CLASS – XII
SUBJECT: HISTORY (HIST)
SEMESTER – III
FULL MARKS: 40 CONTACT HOURS : 90 HOURS
COURSE CODE: THEORY
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| Unit 1 : 1) Through the eyes of the travelers. 2) Cultural amalgamation 3) Imperial capital | 1. Society and Polity of India (Between 10th and 17th Centuries) with reference to travelers’ accounts : Administrative Structure – Economic Life-Social and Religious Life-Literature, Art and Architecture 2. Bhakti, Sufi, Nath, Yogi, Vaishnava, etc : The Bhakti Cult- Shaivism-Vaishnavism -Bhakti Saints Impact of Bhakti Ideology – Origins of Sufism-Sufi Orders in India- Impact of Sufism etc 3. Vijayanagara, Bahmani and others: Origins-Administrative Structure- Society and Economy-Religion and Culture – Art and Architecture – Literature-The Bahmani Successor States | 40 | 20 |
| Unit 2 : 1) Colonialism and Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries 2) Political basis of Colonialism 3) The levers of Colonial Control | 1. Brief overview of 17th and 18th Century Colonialisation in Asia and the New World : Brief overview of Colonisation in Asia & the New World-Economic Dynamics of Imperialism and Colonialism; from Mercantile Capital to Industrial & Finance Capital 2. Terminology of Imperialism, Colonialism, Neo- Imperialism: The Political Basis of Colonialism- Political and Economic Domination and Subordination of the Colonies-Racism and Its Impact on Colonial Societies- Neo-imperialism 3. The Levers of Colonial Control: India- as a ‘colonised’ state- The instruments of control: Law/ Legislature/ Bureaucracy/Police/Army- The subordination of the colonial economy | 50 | 20 |
CLASS – XII
SUBJECT: HISTORY (HIST)
SEMESTER-IV
FULL MARKS: 40 CONTACT HOURS: 70 HOURS
COURSE CODE: THEORY
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| Unit 3 : 1) Rebels and Raj | 1. Revolt of 1857 and its representations: Causes of the Revolt-Character – Causes of Failure- The impact of the Revolt | 07 | |
| 2) Nationalism and Separatism | 1. Aligarh Movement, Birth of Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha: The Aligarh Movement-Sayyid Ahmed Khan – The ‘two nation theory’- Birth of the Muslim League – The Hindu Mahasabha. -Politics of Separatism and the Pathway to Pakistan 2. Pre-1917 and post-1917, till independence: The early Congress and the Moderate phase-Rise of Gandhi-Concept of Satyagraha – Gandhi in South Africa – Gandhi’s popular appeal – Khadi, Charka, Village Reconstruction – Harijan Sampradaya Upliftment-Gandhian Philosophy of Non-Violence and its impact-The Quit India Movement (1942)- An Assessment of Gandhi in Indian and International Affairs. Contemporary Major Indian Freedom Movements – Advent of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Formation of Azad Hind Movement. Formation of INA and its background and impacts. Naval Mutiny. Other forms of revolutionary movements in Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra. Transfer of Power and the related issues. | 70 | 19 |
| 3) Framing of the Constitution | The beginning of a New Era, India after 75 years of Independence : Making of the Indian Constitution – Salient Features of the Constitution with emphasis on social and economic empowerment and women empowerment – Five Year Plans-Liberalisation and the Opening up of the Indian Economy in the 1990s-Changing Foreign Policy with reference to the USA, Russia, China and Pakistan – Assessment of 75 years of Indian Independence | 7 | |
| 4) Partition, Nation Formation and related aspects | The 1971 Indo-Pak War Formation of Bangladesh and its impact on India. | 7 |
CLASS – XII
SUBJECT: HISTORY (HIST)
COURSE CODE: PROJECT
FULL MARKS: 20
1. Globalization
2. Women’s Right Movement
3. Recent Political Crisis (International)
4. New Social Movement
5. Anti-Apartheid Movement
6. Environment And The World
7. Anti-Corruption Movement
8. Environmental Movement
9. World Peace Movement
[Note: 40 Hours reserved for Project, Remedial classes, Tutorials and Home Assignments.]