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Test No. Type Topic Date
1 Sectional – Paper I Meaning, Scope and Development of Anthropology 02-Aug
2 Sectional – Paper I Theories of Evolution & Fossil Evidence 03-Aug
3 Sectional – Paper I Human Genetics & Race 09-Aug
4 Sectional – Paper I Marriage, Family and Kinship 10-Aug
5 Sectional – Paper I Economic, Political and Religious Anthropology 16-Aug
6 Sectional – Paper I Anthropological Thought and Theories 17-Aug
7 Sectional – Paper I Research Methods and Techniques 23-Aug
8 Sectional – Paper II Demographic Profile & Racial Elements in India 24-Aug
9 Sectional – Paper II Caste System and Social Stratification 30-Aug
10 Sectional – Paper II Scheduled Castes & Tribes, Constitutional Safeguards 31-Aug
11 Sectional – Paper II Tribal Problems and Developmental Programs 06-Sep
12 Sectional – Paper II Anthropology in Tribal and Rural Development 07-Sep
13 Sectional – Paper II Ethnographic Profiles of Indian Tribes 13-Sep
14 Full-Length Test Paper I – Half Syllabus 14-Sep
15 Full-Length Test Paper II – Half Syllabus 20-Sep
16 Full-Length Test Paper I – Full Syllabus 21-Sep
17 Full-Length Test Paper II – Full Syllabus 27-Sep
18 Full-Length Test Paper I – Final Revision 1 28-Sep
19 Full-Length Test Paper II – Final Revision 1 04-Oct
20 Full-Length Test Paper I – Final Revision 2 05-Oct
21 Full-Length Test Paper II – Final Revision 2 11-Oct
22 Full-Length Test Paper I – Simulation Test 12-Oct
23 Full-Length Test Paper II – Simulation Test 18-Oct
24 Full-Length Test Paper I – Final Wrap-Up 19-Oct
25 Full-Length Test Paper II – Final Wrap-Up 25-Oct

📘 UPSC Anthropology Optional Syllabus

Anthropology - Paper I

  • Meaning, Scope and Development of Anthropology
  • Main branches of Anthropology
  • Nature of culture
  • Marriage
  • Family and Kinship
  • Economic Organization
  • Political Organization and Social Control
  • Religion
  • Culture, Language and Communication
  • Research Methods
  • Human Evolution and Fossil Evidence
  • Human Genetics
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Growth and Development
  • Applications of Anthropology

Anthropology - Paper II

  • Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization
  • Demographic Profile of India
  • Caste System in India
  • Tribes in India
  • Indian Village
  • Linguistic and Religious Minorities
  • Indigenous and Exogenous Processes of Change
  • Development Programs and their impact on Tribes
  • Tribal Movements
  • Role of Anthropology in Tribal and Rural Development
  • Health and Nutrition
  • Anthropological Research in India

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