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SYLLABUS
M.A. (HISTORY) PART-II (SEMESTER III & IV)
2015-16 and 2016-17 EXAMINATIONS
PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY)
PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS :
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II : History of Ancient India from the Earliest Times to the
Macedonian Invasions
PAPER-III : History of India from the Down fall of the Kushan empire to
circa 700 A.D.
PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1000-1399 A.D.)
PAPER-III : History of the Mughals (1526-1605 A.D.)
PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-II : History of India from 1707-1772.
PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947.
PAPER-IV : National Movement in India 1858-1930 and
Constitutional Development.
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THIRD SEMESTER
PAPER-I
HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Principal Sources for the study of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign.
2. Political condition of the Punjab in late 18th century; Maharaja Ranjit
Singh's rise to power with special reference to his relations with Misals.
3. Sikh-Afghan relations : Conquests of Attock, Multan, Kashmir and
Peshawar.
4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's relations with the British : 1800-1839.
a) Cis-Sutlej States
b) Question of Sind
c) Tripartite Treaty
SECTION–B
5. Nature of the State under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
6. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Administration : Central and Provincial
Structure and Military Organisation.
7. Causes of the First Anglo-Sikh War, (1845-46) and post war settlements.
8. Causes of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, (1848-49 ) and Annexation of the
Punjab.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Fauja Singh & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh
A.C. Arora
2. J.D. Cunnigham : A History of the Sikhs
3. B.J. Hasrat : Anglo Sikh Relations.
4. B.J. Hasrat : Life and Time of Ranjit Singh
5. Bhagat Singh : Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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6. Sita Ram Kohli : Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi)
7. G.L. Chopra : The Punjab as a Sovereign State
8. J.S. Grewal & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times.
Indu Banga (Eds)
9. Sir Lepel Griffin : Ranjit Singh
10. N.K. Sinha : Ranjit Singh
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Khushwant Singh : Ranjit Singh - Maharaja of the Punjab,
1780-1839.
2. Fauja Singh : Military System of the Sikhs.
3. Ganda Singh (ed.) : Ranjit Singh - First Death Centenary
Memorial Volume.
4. Ganda Singh : Private Correspondence relating to the
Anglo Sikh Wars.
5. Bhagat Singh : Sikh Polity in the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Centuries.
6. Sita Ram Kohli : Sunset of the Sikh Empire.
7. A.C. Banerjee (ed.) : Anglo Sikh Relations
8. S.M. Latif : History of the Punjab.
9. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab (1799-1947).
10. Hari Ram Gupta : History of Sikhs
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE EARLIEST
TIMES TO THE MACEDONIAN INVASIONS
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
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the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Importance of Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary
sources .
2. The Stone Age: Early Stone age: Middle Stone age; Late Stone Age,
Neolithic and chalcolithic culture of India.
3. The Indus Valley Civilization : Its period and extent; script; the religious
life; social life; art and architecture of Harappan people; its decline.
4. The Aryans: different theories regarding their original home.
SECTION–B
5. The Vedic Age: Social, Political and Religious life of the early Vedic
Age; social, political and religious life of the later Vedic Age.
6. The Epics: the age of Mahabharata and Ramayana; the epics as a source
for the study of Ancient Indian History.
7. Political condition of India during the 6th century B.C.: the age of reason
and revolt and the emergence of Buddhism and Jainism.
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8. The Achaemenian Invasions: The Macedonian Invasions, Greek
Influence on India History.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Piggot Stuart : Prehistoric India
2. Wheeler, M. : Indus Valley Civilization
3. Majumdar, R.C. and : The Vedic Age
Pusalkar (ed.)
4. Ray Chaudhuri, H.C. : Political History of Ancient India
5. Mookerji, R.K. : Ancient India
6. Smith, V.A. : The Early History of India
7. Tripathi, R.S. : History of Ancient India
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. R.C. Majumdar : Ancient India
2. S.K. Dhillon : Religious History of Ancient India.
3. Romila Thapar : History of Early India
4. Upinder Singh : A History of Ancient & Early Medieval
India from Stone Age to 12th century
Group-A : ANCIENT INDIA
Paper-III
HISTORY OF INDIA FROM THE DOWNFALL OF THE KUSHAN
EMPIRE TO circa 700 A.D.
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
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The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Political condition of India after the downfall of the Kushans up to the
rise of the Guptas.
2. Rise of the Nagas : Bharasivas and Vakataks.
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3. The Imperial Guptas; Origin of the Guptas; Political and Cultural
achievements of the Gupta Kings; Gupta Vakatak relations.
