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Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology was established in Fergusson College in 1979 to cater to the demand to offer specialization in Psychology to undergraduate students. Though a relatively young Department, the teaching of Psychology goes back a long way when it was taught under the encompassing subject of Philosophy. The department of Philosophy has had stalwarts like Prin. G.G. Agarkar, who originally founded the department, Prin. Bhate, Prof. R.D. Ranade, V. K. Jog, D. D.Wadekar, G. N. Joshi and Prin. S. V. Bokil has been on its staff since its inception, and students were fortunate to have been taught by such eminent personalities. Owing to the incessant demand for specialization in Psychology, however, Psychology was established as a separate Department and soon became one of the most sought-after subjects in Fergusson College.

The Department of Psychology was established under the able leadership of Mrs. Geeta Mehta who served as its Head until 1999. From then on it was headed by Dr. Mrs. Vidya Talwarkar, who served until her retirement in 2008. For quite a few years the department offered undergraduate courses in Psychology.

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Name Designation
Dr. Sonali Joshi Head of the Department and Chairman BoS
Prof. J.K. Pal Research Director, Dr. D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, Subject Expert
Prof. Sutirth Dey Professor, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Subject Expert
Dr. Smita Zinzarde Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, SPPU, Vice Chancellor’s Nominee
Dr. Tathagata Mukharjee Industry Deputy General Manager, R&D, Gennova Vaccine Formulation Centre and Research Laboratory, Representative from Industry
Ms. Amrita Roy Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus, Research Scholar, IISER, Pune
Dr. Dhanashri Godbole Assistant Professor
Neha Joshi Assistant Professor
Dr. Nandini Kotharkar Assistant Professor
Kusum Rawat Assistant Professor
Dr. Sanket Tembe Assistant Professor
Dr. Divya Prakash Assistant Professor
Tanya Bhatnagar Assistant Professor
Dr. Dnyanada Limaye Assistant Professor

Equipments (costing above Rs.50,000)

  • Name of Equipment/Instrument
  • PCR machine
  • Fermenter
  • Gel -doc
  • UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
  • Sonicator
  • Rotary Evaporator
  • Refrigerated Centrifuge
  • Lyophilizer
  • Trinocular Microscope
  • Name of Equipment/Instrument
  • Inverted Microscope
  • Fluorescence Microscope
  • Laminar air flow hoods
  • Shaker cum incubator
  • CO2 Incubator
  • ELISA Reader
  • Hot Air Oven
  • Autoclave

Physical Infrastructure:

  • Classrooms – 2
  • Laboratories – 07
  • Library – 01 (shared with all life science department)
  • Other – 01 (Seminar Hall)

Research Projects

Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Department of Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator Year of Award Funds provided (INR in lakhs) Duration of the project
Dr. Sonali Joshi and Dr. Sanket Tembe BCUD Government Biotechnology 2016-2018 1,60,000 2 Yrs
Dr. Gayatri Gurjar DBT Government Biotechnology 2019 8,00,000 1 Yrs
Gaurang Gowande The Rufford Foundation, UK Government Biotechnology 2017 4,00,000 3 Yrs

MAANAS Consultancy Services: Aptitude Testing and Career Counselling

In 2023-2024, MAANAS, our Counselling Centre successfully completed a consultancy project for Kendriya Vidyalaya, Girinagar, providing Aptitude Testing and Career Counselling services to 200 students. Our team, comprising students from Fergusson College’s Postgraduate Certificate Course in Counselling Psychology, administered 9 psychological tests to students in grades 9-11. A specialized Career Guidance session was also conducted for parents by our coordinator, Himani Raichur.
Annual Expertise
Every year, MAANAS offers Aptitude Testing and Career Counselling services to students from across Pune, who have completed grades 10-12. Our comprehensive program includes:

  • Administration of 9-10 aptitude, personality, and interest tests
  • Personalized guidance based on test results

    • Empowering Students
    MAANAS’ expertise in psychological testing and career counselling empowers students to make informed decisions about their future. Our consultancy services demonstrate our commitment to extending our expertise beyond academia and supporting the community.

ome organisations where Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of the Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Autonomous, Pune have been placed over the years.

