The Government Murray College Sialkot started postgraduate classes for the degree of M.Sc. Psychology in 1983 by the efforts of Prof. Agha Afzaal Ali Khan with the cooperation and guidance of Dr. Vincent A.Das, a great Psychologist and then principal of GMC. The nomenclature of the postgraduate degree in Psychology had already been changed from M.A to M.Sc in 1973. Hence Psychology is now accepted as science by the university of the Punjab. This department is working under the control of dean of science in GMC.

The Department of Psychology (GMC) Comprises of an active research community of the academic staff and the postgraduate students. The Department is well-equipped with vision, psychosocial research and a resource center, for UNICEF programmes, Psychology laboratory and a wide range of Psychometric assessment instruments. Various prestigious organizations are linked with the departmental research. These include hospitals, rehabilitation centers, Social Services, Fountain House, Lahore, WHO, etc. This Department has consistently shown excellent results. It has also bagged some top positions in The Punjab University Examinations. The present Principal has shown a keen interest in the promotion of this Department. UNICEF has established a resource center (ICCRC) as a result of Prof.Riaz Sadiq's (The Former Principal of The College) sincere efforts, who was the coordinator of the Center. Professor Sheikh Muhammad Saeed is the incharge of Integrated Child Care Resource Center. (ICCRC).