4. The Hunas and their inroads.
SECTION–B
5. The later Guptas and the Maukharis.
6. Achievements of the Maukharis: Gupta-Maukhari relations.
7. Harshavardhan and his times.
8. Yashovarman and his times.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. B.N. Puri : India under the Kushans
2. Majumdar and : The Age of Imperial Unity, Vol.III.
Pusalkar (ed.)
3. Majumdar and : The Classical Age Vol.I (Bhartya Vidya
Pusalkar (ed.) Bhavan Series)
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Majumdar and : Struggle for the Empire Vol.IV
Pusalkar (ed.) (B.V.B. Series)
2. R.S. Tripathi : History of Kanauj
3. D. Devahuti : Harsha and His Times
Group A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-IV: STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC
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Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 25
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
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1. Development of Varna System.
2. Origin and growth of caste-system, Varna and Ashrams: position of
Shudras.
3. Family Organization; position of women; educational system; Types of
marriage.
4. The sixteen Samskaras and their importance.
SECTION–B
5. Criticism of Brahmanical social institutions.
6. Harappan culture : Beliefs and Practices.
7. Art, Architecture and sculpture of the Mauryan period.
8. Art, Architecture, sculpture and paintings of the Gupta period.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. A.L. Basham, : The Wonder that was India
2. A.S. Altekar : State and Government in Ancient India
3. K.L. Daftri, : The Social Institutions of Ancient India
4. R. Shamasastry : Kautiyla Arthasastra
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. V.S.Marawala. : Gupta Temple Architecture
2. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture.
3. P.H. Prabhu : Hindu Social Organization
4. R.S. Sharma : Political Ideas and Institution in Ancient India
GROUP-B
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PAPER-II : MEDIEVAL INDIA
DELHI SULTANATE (1000-1399 A.D.)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Sources of the history of the Sultanate period, with special reference to
Alberuni's India, Barani's Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi and Travels of Ibn Batuta.
2. Social and Political condition of India around 1000 A.D.
3. Invasions of Mahmud Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori, causes of the
Turkish victory.
4. Consolidation of the Turkish rule with special reference to the measures
taken by Iltutmish and Balban.
SECTION–B
5. Khalji revolution.
6. The Khalji Rule :
a. Administrative and military reforms of Alauddin Khalji.
b. Economic Reforms
c. Alauddin's Deccan and N.W.F. policies.
d. Collapse of Alauddin's system.
7. Rise of Tughlaqs: Career, conquests and administration of Ghias-ud-din-
Tughlaq.
8. Muhammad -bin -Tughlaq : various experiments; causes of his failure;
character ; Administrative policies of Feroz Tughlaq.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. A. B. Pandey : Early Medieval India
2. K.S. Lal, : Twilight of the Sultanate
3. K. A. Nazami
& Muhammad Habib : The Comprehensive History of India
Vol. V
4. Muhammad Habib : Mahmud of Ghazna
5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India part-I ( upto Sultanate)
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4. S.R. Sharma, : Mughal Empire in India.
6 U.N.Day : Some Aspects of Medieval Indian
History,
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1. Mohibul Hassan : Historians of Medieval India
2. Manik Lal Gupta : Sources of Mughal History
3. Nazim Muhammad : Life and times of Sultan Mahmud of
Ghazna
4. Habibullah, A.B.M. : The Foundation of Muslim rule in India
5. Lal, K.S. : History of Khaljis
6. R.C. Majumdar : Struggle for Empire Vol.V.
7. R.C. Majumdar : Delhi Sultanate, Vol.VI.
Group B: MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-III : HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS (1526-1605 A.D.)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
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4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Sources of Mughal Indian History with special reference to Tuzk-i-
Baburi, Akbarnama, Badaoni's Munthkhab-ut-Twarikh.
2. Socio-Political condition of India on the eve of Babur's invasion.
3. Babur's character and personality, Babur as an Empire builder (with
special reference to battles of Panipat and Kanwaha.
4. Humayun : Humayun's relations with Bahadur Shah and Sher Shah.
Causes of Humayun's expulsion from India and factors for his restoration
to power.
SECTION–B
5. Sher Shah Suri : Central Administration, local administration, judicial
and police systems, public reforms currency reforms, Sher Shah as the
fore-runner of Akbar.
6. Akbar : Rise and fall of Bairam Khan; NWFP, and Deccan policies,
estimate of Akbar.
