Best Archaeology Colleges in Mumbai - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

As the Arts & Humanities stream is mostly preferred by students to pursue a graduate degree course in Archaeology, it is not an essential requirement. Most of the top universities in India do not demand a stream specification in 12^th board for taking admission to their BA Archaeology program.

So, to answer your question, yes. You can pursue an undergraduate course in Archaeology after completing your 12^th class in Science stream or any stream.

Archaeology field provides various career aspects at graduate level, post graduate level and PhD level. It depends on where you are at right now and what type of career you wish to pursue as an archaeologist. Let's make it clear for you by categorizing on different levels.

Graduate Level – You can take admission to BA Archaeology courses after qualifying your class 12^th board with at least 50% marks. Complete your 3-years degree programme in archaeology at your preferred college. You can choose careers as assistant professor, assistant researcher or consultant archaeologist.

Post-Graduate Level – After completing undergraduate course in Archaeology, you can go for post-graduation which is a 2 years course and contains more detailed study in Archaeology field. A post-graduate degree in archaeology offers associate level career opportunities.

PhD Level – 5-years doctoral research programme in Archaeology allows deeper research scope in your specialised with a chance to publish your research work. At this level, you can opt for advance career jobs as research specialist, heritage manager, archivist, museum manager, and others.

About 60+ best Archaeology colleges are there in India, of which 52 are government-owned, 6 are owned privately, and 3 are owned by semi-government institutions. CUET and CUET-PG are the top entrance exams for admission to the best Archeology colleges in India. The top Archaeology colleges in India are Kerala University, BHU, University of Madras, and MSU, etc. 

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Archaeology Colleges in India

The median salary trend witnessed during St. Xavier's College, Mumbai placements is mentioned below:

Somaiya Vidyavihar University fees for top programmes are as below:

Note: This is from official sources and can change.