Psychology Department
Department of Psychology
Nayagarh Autonomous College
DEPARTMENT PROFILE
ADDRESS: Room No. 59, Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh
- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT:
- Year of Opening of the Department: 1962
- Year of Hons course opening: 1974
Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh is one of the premiere learning temples of the state Odisha. This college was initiated with a scenic campus at one end of small town Nayagarh, with a few teachers, few subjects and small numbers of students. However, the subject Psychology draws the attention of the then educationists, of the locality and members of Governing Body since the inception of this Holy Institution. Consequently, the subject Psychology has got recognition from Govt. of Odisha and affiliation from Utkal University in the Year 1962 with Dr. Saroj Kumar Mishra as its founding teacher. He became the first Head of the Department with Dr. Kailash Ch. Panda as his assistant in the year 1965. In course of time, both of the teachers were replaced by Dr. Purnendulal Bose and Dr. Biranchi N Puhan as Dr. Mishra joined Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and Dr. Panda joined NCERT, New Delhi. This is worth noting that after two years both of them were accorded with Common Wealth Fellowship to pursue their Doctoral programme abroad. Further Dr. Bose and Dr. Puhan were again replaced by Dr. Binod Ch. Kar and Dr. Lalit Kumar Pattnaik owing to their placements in Utkal University. That is why this department was considered as a breeding centre of University teachers. It a glory for this temple of learning that the first USEFI full bright fellowship (in Psychology) was achieved by Dr. Binod Ch. Kar of Utkal University who happened to be a teacher of this college.
This Department walked ahead with Govt. Recognition for Honours teaching in the year 1973-74 under the leadership of Dr. Lalit Kumar Pattnaik the then Head of the Department, which was extended up to 32 seats in the year 1997-98. It is our pride that the Governing Body of the college has proposed for an extension up to 64 seats. Under the leadership of Dr. Niranjan Sia in 2011, this Department has grown from pillar to strength. To strengthen it further, Govt. of Odisha recruited three more learned faculty members through State Selection Board in 2016. As Dr. Sia got transferred, the responsibility of the Head of the department was given to Mr. Abhijit Panda. Under his leadership the department has become more vibrant with innovative teaching methodology and application-oriented teaching. The student progression to higher education has gone up tremendously since last three years.
The students of these glorious teachers have also succeeded in their career. One of them is Prof. Banamali mohanty, Ex Prof. & Head of Department of Psychology, Utkal Uiversity. Dr. Chitaranjan Mohapatra, Dr. Mrs. Kamala Mansingh and Dr. Satyabadi parida were also students of these esteemed department who have got reputation in the state.
Vision:
The department aims at providing skills and value-based quality education and establish the department as an example of academic excellence.
Mission:
- To nurture students to become intellectually competent through scientific studies of human thoughts, emotions and behavior.
- To provide solid knowledge about the theoretical bases of psychology and develop competency to carry their acquired knowledge into everyday interactions.
- To cultivate human values, a sense of social responsibility, cultural sensitivity, and good citizenship behavior among the students.
- To prepare students for successful career choices and further academic and professional development through post-graduate studies.
- Incumbency list of HODs:
Sl. No | Name |
1 | Dr. Saroj Kumar Mishra |
2 | Dr. Kailash Chandra Panda |
3 | Dr. B. N. Puhan |
4 | Dr. Purnendulal Bose |
5 | Dr. Binod Chandra Kar |
6 | Dr. Lalit Kumar Pattnaik |
7 | Prof. Suresh Chandra Mohanty |
8 | Dr. S.U.M. Azfer |
9 | Dr. Lalit Kumar Pattnaik |
10 | Dr. Kamala Mansingh |
11 | Prof. Govind Chandra Sahoo |
12 | Dr. Nirajan Sia |
13 | Mr. Abhijit Panda |
| 14 | Smt. Mousumi Mahapatra |
- Courses offered and Sanctioned Strength:
- Courses offered: Psychology (Hons.), Generic Elective (Psychology)
- Sanctioned Strength: Psychology (Hons.): 32, Generic Elective (Psychology): 128
4. Student’s Strength:
Year of Admission | Students Admitted |
2021 | 31 |
2020 | 31 |
2019 | 32 |
2018 | 31 |
2017 | 34 |
2016 | 32 |
2015 | 33 |
- Departmental Activities:
- (Academic):
- Teaching
- Organize seminars and workshops
- Projects
- (Non-Academic):
- Career Counselling
- Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Mentoring
- Special coaching for PG, NET and Competitive examination.
