Year of Establishment : 1967
History of the department : The Department of Applied Psychology was established in the year 1967 by Prof. S.N. Roy. At present the Department has faculty strength of 9 teachers (17 sanctioned posts). The department runs the P.G. level 2 years M.A, M.Sc. Course (covering four Specialization namely: CLINICAL & FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, ORGANIZATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, STRESS MANAGEMENT &COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). The department also runs Post P.G. Diploma in School Counselling Course. The total number of books in the library is almost 5,127. The major research thrust of the Department is on Applied Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Organizational and Environmental Issues, Stress Management, Educational Psychology, Test Construction and Human Resource Development.
The Department of Applied Psychology has a Service Programme Unit (SPU) with one ‘Clinical and Forensic Psychology Cell’ and another ‘Organizational Behavior’ and ‘Human Resource Development, and ‘Stress Management Cell’. The Unit provides Valuable service to the community at a minimum cost. Patients from all over West Bengal are referred to the Unit for Psychological Assessment and Counselling Service. An ‘Adolescents Health Clinic’ has also been established in this Department on April’2013 and it is funded by Social welfare Department, Govt. of West Bengal.
Special award/ recognition from UGC or related statutory body : Rehabilitation Council of India has certified Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. Excellence in Achievement, as the Department has played a notable role in preparing standard tests for diagnosis of disorder, contribution of the Department in pursuing research activities on quasi-experimental basis has also been given due recognition. The Department has focused its attention on quality, excellence in promoting mass transfer of knowledge and field tested skills benefiting Kolkata Community in participative Rehabilitation strategies has been acknowledged. The contribution in comprehensive training in Rehabilitation Psychology for physical, mental and social handicapped children has been noted as praise worthy. In addition, the Department has gained DST-Fist Grant for development of Infrastructure and DRS-SAP grant for Research along with several state and central funded research grants. The department has been recognized as Resource Centre for Adolescent Health and Training for the Counsellors.
| Name | Phone No. | Specialization | E- mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Jayanti Basu Professor [Profile] |
Off : 2350 – 8386 (Ext. 532) M : 9836115686 |
Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Qualitative Research | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Prof. Rita Basu Professor & HoD [Profile] |
M: 9433052317 | Organizational and Industrial Psychology | [email protected] |
| Dr. Subrata Dasgupta Professor [Profile] |
2500-6419(R) M: 9433961511 |
Applied Social Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Effect Of Music On Psyche, School Psychology, and Creativity. | [email protected] |
| Dr. Ishita Chatterjee Associate Professor [Profile] |
M : 9830380924 | Industrial Psychology, Organizational Behaviour & Stress and it’s Management, Environmental Psychology | [email protected] |
| Dr. Ushri Banerjee Assistant Professor [Profile] |
M : 9831244000 | Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Stress Management, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Counselling Psychology. | [email protected] |
| Dr. Soheli Datta Assistant Professor [Profile] |
M : 9874168921 | Clinical Psychology, Stress Management, Psychotherapy, Counselling and Psychological Assessments. | [email protected] |
| Dr. Priyankar Singha Assistant Professor [Profile] |
M : 9163859882 | Clinical Psychology, Industrial & Organizational behaviour | [email protected] |
| Name | Institutions attached with | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Gopa Bharadwaj | Delhi University | 2012 |
| Prof. Manas Mondal | DIPR | 2012 |
| Programme | Level of Study | Eligibility | Intake Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Doctoral | PhD in Applied Psychology/ Psychology | ||
| Ph.D | M.A. / M.Sc. In Applied Psychology/ Psychology | As per Vacancy | |
| M.A./ M.Sc. | P.G. Degree | B.A. / B.Sc. Hons. In Psychology | 47 (Including reserved candidates as per Govt. norms) |
| School Counselling | Post P.G Diploma | M.A. / M.Sc. In Applied Psychology/ Psychology | 20 (Including reserved candidates as per Govt. norms) |
| Under Supervision of Dr. Ishita Chatterjee | ||||
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| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Sravasti De | Comparison of obese, overweight and normal weight females of different socio economic status in terms of emotional competence and self efficacy | 13.08.15 | |
| 2 | Pamela Banerjee | Some psychological and environmental factors affecting classroom absenteeism: A study on undergraduate students | 22.02.2016 | |
| 3 | Dishari Gupta | Impact of perceived violence on level of depression and quality of life of female workers of unorganized sector | 22.01.13 | |
| 4 | Debjani Mitra | Impact of perceived organizational culture and leadership behavior in interpersonal relationship orientation of the employees | 14. 11.11 | |
