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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Transition to the Modern AgeUnit 2: Rise of Modern States and EconomyUnit 3: Age of Revolutions
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Nationalism and ImperialismUnit 5: First World War and the Inter-War PeriodUnit 6: Second World War and After
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 31 topics
01Unit 1: Transition to the Modern Age
5 टॉपिक+
- Fall of Constantinople (1453)
- Renaissance - causes, art, literature and science
- Geographical discoveries - Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan
- Reformation - Martin Luther, Calvin
- Counter-Reformation
02Unit 2: Rise of Modern States and Economy
5 टॉपिक+
- Rise of nation-states and absolute monarchy
- Mercantilism and commercial revolution
- Glorious Revolution of England (1688)
- Scientific revolution and the Enlightenment
- Industrial Revolution in England - causes and effects
03Unit 3: Age of Revolutions
5 टॉपिक+
- American War of Independence - causes and significance
- French Revolution (1789) - causes, course and impact
- Napoleon Bonaparte and his reforms
- Congress of Vienna (1815)
- Revolutions of 1830 and 1848
04Unit 4: Nationalism and Imperialism
5 टॉपिक+
- Unification of Italy and Germany
- Imperialism - causes and partition of Africa
- Opening of China - Opium Wars, Boxer rebellion, 1911 revolution
- Meiji restoration and modernisation of Japan
- Socialist ideas - Marx and Engels
05Unit 5: First World War and the Inter-War Period
6 टॉपिक+
- Causes and results of the First World War
- Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles
- Russian Revolution of 1917
- League of Nations
- Great Depression (1929)
- Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany
06Unit 6: Second World War and After
5 टॉपिक+
- Causes and course of the Second World War
- Results of the war
- Formation of the United Nations (1945)
- Beginning of the Cold War
- Decolonisation and the Chinese Revolution (1949)
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Explain the transition from medieval to modern times - Renaissance, Reformation and geographical discoveries
- Describe the rise of nation-states, mercantilism and the Industrial Revolution
- Analyse the American and French Revolutions and their ideals
- Explain nationalism, imperialism and colonialism in Asia and Africa
- Discuss the causes and results of the First and Second World Wars and the Russian Revolution
- Explain the formation of the United Nations and the beginning of the Cold War
यह किसके लिए है
- B.A History students of Semester 4 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- UPSC / UPPSC aspirants preparing world history
- Learners interested in how the modern world was shaped
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Intermediate (10+2) pass in any stream
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
Which syllabus is followed?
The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Is world history asked in competitive exams?
Yes, UPSC Mains GS-I and several state exams ask world history from the Industrial Revolution to the World Wars.
Are maps used in the classes?
Yes, maps are used for discoveries, unifications, the partition of Africa and the World Wars.
