Anthropology is the science of human Kind. It studies all aspect of Human beings- Social-cultural-Biological aspects of Humans. The Anthropology syllabus of UPSC mains can be simplified as following-

• Social-Cultural Anthropology
  • Study various institutions- observe, study the variation, classify, and build theory
  • Contribution of anthropologists
  • Methods used to study society
• Cultural and Biological evolution
• Cultural evolution
  • Paleolithic
  • Mesolithic
  • Neolithic
  • Chalcolithic
  • Copper bronze age
  • Iron age
• Biological Evolution
  • Theories- Darwin theory
  • Study of primates
  • Stages:
    • Australopithecines
    • Homo erecturs
    • Neanderthal
    • Homo sapiens
• Cultural and Biological evolution in relation to India
• Biological anthropology
  • Variation in Human
  • Genetic studies
  • Mendelian genetics- Inheritance of characters
  • Chromosomal abnormalities in Humans
  • Race and racism
  • Ecological anthropology
  • Epidemiological anthropology 
  • Growth and development
  • Fertility study
  • Demographic theories
  • Applied anthropology
• Indian culture and society
  • Demography of Indian population
  • Nature of Indian traditional society
  • Caste system
  • Some theories related to them
  • Impact of other religion on Indian society
  • Indian anthropology and anthropologists 
  • Indian village studies
  • Minorities
  • Social change
  • Exploitation of marginalized section
• Tribal India
  • Classification
  •  Problems of tribal India
  •  Forest policy
  •  Administration of tribal areas
  •  Social change among tribes
  •  Contribution of anthropologist 

For Detailed Syllabus- Refer www.upsc.gov.in 

Why anthropology is one of the best optional in the UPSC mains

1. Short syllabus- can be completed in 3-4 months
2. Gives enough time to prepare GS
3. Anyone can master the subject- 1^st Rank and 3^rd Rank (2017) 2^ND Rank (2018), 3^rd  & 4^th Rank (2019) Engineering background
4. Repeated topics
5. Stick to syllabus
6. Consistency in scoring- reliable
7. Less competition
8. Very interesting
9. Overlapping with GS- Society, Social issues, Tribal issues, Governance, Essay and Ethics

Features:

- Comprehensive coverage of syllabus with current updates

- extensive Focus on case study & diagrams

- regular answer writing practice

- online and offline access

Schedule(27^th Sept 2021 – January 2022)

Fee:  30000/- incl. taxes

Mode : Online & Offline

Starts from: 27^th Sept. 2021

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