ABSTRACT
The beginnings of archaeological studies in India go back to the last quarter of the 18th century, when the Asiatick Society was founded in 1784 at Calcutta with the avowed purpose of enquiring among other things ‘into the History of the Antiquities, Arts, Sciences and Literature of Asia. In his report Woolley inter alia, emphasized the need for specialized training and comprehensive planning. In the 1950s field research projects in archaeology were initially set up in six universities where some trained staff was already available. The Constitution of India, which came into force in 1950, listed archaeology as a concurrent subject, with the result the allocation of functions relating to archaeology became the charge of both the Union and the State Governments. Recruitments to the various cadres ofthe Archaeological Survey of India is carried out by different agencies such as the Union Public Service Commission, the Staff Selection Commission, etc., depending on the grade of the post.
