Becoming a historian is a professional skill.
It means having training and experience in critically assessing the
evidence and events of the past and placing them in context. Good
research and communication skills are essential for this career.
Historians
are social scientists who research, analyze, and interpret the past.
They use many sources of information in their research, including
government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals,
photographs, interviews, films, and unpublished manuscripts such as
personal diaries and letters. Historians usually specialize in a country
or region, a particular period, or a particular field, such as social,
intellectual, cultural, political, or diplomatic history. Many
communicate their research and findings through books, articles, or
essays.
The majority of historians conduct
some form of research and analysis for State and local government.
Others help study and preserve archival materials and artifacts in
museums, visitor centers, and historic buildings and sites. So History
is a very broad field that spans many regions, times, and cultures, and a
single person could never hope to have a deep understanding of all of
it. For this reason, most historians specialize in studying a particular
time period, geographic region, person, or country.
Skills
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Communicating effectively in writing, as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Using
logics and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of
alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring/Assessing
performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make
improvements or take corrective action.
Time Management.
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work. Identifying the best people for the job.
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Eligibility
After
Class XII graduation in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Indian History.
Students of any streams can apply, but students from the humanities
background are given more preference. Graduation in History can be
followed by Post-Graduation in History and PhD for further studies.
Eligibility depends on the type of the job that is being done. Normally
for teaching jobs in history, schools require a B. Ed. degree and
colleges need a doctorate. However, advanced degrees and also years of
experience are required for special field jobs as archaeologists.
Job prospects
As
with the rest of the workforce, historians work either as employees in
an organisation, as contractors or as consultants. The first is a more
secure existence, but opportunities for permanent employment have
tightened in recent years. Territory teaching is still a significant,
but diminishing field of employment for historians but opportunities
also arise in government bodies, museums, archives, in heritage practice
and elsewhere. Such positions are advertised in the press and other
media. State and territory Professional Historians Associations also
publicise employment opportunities for their members.
Pay package
The
money being earned in this field is also quite decent. The amount of
the money being earned depends on the skill of the individual and,
therefore, the feature of volatility is one of the most visible features
of the pay packages that are being offered in the different jobs in
this field. The entry level remuneration is quite decent and it goes on
increasing in leaps and bounds as the individual becomes more and more
experienced in the activities that he undertakes in his or her job.
Best Top Institutes
St. Stephen’s college, Delhi
Hans Raj College, Delhi
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
St. Andrew’s College of Arts, Science & B.M.S., Mumbai
Hindu college, Delhi
Gargi College, Delhi
Madras Christian College, Chennai
Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSRC), Delhi
Mithibai College, Mumbai
Queen Mary’s College, Chennai
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