| 5 | Sugandha Pramanik | Intrinsic Motivation, emotional intelligence and personality in relation to perceived job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior of the employees in different types of organization | 15.07.12 | |
| 6 | Amrita Roy | Ego function, Attachment Style, Cognitive Style of depressed young adults and intervention strategies | 23.06.10 | |
| 7 | Nabanita Banerjee | A study on psychological factors related to academic stress of medical and engineering students | 30.05.12 | |
| Under supervision of Prof Swaha Bhattacharya | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Rema Bose | Job related attitudes of College and University teachers across Kolkata – An explorative Study | 04. 11.11 | |
| 2 | Dola Das | Environmental Awareness vis – a- vis family, neighbourhood and school environment : A study on Secondary Students of Kolkata | 06.12.12 | |
| 3 | Debashree Sinha | A study on femalesin relation to their Careerand Family values, Approval Motive, and Perceived Family Environment | 10.05.13 | |
| 4 | Kaushani Chatterjee | Role Of the Big – Five Personality Traits and Locus of Controlin predicting Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among IT Professionals. | 04.07.14 | |
| 5 | Shanoli Sanyal | Occupational Stress and Coping of IT Professionals of Kolkata City. | 29.05.15 | |
| 6 | Arpita Roy Naskar | School environment vis – a – vis level of aspiration and General Conduct as perceived by the Parents and Teachers | 05.06.15 | |
| 7 | Malavika Tripathy | Effect of Shift Work on Subjective, Social, Psychosomatic Factors and Performance of Employees in Different Industrial and Service Organization. | 02.12.14 | |
| Under Supervision of Prof. Indrani Mukherjee | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Payel Majumder | To identify some psychological correlates of buying impulsiveness | 6th December,2012 | |
| 2. | Sebanti MItra | Identification of some psychological correlates of academic under achievement on high school level intelligent female students of Kolkata | Awaiting Viva Vocy | |
| 3. | Gargi Basu | Impact of marital bliss and distress upon Children’s mental health and happiness. | Original Registration on 2007, Re-registration in 2012 | |
| 4 | Sanchita Pakrashi | Role of some communicational variable in genesis and management of marital discord. | Registered in 2009 | |
| 5 | Sujata Saha | - | 18.05.11 (again to be registered) | |
| 6 | Papri Manna | - | 18.05.11 (again to be registered) | |
| Under supervision of Dr. Subrata Dasgupta | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Sweta Sonthalia | Role of attachment style in aggression, anxiety and depression of college students of Kolkata | 4.11.2011. | |
| 2 | Poulami Bhar | Role of attachment style in friendship dimensions, love attitude and prosocial behaviour of male and female college students of Kolkata | 4.11.2011. | |
| 3 | Arpita Mukherjee | Role of music training in aggression, anxiety, self-esteem and self concept of adults | 7.11.2013. | |
| 4 | Debasrita Banik | Effects of cross-cultural marriage of parents on personality dimensions and adjustment issues of secondary school students | 4.7.2014. | |
| 5 | Mahuya Bhattacharyya | Obesity and exercise: role of self-concept, gender role identity, exercise-avoidance motivation and anxiety in adults | 29.5.2015. | |
| Under Supervision of Prof Anjali Ray | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Anamika Roy | Influence of parental disciplinary practices on quality of life of the higher secondary students in Tripura. | (New Regulation) | |
| 2 | Arindam Bhattacharya | A study on career readiness among the IT and non- IT engineering students. (Seminar Completed) | (New Regulation) | |
| 3 | Debodeepa Banerjee | The nature of knowledge management among the executives of private and public sector organization. | (New Regulation) 2012 | |
| 4 | Devika Sengupta | The nature of perfectionism among the students of Science, Technology and Engineering courses in the Universities of West Bengal. | (New Regulation) 2014 | |
| 5 | Kriti Sarkar | A study on reproductive health and selected psycho- social variables of secondary school students. | (New Regulation) 2013 | |
| 6 | Madhabi Sarker | The nature of transformational leadership style among correctional officers of West Bengal. (Seminar Completed) | (New Regulation) 2013 | |
| 7 | Manjusha Adak | Nature of forgiveness and quality of life of elderly people in West Bengal. | (New Regulation) 2015 | |
| 8 | Shrobani Mukherjee | Predictors of depression among adolescent students at risk and at vulnerable level. | (New Regulation) 2012 | |
| 9 | Udita Baral | Organizational learning practices, Knowledge and potentialities as perceived by the employees of different organizations. | (New Regulation) 2015 | |
| Under Supervision of Prof . Sadhan Dasgupta | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Bilal Ahmad Lone | A Cross cultuiral study on aggression in a group of college students from West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir | 26. 09.2013 (Submitted on 29.04.16) |
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| 2 | Sreeparna Dutta | Exploratin of various psychological variables associated with test anxiety among adolescents. | 06.12.12 (Thesis will be submitted shortly). |
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| 3 | Sudeshna Roy | Identification of psychological factors linked to dysfunctional beliefs and a comparison between Obsessive – Compulsive Patients and a Non – Clinical Sample. | 08.04.15 | |
