students from second and third year participated
			20-11-2019		This is an annual activity
4	Visit to RUWA	Rehabilitation cell and Family Cell	Dec-19	Exposure visit	This is an annual Activity
				To understand Counseling in a real life setting

Year 2018-2019

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Workshop on developmental Disorders and their Treatment	Shivani Purnima	15-16 Sept	Training on the subject	Participants (students and professionals) from college and outside participated
		Clinical Psychologist
		AIIMS, New Delhi
2	World Mental Health Day		10-10-2018	Spreading joy and mental health Awareness	More than 500 motivational batches were distributed to students and teachers
	Testing Kiosk			Connecting with Psychology	Documentaries were shown and discussed
	Webinar				Happiness index and depression levels were tested for the students through the Kiosk
	Poster presentation
	Motivational Tag distribution
	NukkadNatak
3	Workshop on Leadership	Ms Sheetal Daga of Igniting Minds	18-09-2018	Enhance self leading and decision making capabilities in students	Students from second and third year participated
			25-09-2018		This is an annual activity
4	Exposure workshop on Careers in Counselling	Student Counselors from Palace school, Nirja Modi School, Sanskaar School	17-11-2018	Exposure and Interaction with the practicing counselors	117 Students of Psychology Participated and interacted with the counselors

5	Visit to RUWA	Rehabilitation cell and Family Cell	Jan-19	Exposure visit	This is an annual Activity
				To understand Counseling in a real life setting

Year 2017-2018

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Project funded by JDA and L&T on Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Study of Jaipur		August-September 2017	Students got hands-on knowledge of data collection through IT	18 students participated
				They were also Paid stipend
2	Inauguration of Centre for Counseling and Guidance	Dr Shiv Gautam	11-10-2017	In conversation with Dr Shiv Gautam	Interaction with the master himself the students were in an awe
		Psychitrist
3	World Mental Health Day		10-10-2017	Spreading joy and mental health Awareness	More than 500 motivational batches were distributed to students and teachers
	Testing Kiosk			Connecting with Psychology	Documentaries were shown and discussed
	Webinar				Happiness index and depression levels were tested for the students through the Kiosk
	Poster presentation
	Motivational Tag distribution
	NukkadNatak
4	Workshop on Leadership	Ms Sheetal Daga of Igniting Minds	20-09-2017	Enhance self leading and decision making capabilities in students	Students from second and third year participated
					This is an annual activity
5	Education Career Knowledge Building	Dr Harsh Dadhich, IIM AGraduate	18-11-2017	Exposure and Interaction	40 Students of Psychology Participated and interacted

6	Visit to RUWA	Rehabilitation cell and Family Cell	Jan-18	Exposure visit	This is an annual Activity
				To understand Counseling in a real life setting
7	Case Study Writing	Inhouse	Oct-18	Develop the skill of Case writing	Second Year And third Year Students participate in the activity

Year 2016-2017

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Creative Self Expression	Artist Aditi	12-10-2016	To enhance the process of connecting with self	Students Painted artwork of their chice which were interpreted by the artist and faculty
2	Development of the Psychometric Test		Dec-16	Enhance knowledge of Statistics and data interpretation	Third year Students contributed Test Construction
	Happiness Scale
3	Visit to RUWA	Rehabilitation cell and Family Cell	Dec-16	Exposure visit	This is an annual Activity
				To understand Counseling in a real life setting
4	Case Study Writing	Inhouse	Oct-16	Develop the skill of Case writing	Second Year And third Year Students participate in the activity

Year 2015-2016

S.no	Activity	Resource Person	Date	Objective	Outcome
1	Creative Self Expression	Artist Aditi	02-09-2015	To enhance the process of connecting with self	Students Painted artwork of their chice which were interpreted by the artist and faculty
2	Visit to RUWA	Rehabilitation cell and Family Cell	Dec-16	Exposure visit	This is an annual Activity
				To understand Counseling in a real life setting
3	Case Study Writing	Inhouse	Oct-16	Develop the skill of Case writing	Second Year And third Year Students participate in the activity