7. Rajput Policy of Akbar.
8. Religious policy : factors and forces that influenced his religious policy,
measures to conciliate the Hindus; Din-i-Ilahi.
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SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Beni Parsad : History of Jahangir
2. Irfan Habib (ed.) : Medieval India - Research in the History
of India, (1250-1750)
3. J.F.Richards : New Cambridge History of India. (The
Mughal Empire)
4. K.A. Nizami : Akbar and Religion
5. Mohammad Idris : Mughal Bharat (Punjabi)
6. R.P . Tripathi,. : Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire.
7. R.S. Awasthi, : Mughal Emperor Humayun
8. S. Lanepoole, : Babur (Ruler of India)
9. S. Lanepoole, : Medieval India
10 Satish Chandra : Medieval India : From Sultanate to the
Mughals
11 Satish Chandra : Mughal Religious Policies, the Rajputs
and the
Deccan, Delhi, 1993/1994
1526-1748)
12. S.R. Sharma : Mughal Empire in India
13. Shireen Moosvi : Episodes in the Life of Akbar
(Translated and Edited ) Contemporary Records and
Reminiscences.
14 U.N.Day : Some Aspects of Medieval Indian
History.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. A.L. Srivastava, : Mughal Empire.
2. Nurul Hasan : Religion, State & Society in Medieval
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3. R.C. Majumdar, (ed.) : Mughal Empire (Bharat Vidya Bhawan
Series Vol.VII).
4. S.K. Banerjee, : Humayun Badshah.
5. V.A. Smith, : Akbar the Great Mughal.
Group B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-IV :STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS : SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
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The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Social Structure of the Muslims Society: Upper classes; religious classes,
masses, and position of women.
2. Social Structure of the Hindu Society : Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas,
Shudras and Untouchables; position of women.
3. Ulema and Nobility: their role in Muslim Society.
4. Sufism: Sufi-Silsilahs ; their impact on society.
SECTION–B
5. Bhakti Movement : general principles, impact on society.
6. Religions Policy of the Sultans of Delhi.
7. Land revenue system under the Sultans ; Iqtadari system
8. Art and Architecture under Sultans .
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. K.A.Nizami : Religion and Politics during the 13th
Century.
2. Tara Chand : Influence of Islam on Indian Culture.
3. K.M. Ashraf : The Life and Conditions of the People of
Hindustan.
4. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions (Social, Cultural,
Economic), (Punjabi).
5. Percy Brown : Muslim Architecture.
6 Vipul Singh : Interpreting Medieval India
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7 Irfan Habib : The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1500-
1707
REFERENCE BOOKS
1 Euginia Vanina : Ideas & Society inIndia jfrom 16th to 18th
century
2. Satish Chandra : Social Change and development in Medieval
Indian History, New Delhi: Har Anand, 2008
3 Satish Chandra : Essays on Medieval Indian History
4 K.A. Nizami : Religion and Politics in India during the
Thirteenth
Century, New Delhi: OUP, 2002
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1707-1772
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
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6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Historiography on the decline of the Mughal Empire.
2. Systemic Crisis and collapse : Collapse of Empire and Emergence of
regional states of Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad; Parties and politics at
the Mughal Court.
3. Rise and Expansion of Maratha Power in the eighteenth century.
4. Maratha-Afghan Confrontation and the Third Battle of Panipat: its
importance in Indian History; Causes of Maratha defeat.
SECTION–B
5. Rise of Sikh Power : Sikh-Mughal Confrontation, Sikh-Afghan
Confrontation, Causes of Sikh triumph.
6. Internal Struggle of European Trading Companies for Power and
supremacy in India with special reference to Anglo-French Wars in the
Karnatak.
7. Beginnings of British rule in Bengal Presidency : early difficulties and
how they were over come.
8. Administration and reforms of Robert Clive.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
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be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Muzaffar Alam : The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North
India (OUP, Delhi, 1986).Revised
Adition 2013.
2. Satish Chandra : Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court.
3. Jagdish Narayan : A Study in Eighteenth Century India.
Sarkar.
4. R.C. Mazumdar (ed.) : The Maratha Supremacy, (Bharat Vidya
Bhawan Series, Vol.8).
5. Nadkarni : Rise and Fall of the Maratha Empire
6. P.E. Roberts : History of British India.
7. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom, Vol.I.
8. B.L. Grover & S. Grover : A New Look at Modern Indian History
from
1707 to the Modern times )
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. P.J. Marshal (ed.) : The Eighteenth Century in Indian
History-Evolution, Revolution.
