Archaeology

Geography and Archaeology are closely related disciplines, concerned with concepts of time and space in relation to human culture and landscape. The aim is to provide you with a wide range of vocational skills relevant to Geography and Archaeology that are also transferable to other areas of employment.
Students after finishing a course in Geography can find employment opportunities both in governmental as well as private sector. It is possible to work under different government departments as well as in aided Colleges and Universities offering academic courses in geography. The students can work in government and research organizations as:
Agricultural Specialists
Cartographers
Demographers
Forest Managers
GIS and Remote Sensing Specialists
Regional and Urban Planners
Urban Planner
The Archeology graduates can find employment in many areas. The different positions in these types of jobs for them in these areas are
Artifact analyst
Lab director
Lab technician
Project director
Principal investigator
Program manager

The archaeology is a combination of the terms archaios and logos and these terms indicate the meaning of ancient things and theory of science respectively.
This systematic and scientific study of the earlier civilization is done through biofacts and landscapes, environmental data like artifacts, documentation and analysis of material remains.
Recently government organizations in the archaeological sector called for applications from eligible candidates for many job positions, such as: Mechanic, Conservation assistants, Photographer, Conservation assistants, Research/documentation officer, Superintendent Archaeologist, Foreman Jobs and Works Foreman jobs.

Archaeology is a subject in which student learn about past history, how they lived and what led to their breakdown. They research about history of buried substance. They can work for Archaeological survey of India, Population Survey under the control of Central government.
If we talks about the scope then there is no bright scope in this field. Salary paid to these graduate is also not so good in comparison to Economic graduate.
Now, Economic is big subject in which student learn about market policy, statistics data. This subject is divided into two Branch Micro and Macro Economic. In micro economic they learn about decision marking regarding score and marketing. In Macro Economic they learn about inflation, price levels, rate of growth, national income, gross domestic product and changes in unemployment. So this is wide subject in which graduate cab find huge job scope. They can work for Indian Economic service, PSUs and many government banks. They can also work as business journalist and Research DNA project by News Channel. There is an international diverse job opportunity for economic graduate. They can work in Multinational Company for complete supervision on their share, Investment, Income.
Overall, Economics graduate has more good opportunity in all over the world in comparison to Archaeology Graduate.

The Institute of Archaeology under the aegis of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi, conducts a two year Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology. The eligibility of entry to this program includes a Master's degree in Ancient or Medieval Indian History, Anthropology, or Archaeology from a recognized university. Students holding a Master's degree in classical languages or geology can also apply for this programme.
Archaeology in itself is a vast field and different roles are based on the area of specialization. The major branches of study in archaeology include:
Archaeobotany - Study of plant remains to ascertain agricultural practices of that time, food habits of the people, and climatic conditions thereof.
Archaeometry is the application of analytical engineering principles and processes to archaeology.
Archaeozoology - Branch of archaeology that looks into the remains of animals and related aspects such as their health, domestication, hunting practices, and so on.
Battlefield Archaeology - Intensive archaeological exploration of well-known battlefields.
Environmental Archaeology - Studies the impact of environment on past societies and vice versa.
Ethno Archaeology - Application of modern day ethnological or anthropological data on past societies to gain an insight into them.
Experimental Archaeology - Replication of obsolete objects and processes in order to get a better understanding of their working.
Geoarchaeology - The focus of this field is towards the inspection of soil and rock samples to determine changes in geological and environmental conditions.
Marine Archaeology - Also known as underwater archaeology. Study dedicated to probe the remains of ships along with the study of cultures that developed along the coastline.
Paleontology - This branch deals with the study of life forms that existed on earth before the advent of the modern man.
Prehistoric Archaeology - Archaeologists whose main interest is to examine human traditions that belong to the pre-recorded or prehistoric era.
Urban Archaeology - Branch that is specifically dedicated to the study of urban centers or cities.
Major Recruiters –
1. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
2. Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
3. National Museum
4. Universities and colleges
5. Government and private museums and cultural galleries

Archaeology evokes a totally different sense when one hears of it. The diggings, the finds, the discoveries, the whole vibrancy of the mission are the things that fill up the life a true blue archaeologist. I feel that some courses of other subjects, though related, will go a long way in honing the skills. Studies of numismatics, study of museology, management are all required to improve career prospects. All these subjects inject the right amount of perspective and knowledge in repertoire of archaeologist. For attaining expertise all related subjects and topics surely needs to be studied. If it can be done during the graduation of main subject then it's all the better. Lot of time would be saved.
Thus to conclude, I would say that study of related subjects if possible during graduation is definite way of improving career prospects.

Yes, sure you can take up archeology as an undergraduate course at this level.
The eligibility to pursue this course is that the candidate should pass 10 (+2) exam or higher secondary exam from a recognized board.
It does not matter that you do not belong to arts stream at your 12th level. So don't get depressed and start your career with a new enthusiasm.
Archaeology is a career for those who have an acute interest and training in culture and history. It is preferable for candidates to have a background of ancient history and culture. The basic eligibility criteria for Bachelors course in history/ archaeology (I.e BA level) of three-year duration, is 10+2 or equivalent. After graduation one can opt for a post graduate Diploma or degree course in archaeology.
Graduates in history in any stream with an aggregate of 55% marks can apply for Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma or post graduation (MA/ M.Sc.) in different fields of archaeology. Duration of these courses may vary from 1 year to 2 years. Admission to the two year post Graduate Diploma course at the Institute of Archaeology, the academic wing of the Archeological Survey of India in New Delhi, is on the basis of a written exam and an interview.

Hello,
Graduation in archaeology is offered in many universities and colleges across India. Fundamentally this course equips the student to decipher history by observing and analysing artifacts found during digging ancient sites.The curriculum primarily consists of an introduction to archaeology, museology, ancient history, ancient cultures, numismatics, record keeping, conservation of museums etc. In short, anything to do with the collection, display, analysis, preservation of ancient artifacts and of course knowledge of related fields like ancient cultures, ancient numismatics, etc. This is one programme where the contents are evolving even today. It's one continuous process going on for many years. Idea was to give young graduates all required knowledge in related fields to make them capable of handling each and every aspect pertaining to archaeology.