Facilities
Heritage walls, modern instruments.
Across the fourth floor of Elphinstone College — a Cognitive Psychology Laboratory, a 135-book departmental library, a counseling room, smart classrooms, and a wide bank of standardised psychometric tests.
The spaces
CogLab Room
A dedicated space equipped with cognitive testing tools and experimental equipment for hands-on work in memory, attention, perception, and problem-solving.
Counseling Room
A private, comfortable, and confidential environment where trained counsellors provide emotional support, guidance, and therapeutic services to students and staff.
Smart Classrooms
Interactive digital displays enable multimedia presentations, real-time collaboration, and engaging instructional activities — a modern, technology-rich classroom experience.
Air-Conditioned Spaces & High-Speed Wi-Fi
Comfortable, modern, fully connected spaces that ensure smooth digital learning, online research, and easy access to educational platforms.
Discussion Room
A collaborative space designed for group conversations, brainstorming, and academic discussions — encouraging peer interaction and the exchange of ideas in a focused setting.
Departmental Library
Over 135 books across subfields of psychology — textbooks, reference materials, research articles, and psychological assessment manuals. Digital records are maintained in the SkooLib app.
Tablets and Laptops
Available for digital learning and academic productivity — accessing online resources, conducting assessments, preparing reports, and engaging with interactive learning tools. Use is tracked through a systematic register for transparency.
The library
Reading at the heart of the department.
The departmental library holds reference materials, research articles, and assessment manuals across the major sub-fields of psychology. A digital record of titles is maintained in the SkooLib app, alongside personalised issue records for each student.
- Books in the departmental library
- 135+
- Books issued by students in 2025–26
- 90+
Most issued in 2025–26
- Abnormal Psychology17%
- School Psychology12%
- Counseling11%
Psychometric tests
A 32-instrument test bank.
The department supports accurate evaluation across cognitive, emotional, personality, and behavioural domains — for both children and adults. Practical training on these instruments forms a core strand of the M.A. programme.
Pearson Assessment subscription for MMPI-2 and MMPI-3, Quality of Life, and Aptitude tests — online versions allowing accurate, research-based evaluation of personality and mental health.
Intelligence
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV)
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV)
- Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM)
- Culture-Fair (Free) Intelligence Scale
- Kamat Binet Intelligence Test (KBT)
- Woodcock-Johnson IV Cognitive Battery
Personality
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-II / III)
- 16 PF (Personality Factors) — multilingual
- Children's Personality Questionnaire (CPQ) by Porter
Clinical
- Dyslexia Screening Test — Junior
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-II / III)
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
- Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
- Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)
- Beck Youth Inventory (BYI-2)
- Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS)
Projective
- Rorschach Inkblot Test
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- Children's Apperception Test (CAT)
Achievement & Aptitude
- Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-V)
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-IV)
- Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
- David Battery of Differential Abilities
Neuropsychological
- Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
- Conners Continuous Performance Test-III
Experimental apparatus
- Habit Interference Board
- Memory Drum
- Muller Lyer Apparatus
- Human Maze Apparatus
- Yerkes Multiple Choice Apparatus
- Steadiness Tester Apparatus
- Biofeedback Instrument
Where we work
In the heart of South Mumbai.
The department occupies the fourth floor of Elphinstone College, at 156 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort. Ten to fifteen minutes on foot from CSMT and Churchgate — and a short walk from the David Sassoon Library, the Asiatic Society, and the Kala Ghoda art district.
University Counseling Centre
A quiet, confidential space to talk.
The Counseling Centre is open to all students of the university. Sessions are confidential. You don’t need a reason to book.