National Testing Agency is going to conduct the CUET examination soon. The agency released the CUET exam dates a few days back. As per that the first session of the examination is scheduled to be held on July 15, 16, 19 and 20, 2022.Â
Also, the second session of the CUET 2022 exam is going to be held on August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, 2022.Â
Now, as the exam dates have been released, the candidates who are aspiring to write the exam for the Anthropology subject can check out the syllabus for the same.Â
The agency has earlier notified that there will be fifty questions from the subjects out of which the candidate has to answer 40 questions. Hence, those who have already applied for the examination earlier can check out the CUET Anthropology syllabus.Â
NTA has already released the CUET Anthropology syllabus PDF that should be used to prepare for the examination.Â
The syllabus is simple and is divided into five units namely, Physical Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Material culture and economic Anthropology, Social Anthropology & Ethnography and Ecology. These units consist of different sub-topics that should be prepared by the candidates.Â
Read this article till the end to know the topics related to the CUET Anthropology exam 2022 relevant to the upcoming examination.Â
CUET Anthropology Syllabus 2022
The candidates going to appear in the upcoming CUET Anthropology examination can check out the unit-wise syllabus. These topics should be used to prepare for the examination and score high marks in the entrance examination.Â
The candidates can check out the unit-wise topics relevant to the CUET Anthropology 2022.
| Unit | CUET Anthropology Chapters |
| Physical Anthropology | Preliminary knowledge of
Human genetics. Mendel’s Laws of heredity Monohybrid and Dihybrid ratio. Definition of Race and Racial criteria. Significance of skin colour Eye form and colour. Headform and ABa blood groups asracial criteria. Racial Classification, Distinctive Physical features and geographical distribution of the major racial groups of man Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid and Australoid. |
| PrehistoricArchaeology: | Tool Making: Techniques of manufacturing core and flake tools, primary and secondary flaking, pressure flaking, grinding, and polishing. Materials used in making prehistoric tools.Â
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. |
| Material culture and Economic Anthropology | Economic life: meaning and aspects, characteristic features of the primitive or simple economic system.Â
Subsistence economy: domestication of animals-pastoralism, agriculture-shifting cultivation, horticulture, terrace cultivation, and plough cultivation. A brief outline of the methods of hunting, fishing, and agriculture with reference to Various communities of North East India as far as practicable. |
| Social Anthropology and Ethnography | Social Anthropology:Â
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, matripatri local. Rules of descent: Patrilineal and matrilineal descent. Functions of family, social nature of family. Ethnography A brief outline of the land and people of North-East India. Study of 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 Apatani. |
| Ecology | Meaning and definition of ecology and environment.Â
Elements of the environment: Solid, liquid, and gas. Physical or abiotic environment, biological or biotic environment, and socio-cultural environment. Man is the main agent to disturbs the ecological balance. |
CUET Anthropology Books
The candidates should always use CUET Anthropology books to study the topics listed by the agency for the subject. It is advisable to go for at least three books to clear the basics and practice a lot of questions before the examination. We have mentioned the names of the books suggested by the last year’s toppers and experts.
| Books Name | Author Name | Description |
| Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology | AM Tripathi | This book is filled with lucid explanations for all the chapters crucial for the exam. |
| Anthropology 15th Edition (Pearson) | Carol R. Ember, Melvin R. Ember, Peter N. Peregrine | This book has been relevant to candidates who wish to get practice questions for the exam. |
| Cultural Anthropology | Bonvillain Nancy | This book is one of the major books preferred by experts. |
CUET Anthropology Preparation Tips
CUET Anthropology is one of the crucial examinations for those who are looking forward to getting admission in the B.Sc in Anthropology. A lot of state and central universities will be considering the marks scored in the CUET 2022 examination. Hence, in order to score high marks and rank in the examination, the candidates are advised to follow the below-mentioned preparation tips.
- Study the CUET Anthropology syllabus deeply and mark the chapters that are crucial for the examination only.Â
- Candidates should always clear the basics first and give more emphasis on the nomenclature and concepts first.
- Try to use at least three books for clearing the basics of the topics mentioned on the CUET Anthropology syllabus.Â
- Practice questions available on the books, and question banks to get an idea of the level of the performance before the examination.
