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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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Term 1 (April – September)प्रथम सत्र (अप्रैल – सितंबर)First half of every subject, with a unit test every month.
Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan CivilisationKings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and EconomiesKinship, Caste and Class: Early SocietiesThinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural DevelopmentsThrough the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of SocietyBhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
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Half-yearly examअर्धवार्षिक परीक्षाHalf-yearly test on the first-term chapters, with a report to parents.
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Term 2 (October – January)द्वितीय सत्र (अक्टूबर – जनवरी)Second half of every subject, with unit tests.
An Imperial Capital: VijayanagaraPeasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal EmpireColonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official ArchivesRebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its RepresentationsMahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and BeyondFraming the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
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Revision & mock testsरिवीजन और मॉक टेस्टFull-syllabus revision, sample papers and board-pattern mock tests.
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Annual / board examवार्षिक / बोर्ड परीक्षाClass 12 annual / board 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 · 12 chapters · 68 topics
01Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation
6 टॉपिक+
- Subsistence strategies
- Mohenjodaro: a planned urban centre
- Craft production and procuring materials
- Seals, script and weights
- Ancient authority
- Discovery and decline of the Harappan civilisation
02Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies
6 टॉपिक+
- James Prinsep and epigraphy
- Sixteen mahajanapadas
- Rise of Magadha
- The Mauryan Empire
- Changes in the countryside and towns
- Limitations of inscriptional evidence
03Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies
6 टॉपिक+
- The critical edition of the Mahabharata
- Kinship and marriage rules
- Gotra and the Satavahanas
- Varna and jati
- Beyond birth: resources and status
- Explaining social differences
04Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments
5 टॉपिक+
- A background of sacrifices and debates
- Teachings of the Buddha and Mahavira
- The spread of Buddhism
- Stupas: Sanchi and Amaravati
- Sculpture and new religious traditions
05Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society
6 टॉपिक+
- Al-Biruni and the Kitab-ul-Hind
- Ibn Battuta's Rihla
- Francois Bernier
- Travellers' views on the caste system
- Women, slaves and labour
- Land and the economy
06Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
6 टॉपिक+
- Integration of cults
- Alvars and Nayanars
- The Virashaiva tradition of Karnataka
- Sufism in the subcontinent
- Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
- Reading devotional texts
07An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
6 टॉपिक+
- Discovery of Hampi
- Rayas, nayakas and sultans
- The capital and its environs
- The royal centre
- The sacred centre
- Plotting palaces, temples and bazaars
08Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire
6 टॉपिक+
- The Ain-i Akbari as a source
- Peasants and agricultural production
- The village community
- Women in agrarian society
- Forests and tribes
- Zamindars and land revenue system
09Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives
5 टॉपिक+
- The Permanent Settlement in Bengal
- Rise of the jotedars
- The Paharias and the Santhals of the Rajmahal hills
- Revolt in the Bombay Deccan
- The Deccan Riots Commission
10Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its Representations
5 टॉपिक+
- Pattern of the rebellion
- Awadh in revolt
- What the rebels wanted
- Repression
- Images of the revolt
11Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
6 टॉपिक+
- A leader announces himself
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Salt Satyagraha and Dandi March
- Quit India Movement
- The last heroic days
- Sources: letters, speeches and newspapers
12Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
5 टॉपिक+
- A tumultuous time
- The Constituent Assembly
- The Objectives Resolution
- The problem with separate electorates
- Powers of the State and the language debate
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Explain the Harappan civilisation and how archaeologists reconstruct its past
- Discuss early states, inscriptions, kinship and caste, and religious traditions of ancient India
- Use travellers' accounts and Bhakti-Sufi texts to describe medieval society
- Describe Vijayanagara and agrarian society under the Mughals
- Analyse colonial rule in the countryside, the Revolt of 1857 and Gandhian movements
- Explain how the Indian Constitution was framed and the debates behind it
- Answer source-based and map-based questions in the CBSE / UP Board pattern
यह किसके लिए है
- Class 12 humanities (arts) students of CBSE and UP Board
- Students who want help with source-based and long-answer questions
- Students preparing for CUET and civil services foundation along with boards
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Basic history up to Class 10
- NCERT Themes in Indian History Parts I, II and III
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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सवाल
Which syllabus is followed?
The current rationalised NCERT Themes in Indian History syllabus, used by CBSE and UP Board.
Is map work included?
Yes. Important Harappan sites, mahajanapadas, Mughal territories and 1857 centres are practised on outline maps.
How are source-based questions practised?
Every chapter has source extracts with questions in the board pattern.
How often are tests held?
A test after each chapter, monthly cumulative tests and board-pattern mock papers.