2. Stewart Gordon : The Marathas, 1600-1818.
3. H.N. Sinha : Rise of the Peshwas
4. G.S. Sardesai : Main Currents of Maratha History.
5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India, Jagirdari Crisis and the
Village.
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1818-1947
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
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Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Significance of the year 1818; Evolution of British Paramountcy.
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2. New Trends in Administration : Administrative & Judicial Reforms
under Company's rule with special reference to Lord William Bentinck
and Lord Dalhousie, 1818-1857.
3. End of East India Company's Monopoly of Trade : Charter Acts of 1833
and 1853.
4. Development of Local self government upto 1947, Growth of Press and
its impact on National Movement.
SECTION–B
5. The Rising of 1857: causes, nature and effects.
6. British Policy towards Indian States, 1818-1947.
7. The Russian Danger and its impact on Indian Situation : First Afghan
War ; Annexation of Sind and Punjab.
8. Foreign Policy of Government of India :
i. Policy towards Afghanistan
ii. Relations with Tibet and Iran.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India
2. B.B. Misra : Administrative History of India (1834-
1947).
3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy Society and Politics in
Modern India.
4. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle For Independence,
Penguin, Delhi, 1996.
5. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom: A History of
Modern India, 1707-1947, Vol.I.
6. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, New
Delhi, 1974.
7. S.K. Bajaj and J.S. Rekhi : Bharat Da Itihas 1818-1919 (Punjabi).
Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000.
8. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi)
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Delhi, 1998.
9. B.L. Grover & S. Grover : A New Look at the Modern Indian
History from 1707 to the Modern times
10. A.C. Banerjee : A Comprehensive history of India
11. Shekhar Bandhopadhya : From Plassey to Partition
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Foundation of Indian Foreign Policy
2. R.K. Mookerjee : Rise and Fall of the East India Company
(Popular, Bombay, 1973).
3. C.A.Bayly, : India's Society and the Making of the
British Empire (New Cambridge
University Press, 1987).
4. P.N. Khera : Annexation of Sindh.
5. P.L. Mehra : Young Husband Mission to Tibet
6. Ravinder Kumar : Persia and Persian Gulf : North-West
Frontier.
7. S.N. Sen, : Eighteen Fifty Seven
8. M.H. Fisher : Politics of the British Annexation of
India, 1757-1857.
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Group C: MODERN INDIA
PAPER-IV : NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1858-1930.
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Queen's Proclamation of 1858; Government of India Act - 1858.
2. Emergence of Indian National Congress ; Moderates, their programme,
methods and estimate of their work.
3. Extremists in Indian Nationalism : Estimate of their work, Surat split.
4. Minto Morley Reforms 1909.
SECTION–B
5. Revolutionaries in India and Abroad; Komagata Maru, The Ghadar
Movement, The Home Rule Movement.
6. Agitation against Rowlatt Bills; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and its
impact.
7. Government of India Act 1919; Khilafat and Non Co-operation
Movement.
8. Swarajist Politics, Simon Commission and reaction.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle for Independence
(Delhi, Penguin, 1996).
2. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India 1885-1947
(Delhi Macmillan, 1985).
3. G.N. Singh : Landmarks in Indian Constitutional and
National Development.
4. Anil Seal : Emergence of Indian Nationalism
(Cambridge University Press, 1971).
5. Danial Argov : Moderates and Extremists in the Indian
National Congress.
6. R.C. Majumdar : History of Freedom Movement in India
Vol.II & III.
7. S.L. Sikri : Gkos dk ok;aNoh nzd'bB ns/ ;zftXkfBe
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ftek; (1857^1947), gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfNnkbk.
8. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement Vol. IV 9. B.L. Grover and : A New Look at the Modern India S. Grover REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom (Rajesh Pub.
New Delhi, 1977).
2. S.R. Mehrotra : Emergence of the Indian National
Congress.
3. S.R. Mehrotra : Towards India's Freedom and Partition.
4. B.R. Nanda : Making of a Nation : India's Road to
Independence (Haper-Collins, New
Delhi, 1998).
5. A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian
Nationalism (Bomaby, Popular
Prakashan, 1986).
6. H. Kulke and D. : History of India (Australia, Kruk
Rothermund Helkms 1986).
7. Judith Browne : Modern India : Rise of an Asian
Democracy, Delhi, 1984.
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SEMESTER-IV
PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1849-1947 (COMPULSORY)
PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS :
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II : History of Ancient India from the Rise of Magadha to the
Kushans.
PAPER-III : History of India from circa 700 to 1000 A.D.
PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1399-1528 A.D.)
PAPER-III : History of the Mughals (1605-1707 A.D.)
PAPER-IV : Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic under
the Mughals.
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA PAPER-II : History of India from 1772-1818.
PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947.
PAPER-IV : National Movement in India and Constitutional
Development 1930-1947.
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SEMESTER-IV
PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1849-1947 (COMPULSORY)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Social and economic condition of the Punjab in the first half of the 19th
century.
2. a) Board of Administration, its formation and working.
b) Sir John Lawrence as Chief Commissioner of Punjab
3. Punjab and Revolt of 1857.
4. Socio-religious reform movements:
a) The Namdhari Movement
b) The Singh Sabha Movement
c) The Arya Samaj
d) The Ahmadiya Movement
SECTION–B
5. Agrarian Policy of the British government: Canalization and
colonisation ; rural indebtedness; Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1901
6. Growth of national consciousness and freedom movement:
a) Agrarian Unrest, 1907.
b) Ghadar Movement
c) Kirti-Kisan Movement
d) Naujawan Bharat Sabha.
7. Growth of National consciousness and freedom Movement :
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) Gurdwara Reform Movement
c) Babbar Akali Movement
8. Causes of the Partition of Punjab 1947.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Khushwant Singh : History of the Sikhs, Vol.II.
2. S.S. Bal : British Policy towards Punjab
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3. Fauja Singh : The Kuka Movement
4. Ganda Singh (ed.) : e{fenK dh ftEhnk L gzikp T[s/ nzro/iK dk epiak 5. V.N. Datta : Jallianwala Bagh
6. Mohinder Singh : The Akali Movement
7. N.M. Khilnani : The Punjab Under the Lawrences
8. Kirpal Singh : Partition of Punjab
9. Teja Singh : The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the
Sikh Awakening
10. J.S. Grewal : The Akalis- A Short History
11. J.S. Grewal : History of the Sikhs
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. S.S. Bal : A Brief History of the Modern Punjab.
2. G.S. Deol : Ghadar Movement
3. S.S. Josh : History of Ghadar Movement
4. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab 1799-1947
5. Nayyar, Baldev : Minority Politics in Punjab
6. Raja Ram : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
7. S.L. Malhotra : Gandhi, Punjabi and the Partition
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II : HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE RISE OF
MAGADHA TO THE KUSHANS
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
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carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. The rise of Magadha upto Nandas.
2. The rise and fall of the Mauryas; political achievements of their kings
and administration under the Mauryas.
3. The Sungas : Origin and political achievements of their kings.
4. Greek Invasions : Indo-Parthian, Indo Sythian Kings.
SECTION–B
5. The Kanvas and the Satvahanas.
6. The Sakas : Saka-Murandas, Saka Satavahana struggle, The Satraps of
Taxila, Mathura, Ujjain and Saurastra.
7. The Kushans : Origin and early history of the Kushans; Political
achievement to their kings.
8. Gandhara and Mathura School of Art.
SECTION–C
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Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
7. A.K. Narain, : The Indo-Greeks
8. Kautilya : Arthasastra
9. B.N. Puri : India under the Kushanas
10. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture
11H n?;Hn?BHu'gVkL gqkuhB Gkos dk fJfsjk; 12H okw ;zeo fsqgkmhL gkquhB Gkos dk fJfsjk; (nB[tkde r[opuB f;zx ;/mh) 13H vhHvhHe';zGh L gkquhB Gkos dh ;z;fesh ns/ ;fGnsk (nB[tkde oxpho f;zx )
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. R.K. Mookerjee, : Chandragupta Maurya and his Times
2. D.R. Bhandarkar, : Ashoka
3. R. Thapar, : Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
4. K.A.N. Sastri, : The Age of Nandas and Mauryas
5. L.M. Joshi, : Studies in the Buddhist Culture of India
(2nd edition)
6. Chattopadhyaya : Sakas in India
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM circa 700 TO 1000 A.D.
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
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answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Marks : 25 Marks
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECTION–A
1. The Pratihar dynasty : the origin of the Pratihar's ; Political achievements
of the Pratihar kings.
2. The Pala dynasty : the origin of the Palas; Political achievements of the
Pala Kings.
3. Rashtrakuta dynasty : the origin of the Rashtrakutas; Political
achievements of the Rashtrakuta kings.
4. The Chalukyas : the origin and political achievements of the Chalukya
kings (Vatapi).