- Quiz Competition
- Annual Function
- Welcome and Farewell
- Picnic
- Faculty:
Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Qualification | DOJ in the Department |
1 | Smt. Mousumi Mahapatra | HOD & Reader |
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2 | MS. Nikita Das | Lecturer | M.A (Utkal University), NET, GATE | 20.05.2022 |
3 | Smt. Jyotirmayee Sahoo | Lecturer | M.A (Ravenshaw University) | 04.10.2010 |
4 | Mrs. Lipanjali Upadhyaya | Lecturer | M.A. (Utkal University) | 01.08.2014 |
- Technical Staff:
Demonstrator | ||||
Sl. No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | DOJ in the Department |
1 | Sri. Dillip Kumar Das | MA in Psychology (Utkal University) | Demonstrator | 01.11.1994 |
Lab Attendant | ||||
Sl. No. | Name | Qualification
| Designation | DOJ in the Department |
1 | Sri. Satya Narayan Mohapatra | Under Matric | Lab Attendant | 01.11.1989 |
2 | Sri. Jitendra Barad | +2 pass, Graduation (Cont.) | Lab Attendant | 02.04.2021 |
- Facilities available:
- Seminar Hall: Nil
- Seminar library:
No. of Text books: 90
No. of Reference books: 263
Journal/Periodicals: Nil
- Laboratory with instruments (Major instruments installed in the Dept.): One room is dedicated for practical laboratory. The department is equipped with many instruments like Memory Apparatus, Mirror Drawing Apparatus (Manual and Electronics), Tachistoscope, Aesthesiometer, Weight Box, Metronome, Stop watch etc. Department is also having many testing materials like, Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Thematic Apperception Test, Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Test, Bhatia Battery, Word Association Test, Raven’s Progressive Matrices, Raven’s Colour Progressive Matrices, etc.
- Student Achievements:
- Topper of the subject after completing Graduation:
Topper of the department
Sl. No | Year | Name |
1 | 2022 | Sonali Sahoo |
2 | 2021 | Amlanshu Kumar Jena |
3 | 2020 | Prasanna Kumar Pani |
4 | 2019 | Sukanti Parida |
5 | 2018 | Debasmita Dash |
6 | 2017 | Bhagyalaxmi Moharana |
7 | 2016 | Babita Patra |
8 | 2015 | Anjali Biswal |
9 | 2014 | S. P. Priyadarshinee |
10 | 2013 | Sraddhanjali Parija |
11 | 2012 | Chinmayee Nayak |
- Special Achievements:
- 2021: Two of our students (Mr. Sitakanta Barad and Mr. Alok Kumar Sethi) cleared the CSIR-UGC NET examination.
- 2021: Mr. Sitakanta Barad selected for the professional course MPhil in Clinical Psychology (RCI Recognized) in Central Institute of Psyciatry, Ranchi.
- 2020: Mr. Alok Kumar Sethi and MS. Tanmayee Mishra selected for the professional course MPhil in Clinical Psychology (RCI Recognized) in SCB Medical College, Cuttack.
- 2019: Ms. Sukanti Parida bagged the Gold Medal for being the topper of the college in Arts stream.
- NSS/NCC/Sports/Competition (outside and inside): Every year students of the department enrol themselves in NCC, YRC and NSS; and also participates in the annual sports and others competition.
- Awards/Any other achievements:
Name of the Student | Class | Achievements |
Soumya Ranjan Maharana | +3 1stYear (BA-19-313) |
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Saraswati Rana | +3 1st Year (BA-19-237) |
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Shradhanjali Nayak | +3 1st Year |
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Bhagirathi Behera | +3 1st Year |
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Deepak Nayak | +3 1st Year |
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Laxmipriya Sethi | +3 Final Year
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Chumki Dehudi | +3 Final Year BA-17-259 |
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Sujata Sahoo | +3 Final Year
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Chinmaya Kumar Pradhan | +3 1st Year |
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- Extension Activities:
- Participation in ‘Psychofest’, Annual Seminar cum annual function of the department.
