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Course Highlights

- 200+ hours of intensive learning
- Time bound completion of syllabus with extensive coverage
- Simple, lucid explanation of theories and concepts
- Regular audio visual presentation
- Regular tests for mains
- Intensive answer writing skill development sessions
- UPSC compatible evaluation
- Meticulously designed study material.

Why should I choose Anthropology optional?
- Interesting subject which generates mental acquisitiveness every single day.
- It has a very short syllabus.
- Highly scoring and has many recent top scorers 
- It deals with both biological and sociological aspects of humans. Hence, ideal for student from any background.
- Helpful to tackle essay, social and tribal issues of general studies.
- Matric level science knowledge is sufficient to understand the biological part of Anthropology.

Can only Science students study Anthropology optional?
- Absolutely not. Anthropology is a holistic study which encompasses different disciplines like sociology, psychology, political science, history, human biology & even humanistic disciplines like philosophy, literature etc… Metric level science knowledge is sufficient to study anthropology.

The UPSC Anthropology syllabus contains
- Physical Anthropology (or Biological Anthropology) studies human and primate evolution, adaptation, and variation. Physical Anthropology forms only 40% of the Anthropology Paper 1. This can be studied by any student who has matric level knowledge of Science.
- Socio- Cultural Anthropology where we seek to understand the relations and patterns of life of people as revealed through their established institutions and groups such as kinship, marriage, family etc.
- Indian Anthropology which deals with Society and culture of India. The tribes in India have been classified according to geographical, racial, linguistic and economic differences. The socio-cultural institutions such as marriage, family, kinship and religion are extremely important elements of  each and every tribal community which differentiate them one from another. Study of tribes is a stimulating experience in itself.

How many days do I require for Anthropology optional ?
Anthropology syllabus is very simple, athough it looks exhaustive. One can prepare well for Anthropology in less than 2.5 months.

How much marks can I score in Anthropology?
With good preparation, one can score an average of 320-350/500 very easily.

How do I start preparation for Anthropology?
Reading Anthropology test books and materials without guidance can be tedious and misguiding. Prepare with our best guidance to excel in your exam.

General Studies Course Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of the entire Syllabus.

• Focus on Conceptual Clarity, interlinking between the Concepts and the Dynamic aspects of the Syllabus.

• Prelims Test Series.

• Mains Answer Test Series.

• EXCLUSIVE Mentorship Programme to support the student at Prelims and Mains Examinations. (NEW FEATURE)

• We are a Team of Young and Motivated Team having experience in TEACHING for Civil Services over the years with concrete accomplishments. For details on our Teachers visit: https://shubhraviraj.in/teachers

Note: 

• In Tablet Mode, the Course Lectures will be relayed followed by a Q&A session(to Ask Questions) on our Exclusive Shubhra Ranjan TABLET (T295N Samsung 8 inch Tablet).

• In Tablet Mode, the GS Course Lecture will also be available in a recorded format for access till Mains 2022 with a maximum of 3 views.    

• Under the Course, the T295N Samsung 8-inch Tablet (WiFi+LTE, 32GB) will be provided by the Institute to access the Course.

• The Tablet shall be configured to use only Shubhra Ranjan Tablet App during the Course. The students can use the Tablet as any normal Tablet after the completion of the Course.

• The Tablet shall be delivered to your address as provided at the time of admission. In case you plan to collect at our office address please do inform us by mailing us at support@shubhraranjan.com.

• A 4G SIM card or WiFi connection with a minimum 10 MBPS Internet speed is required to view the tablet course.

• There is no provision to top-up the viewing time for the tablet course.

• GS Prelim-cum-Mains course also includes Prelims Test Series and Mains Test Series.

• The General Studies Tablet course is designed to allow a maximum of 2250 hours of viewing for 300 lectures. Each lecture has a duration of 2.5 hours.

• May Batch Timings: Anthropology: 02.00 pm to 4.30 pm (Tablet Mode)

• April Batch Timings: GS: 08.00 am to 10.30 am (Tablet Mode)