SECTION–B
5. The Cholas : Origin, Political and Cultural achievements of the Cholas.
6. The Chandellas : Origin and Political achievements.
7. The Origin of the Parmars and their political achievements.
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8. The Pallavas and their political achievements.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. A.C.Bose : The Chandellas
2. B.N.Puri, : History of Gurjara Pratiharas
3. P.P.Bhatia : The Paramaras
4. A.K.Majumdar : The Chalukyas of Gujrat
5. K.A.N.Sastri : The Cholas (Colas)
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. L.M.Joshi : Studies in the Buddhist Culture of India.
2. K.A.N.Sastri : History of South India
3. R.S Sharma. : Sudras in Ancient India.
4. Percy Brown : Hindu Architecture.
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS : SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
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the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Expansion of Indian culture outside India without Colonization:
a) India and the Western Countries - Rome and Greece.
b) India and the Central Asian Countries - Bactria and Khotan.
2. Expansion of Indian culture outside India without colonization:
a) India and the Northern Countries - Tibet, China, Korea and Japan.
b) India and the Eastern Countries - Burma, Siam and Sri Lanka
(Ceylon).
3. Expansion of Indian culture outside India along with colonization Java,
Sumatra and Bali.
4. Expansion of Indian culture outside India alongwith colonization -
Bornew, Cambodia and Champa.
SECTION–B
5. Crafts and Industries in Ancient India.
6. Trade and Commerce; internal trade; foreign trade.
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7. Land system, ownership of land, types of land, land tenture; Land survey;
Land measurements; Land grants and land sale.
8. The corporate economic life; the nature, organization and importance of
guilds, currency, exchange and money lending.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Lallanji Gopal : The economic Life in Northern India
2. S.K. Maity : Economic Life in Northern India
3. A.S.Altekar : Education in Ancient India
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. R.K.Mukerji : Education in Ancient India
2. R.C. Majumdar : Hindu Colonies in Far-East
3. U.N.Ghoshal : Studies in Indian History and Culture
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-II : DELHI SULTANATE (1399-1526 A.D.)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
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each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Invasion of Timur and its effects.
2. The Lodis : Bahlol Lodi; Sikander Lodi; Ibrahim Lodi; Lodi Polity.
3. Administrative structure of Delhi Sultanate: Central and Provincial
Administration, Crime and Justice, Military organization.
4. Fall of Delhi Sultanate.
SECTION–B
5. Nature of State under the Delhi Sultans.
6. Role of Nobility during the period of Delhi Sultans.
7. The Bahmani Kingdom.
8. The Vijayanagar Empire.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
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based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. A.H. Haliun : History of Lodi Sultans of Delhi and
Agra
2. R.C. Majumdar, (ed.) : Delhi Sultanate Vol. VI
3. A.C. Arora : Madhkaleen Bharat Da Itithas (Pbi.)
4. Vipul Singh : Interpreting Medieval India
5. Nilkanth Shastri : A History of South India: From
Prehistoric Times to the Fall of
Vijaynagar
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. R.S. Tripathi, : Some Aspects of Muslim
Administration
2. Mahdi Hussain, : Rise and Fall of Muhammad Bin
Tughluq
3. I.H. Qureshi, : Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi
4. Elliot and Dowson : History of India as told by its own
Historians
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-III : HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS, 1605-1707 A.D.
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
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carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Jahangir: Nur Jahan's Influence on Administration; Mewar Policy,
Foreigners at the Court of Jahangir, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.
2. Shah Jahan : Central Asian Policy : Deccan Policy; Law of succession
under the Mughals and the war of succession among the sons of Shah
Jahan; A critical assessment of his reign.
3. Aurangzeb: Religious Policy; Rajput Policy; Deccan Policy.
4. Aurangzeb's ideal of kingship; his responsibility for the decline of the
Mughal Empire.
SECTION–B
5. Shivaji ; Causes of the rise of Maratha power: Shivaji's relations with
Bijapur and Mughals.
6. Administration of Shivaji: Character and Personality.
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7. Mughal Administration: Central and Provincial Administration, Judicial
System, Military Organization.