  • Accenture India
  • KPIT Technologies
  • FLAME Universitya
  • The Bishops School, Camp, Pune
  • Jombay
  • Anjali Morris Foundation
  • National Human Resource Development Network
  • Ditto by Finshots– Junior Associate – Talent Operations
  • Muktaa Charitable Foundation
  • Espalier, The Experimental School
  • Smit.fit
  • Kaha Mind, Bangalore
  • Indus International School
  • Dr. Pillai Global Academy, Panvel
  • Cyber wellness centre by Responsible Netism
  • Optum UHG
  • Samarth Early Intervention Centre
  • Aatma Prakash Mental Health Foundation (NGO)
  • Symbiosis international school
  • YesGermany Pune Consultancy
  • Neuro Revolution International
  • MindTribe

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About Department
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science which encompasses areas viz. Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Virology, Plant and Animal tissue culture, Chemistry and Engineering. It is a fast emerging “cutting edge” science with distinctive advantages as it finds applications in practically all aspects of life. The subject offers exciting opportunities in various fields from basic research to an industry-oriented career.

Keeping in view expanse and applications of biotechnology in every field there is going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with biotechnology as specialization. Our undergraduate and postgraduate program is aimed to cater this ever-increasing demand and to groom students to excel in their future career.

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Faculty
Board of Studies
  • Dr. Sonali Joshi – Head of the Department and Chairman BoS
  • Prof. J.K. Pal – Research Director, Dr. D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, Subject Expert
  • Prof. Sutirth Dey – Professor, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Subject Expert
  • Dr. Smita Zinzarde – Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, SPPU, Vice Chancellor’s Nominee
  • Dr. Tathagata Mukharjee – Industry Deputy General Manager, R&D, Gennova Vaccine Formulation Centre and Research Laboratory, Representative from Industry
  • Ms. Amrita Roy – Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus, Research Scholar, IISER, Pune
  • Dr. Dhanashri Godbole – Assistant Professor
  • Neha Joshi – Assistant Professor
  • Dr. Nandini Kotharkar – Assistant Professor
  • Kusum Rawat – Assistant Professor
  • Dr. Sanket Tembe – Assistant Professor
  • Dr. Divya Prakash – Assistant Professor
  • Tanya Bhatnagar – Assistant Professor
  • Dr. Dnyanada Limaye – Assistant Professor
Physical Infrastructure

Equipments (costing above Rs.50,000)

  • Name of Equipment/Instrument
  • PCR machine
  • Fermenter
  • Gel -doc
  • UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
  • Sonicator
  • Rotary Evaporator
  • Refrigerated Centrifuge
  • Lyophilizer
  • Trinocular Microscope
  • Inverted Microscope
  • Fluorescence Microscope
  • Laminar air flow hoods
  • Shaker cum incubator
  • CO2 Incubator
  • ELISA Reader
  • Hot Air Oven
  • Autoclave

Physical Infrastructure:

  • Classrooms – 2
  • Laboratories – 07
  • Library – 01 (shared with all life science department)
  • Other – 01 (Seminar Hall)
Research Projects
  • Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Sonali Joshi and Dr. Sanket Tembe
    Name of the Funding agency:- BCUD (Government)
    Year of Award:- 2016-2018
    Funds provided:- 1,60,000
    Duration of the project:- 2 Yrs
  • Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Gayatri Gurjar
    Name of the Funding agency:- DBT (Government)
    Year of Award:- 2019
    Funds provided:- 8,00,000
    Duration of the project:- 1 Yrs
  • Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Gaurang Gowande
    Name of the Funding agency:- The Rufford Foundation, UK (Government)
    Year of Award:- 2017
    Funds provided:- 4,00,000
    Duration of the project:- 3 Yrs
Consultancy Services

Collaboration & Linkage:- Title of the collaborative activity

  • Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
    Name of the participant :- Anagha Bhagat, Sahina Shabnum, Lavanya Iyer
    Year of collaboration:- 2021
    Duration:- 6 Months
    Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work
  • Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
    Name of the participant :-Garima Soni, Swati Pandit, Mrunali Jagtap,Kishor Dhekane, Deepak Kadam, Yashvi Dhingani
    Year of collaboration:- 2022
    Duration:- 6 Months
    Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work
Capacity Development
  • Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- State level seminar on ‘Recent Advances in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2089)
    Number of Participants:- 100
    Date From – To:- 23rd February 2018
  • Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Training programme ‘Explore science: a Look through Foldscope’ for students and teachers (2019)
    Number of Participants:- 30
    Date From – To:- 3rd September 2019
  • Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Online Hands-on training workshop on Bioinformatics for faculty of Life Sciences (2021)
    Number of Participants:- 25
    Date From – To:- 21-25 June 2021
  • Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Two-day online workshop on Clinical Research (2021)
    Number of Participants:- 120
    Date From – To:- 7-8 October 2021
  • Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Writing and Publishing Skills for Researchers (2022)
    Number of Participants:- 60
    Date From – To:- 4-7 March 2022
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