Humanities & Social Sciences

The Department of Anthropology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, has established its academic excellence in the field of Anthropology ever since its inception in 1960 by Late Professor S. R. K. Chopra, F. N. A. , as its founder head. The Department is well known for its researches in the fields of palaeoanthropology, palaeoecology, human growth and development, forensic anthropology, genetic epidemiology, twin studies, medical anthropology, and socio-cultural anthropology. It has made notable discoveries of primate and other mammalian fossils from the Siwaliks. It has on its faculty highly competent & efficient members whose work is internationally recognised and are recipients of many awards & honours.

According to media reports, the placement drive of 2023 is ongoing. So far, the recorded package stood at INR 113 LPA. The college has not validated the package information. This information is purely on the basis of media reports. Further, as per NIRF report 2023, 951 UG, 873 PG and 207 Integrated PG students were placed during DAVV Indore placements 2022. The median package offered to UG students ranged between INR 3.4 LPA and INR 6 LPA, respectively. For PG (2-year) and PG (6-year) courses, the median package offered stood at INR 4.87 LPA and INR 5.25 LPA and for Integrated PG (5-year) courses, the median package offered during DAVV Indore placements 2022 was INR 4.67 LPA.