ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
“RELEVANCE OF
PSYCHOLOGY IN
CONTEMPORARY
WORLD”
18th FEBRUARY 2026
08:00 AM TO 05:00 PM
ORGANIZED BY:
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY,
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD.
PATRONS:
DR. NEERJA DR. PIYUSH
A. GUPTA M. PATEL
CHIEF PATRON, PATRON,
VICE CHANCELLOR, REGISTRAR,
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY,
AHMEDABAD. AHMEDABAD.
OUR SPECIAL GUESTS:
DR. NITINKUMAR
DR. AJAY CHAUHAN
PETHANI
SUPERINTENDENT, HOSPITAL
PRINCIPAL, D.C.M. COLLEGE,
FOR MENTAL HEALTH (HMH),
VIRAMGAM;
SHAHIBAUG, AHMEDABAD.
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF STUDIES, GU;
EX. VICE CHANCELLOR, SAURASHTRA
UNIVERSITY.
DR. KARSHAN
SHRI. CHIRAG
CHOTHANI
I. PATEL
PRINCIPAL, C. U. SHAH ARTS
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COLLEGE, AHMEDABAD;
POLICE (DCP) TRAFFIC, SECRETARY, PRINCIPAL’S
AHMEDABAD ASSOCIATION, GUJARAT
UNIVERSITY.
ORGANIZERS:
DR. DILIP
CHARAN
DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION
AND PHILOSOPHY, GUJARAT
UNIVERSITY.
DR. SHAILESH DR. MUKESH
RAVAL PRAJAPATI
COORDINATOR, COORDINATOR,
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY,
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY. GUJARAT UNIVERSITY.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, GU.
The Department of Psychology began in 1957 within the School of Social Sciences and
became an independent department in 1976 under the School of Psychology, Education, and
Philosophy, where it continues to flourish today. The department has been shaped by eminent
scholars such as Prof. Singh, Prof. Prabhu, Prof. Bhopatkar, Dr. M. D. Badami, Dr. Kusum Bhatt,
Dr. Narhari Parikh, Dr. Pratiksha Rawal, Dr. Ashwin B. Jansari, and Dr. Kamayani Mathur,
whose contributions in experimental, clinical, counselling psychology, research methods have
been invaluable. The department developed expertise in psychometrics, and uniquely holds a
psychology laboratory. It actively organizes seminars, workshops, and conferences, offers
training in psychological testing and psychotherapies, and engages in public awareness
through media. The department promotes extensive research at Master’s, PGDCP, and PhD
levels across diverse areas such as Clinical, Health, Positive, Environmental, Sports, etc with
strong national and international academic output. Enriched by regular field visits, co-
curricular and cultural activities, the department stands as a comprehensive center of
excellence in psychology education, research, and professional training.
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE:
Dr. A. B. Jansari Dr. Jatin Joshi Dr. Dinesh Panchal
Dr. Jigar Parikh Mrs. Rajeshwari Desai Dr. Arefa Mansuri
Dr. Rashmikant Parmar Dr. Chinmay Desai Mr. Jigar Koitiya
Ms. Zeel Vohera Dr. Anchal Agarwal Mr. Pavan Sagar
Mr. Alkesh Patel Mr. Umesh Vaghela Ms. Shachi Jhala
HOW TO REGISTER
STEP 1:
THE TOTAL FEES OF INR 350 (REIGSTRATION RS. 250 + JOURNAL
PUBLICATION CHARGES OF RS. 100) IS TO BE PAID VIA BANK
TRANSFER UNDER THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT:
TOTAL AMOUNT: INR. 350
NAME: RAVAL ABHISHEK
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3966000100077586
IFSC CODE: PUNB0497700
STEP 2:
FILL THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE CONFERENCE
CLICK HERE TO OPEN ONLINE
REGISTRATION FORM
PUBLICATION
FOR PUBLICATION, SEND FULL PAPER ON THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ID:
departmentofpsychology028@[Link]
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION & PAPER SUBMISSION:
11th FEBRUARY 2026
RESEARCH PAPER FORMAT MUST BE ACCORDING TO THE APA GUIDELINES