SWOC Analysis

Strengths

• The department has qualified and experienced faculty engaged in sincere teaching and extension activities
• There are two teachers who are PhD holders and one is enrolled as a Ph.D scholar
• The teachers are engaged in research activities and have published research papers in UGC recognized journals, international peer reviewed journals with impact factor and in conference proceedings
• The department offers personal counselling to students who approach the teacher
• The Department has started offering Honours paper in Psychology
• The teachers use ICT in the classrooms
• World Mental Health Day is observed every year and awareness programmes and seminars are organized by the Department
• The Psychology students volunteer in orphanages and special children homes

Weakness

• The program is available on undergraduate level only
• Shortage of faculty members in the Department

Opportunities

• To purchase standardized psychological tests that will aid in counselling
• To organize national and international seminars, workshops and symposiums
• To guide students to pursue postgraduate courses, B.ed in special education and counselling courses after their graduation
• To collaborate and work with different organizations relevant to the subject to spread awareness on mental health

Challenges

• To further strengthen the research activities of teachers
• To encourage the students for pursuing postgraduate courses
• To provide 6 months diploma courses in guidance and counselling and introduce Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) recognized courses
• To start a counselling cell to provide counselling to the students in the college

(Dr. Temsusenla Jamir)                                                          (Ms. Yarila H Khiphuru)
Asst. Prof. & Head                                                                 Asst. Prof. & Secretary
Department of Psychology                                                     Department of Psychology