Academic Departments
35, Ballygunge Circular Road,
Kolkata - 700 019
Phone: 24753681 extn. 230
Link to : Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Kolkata - 700 019
Phone: 24753681 extn. 230
Link to : Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
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| Programme | Level of Study | Cut-off Mark at entry | Intake Capacity |
| M.Sc. in Anthropology | P.G. | General: 55% - 58% SC / ST (10% reserved) 43% - 50% (According to Merit) |
28 |
| Human Rights (Self Finance)
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PG & Ph.D. | Bachelor degree in any discipline with strong interest in human rights | 20 |
| Visual Communication & Culture (Self Finance) (Click here for details) | PG Diploma (1 Year). | A bachelor’s degree (three years) or its equivalent in any disciplines from a UGC recognised university. Applications will be particularly considered from candidates who have strong interest and experience of working in the field of visual culture and communication. | 25 |
| Ph.D. | Research | ||
| D.Sc. | Research | ||
| Name | Specialisation |
| Professors | |
| Ranjana Roy, Ph.D. | Prehistory and Palacoanthropology. |
| Asitbaran Das Chowdhury, Ph.D., D.Sc. | Biological Anthropology. |
| Manibrata Bhattacharya, Ph.D. | Prehistory, Palacoanthropology and Cultural Anthropology. |
| Gopal krishna Chakraborty | Social Cultural Anthropology. |
| Anupratan Bandyopadhyay | Biological Anthropology. |
| Bela Bhattacharya, Ph.D. | Social Cultural Anthropology. |
| Lecturers | |
| Arnab Das, M.Sc. | Social Cultural Anthropology. |
| Sutapa Mukhopadhyay, M.Sc., Ph.D. | Social Cultural Anthropology. |
| Subha Ray, Ph.D. | Biological Anthropology. |
Major Thrust Areas
Major thrust areas in which research activities are being actively pursued:
Man and Environment including Genetics
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Weaker Section, Women, Aged
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Palaeoanthropology
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Disadvantaged people
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Indigenous Knowledge
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Kinship
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Ethnicity
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Human Diversity based on bio-anthropological variables (morphological and genetical)
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Physical Anthropology : Hair Research, Forensic Anthropology, Anthropometry
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Indian Civilization, Cultural Communication, Agrarian Social Cultural system
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Anthropology and Development, Cultural Aspects of Environment
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Identity
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Urban Anthropology
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Methodology
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Self
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Health in general and Reproductive Health in particular
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Medical Anthropology
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Development Anthropology
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Cultural Study
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Gender Study
Area of Research
Analysis of quantitative inheritance from family and twin data
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Elemental analysis of human hair [occupational and environmental pollution of lead (Pb)],
Cytogenetics
and infertility in man; hormone and anthropometry
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Use of Anthropometry in risk factor of diseases related to x-syndrome
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Morphometric variation in primate hairs
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Anthropometry and body composition studies of population of Eastern India
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Use of anthropometry in risk factors of diseases related to NIDDM
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Nature of criminality among the tribal population in India:
A review from the viewpoint of mainstream idea of criminality
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Socio-economic study among the fishing communities of south 24 parganas of Sunderban area
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Consequences of aging in tribal community
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Women and development: Problems of educational development in South Asia
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Quality of life of weaker sections including minority communities in varied ecozones of West Bengal
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Folk classification of environmental resources for sustainable development
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A study on reproductive performances of Santal females in Eastern India
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From Agricultural field to market: Transformation of peasantry in West Bengal villages
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Relationships of metabolic risk factors of CHD with anthropometry among Bengali S.C. men of Calcutta
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The Bengali: Community and Culture
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Urban Apartment Culture in Kolkata: Anthropology of Space
| Funding Agency |
| DSA (UGC) |
| DST |
| ICMR |
| CSIR |
| Ambedkar Foundation |