| 4 | Anand Kr. Singh | The role of spirituality, forgiveness, social support, and parental bonding on happiness and wellbeing among Undergraduate students of Kolkata. | 15.06.15 | |
| Under Supervision of Dr. Ushri Bannerjee | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1 | Urbi Mukherjee | |||
| 2 | Jayasri Banerjee | Impact of perceived loneliness, narcissism and sensation seeking behavior on internet addiction among Late Adolescents and Young Adults. | 22.02.16 | |
| Under Supervision of Prof. Jayanti Basu | ||||
| Sl No. | Name | Title | Registration Date | |
| 1. | Swagata Choudhury | Effects Of Forced Verbal Justification Of Offenders On Moral Evaluation Of Epic Characters | New Regulation 2013 | |
| 2. | Anindita Majumdar | – Ego functions, narcissism, Attachment styles and perceived qualities of significant relationship among visual and performing artists | 30.08.13 | |
| 3 | Urbi mukherjee | Intrapersonal and interpersonal characters of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Applicability of interpersonal psychotherapy. | 15.01.16 | |
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Principal Investigator/Coordinator | Duration | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departmental Projects | ||||
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Round -7) Counselling Subcomponent. | Global Fund | Prof. Anjali Ray (Coordinator) | 6 Years 6 Months | 25,76,200.00 |
| DRS-I (SAP-III) , UGC project on (i) Mental Health programme for the students ,(ii) Health seeking Behavior | UGC | Prof. Anjali Ray (Coordinator) | 5 Years | 21,50,500.00 |
| DRS-II (SAP-III), UGC project on 1) Mental Health Program for students 2) Community health seeking behavior 3) Crime, Violence and Public Health issues | UGC | Prof. Swaha Bhattacharya (Coordinator) | 5 years | 72,50,000.00 + P.F |
| Adolescent Health Clinic ,University of Calcutta, NRHM , Govt. of West Bengal , UNICEF | UNICEF | Prof. Anjali Ray & Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta (Coordinators) | April ,2013 to Till Date | 2,34,720.00 |
| Development of training module for counselors of Anwesha Clinics in West Bengal | Sate Family welfare Bureau, Govt. of West Bengal | Prof. Anjali Ray & Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta (Coordinatosr) | 3 Years | 6,52,850.00 |
| Training Programme for Counsellors - Sate Family welfare Bureau, Govt. Of West Bengal | Sate Family welfare Bureau, Govt. of West Bengal | Prof. Anjali Ray & Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta (Coordinators) | 1 year | 19,27,600.00 |
| Individual Projects | ||||
| Mental Health of Higher Secondary Students of Kolkata (TEQIP-UCT, CU) | (TEQIP-UCT, CU) | Prof. Anjali Ray | 1 Year | 1,07,000.00 |
| Correlation between test anxiety and aggression among late adolescents ICSSR project ,New Delhi | ICSSR | Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta | 1 Year 6 months | 3,08,525 |
| A study on the problems and potentialities of elderly people in West Bengal - An Interdisciplinary study ( UGC -UPE Scheme) | UGC | Prof. Anjali Ray | 4 Years | 10,00,000.00 |
| Identification of emotion amongst Alzheimer patients in Kolkata | DST | Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta | 1 Year | 2,76,000.00 |
| Drug Addiction in Kolkata | Kolkata Police | Prof. Indrani Mukherjee & Prof. J.Mondal (Retd.) | 1 Years | 1,90,000.00 |
| Enhancement of Motivation Organizational Commitment and OCB of Employees at Himadri Chemicals , Kolkata | Himadri Chemicals , Kolkata | Dr. Ishita Chatterjee | 1 Years | 40000.00 |
| Induction Training Programme for Counsellors of Adolescents Clinic | Sate Family welfare Bureau, Govt. of West Bengal | Prof. Anjali Ray & Prof. Sadhan Das Gupta | 1 Years | 19,27,660.00 |
| Work Stress, Coping Strategies, Aggression and Mental Health Status of Autorickshaw Drive In and Around Kolkata (F No 02/ 34/ 2015 – 16/ ICSSR/ RPR) | ICSSR | Dr. Ishita Chatterjee | 1 Years | |
| Title of the Programme | Principle Collaborator of the Department | Name and address of the Collaborating Institution | Principle Collaborator of the collaborating Institution | Duration of the programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Project: Mental Health and Neuropsychological Status of the aged and their impact on the care and perceived value of the aged in and around Kolkata | Prof. Jayanti Basu | Health University, Bangur Institute of Neuroscience |
Dr. Shyamal Das, | 2 Years |
| Name of the equipment | Brief description | Funding agency |
|---|---|---|
| TAT- Murray: 6 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
Projective Tests | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Rorschach Plates: 6 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
Projective Tests | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| BKT: 6 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
A tests for measuring prorated Intelligence Quotient. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| MISIC: 4 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
A tests for measuring verbal IQ and full scale IQ. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| CAT (Animal): 2 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
Projective tests for children. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| TAT- Murray: 2 Dated: 24.03.2014 |
Projective test. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| CAT- Animal: 8 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Projective tests for children | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| CAT- Human: 4 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Projective tests for children. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| STAXI-2: Indian Adaptation: 4 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
