Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, was established as an independent department in 1986. Prior to achieving independent status discipline of the Psychology was a part of the erstwhile Department of Social Work and Applied Social Sciences (Sociology and Psychology) till 1981 and a constituent unit of the combined Department of Sociology and Psychology till 1984. This discipline was again attached with the Department of Social Work for a period of two years (1984-86) for administrative reasons. Since it took long way in achieving an independent status, the introduction of various teaching programs in Psychology also had to pass through many difficult phases as B.A. (Pass) course was started in 1981, Ph.D. program in 1984, B.A. (Hons.) in 1985 and M.A. in 1989. During this short span of time the department’s academic activities have been recognized both at national and international levels.