M.Sc Anthropology Latest Updates
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With a comprehensive knowledge through the course students with M.Sc. in Anthropology degree can find employment in following sectors:
- Museums
- Educational Institutes
- Government Social Organisations
- Cultural agencies and departments
- TV/ Production Houses
- In this course, students have to deal with huge quantities of data and have to carry our researches on a global level including the population of the world. Hence, Anthropology graduates might also find jobs in large business corporations.
Job Profiles
Students can work in above sectors as following:
|
Job Profile |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Museum Professional |
A museum professional is hired to supervise the presentations of galleries, authenticity of artefacts, etc. A part of their job also involves making the museum entertaining yet knowledgeable for visitors. |
|
Programme Assistant |
A programme assistant is hired to carry our researches, collect, analyse and verify qualitative and quantitative data from a number of sources and prepare reports and presentations. |
|
Assistant Professor |
For being an Assistant Professors or Lecturer, the student must clear the National Eligibility Test (NET) in order to be qualified for professorship. |
|
Anthropologist |
An anthropologist uses the knowledge of the subject to carry out research and help in solving problems pertaining to humanity and human society. |
Top Recruiters
The top recruiters for M.Sc. students are as follows:
- National Mueseum
- UNESCO India
- 'Anthropological Survey of India
- Universities in India.
M.Sc. Anthropology: Salary Trends
The generic salary trend in different profiles in Anthropology is shown in the graph below:



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