Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Dr. Pawan Dwivedi, at the Drug Awareness Program at Parul University on 14 October 2026. He shared how India’s youth and population is getting into habits, substance abuse, the pull of screens and concluded by leading students in an anti-drug pledge.

Parul University invited an IPS officer Shri Sushil Agarwal. He is the Superintendent of Police, Vadodara Rural. He visited Parul University for a Drug Awareness Programme on 14 October 2026. Shared his hostel and policing experience. Explained about drug trade, peer pressure, etc. Read the article to know more.

Parul University conducted a Drug Awareness Programme on October 14 2026. It suggested having a healthy lifestyle. To bring a drug-free society. Urged students not to get into drugs and related activities. The guests were a senior police officer and an addiction medicine specialist. Read the article to know more about the session.

A session taken by the neuroscientist Mr. Rupesh Chillale at Parul University. It was conducted on 9 October 2026. Discussion on neural developments, brain, and vibrations in the brain that turn into air. What is communication and how brain works.

There are four psychology programs offered at Parul University (PUL) across the Faculty of Liberal Arts: a 3-year BA in Psychology and a four-year BA with Honours in Psychology, as well as three two-year MA programs in Psychology (Clinical, Counselling, and Industrial Psychology). Here is a guide explaining the difference between them, what they lead to, how the clinical practice pathway really functions in India, and how to determine which one is best for you.

Dr. Mitali Gupta, an RCI-licensed counselling psychologist and the founder of Psychology with Mitali, led a workshop at Synapsoirée 2.0, Parul University, on 8 October 2026, teaching Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and turning it on a very current problem: how leaning too hard on AI can shape the way we think and feel.

Dr. Nithin George of Ahmedabad University led a session at Synapsoirée 2.0, Parul University, on 7 October 2026, offering students a cognitive-science framework, the Bayesian or predictive brain, for understanding perception itself and, through it, a less deficit-driven way of thinking about neurodiversity.

Dr. Dhvani Patel, founder of the Vadodara Psychology Club, led a session at Synapsoirée 2.0, Parul University, on 6 October 2026, aimed squarely at students deciding how to build a career in psychology. Her central message was that formal study is a beginning, not an end, and that real competence is built through structured, supervised practice.

Synapsoirée 2.0 was the second edition of the psychology conclave of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Parul University, held from 5 to 10 October 2026 under the theme Within the Mind, Beyond the Neurons. Organised in collaboration with the Parul Institute of Allied and Healthcare Sciences and timed with World Mental Health Day, it brought seven keynotes and eleven workshops led by 14 psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers, and practitioners to students across six days.

Wondering how few people stay calm in the toughest situations of their lives? They don’t have a magic wand; they use their calm to navigate. Mindfulness is famously portrayed as yoga mats, Pilates sessions, or some special shoes; it’s about remaining present and being fully involved in whatever you’re doing. Let’s hear it from Dr. Dipal Patel from Parul University as she shares warm and easy-to-apply techniques to feel calmer, aware, and in control!

Writers Tour 2026. 19-22 February. Parul University students from psychology, journalism, law, literature, pharmacy, and computer science met a Netflix India film head, a CNN News18 editor, an IAS officer at NGMA, Jaico Publishing’s editorial team, SNDT’s Vice Chancellor, a 24-book author at Indian Merchants’ Chamber, a standup comedian who writes financial humor, ad filmmakers, and Makarand Deshpande at Prithvi Theatre.