Hey,

There is no as such best optional subject for UPSC CSE. Even if we look at the success rate of candidates based on their optional subjects, then, there is not much difference. Optional subjects forms a core of the UPSC exam and can take your name into the final list or can ruin your result. So, apart from searching for best optional, choose the subject in which you have more strength of concepts and knowledge. The optional subject is prove to be best only when you can score excellent marks in it. So, discover the topics of the syllabus and weigh where you can do more good better than the other optional subject for which you are thinking.

Hello,

If you want to join masters in arts in anthropology then you can give Andhra Pradesh University common entrance examination test called aucet. Also you can give Andhra Pradesh post graduate common entrance examination for all masters colleges in Andhra Pradesh. If you are qualified the examination then you can join this course. But anthropology is a subject including science. So you can pursue this course as MSc in anthropology not MA in anthropology. I'll provide you a link below you can check it for more details about the course

https://www.careers360.com/courses/anthropology-course

All the best.

Hello candidate,

Here are the names of some of the top ranked colleges which provides bachelor's degree in anthropology in the country-

School of Humanities & Social Sciences, NIMS University

University of Mysore

PRSU - Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University

Hansraj College, University of Delhi

Miranda House, University of Delhi

For more details you can visit https://www.careers360.com/courses/anthropology-course

Hope it helps!!

Dear student,

There are good career opportunities for B.A in Anthropology. You can do job in Museum, Colleges, NGOs, Government Agencies, Health Services, Marketing, Forensics etc. The average salary would be around Rs. 20000 per month. Depending on the experience, skill sets and knowledge the salary varies.

Hope this information helped you.

All The Best!!

Dear Student,

Undergraduates with major and minors in any social science field is a solid grounding for study any other social science field for MA or Phd. If you change Sociology to Anthropology or Vice Versa, you of course will have to explain why you are more interested in the new field or discipline than what you got your BA in. For studying MA in Foreign you need to qualify some entrance tests for it. So, visit the official website of that university where you wanted to study.

Thank You.

Hello,

Basically the eligibility criteria for MA Anthropology is passed bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university, some universities might emphasize to have bachelor's degree in anthropology, but then universities like Pondicherry University or even IGNOU for that matter have no such restriction, so check out the eligibility criteria before applying for the same.

Hello,

As I told you earlier if you're confident regarding anthropology as an optional subject then it's absolutely fine, what matters is your interest and dedication towards the subject, see the optional paper of UPSC is equivalent to graduation level studies, hence if you feel you can deal with that go ahead, but do consider other things such as you're really interested in the subject, and you're not choosing it for a wrong reason like it's a scoring subject, because your dedication and focus matter when it comes to doing well in UPSC, and anyway UPSC syllabus  is so extensive, and when it comes to optional that's not something one is acquainted with you have to put extra work, but that's absolutely fine as long as you're confident about it, I'll suggest you go through the syllabus of anthropology, previous year papers, and if possible consider checking out interviews of toppers who had this optional, and  you can easily find answer sheets online, so consider going through all these steps, this will be make you more aware of this entire process.

Hello,

Are you enquiring about having anthropology as an optional paper in UPSC exam with BA in political science? If yes, then it's absolutely fine as long as you fare well in Prelims, and qualify Mains with good marks, everything is going to be all right, no need to worry about these things, so many engineering students have qualified UPSC with a totally different aspirant, one such I can remember is a topper with engineering background taking up philosophy as an optional, see the interview process in UPSC is going to be an analysis of your entire personality, your traits of being an able administer, how aware you're of existing situations and your ability to deal with the same, this is not a knowledge  test, I mean yes you'll be asked about latest happening so do continue reading newspaper till the day of interview, but it isn't limited to this. So, don't worry, as long as you can do well, it's all fine, the only advantage of having a graduation subject as optional paper is candidates are already acquainted with the subject, hence the preparation process becomes easy, but to each his own, if you can manage it then go ahead.

Dear Student,

Cultural anthropologists are particularly well suited to work in professions involving people, such as teaching, law, medicine, social work, and journalism. Archaeology majors may become cultural resources management specialists.

The job options for you:

• Archeology Department.
• Universities.
• Government Agencies.
• Private Business Agencies.
• Human and Health Services Organisations.

Thank You.

Dear Student,

For all the students either from DU or Outsider, everyone have to pass the entrance examination conducted by the university expect those who have completed their Bachelor Degree in Anthropology from this university. They only get admission on the basis of merit in their graduation. In this entrance examination you need to complete the b.sc syllabus very carefully.

Thank You.