- Participation in Ranjita Memorial State level competition
- Participation in mental health awareness programmes
No. of Students Extension Activities
Class | NCC | YRC | NSS | ROVER & RANGER | TOTAL |
+3 1st Yr | 01 | —– | 06 | —- | 07 |
+3 2nd Yr | 2 | 10 | — | — | 12 |
+3 3rd Yr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 07 |
- Seminars/Webinar/Workshops organized by the department
`Date | Topic | National/State/ Institutional | No. of Participants |
10th October 2020 | Practicing Empathy in Everyday life: A Workshop for Promoting Mental Health for all | National (Online mode) | 100 |
16th Sept. 2020 | Webinar on “Play-Pause-Reset” | State | 100 |
19th August 2020 | Webinar on “Decision making for Career or Personal Life” | National (In collaboration with IBS, Kolkatta) | 350 |
19th February 2020 | HIV and AIDS Counselling: A Practical Approach | Institutional (UGC Autonomy Seminar) | 300 |
2nd November 2019 | Careers in Psychology | Institutional | 150 |
21st February 2019 | Positive Mindset: A Panacea for Healthy Mental Wellbeing | Institutional (UGC Autonomy Seminar) | 350 |
13th February 2018 | Improving Interpersonal Relationships through Transaction Analysis | Institutional (UGC Autonomy Seminar) | 300 |
18th January 2017 | Yoga, Psychology and Happiness | Institutional (UGC Autonomy Seminar) | 300 |
- Eminent personalities visited the Department
Sl. No | Name of the person with Designation and Address | Date of visit | Purpose |
1 | Mr. Pabitra Kumar Majhi, Counsellor ICTC, B.M General Hospital, Chandpur | 19th February 2020 | Key note speaker of seminar “HIV and AIDS Counselling: A Practical Approach” |
2 | Dr. Lalit Kumar Patnaik, Ex Principal, Rajsunakhala College, Rajsunakhala
| 2nd November 2019 | Key note speaker of Seminar “Careers in Psychology” |
3 | Dr. Bhaswati Pattnaik, Professor and Head, Dept. Of Psychology, Utkal University | 6th November 2019 | Board of Studies Meeting |
4 | Ms. Saswati Jena, Assistant Professor, General Management, Sillicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar | 6th November 2019 | Board of Studies Meeting |
5 | Dr. Sudam Sahoo, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Ramadevi University, Bhubaneswar | 6th November 2019 | Board of Studies Meeting |
6 | Mr. Debasish Singh, HIV and AIDS Counsellor, Govt. Hospital, Odagaon | 6th November 2019 | Board of Studies Meeting |
7 | Prof. Bhaswati Pattnaik, Head, Dept. Of Psychology, Utkal University Dr. Manaswini Dash, Assistant Professor, Utkal University Dr. Mousumi Sethi, Assistant Professor, Utkal University Mrs. Sunanda Pattnaik, Assistant Professor, Utkal University Mrs. Lucy Hembrum, Assistant Professor, Utkal University | 8th March 2019 | Academic Interaction with the faculty members |
8 | Dr. Basant Kumar Das, Retired Reader and Head, Dept. Of Psychology, BJB College, Bhubaneswar | 23rdFebruary 2019 | Key note Speaker of seminar on “Positive Mindset: A Panacea for healthy Mental Well-being” |
9 | Dr. Sharmila Subramanian, Principal, Astha School of Management, Bhubaneswar | 13th February 2018 | Key note Speaker of Seminar “Improving Interpersonal Relationships through Transaction Analysis” |
10 | Dr. Niranjan Sia, Reader and Head, Nimapada Autonomous College, Nimapada | 13th February 2018 | Guest of Honour of the seminar “Improving Interpersonal Relationships through Transaction Analysis” |
11 | Dr. Subhas Chandra Hota, Principal Khurda Women’s College, Khurda | 19th September 2018 | Board of Studies Meeting |
12 | Mr. Srijan Prakash Dash, Scientific Officer, State Forensic Lab, Bhubaneswar | 11h August 2017 | Board of Studies Meeting |
13 | Mr. Sampeet Mohanty, Asst. Scentific Officer, State Forensic Lab, Bhubaneswar | 11h August 2017 | Board of Studies Meeting |
14 | Prof. Biswa Mohan pattanaik
| 18th January 2017 | Chief Guest of Seminar “yoga, Psychology and Happiness” |
15 | Mr. Suresh Chandra Mohapatra State Chief, Bharatiya yoga Sansthan | 18th January 2017 | Key note Speaker of Seminar “yoga, Psychology and Happiness” |
16 | Dr. Fakir Mohan Sahoo Head, Dept. Of OB & HR, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar | 29th January 2014 | Key note Speaker of Seminar “Psychology and Mind Management” |
17 | Swami Chidananda Saraswati Regional Director, Chinmaya Mission, Bhubanewar | 29th January 2014 | Chief Guest of Seminar “Psychology and Mind Management” |
18 | Dr. Lalit Kumar Patnaik Ex-Principal, Rajsunakhala College, Rajsunakhala | 29th January 2014 | Chief Guest of Seminar “Psychology and Mind Management” |
- Results: +3 Final Degree only (Tabular and Graphic form from 2011-12):
