Test Number | Syllabus | Date of test | Suggested Sources |
1 | Sources, Pre-history and Proto-history, Indus Valley Civilization, Megalithic Cultures, Aryans and Vedic Period, Period of Mahajanapadas, Mauryan Empire, Post - Mauryan Period | 11th June, 2023 | Primary Sources - History of Ancient and Early Medieval India - Upinder Singh
- Early India - Romila Thapar (Mauryas)
Secondary Sources 1. Ancient India (Old Ncert_ - R S Sharma |
2 | Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India,Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas, Regional States during Gupta Era, Themes in Early Indian Cultural History, Map-work, art and architecture, cultural history of India. | 18th June, 2023 | Primary Sources - History of Ancient and Early Medieval India - Upinder Singh
- Early India - Romila Thapar (History of Deccan and South India)
Secondary Sources 1. Ancient India (Old Ncert_ - R S Sharma |
3 | Early Medieval India (Political, Socio-Economic, Cultural themes), Regional Kingdoms - Palas, Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas, Imperial Cholas - Political, Economic, Social, Cultural Themes. Delhi Sultanate - Political themes
- Socio - Economic themes
- Cultural Themes
Bhakti - Sufi Movement The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century‐ Political Developments and Economy: Rise of Provincial Dynasties : Bengal, Kashmir (Zainul Abedin), Gujarat.— Malwa, Bahmanids.— The Vijayanagara Empire. | 25th June, 2023 | Primary Sources - Ignou BA (Early Medieval India)
- Value addition videos
- Satish Chandra/J.L.Mehta
Secondary Sources 1. Medieval India (Old Ncert) - Satish Chandra |
4 | Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century - Lodis
- Surs
- Rise of Mughal empire (Political, Economic, Social, Central Asian Politics)
Akbar - Conquests and consolidation of empire.
- Establishment of jagir and mansab systems.
Rajput policy. - Evolution of religious and social outlook.
- Theory of Sulh‐i‐kul and religious policy.
- Court patronage of art and technology.
Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century:
-Major administrative policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. - The Empire and the Zamindars.
- Religious policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb.
- Nature of the Mughal State.
Late Seventeenth Century crisis and the revolts. - The Ahom kingdom.
- Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom. Economy and society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries
The Eighteenth Century | 02nd July, 2023 | Primary Sources - Ignou BA (Early Medieval India)
- Value addition videos
- Satish Chandra/J.L.Mehta
Secondary Sources - Medieval India (Old Ncert) - Satish Chandra
- Ishita Banerjee and Dube (18th century)
|
5 | Advent of Europeans into India - Impact on Indian Political structure, overseas trade, religion, accounts of travellers
Establishment of British Rule in India - War with native states and various policy of subordination
- Sub-imperialism
- Emergence of British Paramountcy
Early Structure of the British Raj and Constitutional developments in India - From Act of 1773 to GoI Act 1935
Economic Nature of British rule Indian Response to the British rule - Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas, Indian Renaissance, Islamic Revivalism
- Peasant movement and tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries
- 1857 Revolt and impact
- Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism; Politics of Association
- The Foundation of the Indian National Congress
| 10th July, 2023 | Primary Sources
- From Plassey to Partition - Shekhar Bandhopadhyay
- A New Look At Modern Indian History - B.L Grover and Mehta
- India’s struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra
Secondary sources - A History of Modern India - Ishita Banerjee and Dube
- NCERT
|
6 | Indian National Movement - INC Politics from 1885 to the arrival of Gandhi
Rise of revolutionary movement in India Rise of Gandhi and Gandhian movement - Character of Gandhian nationalism; Gandhi's popular appeal; Rowlatt Satyagraha; the Khilafat Movement; the Non-cooperation Movement; National politics from the end of the Non-cooperation movement to the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement; the two phases of the Civil Disobedience Movement
Turbulent 1920s - Swarajists - Rise of Left in Indian politics
- Revolutionary movement
- Simon Commission and Indian politics Indian politics from the the act of 1935 to Indian Independence Act, 1947
Politics of Separatism - The Muslim League
- The Hindu Mahasabha
- Communalism and the politics of partition
- Transfer of power and Independence.
India since Independence - Consolidation as a Nation; Nehru's Foreign Policy
- India and her neighbours (1947-1964)
- The linguistic reorganisation of States (1935-
1947) - Regionalism and regional inequality; Integration of Princely States; Princes in electoral politics; the Question of National Language.
- Caste and Ethnicity after 1947; Backward Castes and Tribes in post-colonial electoral politics; Dalit movements
- Economic reconstruction and challenges
| 17th July, 2023 | Primary Sources
- From Plassey to Partition - Shekhar Bandhopadhyay
- A New Look At Modern Indian History - B.L Grover and Mehta
- India’s struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra
- India Since Independence - Bipan Chandra (Selectively)
Secondary sources - A History of Modern India - Ishita Banerjee and Dube
- NCERT
|
7 | Enlightenment and Modern ideas - Major Thinkers and their influence on Modern European setup
Origins of Modern Politics : - European States System
- American Revolution and the Constitution.
- French Revolution and Aftermath, 1789-1815.
- American Civil War with reference to Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery
- Revolutions of 1830 and 1848
- British Democratic politics (1815-1850) Parliamentary Reformers, Free Traders, Chartists.
Industrial Revolution Nation‐State System - Rise of Nationalism in the 19th century
- Nationalism: State-building in Germany and Italy
- Disintegration of Empires in the face of the emergence of nationalities across the World
Imperialism and Colonialism - South and South-East Asia
- Latin America and South Africa
- Australia
- Imperialism and free trade
- Rise of neo-imperialism
| 24th July, 2023 | Primary Sources - Ignou BA (Enlightenment and thinkers, British Democratic politics)
- A History of the Modern World - Ranjan Chakravarthy
Secondary Sources 1. History of the modern World - Jain and Mathur |
8 | World Wars - 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars
- Societal implications
- World War I: Causes and Consequences
- World War II: Causes and Consequences
Revolution and Counter revolution - Russian revolution 1917
- Fascism and Nazism
- Chinese revolution (1945 - 1949)
The World after World War II - Emergence of Two power blocs.
- Emergence of Third World and non-alignment
- UNO and the global disputes
Decolonisation - Latin America-Bolivar
- Arab World-Egypt
- Africa-Apartheid to Democracy
- South-East Asia-Vietnam
- Decolonization and Underdevelopment
- Factors constraining Development; Latin America, Africa
Rise of modern Europe - Post-War Foundations; NATO and European Community
- Consolidation and Expansion of the European Community
- European Union.
- Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar World
- Factors leading to the collapse of Soviet Communism and the Soviet Union, 1985-1991
- Political Changes in East Europe 1989-2001
- End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the World as the lone superpower.
| 31st July, 2023 | Primary Sources
- Modern World History - Norman Lowe
- Issues in Twentieth Century World History - Sneh Mahajan
|
9 | Full Length Test - Paper I | 16th Aug, 2023 | Covering syllabus of Paper-I |
10 | Full Length Test - Paper II | 28th Aug, 2023 | Covering syllabus of Paper-II |