SYLLABUS FOR HISTORY
PART
SECTION I -- HISTORICAL METHOD
Chapter-1
Definitions - Nature of History - Whether History is a Science or Art
ChapterHistory and other Social Sciences - Relationship with Economics,
Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy and literature
Chapter-3
History and its ancillaries - Archaeology, Epigraphy and Numismatics
Chapter-4
Internal Criticism - Job of Internal Criticism - External Criticism
SECTION II --HISTORIOGRAPHY
Chapter-1
Western Historiography- Greeco-Roman -Church Historiography St. Augustine - Modern Historiography -Ranke, Comte and Karl Marx
Chapter-2
Indian Historiography - Colonial-Nationalist-Leftist School-Subaltern School
SECTION III -- ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY
Chapter- 1
Sources
Harappa Civilization and Culture - Economy - Agriculture
Crafts
Chapter -2
Vedic Age - Sources - Vedic Society and Economy - Transition to money and Market
Chapter 3
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The Rise of new Religions - Jainism - Buddhism - The Material Background.
Chapter
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The age of Mauryas - Rise of The Kingdom of Magadha - Chandragupta Maurya Ashoka and His successors. The Arthashastra, Indica and Ashokan Edicts Importance of the Edicts - Economy and Society - Ashokan Policy of Dharma.
Chapter- 5
Decline of the Mauryas - Kushanas - Kanishka - Trade - Inland - Foreign Gandhara - Mathura School of Arts.
Chapter 6
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The rise of the Guptas - Samudragupta - Achievements - Chandragupta II Disintegration of Empire - Huna Invasions. Economy and Society - Agriculture Land grants - Decline of Trade and decay of towns - The Debate of Indian
Feudalism, Cultural Contributions - Religion, Literature, Science and Art
and Architecture
Chapter 7
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Harshavardana of Kanauj
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Education
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Buddhism
Chapter 8
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Age of Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Pallavas and Cholas -The Rise of Chalukyas
- Pulakeshin II - Relations with Kanauj and Pallavas - The rise of the Pallavas
- Mahendravarman and Narshimhavarman - Relations with Chalukyas and Other
Tamil Powers - The Rashtrakutas - Govinda III - Amoghavarsha - Relations
with North - Expedition of South
Chapter -9
The Rise of Cholas - Rajaraja I - Rajendra I -Economy and Society - Trade
and Agriculture - Administration of the Cholas-Central
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Local Governments
Chapter -10
An and Architecture - Salient features of Chalukyan and Rashtrakuta Style
- Badami, Aihole, Pattadakallu, Ellora, Ajanta and Elephanta
PART -II
SECTION IV--
MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY
Chapter -1
The Rise of Rajputs - Origin - Society, Economy and Polity - Literature and
Art and
Architecture
Chapter -2
The Hoysalas of Dorasamudra - Vishnuvardhana, Ballala I, Ballala II and
Ballala Ill - Cultural Contributions
Chapter 3
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The Foundation of Vijayanagara - Krishnadevaraya - Life and Achievements
- Foreign accounts -- Decline of the Empire - Cultural Contributions
Chapter -4
The Bahamani Kingdom - Muhammad Gawan -Rise of Adil Shahis of
Bijapur.- Ibrahim Adil Shah II - Contributions to Art and Architecture.
Chapter -5
Turks and the Conquests of North India - Causes and Consequences Foundation of Delhi Sultanate - Early Sultans - Consolidation of Turkish Power
- Rise of Centralized despotism - Alla-ud-din Khilji and Mohammed bin
Tughlaq -His Experiments - Administration of the Delhi Sultanate - Decline of
the Sultanate. The Saiyids and Lodhis - Circumstances leading to the
First Battle of Panipat .
Chapter - 6
Bhakti Movement - feautures - Ramanujacharya,Madhwacharya,
Basaweshwara - Ramananda - Kabir - Nanak - Chaitanya - Meerabai - Sufism.
Chapter- 7
The Foundation of the Mughal Empire. Babur - Humayan
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The II Battle
of Panipat - Triumph of The Mughals - Akbar's Rise and Consolidation of
Mughal power. Conquests and Annexations- The Triumph of Akbar
Chapter -8
Decline of Mughals - Aurangazeb
Chapter - 9
Society, Economy and Culture - Literature and Art & Architecture Under
Sultanate of Delhi - The Concept of 'Urban' and 'Rural Revolution'.
The Khalis and lqta -The State and the landed elites. Agrarian Policy
and Market Regulations of Alla- ud-din Khilji
Chapter - 10
Mughal Administration - Mughal Nobility and Bureaucracy - Agrarian system
of Mughals - Agrarian Taxation - Agricultural Production - Trade in agricultural
produces - Conditions of Peasants under Mughals - Land Right and Land
Ownership. Agrarian Relations under the Mughals - Machinery of
Land Revenue administration - The Zamindars and Zagirdars
Chapter -11
State and Urban Life - Structure and Composition of the Medieval Indian
Towns and Cities - Craft and Technology
Chapter -12
Art and Architecture - Contributions of Delhi Sultans and Mughals Decline of Mughal Empire - Causes
SECTION -V -- HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA
Chapter 1
Advent of Europeans - The Establishment of East India Company - The Battle
of Plassey - Expansion of Company's Territories - Lord Wellesly's Subsidiary
Alliance - Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse.
Chapter
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Revolt of 1857 - Consequences of the Revolt - Queen's Proclamation - Impact of
Western Education - Rise of Socio - Religious reforms Movement
Chapter 3
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Agrarian Economy - British Land Revenue System - Zamindari, Roitwari &
Mahalwari - Commercialization of Agriculture - Famine - Policies.
Chapter 4
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Transport & Communication
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Railways &Telegraph.
Chapter 5
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Decline.of Traditional Industries -British Industrial Policy- Indian Working
Class Movement .
Chapter -6
ne Foundation of Indian National Congress
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The Moderate Phase
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Economic Nationalism - Partition of Bengal - The Rise of Extremism and
Swadeshi Movement - Revolutionary Terrorism.
Chapter -7
The Age of Gandhian Politics - Non -cooperation Movement - Poona Pact The Act of 1935 - Congress Ministries
Chapter 8
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Freedom with Partition -- Gandhi's Call - 'Do Or Die'. Quit India Movement Circumstances leading to Partition and Independence
Chapter
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India and Contemporary World. The Policy of Non - Alignment - India SAARC, ASEAN, EU
SECTION VI--HISTORY OF THE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN INDIA
Chapter 1
The Revolutions of Europe - The Establishment of the III Republic in France
Its Problems - Russian Revolution -1918 - The Leadership of Lenin.
Chapter 2
Unification of Germany and Italy.
Chapter 3
I and II World Wars - The Establishment of UNO - Its Various Organs and Functions .
Chapter 4
Chain between 1911 to 1975 - Japan between 1900 to 1954
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