Jobs & Career in History - Archival studies, Museology or Conservation, India

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For those who aim to specialise in Archival studies, Museology or Conservation, there are
specialised courses available, though admission is always competitive.

• National Museum Institute of History, Conservation and Museology, National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi-110011 offers :
  (i) MA/Ph.D. in: Museology (for MA - 50% marks in BA in any branch of humanities such as History of Art, Archaeology, Fine Arts, Anthropology or in any academic subjects related to museum collections or Diploma in Museology) and
  (ii) MA/Ph.D. in Conservation & Restoration of Works of Art open to 50% and above at B.Sc. with Chemistry or Physics as one of the main subjects or BFA.
  Selection to the programme here is based on performance in written examination and interview. for admission to the MA programmes at NMIHACM it is desirable to have knowledge of one classical or foreign languages such as Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Greek, Latin, German, French and Italian, etc.
  (iii) 1-year Diploma in Museum Admn. Museum Modelling and Museum photography.
• School of Archival Studies, National Archives of India, Janpath, New Delhi-110011 offers 1- year Diploma course in Archival Studies to postgraduates in History at least 50% marks with AT least one paper in Modern Indian History (post 1750 AD) - selection through an aptitude test Also runs a number of short-term certificate courses in Reprography, etc.Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Pondicherry-605014: 1-year Diploma after master's degree in relevant subject.
• Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram-624302 (TN) offers:
  PG Diploma in Archives and Documentation & Management after graduation with experience in Lib/Archives or Cert in Lib Sc. area after B.Sc./M.Sc. with relevant subjectAnnamalai University, Annamalainagar-608022 offers PG Dip in Archives Keeping; Certificate in Reprography and Non-Book materials.
• Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007:1-year PG Dip. Archival Sc. & Manuscriptology for graduates with 3 years' experience.
• 1-year PG Certificate in Archives at Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad-380014.
• 1-year PG Diploma in Museology at Vikram University, Ujjain-456010
  Diploma in Museology after MA (Ancient Indian History), Culture and Archaeology with 50% marks or MA Hist with Med.
• Hist with 50% marks at Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007
• MA (Fine) Museology at M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002 open for bachelor's degree in Arts, Science, Education, Fine Arts, or Engg.
• Diploma in Museology after graduation at University of Calcutta, Calcutta-700073
• Dip in Museology and MA in Museology after graduation at BHU, Varanasi-221005
• 1-year Museology at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002.
• Intach, Indian Conservation Institute offers various courses in Conservation of Paintings, Documents, Manuscripts to graduates in Science or Chemistry graduates or BFA degrees at :71 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 and A-1/11 Sector B, Aliganj Scheme, Lucknow-226020.
• Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management, New Delhi, (affiliated to Indraprastha University), 18-A Satsang Vihar Marg, Qutub Institutional Area,New Delhi-110067 offers 2-year courses :Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management and Master in Conservation, Preservation and Heritage Management Eligibility: 3-year graduate degree course - B.A./B.Sc. in History, Archaeology, Chemistry,  Physics, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Anthropology, Art History, Museology and related subjects OR B.E.,B.Arch.,B.Town Planning or equivalent degree. Admission through an entrance test.
   

International Perspective:
UK
Museum Training Institute Glyde House, Glyde Gate, Bradford BD5 OUP
Society of Archivists Information House, 20-24 Old Street, London EC1V 9AP.