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History syllabus of CUET 2025 helps students to understand the evolution of modern political systems,global relations and provides a broad knowledge base applicable in various fields such as education, archaeology, civil services, and research.
Unit I: The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology
- Early Urban centres and its peculiarities
- Harappan civilizations
- Archaeological report on a major site
- How it has been utilized by archaeologists/ historians
Unit II : Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story
- Political and economical history from the Mauryan to Gupta period
- About Ashokan, Mauryan dynasty
- Ashokan inscription and Gupta period land grant
- Problems faced while interpretation of inscription by historians
Unit III : Social Histories using the Mahabharata
- Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender
- Transmission and publications of the Mahabharata
Unit IV : A History of Buddhism : Sanchi Stupa
- A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaishnavism and Shaivism
- About Buddhism, Jainism, Sanchi stupa
Unit V : Medieval Society Through Travellers
- About travellers Alberuni, Ibn Batuta, Bernier contributions, how they emphasize the culture of India, Name of books etc.
Unit VI : Religious Histories : The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
- Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi saints
- About Sufi works, Books, famous historians, Bhakti work
Unit VII : New Architecture : Hampi
- Foundation of Hampi
- Outline of new buildings during the Vijayanagari period temples, forts, irrigation facilities
- Relationship between architecture and political system
Unit VIII : Agrarian Relations : The Ain-i-Akbari
- Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Patterns of change over the period
Unit IX : The Mughal Court : Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
- About the Mughal court and politics
- Akbarnama and Padshahnama
Unit X : Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence form official reports
- Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th century
- East India Company, revenue settlements, and surveys
- Changes over the nineteenth century
- Firminger’s Fifth Report, Deccan Riots reports,Accounts of Francis Buchanan- Hamilton
Unit XI : Representations of 1857
- The events of 1857-58
- Focus on revolt at Lucknow
Unit XII : Colonialism and Indian Towns : Town Plans and Municipal Reports
- The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations, and cantonments in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Kolkata town planning
Unit XIII : Mahatma Gandhi Through Contemporary Eyes
- The nationalist movement 1918-48
- The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership
- Focus on Mahatma Gandhi in 1931, Influence of newspaper
Unit XIV : Partition through Oral Sources
- The history of the 1940’s
- Nationalism, Communalism and Partition
- Focus on Punjab and Bengal, Mount Battle Plan
Unit XV : The Making of the Constitution
- Constitutional Assembly debates
- Independence and the new nation-state
- The making of the Constitution