Additionally the department showcases Movie shows and discussion on the movies through psychological Lens

Cleared entrance for Masters in Psychology at University of Rajasthan, National Forensic Science University

Session 2024-25

S No.	Name	Class	Achievements
1	Preeti Rathore	B.A. Part-III	1-NSS Volunteer 2-participated in the National Integration Camp, organised by NSS Cell, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru 3- participated in NSS Pre Republic Parade Camp 4- Participated in Rajasthan Yuva Mahotsav
2	Bhanupriya agarwal	B.A. Part-II	Secured Highest Marks in Psychology- BA Part-I
3	Riya Jha	M.A. Sem-IV	GATE
4	Deepika Jangid	M.A. Sem-IV	GATE
6	Shreshtha Dutta	B.A.(Hons) Part-III annual	Securing 1st position in BA Hons Psychology Part -II
6	Chhavi Chadha	Msc Sem-IV	GATE
7	Aparna Joshi	M.A. Sem-IV	GATE
8	Vaishali Sharma	M.A Sem-IV	NET
9	Avani gupta	B. A. hons Sem-IV	3rd position in the "HeadLines Unplugged" activity held in Poddar International College
10	Princy Sharma	B.A. Hons psychology, Sem-IV	1-Participated in " Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat Camp Haldighati" conducted by 10 Raj Bn NCC, Udaipur 2- National CADET CORPS-Attended COMBINED ANNUAL TRAINING CAMP II at VGU,Jaipur 3- Excellence in Poem recitation in Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat camp
11	Harshita Kanwar	B.Sc. Part-III Annual	Winner in Inter college football competition at University Commerce College,Jaipur
12	Aditi Swami	B.A. English Hons Part- III	Securing II Position in BA English Hons Part -II
13	Palak Jain	M.A. psychology sem-IV	Best in Drama Award at Kanoria College
14	Apoorva mittal	B.Sc. Part 3	1-Participated in the research study-ACT for Wellbeing: An Online Intervention for College Students in India. 2-completing the workshop on Early identification of ASD
15	Devyanshi Maheshwari	B.A. psychology sem-IV	Securing Highest Marks in Home Science BA Part - I
16	Palak Tyagi	B.A. (Pass) Course Sem-1	Represented University of Rajasthan in west zone/All India Inter zone Inter university National Cricket Woman Tournament at Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
17	Suhani keswani	B.A. Hons. English Part-III	Securing 2nd Position in BA English Hons part -3

Session 2023-24

Sr. No.	Name of Student	Class	Achievement
1	Karishma	B.Sc Pass Out	Admitted to Master's in Clinical Psychology
2	Shrishti Sharma	B.Sc Part 3 (Passed)	Multiple certifications uploaded (indicative of field work/achievement)
3	Akanksha Singh	M.A. Psychology (Previous)	Certificate from Wesleyan University (Coursera) on Schizophrenia
4	Shakshi Kanodia	B.Sc 3rd Year	Uploaded significant certificate work (indicative of participation in internships or research)
5	Priyanshi Gupta	B.A. Part 3	Interned with NGOs: Blog team, HR team, Project Dhairya, Project Buland
6	Aanchal Joshi	B.Sc Part 3	Two internships: Community ambassador (Jumping Minds app), clinical internship under RCI psychotherapist

Session 2022-23

Sr No	Name of Student	Class	Place of Internship
1.	Gouri Kedawat	B. A. III year	Researcher in Psychometric Personality Test with Atrina Technologies Pvt Ltd. Mumbai
2.	Neha Moorjani	B. A. Hons. III year	Content Writer at Unique Psychological Services
3.	Rashi Khattar	B. Sc. III year	Volunteer at Pratinava
4.	Rupika Mukherji	B. A. I year	Content writer at How to Abroad (OPC) Pvt. Ltd
5.	Yamuna Singhal	B. A. Hons. III year	Volunteer at Youth Empowerment Foundation