Department of Psychology
MISSION
“Capacity building for effective and culturally relevant delivery of counselling and psychology related services and facilitating the development of mental health in the Northeastern region of India and beyond.”
The Department was established in 2006, and the total number of graduates, till date, is 287.
The Department was involved in two projects titled, “Monitoring of the implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012 in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya”, in collaboration with and funded by NorthEast Network Shillong and another on “Alcohol use among adolescent tribals in three corners of India: prevalence and pilot intervention studies”, funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research.
In this university the number of hours to become an allied health professional and healthcare professional according to the Allied and Health Care Professions Act, 2021 is complied.