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What Does a Career in History Look Like? Delhi Government’s New Fellowships Showcase Exciting Career Opportunities

AStudents who are looking for a UG program or those who are already pursuing a UG program in History often wonder about the scope and career opportunities they might get in the future after completing higher degrees.

Delhi government’s new fellowship program is just the right EXAMPLE of the opportunities and career possibilities that future graduates and post-graduates can aspire to.

The Delhi government has recently approved two new exciting annual research fellowship programs in the field of archives and archaeology. The program aims at strengthening documentation, conservation and academic research on the national capital’s heritage.

The departments of Delhi Archives and Archaeology will soon implement the program under which the following two schemes will be introduced:

1. Research Fellowship in Archives
2. Research Fellowship in Archaeology

The Fellowships

Under the archives fellowship, the government will engage 15 researchers every year for a one-year term. It will include 10 Senior Research Fellows (SRFs) and Junior Research Fellows (JRFs). Similarly, the archaeology fellowship will support 12 researchers annually. It will offer three SRFs each in archaeology and conservation, and three JRFs in both disciplines with a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

Research Areas

The fellowship covers seven exciting areas of research under the archives fellowship scheme. It includes record management, conservation and preservation of archival material, digitisation of records, dissemination of information and data, micro-filming and reprography, research and publication, and oriental languages, particularly Urdu and Persian.

Research under the archaeology scheme will also allow exploring the earliest settlements in the Delhi Ridge and Yamuna basin, the Painted Grey Ware and Northern Black Polished Ware cultures, early historic Delhi, trade routes, archaeology of the Yamuna floodplain, conservation of Delhi monuments, digital conservation, heritage conservation and climate change, public archaeology and community engagement, and encroachment and heritage preservation.

The Research Fellows will have the opportunity to access rare manuscripts, maps, photographs and administrative records during their journey to study diverse themes, ranging from Delhi’s institutional history and urban expansion to environmental history, festivals, cinema and social life. Researchers will also have the opportunity to publish their findings, organise exhibitions, and run outreach programs to explore Delhi’s historical and archaeological legacy and improve public engagement.

Through this program, the government intends to create a pool of skilled researchers and professionals in archival science, archaeology, and heritage conservation. It will promote modern research methods, digitisation and conservation technologies in the field of archives and archaeology.

Such government-led programs and schemes will create immense possibilities for young graduates and researchers in the future.

The history program at SGT is committed to producing researchers, archivists, and archaeologists who can contribute to this field.