Deccan Education Society's

Fergusson College

(Autonomous)

Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

NAAC accredited “A+” Grade (3.31 CGPA) | AISHE Code : C - 41431

UGC Special Heritage Status | UGC - College of Excellence (CE) | DBT - STAR Status

#F. C. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune - 411004

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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.

In the year 2005, The Post Graduate Certificate Course in Counselling Psychology (PGCCCP) was launched by the department. This is a one-year autonomous course offered by Fergusson College, and is coordinated by Dr. Megha Deuskar. This course is a skill-based module and trains students in the actual skills of counselling.

Dr. Shobhana Abhyankar, former Head of the Department, took keen interest in starting the M.A. programme in Psychology in 2006 and setting up satellite a library for PG students. For the PG course, two specializations are offered, Industrial Psychology and Clinical Psychology. The department has produced eminent psychologists, psychotherapists and several brilliant academicians.

Keeping in view the ever-increasing need for counselling, Dr. Abhyankar established MAANAS: Center for Psychological Testing and Counselling in 2006. Personal Counselling, and Aptitude testing and career counselling is carried on at MAANAS.

The Department organized three National Seminars “Recent trends in Psychology: An applied perspective” (2009), “Health and Well-being: Contemporary issues and perspectives” (2011) and “Developing Human Potential: Issues, Perspectives and Challenges” (2013).

Contact Information:

Office hours 10:00am to 4:00pm.

-02067656052/02067656050

Email: psychology@fergusson.edu

Programmes Offered:

Sr. No.	Programmes
1	UG - BA
2	PG – MA

Shri. Anil Bisan Sawarkar

(M.A. in Clinical Psychology, M.Phil.)

Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of Psychology

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Sheetal Ruikar

(Ph.D. M.A. I/O Psychology , DHRM )

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Megha Deuskar

(M.A. (Clinical Psychology), Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Vijay Rangari

(M.A. (Behavioural Psychology))

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mrs. Himani Raichur

(M.A. (Clinical Psychology) )

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mrs.Vyjanthi Trimal

(Master of Arts (Psychology))

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Pratiksha Shinde

(M.A. Clinical Psychology)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Note: Biodata of any of the above mentioned faculty member can be downloaded by clicking on their name.

Board of Studies

Sr.No.	Name	Designation	Affiliation (host Institution)
1	Asst. Prof. Anil Sawarkar	Chairman	Head, Psychology Department, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
2	Dr. Amruta Oke	VC nominee	Head, Psychology Department, Modern College, Pune
3	1.Dr. Vivek Belhekar	Subject expert-1	Mumbai University
	2. Dr. Jaya Rajgopalan	Subject expert-2	St. Mira College (Autonomous), Pune
4	Dr. Veena Apte	Industry representative
5	Dr. Pooja Prabhavalkar	Meritorious Alumnus

Infrastructure

Sr. No.	Infrastructure	No.
1	Classrooms	5
2	Laboratory	2
3	Library	1

Alumni

Sr.No.	Name of Alumni	Present Position
1.	Shamika Khatawkar	Senior Consultant Human Capital Deloitte India
2	Aparna Ramchandran	Head of Student Life Faculty of IB Psychology and Child Protection Officer the Mahindra United World College of India
3	Anubha Harlalka	CEO,Artsphere
3	Nikunja Gujar	CEO Emoticons India Ltd,Pune
4	Mugdha Shivapurkar	CEO The Secret Ingredients,Pune
5	Mukta Dhavlikar	CEO, Manovikas,Goa
6	Hina Hundal
7	Anuja Kulkarni	CEO Jigyasa,Pune
8	Parna Pethe	Actress
9	Sharmin Palsetia	Assistant Professor, St. Mira’s College, Pune

12. Placements

Name of industries

Accenture,
D.E.Shaw,
Capgemini,
The Secret Ingredient,
Emoticons India Pvt ltd,
Jombay,
Wilhemsen Ship Management (India) Pvt Ltd,
The Super Human Race,
S.P College,
Symbiosis College,
Akanksha Foundation
Prism Foundation
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital

Collabration and Linkages

S. No.	Title of the collaborative activity	Name of the collaborating agency with contact details	Name of the participant	Year of collaboration	Duration	Nature of the activity
1	Internship	Vidula Consultancy	Elijah Koshy Saloni Borawake Venkatesh Gholap Sanjana Nair Dora D’Silva	21-22	2 months	Clinical Case observation and diagnosis
2	Campus Ambassadorship	NHRDN Pune Chapter	Ankit Shende, Sanjana Nair, Tanvi Lulla, Sakshi Nahar	21-22	6 months	Strengthen Industry academia Connect, Organised NGO round table
3	Internship	Reliance Jio	Janhavi Junnarkar,Pranay Thakur	21-22	3 months	Developing Situational Judgement Test
4	Internship	KPIT	Ketaki Mangulkar	21-22	3 months	Tool development
5	Internship	Connecting	Peeyusha Diwan, Jigisha Zope, Sanjana Nair Sneha Ghatule Divya Jain	21-22	3 months	Qualitative Research Telephone helpline
6	Internship	Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital	Alukika Shirole	21-22	3 months	Clinical Case observation and diagnosis

Capacity Development

Title: Capacity Development

Description:

Year	Name of the workshop/ seminar	Number of Participants	Date From – To
2017-2018	MBTI	44	29-1-2018
2017-2018	Play for peace	44	20-2-2018
2017-2018	Arts based Therapy	40	1-3-2018 and 3-3-2018
2017-2018	Nurturing Human relationships	40	16-2-2018
2017-2018	Drama therapy	20	7-3-2018
2017-2018	Palliative care counselling	20	5-3-2018 and 6-3-2018
2017-2018	Play therapy	20	20-12-2018
2018-2019	Intensive workshop Competency model	24	23-1-2019 to 25-1-2019
2018-2019	Neuropsychological testing	24	17-9-2019
2018-2019	Play therapy	44	7-1-2019 and 8-1-2019
2018-2019	Play therapy	44	22-3-2019
2018-2019	Crisis intervention	24	4-10-2018
2018-2019	Psychological skills and looking inside the mind	40	17-1-2019 and 18-1-2019
2018-2019	Play for peace	20	24-1-2019
2019-2020	Projective techniques and neuropsychological tests	30	1-8-2019, 8-8-2019, 22-8-2019, 29-8-2019
2019-2020	Assessments of learning disabilities	24	17-10-2019
2019-2020	Assessments of intellectual disability, autism and ADHD	24	23-10-2019
2019-2020	Play therapy	44	9-12-2019
2019-2020	Play for peace	24	24-12-2019
2019-2020	Expressive arts therapy	44	9-3-2019
2020-2021	Competency model	24	10-11-2021 and 11-11-2021
2021-2022	Play therapy	24	11-4-2022
2021-2022	Building competency framework	24	December 2021
2021-2022	Discourse analysis	24	6-5-2022

Name of the capability enhancement program	Date of implementation (DD-MM-YYYY)	Number of students enrolled	Name of the agencies/consultants involved with contact details (if any)
Women Leadership Development Programme	01/03/2021	36	National Human Resource Development Network, Pune Chapter
Personal Enrichment and Professional Development	15/03/2021	13	SWASTI Institute for Learning and Development Pvt. Ltd., Pune)

Dates (from-to) (DD-MM-YYYY)	Title of the professional development/ administrative training programs organised for teaching staff (Professional development/ administrative training programs)	No. of participants V
2nd December 2018	Empowering Teachers (DES Teachers)	40
11th December 2021	Addressing and Preventing Burnout by Dr. Mridula Apte, Senior Psychotherapist, Pune	19