The Department of Psychology was founded in 2021 under the auspices of the University of Kashmir. The Department was established as an interdisciplinary centre of academic excellence and higher learning. The department's teaching methods are innovative and unique. The department offers excellent instruction, hands-on experience, and a unique opportunity to share and develop the vision, knowledge, initiative, and critical thinking skills required to solve professional challenges and community demands. The instructions in various courses are mainly transacted through interactive classroom teaching, intensive student teacher interaction, assignments, group discussions, seminars, extension lectures, practical training in testing, experiments and computers. Besides field and lab training, students also undertake a project/dissertation on contemporary issues in organizations, social, clinical, health, and counseling, under the guidance of competent faculty members.

Faculty members are encouraged to attend refresher courses, training programmes, workshops, conferences, and seminars in their areas of interest by the Department. Conferences, workshops, seminars, group discussions, and other extension events are also encouraged for department academics and students.