8. Weakness of the Mughal Empire before 1707.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIALBOOKS
1. Banarisi Prasad Saksena: History of Shah Jahan of Delhi.
2. Abdul Aziz : Mansabdari System and the Mughal Army
3. Irvine : Army of the Indian Mughals
4. Sri Ram Sharma, : Religious Policy of the Mughal
Emperors
5. G.S. Sardesai, : Main Currents of Maratha History
6. J.N. Sarkar, : Shivaji and His Times
7. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb
8. R.C. Majumdar,, (ed.) : The Mughal Empire, Vol.VII.
9. R.P . Trpathi : Rise and Fal of the Mughal Empire.
10. R.P . Trpathi : Some Aspects of Muslim
Administration
9. A.C. Arora : History of Medieval India (Punjabi)
(Madhkaleen Bharat Da Itihas)
10 vpb:{Hn?uHw'ob?Av L nepo s'A n"ozri/p nB[tkd vk Grs f;zx REFERENCE BOOKS
1. J.N. Sarkar, : A Short History of Aurangzeb
2. J.N. Sarkar, : Mughal Administration
3. Sri Ram Sharma, : Mughal Government and
Administration
4. Satish Chandra : Medieval India
5. Satish Chandra : Mughal Religious Policies , The Rajputs
and the Deccan
5. J.F. Richard : Cambridge New History of India,
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The Mughal Empire
6. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi : The Administration of the Mughal
Empire, Patna, 1979
7. Abdul Aziz : The Mansabdari System and the Mughul
Army, Delhi 2009.
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS-SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC UNDER THE MUGHALS
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
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1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Agrarian system and land rights: subsistence pattern of agriculture;
rural markets, organization of village community.
2. Sources of revenue of the State and land revenue system with special
reference to Sher Shah Suri and Akbar.
3. Mansabdari and Jagirdari system.
4. The Empire and Zamidars; Condition of peasants.
SECTION–B
5. Urbanisation and Urban Centres.
6. Organization and pattern of trade and industry; Monetary System.
7. Development of language and literature.
8. Art and Architecture under the Mughals.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
6. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions
(Social, Cultural and Economic).
(Punjabi.)
7. Mohammad Idris : Foreign Trade Under the Mughals
1526-1707.
8. Monica Juneja : Architecture in Medieval India: forms,
contexts, Histories
9. Shireen Moosvi : People, Taxation and Trade in Mughal
India,New Delhi : OUP, 2008
10. Tapan Raychaudhuri : The Cambridge Economic History of
and Irfan Habib, (ed) India 1200-1750
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11. Hamida Khatoon Naqvi, : Agricultural, Industrial and Urban
Dynamism urder the Sultans of Delhi,
New Delhi, 1986
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb.
2. P.N. Chopra, : Social Life During Mughal Age.
3. S.P. Nigam, : Nobility Under the Sultans.
4. Irfan Habib : Agrarian system of Mughal India.
5. S.R. Sharma, : Religious Policy of the Mughal
Emperors.
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA 1772-1818
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
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required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Warren Hastings : Critical examination of his policy and work.
2. Rise and Fall of Mysore : Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
3. British Administration during the period of Cornwallis, Wellesley and
Lord Hastings in respect of Judiciary and Public Service.
4. British land revenue policy : Permanent Settlement : Ryotwari System,
Mahal-wari System.
SECTION–B
5. Parliamentary Legislations : The Regulating Act 1773 : Pitts India Act,
1784.
6. Charter Act, 1793; Charter Act, 1813 and the growth of opposition to
company's monopoly of eastern trade.
8. Re-emergence and Fall of Marathas, 1772-1818.
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9. Evolution of British Policy towards Indian States with special reference
to Cornwallis, Wellesley and Lord Hastings.
SECTION–C
Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the
purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50
words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of
these questions will be 32.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Percival Spear : Oxford History of India
2. N.K. Sinha : Haider Ali
3. A.C. Banerjee : Constitutional History of India, Vol.I.
4. B.B. Mishra : The Central Administration of the East
India Company.
5. P.E. Roberts : Historical Geography of British India.
6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom Vol.I.
7. R.C. Mujumdar : The Maratha Supremacy (Bharat Vidya
Bhawan Series) Vol.8.
8. B.L.Grover & S. Grover: A New Look at Modern Indian History
(from 1707 to the Modern Times)
9. nkoH;hHwi{wdko L Gkos dk fpqjs fJfsjk; 10. A.C. Banerjee : A Comprehensive History of India
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Kate Brittle Bank : Tipu Sultan's Quest for Legitimacy:
Islam and Kingship in a Hindu Domain.
2. P.E. Roberts : India under Wellesley
3. R.S. Mehta : Lord Hastings and the Indian States
4. Mohibbul Hasan : Tipu Sultan
5. C.H. Philips : The East India Company (1784-1834).
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-III : SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN
INDIA (1818-1947)
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
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Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
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1. Impact of Western Ideas on Society and Religion : Brahmo Samaj, Singh
Sabha Movement, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement.
