The Gayatri Chetna Foundation, Narendrapur

Department of Clinical Psychology

About The College

The George Group of Colleges, Unit of George Telegraph group is a 103-year-old group of premier academic and research institutions, offering quality education to thousands of career-seekers through varied programs. In 2020, the George Group of Colleges launched its new campus, The Gayatri Chetna Foundation at Narendrapur. The Gayatri Chetna Foundation campus is under CCPTR (Centre for Collaborative Programs, Training and Research) MAKAUT (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology), formerly known as WBUT (West Bengal University of Technology), West Bengal. It comprises of sprawling green campus over 5 acres of land. At this institution, students can hope to obtain industry-specific training that will enhance their abilities and open the doors to myriad career opportunities. The classrooms are well equipped for modern day teaching and has state of the art technology. The classrooms and laboratories provide a comfortable and ergonomic learning environment, with scientific lighting and other facilities. There is a variety of teaching aids such as whiteboards, LCD projectors, overhead projectors, CD players and multimedia personal computers.

The campus consists of a library which is a reservoir of various books on different branches of psychology namely Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Personality, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Research Methodology, Social Psychology, Gender Psychology, Physiological Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Statistics and others. It is a store house of text books, reference books and industry journals. The College has e-library systems for every student. The stock of books and periodicals are regularly updated to empower our students and teachers in their research work.

About The Department

The Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT), formally known as WBUT (West Bengal University of Technology) recognized by UGC in collaboration with George Group of Colleges, unit of the George Telegraph Group has introduced The Department of Clinical Psychology in the year 2020 with the aim to provide efficient training to aspiring psychologists.

The Department was created to train aspiring mental health professionals so that they can render their services to the society. As there is a surge in mental health issues among all ages including children, adolescence, adult and geriatric population, professionals are required to cater to address the mental health issues.

The Department comprises of multitude courses like Masters in Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling, Certificate course on Healthcare Counseling and Certificate course on Psychological Assessment.

The Department also comprises a Psychology Laboratory which provides a platform for all the practical experiences for the students. The Laboratory comprises of all the psychological test materials and psychometric assessments for training purpose of students.

The Department comprises of efficient and Qualified Professors to train and guide their students to make them ready to practice in the field of mental health.

There are opportunities for internship programs given to the students each semester in various clinics, hospitals, special schools, rehabilitation centers, NGO, industrial set up and academic institutions.

The department emphasis on research work and is engaged in conducting workshops, seminars, internship and placement.

Courses Available

Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in India. Over 90 million Indians, or 7.5 percent of the country’s population of 1.3 billion, suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of 2018, the treatment gap of any mental disorder in India was reported to be as high as 83%. Looking at the present need for mental health practitioners, the Department of Clinical Psychology, The Gayatri Chetna Foundation has started the following Courses which aims to train professionals to provide services in the field of mental health.

Academic Facilities and Activities

Modern Audio visual method of Teaching

Assignments

Tutorial classes

Regular Practical Classes

Question bank

Book bank facility

High-end computer lab

Live project

Regular seminar and workshop

Educational fest

Model exhibition

Career guidance

Mentor system

10,000+ library reference books

e-book facility

Journals & Magazine

Reading room

Wi-fi campus

Qualified & experienced faculty

The Gayatri Chetna Foundation

Ramchandrapur, Narendrapur, Kolkata - 700103, India

Help Line No.: 033 4181 6622 / 6633

Mobile No.: 9830492683

enquiry@georgecollege.org

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Placements

2023

Sonali Mohata

Swastika Basu

M.Sc Clinical Psychology (2020-2022) Topper

Research Assistant
George College
The Gayatri Chetna Foundation

Oindrila Bose

Namrata Bhowmik

M.Sc Clinical Psychology (2020-2022)

School Counsellor
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Piyali Das

Swapna Mondal

M.Sc in Clinical Psychology (2020-2022)

Special Educator and Counsellor
Speech and Hearing Institute and Research Centre (SHIRC)

Snigdha Paul

Ritika Talukdar

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

Psychologist - Institute of Neuro-Development

Sudipa Jana

Shabari Sarkar

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

School Counsellor - Swapnopuron Welfare Society

Jeet Samanta

Ms. Moitreyee Mukherjee

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

Counsellor - All Bengal Women’s Union Kolkata (old age unit)

Sagnik Ghosh

Lipi Bhattacharya

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

Secretory - Shanti Elderly Care Center

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Kaushiki Chakrabarty

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

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Ananya Banerjee

Sulagna Dutta

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

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Neha Banerjee

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (2020)

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Atanu Samanta

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Amit Bhattacharya

Sayantani Panigrahi

M.Sc in Clinical Psychology (2021-2023)

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Apurva Choudhary

Apurva Choudhary

M Sc in Clinical Psychology (2021-2023)

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Mithu Lahiri

Mithu Lahiri

P.G. Diploma in Psychological Counseling (2022-2023)

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Ananya Choudhary

Ananya Choudhary

P.G. Diploma in Psychological Counseling (2022-2023)

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Pratyusha Pal

Pratyusha Pal

P.G. Diploma in Psychological Counseling (2022-2023)

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