Are you fascinated by the course of human growth? From being a Neanderthal human to Modern human, evolution of culture, myths, rituals and norms, development of human society from its most primitive hunter-gatherer to the complex modern form, development and evolution of human languages?

If yes, then Anthropology is  a great option for you. You can make fascinating discoveries about human past and even find some future trends.

Career Introduction:

Anthropology is the study of humans’ past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon knowledge from the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities and physical sciences.

A central concern of anthropologists is the application of knowledge to the solution of human problems.

- They study how societies form, how norms and rituals form, how languages develop, how communities cultures develop, how food habits develop and so on.

- Their work help us to understand how humans evolve and how they cope up with the societal changes and environmental landscape to live a better life.

• Work in 4 sectors – Education, Corporate, Non- Profit or Government
• Law/ Policy Making
• Researcher
• Advisor in Govt. Committees such as NitiAayog
• Capacity Building Trainer at Non – Profit Organization
• Program Associate/ Field Enumerator
• Community based Researcher
• Crime Investigation Consultant
• Content Writer
• HR Representative/ Diversity Officer
• Museums/ Art Gallery Curator
• Consultant for Storytelling /Screenwriting

• Miranda House, Delhi University
• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Amity Institute of Anthropology, Noida
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi
• University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
• Government Sarojini Naidu Girls College, Bhopal
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Gurucharan College Silchar, Assam
• University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Gauhati University, Assam
• Hans Raj college, Delhi University
• Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand
• National Post Graduate College, Lucknow

TOP COLLEGES

• Hans Raj college, Delhi
• Course: B.Sc in Anthropology
• Eligibility: 10+2 with PCB with 55% marks
• Admission process: Marks based

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM/B with 50% marks

Admission Process: PUCET

Merit based upon: Qualifying Examination (+2): 25% and Entrance Test:75%

NOTE: Students have to choose one paper from 3 and 4 paper

Amity University, Nodia

Eligibility - 10+2

Admission process - (10+2%)+ English Essay+ Interview

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand

Eligibility: 10+2 with 50% marks in PCB

Selection process: Merit based

National Post Graduate College, Lucknow

Eligibilty - 10+2  with any stream with minimum 45% marks

Admission process -  Entrance Exam

Exam pattern -  Multiple choice questions

Syllabus - Out of 100 questions, 50 shall be from the +2 subjects, 20 from general   studies, 20 from reasoning and aptitude, 5 questions each from English and Hindi languages.

Negative marking - NO

Exam duration - 90 Minutes

Colleges at Post Graduate Level

College – Miranda House, Delhi University

Course – M.Sc. Anthropology

Duration – 2 year

College – Panjab University, Chandigarh

Course - M.Sc. Anthropology (2 year)

Ph.D. Anthropology (3 year)

College - Amity Institute of Anthropology, Noida

Course – M.Sc. Anthropology (2 year)

M.Phil. Anthropology (1 year 6 months)

Ph.D. Anthropology (Part Time – 4 year 6 month)

College – Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi

Course – Masters Anthropology ( 2 year)

College – University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Course – MA Anthropology (2 year)

Ph.D. Anthropology (3 year)

M.Sc. Anthropology (2 year)

College - Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Course – M.Phil. Anthropology (1 year 6 month)

• Cultural anthropology
• Biological anthropology
• Archaeology anthropology
• Applied anthropology
• Linguistic anthropology

• Artistic bent of mind
• Passion and imaginative skills.
• Creativity
• Art of sketching or drawing
• Patience, discipline and dedication to work
• Sound understanding of anatomy of humans, animals or birds and body movements and lighting effects.
• Good communication skill
• Good sense of colour, proportion, size, design, visualizations, knowledge of background art and layout.
• Expertise in computer design software

10+2 stream: Preferable PCB

• Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations
• Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behaviour of cultures and social institutions
• Explain origins and physical, social, or cultural development of human beings including their physical attributes ,traditions, beliefs and settlement patterns
• Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus on group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction
• Collaborate with economic development planners to decide on the implementation of proposed development policies
• Build geographic information systems (GIS) to record, analyze, and cartographically represent the distribution of languages, cultural and natural resources