CUET (Common University Entrance Test) History Subject Syllabus
CUET (Common University Entrance Test) Syllabus
Subject-HISTORY
Unit I: The Story of the
First Cities Harappan Archaeology
Broad overview: Early urban centres.
Story of
discovery: Harappan civilization.
Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major
site. Discussion: how it has been utilized by archaeologists/ historians.
Unit II: Political and
Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story
Broad overview: Political and economic history
from the Mauryan to the Gupta period.
Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the
decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding of political and
economic history.
Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta
period land grant.
Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by
historians.
Unit III: Social Histories using the
Mahabharata
Broad overview: Issues in social history,
including caste, class, kinship and gender.
Story of discovery: Transmission and
publications of the Mahabharata.
Excerpt: From the Mahabharata,
illustrating how it has been used by historians.
Unit IV: A History of Buddhism:
Sanchi Stupa
Broad overview:
(a)A brief review of religious histories
of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism.
(b)Focus on Buddhism.
Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa.
Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from
Sanchi. Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians,
other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism.
Unit V: Agrarian Relations The Ain-i-
Akbari
Broad
overview:
(a) Structure of agrarian relations in
the 16th and 17th centuries.
(b) Patterns of change over the period.
Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation
and translation of Ain-i-Akbari.
Excerpt: From the Ain-i-Akbari
Discussion: Ways in which historians have used
the text to reconstruct history.
Unit VI: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing
Histories through Chronicles
Broad Overview:
(a) Outline of political history c.
15th-17th centuries.
(b) Discussion of the Mughal court and
politics.
Story of Discovery: Account of the production
of court chronicles, and their subsequent translation and transmission.
Excerpts: from the Akbarnama and Padshahnama.
Discussion: Ways in which historians have used
the texts to reconstruct political histories.
Unit
VII: New Architecture: Hampi
Broad Overview:
(a)Outline of new buildings during
Vijayanagar period — temples, forts, irrigation facilities.
(b)Relationship between architecture and
the political system.
Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi
was found.
Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi.
Discussion: Ways in which historians have analyzed
and interpreted these structures.
Unit VIII: Religious Histories: The
Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
Broad Overview:
(a) Outline of religious developments
during this period.
(b) Ideas and practices of the
Bhakti-Sufi saints.
Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi
compositions have been preserved.
Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti
Sufi works.
Discussion: Ways in which these have been
interpreted by historians.
Unit IX: Medieval Society through Travellers’
Accounts
Broad Overview: Outline of social and cultural
life as they appear in travellers’ accounts.
Story of their writings: A discussion of
where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they
wrote.
Excerpts: from Alberuni, Ibn Batuta,
Bernier.
Discussion: What these travel accounts
can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians.
Unit X: Colonialism and Rural
Society: Evidence from Official Reports
Broad overview:
(a) Life of zamindars, peasants and
artisans in the late 18th century.
(b)East India Company, revenue
settlements and surveys.
(c)Changes over the nineteenth century.
Story of official records: An account of
why official investigations into rural societies were undertaken and the types
of records and reports produced.
Excerpts: From Firminger’s Fifth Report,
Accounts of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, and Deccan Riots Report.
Discussion: What the official records tell
and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians.
Unit XI: Representations of 1857
Broad Overview:
(a) The events of 1857-58.
(b) How these events were recorded and
narrated.
Focus: Lucknow
Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from
contemporary accounts.
Discussion: How the pictures of 1857 shaped
British opinion of what had happened.
Unit XII: Colonialism and Indian
Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports
Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai,
Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the 18th and 19th century.
Excerpts: Photographs and paintings.
Plans of cities. Extract form town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town
planning.
Discussion: How the above sources can be
used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal.
Unit XIII: Mahatma Gandhi through
Contemporary Eyes
Broad Overview:
(a)The nationalist movement 1918-48,
(b)The nature of Gandhian politics and
leadership.
Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931.
Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian
language newspapers and other contemporary writings.
Discussion: How newspapers can be a
source of history.
Unit XIV: Partition through Oral
Sources
Broad Overview:
(a)The history of the 1940s;
(b)Nationalism, Communalism and
Partition.
Focus: Punjab and Bengal.
Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who
experienced partition.
Discussion: Ways in which these have been
analyzed to reconstruct the history of the event.
Unit XV: The Making of the
Constitution
Broad Overview:
(a)Independence and the new nation state.
(b)The making of the Constitution.
Focus: The Constitutional Assembly
debates.
Excerpts: From the debates.
Discussion: What such debates reveal and
how they can be analyzed.
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