2. Introduction
Archaeology is an interdisciplinary activity that revolves
around the investigation of material development made
by earlier human societies. The objective of this discipline
is to study past human cultures by identification, survey,
and excavation of historical sites. These sites yield
remains of earlier cultures in the form of relics (such as
pottery, weapons, jewellery, articles of daily use, plant,
animal, and human remains and so on) and architecture.
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3. Eligibility
For admission in a a helor’s degree, the candidate must
have passed the higher secondary school certificate
(10+2) examination with history as a subject . For degree
or post graduate diploma courses in archaeology one
should have completed his/her graduation in any
discipline. However, graduates in social sciences like
sociology, history, anthropology are given a preference.
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4. Job Prospects
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the main
recruiter of archaeologists in our country both at the
centre and the state levels. Qualified students can apply
for appropriate positions in the ASI by clearing
examinations conducted by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) or by the State Public Service
Commissions (SPSC).
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5. Archaeology students start earning as soon as they qualify
the JRF examination and fulfill all the eligibility criteria
thereof. A JRF gets an assistance of Rs. 96,000 per annum
for a period of two years. Emoluments are increased once
their position is elevated to that of a Senior Research
Fellow (SRF). The pay packet of lecturers is around Rs.
2,40,000 per annum whereas professors earn even higher
than this. The basic pay package of an assistant
archaeologist is in a range between Rs. 1,20,000 and Rs.
1,80,000 per annum approximately.
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6. Institutes
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara ,
Gujarat
University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur , Rajasthan
University of Madras, Chennai , Tamil Nadu
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