DEPARTMENT PROFILE

DEPARTMENT OF
PSYCHOLOGY

S.C.S. (A) COLLEGE, PURI

REPORT OF THE
DEPARTMENT
1. Name of the Depa-rtment & year of establishment: PSYCHOLOGY (1962)

2. Names of programmes / Courses offered : UG

3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: NIL

4. Annual / Semester / Choice based credit system: Semester Examination

5. Participation of the Department in the courses : Nil

offered by other departments:

6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled.

Sanctioned Filled

Professor NIL NIL

Associate Professors 03 01

Asst. Professors 01 01
 7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization
(D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D/ M.Phil.,etc.)

No. of Ph.D
No. of
students
Sl. years of
Name Qualification Designation Specialisation guided in
No. Experie
the last 4
nce
years

Experimental
Dr.Renubala M.A,Ph.D Associate Psychology
1 Mohakud B.Ed Professor Educational
34 Nil
Psychology

Experimental
Sri Goutam Asst. Psychology.
2 Sethi
M.A,M.Phil.
Professor Developmental
18 Nil
Psychology.

Organisational
Sri Sushant Behaviour.
3 Kumar Nayak
M.A,M.Phil Guest Faculty
Guidance and
3 Nil
Counselling

Smt Bharati
Guidance and
4 Krishna M.A. Guest Faculty
Counselling
3 Nil
Mohapatra
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty: 30%

9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: UG (Honours)- 50:1

Elective- 30:1

10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: Nil

11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects: Nil

12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT; ICSSR: Nil

13. Research facility / Centre with : Nil

14. Publications: 01

Title: EFFECTS OF AMYGDALECTOMY ON WHEEL TURNING AND

SPONTANEOUS MOTOR ACTIVITY OF ALBINO RATS.

15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil

16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

17. Faculty recharging strategies: Faculty improvement programme, Seminar,

Workshop

18.Students Projects:

Achievement motivation and academic achievement among children of

teacher and non-teacher.

Achievement motivation and academic achievement: Effects of Gender

Attitude of urban members towards role and status of women.

 Achievement motivation and academic achievement of children: Effects

of institution (Private / Government).

Achievement motivation and academic achievement among Higher

Secondary Grade Children.

Achievement motivation and academic achievement: Effects of socio

economic group.

Achievement motivation and academic achievement: Sevayat and Non-

Sevayat Children.

Achievement motivation and academic achievement among general

category and reserved category.

Achievement motivation and academic achievement among children of

fishermen and non-fishermen.

Assessment of intelligence.

Assessment of intelligence and academic achievement.

Academic achievement and emotional intelligence.

19. Awards / recognitions received at the national/ international level by

Faculty: Nil

Students: Nil
20. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized and the source of funding
(national / International) with details of outstanding participants, if any: Nil.

21. Students Profile Course-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage

Course received Male Female Male Female

Hons: I Year 58 07 24

II Year 60 12 23

III Year 55 06 30 100% 100%

22. Diversity of Students:

Name of the % of Students % of Students % of Students % of Students

Course from the from the State from other from other
College States Countries

Hons 100%

Elective 100%

23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defence Services, NET,
SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations?: 05
24. Student Progression :
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 30%
PG to M.Phil.
PG to Ph.D
Ph.D to Post-Doctoral
Employed 21
Campus Selection
Other than Campus recruitment

Entrepreneurs 04

25. Diversity of Staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

Of the same parent university 100

From other universities within the state Nil

From other universities from other Nil

state
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.SC. and D.Litt. during the

assessment period: Nil

27. Present details about infrastructural facilities:

a) Library: Yes

Books: - 146

b) Internet facility for staff and students: Yes

c) Total no. of class rooms: Hons-02

Elective-02

d) Class room with ICT facility: No

e) Students laboratories: 02

f) Research laboratories: No

28. Number of students of the department getting

financial aid from College : Nil

29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken

before the development of new program(s)? : Nil

30. Does the department obtain feedback from

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-

learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the

department utilize it? : Yes, Utilized for upgradation

of curriculum.

b) Students and staff, curriculum as well as

teaching- learning-evaluation and what is

the response of the department to the same? Yes, feedback positively

addressed.

c) Alumni and employer on the programmes

and what is the response of the department

to the same? : Very good

31. List of Distinguished Alumni of the department (maximum 10):

1) Prof. Soumendra Muduli

2) Prof. Sadasiva Mohapatra

3) Miss.Jayshree Chhabini Mohanty

4) Dr. Narayan Chandra Hota

5) Dr. Girish Chandra Mishra

6) Mr. Madhusudan Pujapanda

7) Mr. Muralidhara Palei (Administrator)

8) Smt. KasturiMohapatra (Commissioner, State Disability Cell)

9) Mr.Raj Kishore Patra. ( Industrialist )

10) Miss. Sasmita Sahoo ( Banker)

32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (Special lectures / workshops/
seminars) with external experts. :
1. Prof. J.P. Dash, Alberta University, Canada
2. Prof. N. C. Pati, Utkal University, Vanivihar
3. Prof. P.K. Mishra, Utkal University, Vanivihar
4. Dr. R. K. Pradhan, IIT, Kharagpur
33. List of teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes:

o For general classroom teaching-: Lecture method, discussion

method, use of powerpoint.

o For doubt clearing classes: Interactive method

o Seminar work: Presentation &

communicative skill

o Project work: Preparation of questionnaire,

methods of interviewing,

technique of analysis &

reporting basics of ICT.

34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met

and learning outcomes monitored? : Through student feedback and evaluation.

35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. :

Study tour, Department seminar, Workshop.

36. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department:

Value based lecture, Discussion of current affairs, GK.

37. State whether the programme / department is accredited/ graded by other

agencies. Give details. : Yes by (NAAC)

38. Detail any five strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC)

of the department:

Strength:- Qualified faculty, Separate Classroom, Well stocked Seminar Library,

Responsive Students and proper study atmosphere.

Weakness: - Shortage of faculty, No demonstrator, no special funds for Study

Tour and faculty exchange programme, No attendant, No toilet facility for ladies

staff of the Department.

Opportunities: -Generation of Human Resources, Motivating students to take

research as career.

Challenge:-To motivate students to pursue Higher studies, to compete national

level through different competition.

39. Future Plan of the department: To generate interest in the mind of of the

students to pursue Higher studies in the field of social science at outside state

universities.

1. Post-Graduate diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy(PGDCFT)

2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health(PGDMCH)

3. Diploma in Early Child Care and Education.(DECE)

4. Diploma in Clinical Psychology.-