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    CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024

    03 March, 2024
    Artika Shan

    The CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024 includes courses on Physical Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Material Culture, Economic Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Ethnography, and Ecology.

     

        To succeed in the Common Universities Entrance Test and get admission to your preferred higher education institution, you must study all the relevant material in the unit mentioned earlier. 

     

    Keep reading to understand the CUET 2024 Syllabus for the Anthropology course better.

     

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    CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024

     

    The CUET 2024 Anthropology Syllabus 2024 is released on the official website of NTA, i.e. cuet.samarth.ac.in. The candidates can download the CUET Syllabus for Anthropology in English and Hindi. It covers topics including prehistoric anthropology, physical anthropology, social anthropology, prehistoric archaeology, material culture and economic anthropology, ethnography, and ecology. 

     

    The table below provides an overview of the anthropology syllabus for CUET: 

     

    Unit 

    Unit Name 

    Topics 

    Unit 1 

    Physical Anthropology 

    • Preliminary knowledge of Human genetics, Mendel’s Laws of heredity, and Monohybrid and Dihybrid ratio. 
    • Definition of Race and Racial criteria, Significance of skin color, Eye form and color, Head form, and ABa blood groups as racial criteria. 
    • Racial classification, Distinctive physical features, and geographical distribution of the major racial groups of man: Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid and Australoid. 

    Unit 2 

    Prehistoric Archaeology 

    • Tool Making: Techniques of manufacturing core and flake tools, Primary and secondary flaking, Pressure flaking, Grinding and polishing, Materials used in making prehistoric tools. 
    • Tool families: Pebble tools, Hand axes, Cleavers, Scrapers, Microliths, Points, Blades, Awl, Gravers, Celts, Sickles, Spear-head, Arrow-head, and Bone tools. 
    • Prehistoric Cultures: A brief outline of the following prehistoric cultures of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods 
    • A comparative study of the salient features of Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures.

    Unit 3 

    Material Culture and Economic Anthropology 

    • Economic life: the meaning and characteristics of a simple or primitive financial system
    • Subsistence Economies: Domestication of animals-pastoralism, agriculture-shifting cultivation, horticulture, terrace cultivation, and plough cultivation are all examples of
    • A brief summary of the methods of hunting, fishing, and agriculture, as applicable to various communities in North East India.

    Unit 4 

    Social Anthropology and Ethnography 

    		For Social Anthropology- Family: Definition, forms, and types: nuclear family, joint family, a family of orientation, family of procreation, monogamous and polygamous (polygynous and polyandrous).

    • Clustered Relationship in a nuclear family.
    • Rules Of Residence: Patrilocal, matrilocal, neolocal, avancolocal, bi-local, matri patrilocal. Rules of descent: Patrilineal and matrilineal descent.
    • Functions of family, social nature of family.

    For Ethnography: 

    • A summary of the land and people of North-East India.
    • Examination of the material culture and economic life of the following communities
    • The Garo: Shifting or Jhum cultivation
    • The Mishing: Plough Cultivation
    • A study of the social organization of the Ao Naga and the Apa Tani.

    Unit 5 

    Ecology 

    • The definition and meaning of ecology and environment
    • Environment elements: solid, liquid, and gas
    • There are three types of environments: physical or abiotic environments, biological or biotic environments, and socio-cultural environments.
    • Man is the principal force responsible for disrupting the natural balance.

     

    Exam Pattern of CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024

     

    Subject Number of Questions Number of Questions to be Attempted Maximum Marks 
    Anthropology 50 40 200 

     

    Conclusion: 

    Studying the books is very important for passing the CUET Anthropology exam. Besides, they should have full knowledge of the syllabus and don’t take the test unless they have studied the syllabus thoroughly. They should dedicate time to completing sample papers, question papers, and mock exams from the previous year. This will aid them in preparing for the real exam. The students should review the previously studied content and plan and dedicate a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of three weeks.  

     

    FAQs related to the CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024: 

     

    1. In CUET’s anthropology syllabus, what are the major topics covered? 

    The CUET Anthropology Syllabus includes environmental issues, a subsistence economy, a brief overview of the residents of North-East India, tool-making, and pre-historic cultures. 

     

    1. What are the key features of the CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2024 in terms of subtopics, sections, and overall content volume? 


    There are five sections in the CUET 2024 Anthropology syllabus, each of which includes several subtopics that are mostly equivalent in relevance to the main subject. Moreover, the syllabus has a moderate to high amount of content. 

     

    1. What does Anthropology mean in CUET? 

    The topics covered in the CUET 2024 Anthropology Syllabus are prehistoric archaeology, physical anthropology, economic and material culture anthropology, social anthropology, and ethnography and ecology. 

     

    1. Should I refer to additional Anthropology study material?

    The candidates should also refer to the online resources, recommended textbooks, and practice papers in addition to the CUET Anthropology syllabus. In this way, they will be able to gain a deeper understanding and also improve their preparation. 

     

    1. How can I prepare for the exam using the CUET Anthropology syllabus 2024?

    For planning your preparation, you should refer to the CUET Anthropology Syllabus. It is possible to break down each unit, focus on understanding the core concepts, and gather the necessary study materials.