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July 11th, 2014, 11:10 AM
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Re: Syllabus of Education Common Entrance Test of Social Studies (History)

As you want to get the syllabus of Education Common Entrance Test of Social Studies (History) so here it is for you:

I. History of India upto 1526 A.D.
1. Pre historic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic culture.
2. Harappa Civilization – origin, extent, urban planning – Nature of polity and economic organization.
3. Rise of new Religious movements: Jainism and Buddhism in 6th century B.C.
4. The Mouryan empire – Ashoka’s dhamma, its nature and propagation, Mouryan Administration State, Economy, Art and Architecture.
5. Post-Mouryan period, Socio-cultural developments with special reference to Satavahanas and Kushans.
6. Developments in the Gupta period – Administrative system, society, Economy, An and Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Science and Technology.
7. Chalukyan period – vatapi Chalukyas, Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Rashtra Kutas – Development of society, economy and culture, Religious movements.
8. Pallavas and Their contribution to society and culture – Art and Architecture.
9. Rise and fall of Delhi sultanate- Socio- Economic and cultural study.
10. Impact of Islam on Indian culture and Bhakti and Sufi movement.
11. Vijayanagar – Bahamani Kingdoms – Society, economy, Art and Architecture.

II. History of India (1526-1964 A.D.)

A. Later Medieval India:

1. Consolidation, Expansion and Diplomacy under Moghul empire upto 1707.

2. General conditions under Moghul rule:
• Social conditions: Velemas Nobility – Zamindars, Peasantry – Artisans – Slaves and status of women.
• Economic conditions: Agriculture, Trade and Commerce.

3. Study of Art and Architecture, Literature, Education and Fine Arts (1526-1761 A.D).

4. Rise, growth and decline of Marathas – Administration of Sivaji.

B. Modern India:

5. Advent of European powers: Portuguese, French and English.

6. Expansion and Consolidation of British empire:
• Ideologies of expansion: Mercantilism, orientalism; utilitarianism and Evangelicalism.
• Tools of expansion: War and Diplomacy – Carnatic, Bengal, Subsidiary alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.

7. Economic Changes:
• Land revenue settlements; permanent settlement, ryotwari and mahalwari, conditions of peasants, rural indebtedness, and recurrent famines.
• Nature of colonial economy: Commercialisation of agriculture and its effects, Decline of cottage industries, causes for poverty in India.

8. Social Changes:
• Spread of western education,
• Rise of professional classes and the emerging intelligentia.
• Growth of the press; English and in Indian languages,
• Indian renaissance
• Socio-Religious movements
• Status of women.

9. Popular resistance to company rule:
• Peasant and Tribal movements (brief survey)
• Revolt of 1857-causes, nature and results.

10. National Movement:
• Emergence of Indian National Movement – Indian National Congress – Moderates, extremists and Revolutionaries.
• Rise of Gandhi-Nature of Gandhian movements
• Indian polity-(1939-1945) -Quit India movement.
• Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian National Army.
• Emergence of communal trends – Communal politics and partition.

11. India 1947-1964.
• Integration of the Indian, Princely States.
• Making of the constitution.

III. History of Modern Europe (1789-1960)

1. French Revolution: Causes – Course – Constitutional assembly – National convention – Directory – Effects of the Revolution.
2. Emergence of Napoleon Bonaparte – Expansion, Consolidation and down fall.
3. Vienna congress – Concert of Europe – Metternich – Revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
4. Second Republic in France – Napoleon III – Paris commune – the rise of IIIrdFrench Republic.
5. National movements: Unification of Italy – Unification of Germany.
6. Revolution in Turkey – Balkan wars.
7. Scramble for African and Asian colonies – Theories and mechanisms of Imperialism.
8. First world war-causes and effects. Treaty of Versailles.
9. Rise of Fascism and Nazism.
10. League of Nations – Achievements and failures.
11. Second world war – causes, course and effect.
12. Post second world war developments – U.N.O, Cold war – Rise of third block.


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