2. Growth and Development of New Education : Controversy between
Orientalists and Anglicist Schools, Woods Despatch, Hunter
Commission, 1882, Releigh Commission and Universities Act 1904.
Growth and Development of Education 1919-1947. Various Schemes of
Education.
3. Emergence of New Middle Class: Professional, Commercial and
Industrial Middle Classes, Their Social, Cultural and Political Role.
4. The Depressed Classes: Concern of social Reform with special Reference
to Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
SECTION–B
5. Commercialization of Agriculture : Rural Indebtedness, British Policy
towards Indebtedness.
6. Tribal and peasant uprisings,Rise and Growth of Modern Industry and
Trade; British Policy towards foreign trade.
7. Drain Theory : Social and Economic effects in India, Rise and growth of
Economic Nationalism.
SECTION–C
Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India.
2. B.B. Mishra : Administrative History of India
1834-1947.
3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy, Society and Politics in
Modern India.
4. Dhamma Kumar and : Cambridge Economic History of India,
Tapan Ray Chaudhuri Vol.II (Cambridge, 1982).
5. S.K. Baja and : Bharat Da Itihas, 1818-1919 (Punjabi)
J.S. Rekhi Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000.
6. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi)
Delhi, 1998.
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7. H.C. Raychoudhary : Advanced History of India.
and K.K. Dutt : Gkos dk fpqjs fJfsjk; (Gkr ..), Punjabi University, Patiala.
8. Shekhar Bandhopadhya : From Plassey to Partition
9. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Thomas R. Metcalf : Aftermath of Revolt (Princeton
University Press, Bombay, 1973).
2. Thomas R. Metcalf : Ideologies of the Raj (New Cambridge
History of India) Bombay, 1955.
3. T.G.P. Spear : History of India, Vol.II.
4. K.W. Jones : Social and Religious Reform
Movements in Modern India (New
Cambridge History of India, Bombay,
1989).
5. V.A. Narayan : Social History of India.
6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom : A History of
Modern India 1707-1947, Vol.II.
7. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, Vol.I,
New Delhi, 1974.
8. K.W. Jones : New Cambridge History of India,
Socio-Religious Movements.
GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA
PAPER-IV : NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1930-1947
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 75
Pass Marks : 26
Internal Assessment: 25
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.
The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper
and not the title of the paper.
2. The question paper will consist of three sections: A,B&C. Sections A &
B will have four questions each from the respective sections of the
syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section C will consist of 9 short-
answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will
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carry 27 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 3 marks. Candidates are
required to attempt two questions each from the Sections A & B and
the entire Section C. The candidates are required to give answer of each
short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question
should at least be fifty percent.
4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily
understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness.
5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two
in a question paper.
6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
7. Each paper is of 75 marks and three hours duration and 25 marks are of
internal assessment.
NOTE: - The paper setter should keep in view the topics specified in each
paper and not the title of the paper.
Candidates are required to attempt two questions each from the sections
A & B and the entire Section C.
The Break-up of 25 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory
Papers) is below:
1. Test : 10 Marks
2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks
3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 10 Marks
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Total Marks : 25 Marks
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SECTION–A
1. Civil Disobedience Movement : Various phases, estimate of the
Movement; Individual Sabjagraha.
2. Government of India Act, 1935.
3. Muslim League Politics upto 1940 : Individual Satyagraha.
4. Cripps Mission; Quit India Movement.
SECTION–B
5. Rise of Communalism : Left Wing Politics.
6. Indian National Army : Role of Subhas Chandra Bose.
7. Towards Freedom and Partition : Cabinet Mission, Wavell Plan.
Mountbatten Plan : Indian Independence Act.
8. Circumstances leading to the Partition of India.
SECTION–C
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Nine short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all these 9 questions. These questions will be
based upon terms, concepts, institutions and principal / historical sources
within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will
be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 3 marks each. Thus, the total
marks of this section will be 27.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
1. Bipan Chandra et. al. : India's Struggle for Independence
(Delhi, Penguin, 1996).
2. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India (Delhi Mac Millan,
1985)
3. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement in India,
Vol. I,II,III (Delhi, 1965).
4. G.N. Singh : Land Marks in Indian Constitutional
and National Movement.
5. R.C. Majumdar : History of freedom Movement in India,
Vol. II & III.
6. S.R. Mehrotra : Towards India's Freedom and Partition.
7. S.L. Sikri : Gkos dk ok;aNoh nzd'bB ns/ ;zftXkfBe ftek; 1857^1947H
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