Indian History for Civil Services Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Indian History for Civil Services Syllabus

ANCIENT INDIA

1. Sources of Ancient Indian History

Archaeological Sources

Literary Sources

Foreign Accounts and Travelogues

2. The Stone Age

Pre-Historic Period / Stone Age

Paleolithic / Mesolithic / Neolithic & Chalcolithic Era

Megalithic Culture in South India

3. Indus Valley Civilisation (Harappan Civilisation)

Introduction / Overview and Characteristics

Important Sites

4. The Vedic Age

Origin of the Aryans

Early Vedic Age (1500–1000 BC) / Rig Vedic Society

Later Vedic Age (1000–600 BC) / Later Vedic Culture and Civilisation

Literature of Vedic Period / Vedic Culture & Vedic Literature

Miscellaneous

5. Jainism and Buddhism

Jainism

Buddhism

6. Origin of Mahajanapadas and Pre-Mauryan Rule

Janapadas and Mahajanapadas / Post Vedic Phase and Mahajanapadas

Pre-Mauryan Dynasties / Pre-Mauryan Economic System

Pre-Mauryan Social System

7. The Rise of Magadha and Foreign Invasions

Magadha

Persian/Iranian Invasion

Greek/Macedonian Invasion

8. The Mauryan Empire (Mauryan Age)

Sources of Mauryan Empire

Mauryan Rulers / Dynasty

Administration

Architectural Development

Society & Economy

Later Mauryans

9. Post-Mauryan Period (Post-Mauryan Age)

Native Dynasties of Post-Mauryan Period

Foreign Rulers during Post-Mauryan Period / North-West Region

Northern and Deccan Region

Post-Mauryan Administration

Sculpture Development

10. The Sangam Age

Sources of Sangam Age

The Early Kingdoms

Sangam Administration

Sangam Literature

11. The Gupta Age

Historical Sources / Gupta and Vakataka Dynasty

Gupta Administration / Administration, Economy & Society

Art and Culture during Gupta Period / Architecture / Literature / Science & Technology

Science and Technology during Gupta Period

12. The Post-Gupta Era

The Maukharias

The Maitrakas

The Gaudas

The Hunas

The Pushyabhutis

North India

Deccan

Far South

13. Kingdoms of South India

Abhira Dynasty

The Kadambas of Banavasi

The Vakatakas

The Chalukyas

Kalabhra Dynasty

Pallavas

The Chola Empire / Chola Dynasty

Pandyas

Hoysalas

Yadavas of Devagiri

Kakatiyas

Chola Administration and Society

Regional Kingdoms

14. Early Medieval Northern Empires (Age of Three Empires)

Gurjara–Pratiharas / The Gurjara-Pratiharas

The Rashtrakutas

The Pala Empire / Palas of Bengal

The Senas of Bengal

Rajput Kingdoms

General Overview of These Kingdoms

MEDIEVAL INDIA

15. Arab and Turkish Invasions in India (Palasuda and Arab Invasion)

Arab Conquest of Sindh

Invasions of Turks

16. The Sultanate of Delhi (Delhi Sultanate)

Mamluk / Slave Dynasty (1206–1290 AD) / Slaves and Ilbari Dynasty

Khilji Dynasty (1290–1320 AD)

Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1414 AD)

Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451 AD)

Lodhi’s Dynasty

17. Administration, Economy, Society and Culture During Delhi Sultanate

Administration / Administration, Society and Polity

Economy under Delhi Sultanate

Society

Science and Technology

Language and Literature

Architecture of Sultanate Period

18. Rise of Provincial Kingdoms

Gujarat

Malwa

Mewar

Kashmir

Jaunpur

Bengal

Orissa (Odisha)

Assam

19. Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

Origin of Vijayanagara Empire / Vijayanagara Empire

The Bahmani Kingdom / Bahmani Kingdom

Independent Kingdoms of Deccan

20. Emergence of Religious Movements

Bhakti Movement

Bhakti Saints

Nirguna Saints

Saguna Saints (Ram Bhakti)

Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra

Bhakti Movement in Karnataka

The Sufi Movement

21. The Mughal Empire

Babur (1526–1530 AD)

Humayun (1530–1556 AD)

Dynasty and Kings

Sur Empire and Administration

22. Administration, Economy and Religious System Under Mughals

Central Administration

Provincial Administration

Local Administration

Judicial Administration

Revenue Administration

Art and Culture

Administration and Society during the Mughal Period

23. Maratha Empire

Shivaji (1627–1680 AD)

Administration under Shivaji

Maratha Power under the Peshwas

Anglo–Maratha Conflict

Anglo–Sikh Conflict

Anglo–Afghan Wars

MODERN INDIA AND INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

24. Arrival of European Powers (Advent of Europeans)

Advent of Europeans in India

The Dutch

The English

The Danes

The French

25. Disintegration of Mughal Empire

26. Rise of Regional Powers

Hyderabad

Bengal

Awadh

Punjab

Marathas

27. Expansion and Refinement of the British Power (Establishment and Expansion of British Rule)

Anglo–French Conflict

Anglo–Mysore Conflict

28. Tribal, Peasant and Civil Uprisings (Resistance & Rebellion in Colonial India)

Tribal Uprisings in India

Peasant Rebellions and Movements

Civil Uprisings in India

29. Revolt of 1857

Pre-1857 Sepoy Revolts

Causes of the Revolt of 1857

Leaders of the Revolt

Suppression and Nature of the Revolt

Impact of the Revolt / Consequences of the Revolt

30. Social and Religious Reform Movements (Socio-Religious Reform Movements)

Classification of Reform Movements

Muslim Reform Movements

Sikh Reform Movements

Parsi Reform Movements

Prominent Reformers of the 19th Century

31. Development of Press and Education in India (Development of Education)

Press Laws and Regulations in British India

Development of Education in India

Education under East India Company

Education under Crown Rule

Evaluation of British Policy on Education

Education after Independence

32. Administrative and Economic Policies Under British Rule

Dual Government of Bengal

Economic Policies of British / Economic Policies of British India

Land Revenue System

Evolution and Reform in Civil and Police Services

Administrative Structure during British Rule

33. Constitutional Development

Company Rule

Crown Rule

34. Indian National Movement:

Phase – I (1885–1919) (Birth of Indian Nationalism / Indian National Movement 1885–1916)

Rise of Nationalism in India

Foundation of Indian National Congress

Struggle for Independence

Partition of Bengal (1905)

All India Muslim League (1906)

Home Rule Movement (1916)

Revolutionary Activities (1907–17) / First Phase of Revolutionary Activities

35. Indian National Movement:

Phase – II (1919–1927) (Revolutionary Phase / Second Phase of Revolutionary Activities)

Gandhiji in India

36. Indian National Movement:

Phase – III (1927–1939) (Indian National Movement 1917–1939)

Simon Commission (1927)

Nehru Report (1928)

Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)

Congress Socialist Party (1934)

37. Independence and Partition of India (1940–1947) (Indian Independence)

Lahore Resolution (1940)

Cripps Mission (1942)

Quit India Movement or August Revolution (1942)

Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

Interim Government (1946)

38. India After Independence

Challenges for Newly Independent India

National Foreign Policy till Nehruvian Era (1964)

India’s Relations with other Countries

39. Governors, Governor–Generals and Viceroys

Governors of Bengal

Governor–Generals of Bengal

Governor–Generals and Viceroys of India

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Total Marks : 50

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