To access anger severity in the client. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| SAT(Senior apperception Test) PPC: 2 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Projective tests used in Geriatric Population | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| SLD Nimhans/DST: 2 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Assess specific learning disability. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| DAP(adult) Imported: 2 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Projective tests using paper & pencil used in children & adult. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Child anxiety Test: 2 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Measurement of anxiety. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Temperament assessment scale for children: 2 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Measures childhood temperamental characteristics. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Conner’s early childhood: 1 Dated: 27.03.2014 |
Measures presence of hyper activity in child. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| IBM SPSS AMOS 21.0 AMOS Licenses- Singles(Spl) Authorized Users on Desktop/Network: 1pc Dated: 06.08.2013 |
Statistical Package. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Stop Watch “Diamond” 1/10th div manual with box: 15pc Dated: 24.07.2013 | Watch. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Global Adjustment scale. Form S for students Product Code: 18-0561-KT Dated : 27.08.2013 |
Adjustment scale. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Mental Health Inventory Product Code: 16-0359-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Mental Health Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Sexual Anxiety Scale Product Code: 16-030-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Sexual Anxiety scale. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Sinha Time Management Inventory Product Code: 16-0353-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Time Management Scale. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Spirituality Attitude Scale Product Code: 16-0341-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Abuse Risk Inventory for Women- Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0649-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Coping Scale | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Coping Operation Preference Enquiry- Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0586-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Forgiveness Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Coping Resources Inventory- Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0587-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Family Environment Scale | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Enright Forgiveness Inventory- Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0592-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Family Environment Scale (FES)- Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0593-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Hassles and Uplifts- Sampler Sets Product Code: 30-0599-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Marital Attitude Evaluation (MATE) – Sampler Set | Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Social Skills Inventory – Sampler Set Product Code: 30-0624-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Inventory | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle-Scale Sampler Set R.Bhardwaj and H. Sharma. Emotional Competence Scale. Product Code: 30-0635-KT Dated: 27.08.2013 |
Measures Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Lenovo Edge 72 Desktop. 2Pc Intel Core i3-2120-2nd Generation Processor. IntelH61 Express Chipset. 2 GB DDR-3- 1333MHz RAM 500 GB SATA HDD 7200 RPM Lenovo SATA DVD Writer. Lenovo Standard Keyboard Lenovo Optical Mouse 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Integrated Graphics USB: 6USb, 2.0 Port. 19’’ LED Monitor. Dated: 03.12.2012 |
Computer. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| 2HCL 2pc Core i3- 2nd Generation Processor 2GB DDR-3- 1333 MHZ RAM. 500 GB SATA HDD 7200 RPM HCL SATA DVD Writer HCL Standard Keyboard HCL Optical Mouse Integrated Graphics USB: 6 USB, 2.0 Port. HP 19’’ LED Monitor 2pc Dated: 03.12.2012 |
Computer | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Diagnostic Test for learning disabilities (SNDT) Smriti Swarup 1 Dated: 03.12.2012 |
Diagnostic for learning disability test. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
| Dyslexia screening test- Junior (6-11 years) 1 Dated : 03.12.2012 |
Screening tests. | DST-PURSE Programme, Consumable Fund 3rd Year Dated 03.03.2016 |
The Students of the Department of Applied Psychology are doing Internship at different Govt. Hospitals and Medical Colleges and Industries and Service Organizations all over West Bengal. The M.Phil in Clinical Psychology Course of Calcutta University is at present attached to the Dept of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta.
Campus : Rashbehari Siksha Prangan (Rajabazar Science College Campus)
Address for communication : Department of Applied Psychology, 92, A.P.C Road, Kolkata-700 009, Ph: 033-2350-1397/8386(Ext- 390); Fax: 033-2351-9755