Tabular Form:
Academic year | No. of Students Appeared | No. of students passed | Division | % of Pass | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Fail | |||
2022 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 100% |
2021 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 00 | 00 | 100% |
2020 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 01 | 00 | 02 | 93.55% |
2019 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 76% |
2018 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 08 | 00 | 01 | 96% |
2017 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 05 | 00 | 02 | 94% |
2016 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 02 | 00 | 01 | 96% |
2015 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 96% |
2014 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 100% |
2013 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 100% |
2012 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 93.55% |
Graphical Form (Bar diagram):
- Students progression to Higher Education (Only Post Graduation Course):
Year | Name of the Students | Programe |
2021 | 1. Amlanshu Jena 2. Sucharita Nanda 3. Pinki Naik 4. Rakesh Kumar Barik 5. Manoranjan Swain | 1. MA (Psy), Utkal University 2. MA (Psy), G.M. University 3. MA (Psy), Govt. Women’s College, Baripada 4. MSW, Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh 5. MA (Pol. Sc.), IGNOU |
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- Student’s Progression:
Year | Higher Education | Employment | Self-Employment | Preparing for Competitive Exam |
2021 | 10 | 02 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 11 | 01 | 01 | 0 |
2019 | 09 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 04 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
- Student participation and activities:
(awards / medals for performance in Sports/Cultural activity at University / State / National / International)
Name of the Student | Class | Achievements |
Soumya Ranjan Maharana | +3 2nd Year |
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Saraswati Rana | +3 2nd Year |
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Shradhanjali Nayak | +3 2nd Year |
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Bhagirathi Behera | +3 2nd Year |
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Deepak Nayak | +3 2nd Year |
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LaxmipriyaSethi | +3 3rd Year |
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ChumkiDehudi | +3 3rd Year |
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Sujata Sahoo | +3 3rd Year |
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Chinmaya Kumar Pradhan | +3 2nd Year |
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16. Lists of outstanding Alumni:
- Prof. Dr.Banamali Mohanty, Ex. Prof. & Head, Utkal University
- Dr.Chitaranjan Mohapatra, Ex. Principal, Baripada Women’s college, Baripada
- Dr. Jahan Ara Begum, Ex. President BSE, Odisha
- Dr.Josha RaniMishra, Ex. Reader, BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar
- Dr. Kamala Manasingh, Ex. Principal, Women’s College, Nayagarh
- Dr. Ramakrishna Biswal, Asst. Prof. NIT, Rourkela
- Dr.Sudam Sahoo, Asst. Prof. and HOD, Psychology, Ramadevi University
- Mr. Sampeet Mohanty, Scientific Officer, State Forensic Lab, Bhubaneswar
- Dr. Sudhir Kumar Samantaray Lect. Govt. Women’s College, Puri
- Mr.Sudhir Kumar Dash, Lect. Sarankul College, Sarankul
- Mr. Nihar Ranjan Panda, Principal, B.S. junior College, Daspalla
- Miss Sandhya Rani Dash, Lect. Sarankul College, Sarankul
- Mr. Rabi Narayan Das, Demonstrator, Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh
- Mr. AnesurRaheman Khan, Lect. Ranpur College, Ranpur
- Mr. Debashish Singh, ICTC Counsellor, Govt. Hospital, Odagaon, Nayagarh
17. Distinctiveness of the department:
Every year organized the Annual ‘PSYCHOFEST’ cum seminar, where students showcase their talents and skills.
18. Best practices (at least Two):
- Empirical Projects for final year students.
- Entire department seminar related activities are managed by the students only.
- Preparation for post graduate entrance examination.
19. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges:
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Faculty :
| Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Qualification | DOJ in the Department |
1 | Lecturer | M.A. | 28/02/2014 | |
2 | Lecturer | M.A. | 01/08/2018 | |
3 | Lecturer | M. A., NET | 20/05/2022 | |
4 | Reader and HOD | M.A. |
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