Do you understand Anthropology ? It is derived from two Greek words

1. ‘anthropos’ means human
2. ‘logos’ means study.

Collective definition : Anthropology is the study of human beings in its absoluteness. It not only studies the evolution of human beings but also studies the socio-cultural development of humans.

Branches of anthropology:
Physical or biological Anthropology – It informs about the biological evolution of human beings and linkage of humans with their primate ancestors.

Social Anthropology - About socio cultural developments of human race from their origin.

Prehistoric Anthropology - This branch can also be called archeology as it deals with bones, relics and artifacts dug up and tries to reconstruct the chronological sequence of history on the basis of these findings.

Applied Anthropology – social problems like birth control, labor unrest, juvenile delinquency, mortality rate are dealt with the help of information gathered from other fields.

Linguistic Anthropology - the origin & evolution of all written as well as unwritten languages & dialects are being dealt with under this branch of anthropology.

Eligibility Qualifications: 10+2 with a science background are preferred for admissions to a B.Sc course, whereas a bachelor’s degree in required for pursuing a PG course.

List of Institutions ,universities or colleges offering B.A/B.Sc./M.A./M.Sc Anthropology couses in states of India are :

Anthropology Courses in Assam

• Guwahati University, PO, Gopinath Bordili Nagar, Guwahati, Assam
• Dibrugharh University, Dibrugarh, Assam
• North Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 002

Anthropology Courses in Madya Pradesh
Dr.Hari Singh Gour Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gour Nagar, Sagar, MP

Anthropology Courses in Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam – 530 003
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad – 500 046
• Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, Chittor District, AP
• Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar – 522 510

Anthropology Courses in New Delhi
University of Delhi, Delhi – 110 007

Anthropology Course in Haryana
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Anthropology Course in Chandigarh & Punjab

• Punjabi University, Paliala – 147 002
• Punjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, Punjab

Anthropology Courses in Uttarakhand
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Anthropology Courses in Rajasthan
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302 004

Anthropology Courses in Chhattishgarh
Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492 010

Anthropology Courses in Maharashtra

• Pune University, Pune – 411 007
• University of Mumbai, Mumbai – 400 001
• North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon – 425 002

Anthropology Courses in Uttar Pradesh
University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211 002

Anthropology Courses in West Bengal
University of Calcutta, Senate House, 87, College Street, Calcutta, West Bengal
Vidya Sagar University, PO Midnapore, West Bengal
Visva-Bharati, PO Santiniketan-731 235

Anthropology Course in Jharkhand

• Ranchi University, Ranchi, Ranchi – 834 001
• Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka Jharkhand – 814 101
• Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

Anthropology Course in Manipur
Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur

Anthropology Courses in Karnataka

• Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560 056
• Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad, Karnataka
• University of Mysore, Mysore – 570 005

Anthropology Courses in Orrisa

• Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur, Distt, Ganjam, Orissa – 760 007
• Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Orissa
• Utkal University, PO Vani Vihar, Bhubaneshwar Orissa-4