Ph.D. in Anthropology

Ph.D. in Anthropology

The University of Delhi offers Ph.D. in Anthropology course to its students.
It is offered by the Department of Anthropology and under the Faculty of SCIENCE.Anthropology is the study of man in time and space. The focus of anthropological research is on human population(s) living in different ecological niches.

The Department which in 1947 had a faculty of two members has now 22 members, one research scientist UGC C (Professor Grade) and a number of research associates, research fellows and scholars.

The students of the department are engaged in teaching and research in various Departments of Anthropology and allied sciences in various universities and institutions of India and abroad. One can find at least one, if not more, in every department of anthropology in India. Others are engaged in central and provincial state services, forensic laboratories or in multinationals or entrepreneurs.

The Department has been actively engaged in teaching and research in all branches of anthropology. It has been producing Ph.D. and M. Phil. Dissertations consistently all these years. So far it has awarded 164 Ph.D. degrees and 80 M.Phil. Its faculty members, research scientists, associates, fellows and scholars have also been working on research projects funded by different governmental, national and international agencies.