Career in Anthropology

Choosing the right career field is a decision, which enables the student to have a successful future. There are many courses and career options available in the colleges of India, but it entirely depends on the student's interest and his educational background. The courses have gone beyond the traditional education. Other than the medicine, engineering or the law degree, there are many new courses, which have come up and are attracting the students towards the new fields of education. The number of colleges in India has also increased, due to the larger percentage of students opting for higher education and aiming for a prosperous career growth. In spite of the new courses introduced, many of the students are still in very much influence of the medicinal courses and the promising career opportunities they offer.There are various forms of doctrine courses, which are offered by the medical colleges of India, which are chosen by the students according to their respective interests and preferences. One course, which is based on the social, physical and other developmental factors of human beings, is Anthropology. The colleges of India provide BSc, MSc as well as PhD courses in Anthropology. Anthropology is a branch of human studies, which not only focuses on its evolution, but also throws considerable light on the socio- cultural development of the human beings. The different branches or stages of human development, or subjects on which anthropology courses focuses are: Physical or biological Anthropology Social Anthropology Prehistoric Anthropology Applied Anthropology Linguistic AnthropologyFor perusing a bachelor degree in Anthropology, a student needs to have medical sciences in his senior secondary examination. Further to which he can do a masters degree and moving ahead a PhD in Anthropology. The students applying for Anthropology should have great interest in human development, evolution and his social acceptance with ages. He should also have interest in history and should be patient enough to do a research with his full devotion, being inconsiderate about the time involved. Few of the colleges in India, providing Anthropology courses, are: University of Delhi, New Delhi Dr.Hari Singh Gour Vishwa Vidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Dibrugharh University, Assam Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar North Eastern Hill University,, Shillong Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh University of Calcutta, West Bengal Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, RaipurThe students with degree in Anthropology are generally consumed by the museums, or by the universities. The students are mostly seen working in the archaeological departments and do research on the developmental process of human beings and their movement in the world, with the adoption of different languages. Study of sign words and other communication processes are also supposed to be studied by anthropologists. Interests in different communities and tribal forms of the human race are also a must for anthropology practitioners. Students with master's degree in Anthropology can contribute to the education industry and let the younger generation learn through their experience. Students having PhD in Anthropology are also in great demand by the agencies outside India. They can also be used by intelligence or detective agencies, to dig out the details of a criminal act.Colleges in India, use the best and the advanced methodologies, to make the students aware of the developments in the field of Anthropology. The techniques and the processes, which are followed in the practical field of anthropology, are taught to the students to introduce them with the actualities of the field and mould their brain according to the requirements. The scope for the anthropology students is also growing, with the concern of major non- governmental organisations shifting towards the development of the tribal and the underdeveloped areas. Agencies, like WHO, UNIDEF, UNI, are the best consumers of the anthropology students, giving the right and a prosperous direction to the career of the anthropology students.