Educational:
Generally anyone having completed their schooling in the science stream
is eligible to study anthropology in college. To be a professional Anthropologist
one has to qualify B.Sc in Anthropology. The minimum qualification for
B.Sc in Anthropology is 10+2 pass with science subjects. For better career
prospects one can pursue M.Sc in Anthropology for which the minimum qualification
is B.Sc in the concerned subject, and further one can take up M.Phil and
PhD in anthropology. Some universities or collages also offer B.A and
M.A courses in Anthropology respectively into which, a 10+2 pass student
with social science can be enrolled.
.A/B.Sc and M.A/M.Sc courses in Anthropology are offered by almost all
major universities in India. These include Universities of Kolkata, Delhi,
Allahabad, Vidyasagar, Utkal, Dibrugarh, Punjab etc.
Personal Attributes:
An Anthropologist needs to be prepared for physical hard work (traveling,
excavating etc.) He or she should also be open-minded and unbiased. This
quality is of utmost importance as a biased person will not be able to
derive the right conclusions from their research and study. An anthropologist
will be required to write down his or her findings; so some skill in the
written language is also necessary. Anthropologists should be able to
communicate well, develop and maintain good interpersonal relations with
people from all communities and be patient and tactful, especially when
interviewing people and gathering information.
