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    Term 1 (April – September)प्रथम सत्र (अप्रैल – सितंबर)

    First half of every subject, with a unit test every month.

    History: Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation … Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional TextsPolitical Science: The End of Bipolarity … Challenges of Nation BuildingGeography: Human Geography: Nature and Scope … Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition (India)Hindi: अपठित बोध … आरोह: गद्य खंड (भाग 1)English: Reading Skills … Flamingo Prose (Part 2)
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    Half-yearly examअर्धवार्षिक परीक्षा

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    Term 2 (October – January)द्वितीय सत्र (अक्टूबर – जनवरी)

    Second half of every subject, with unit tests.

    History: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara … Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New EraPolitical Science: Era of One-Party Dominance … Recent Developments in Indian PoliticsGeography: Human Settlements (India) … Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and ProblemsHindi: आरोह: गद्य खंड (भाग 2) … रचनात्मक लेखनEnglish: Flamingo Poetry … Vistas (Part 2)
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    Class 12 annual / board exam.

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सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम

5 subjects · 59 chapters · 290 topics

History12 chapters · 12 Months Subject page →
01Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation 6 टॉपिक
  1. Subsistence strategies
  2. Mohenjodaro: a planned urban centre
  3. Craft production and procuring materials
  4. Seals, script and weights
  5. Ancient authority
  6. Discovery and decline of the Harappan civilisation
02Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies 6 टॉपिक
  1. James Prinsep and epigraphy
  2. Sixteen mahajanapadas
  3. Rise of Magadha
  4. The Mauryan Empire
  5. Changes in the countryside and towns
  6. Limitations of inscriptional evidence
03Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies 6 टॉपिक
  1. The critical edition of the Mahabharata
  2. Kinship and marriage rules
  3. Gotra and the Satavahanas
  4. Varna and jati
  5. Beyond birth: resources and status
  6. Explaining social differences
04Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments 5 टॉपिक
  1. A background of sacrifices and debates
  2. Teachings of the Buddha and Mahavira
  3. The spread of Buddhism
  4. Stupas: Sanchi and Amaravati
  5. Sculpture and new religious traditions
05Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society 6 टॉपिक
  1. Al-Biruni and the Kitab-ul-Hind
  2. Ibn Battuta's Rihla
  3. Francois Bernier
  4. Travellers' views on the caste system
  5. Women, slaves and labour
  6. Land and the economy
06Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts 6 टॉपिक
  1. Integration of cults
  2. Alvars and Nayanars
  3. The Virashaiva tradition of Karnataka
  4. Sufism in the subcontinent
  5. Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
  6. Reading devotional texts
07An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara 6 टॉपिक
  1. Discovery of Hampi
  2. Rayas, nayakas and sultans
  3. The capital and its environs
  4. The royal centre
  5. The sacred centre
  6. Plotting palaces, temples and bazaars
08Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire 6 टॉपिक
  1. The Ain-i Akbari as a source
  2. Peasants and agricultural production
  3. The village community
  4. Women in agrarian society
  5. Forests and tribes
  6. Zamindars and land revenue system
09Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives 5 टॉपिक
  1. The Permanent Settlement in Bengal
  2. Rise of the jotedars
  3. The Paharias and the Santhals of the Rajmahal hills
  4. Revolt in the Bombay Deccan
  5. The Deccan Riots Commission
10Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its Representations 5 टॉपिक
  1. Pattern of the rebellion
  2. Awadh in revolt
  3. What the rebels wanted
  4. Repression
  5. Images of the revolt
11Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond 6 टॉपिक
  1. A leader announces himself
  2. Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Salt Satyagraha and Dandi March
  4. Quit India Movement
  5. The last heroic days
  6. Sources: letters, speeches and newspapers
12Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era 5 टॉपिक
  1. A tumultuous time
  2. The Constituent Assembly
  3. The Objectives Resolution
  4. The problem with separate electorates
  5. Powers of the State and the language debate
Political Science15 chapters · 12 Months Subject page →
01The End of Bipolarity 6 टॉपिक
  1. The Soviet system
  2. Gorbachev and the disintegration of the USSR
  3. Causes and consequences of disintegration
  4. Shock therapy in post-communist regimes
  5. Tensions in former Soviet republics
  6. India and post-communist countries
02Contemporary Centres of Power 5 टॉपिक
  1. European Union
  2. ASEAN
  3. Rise of the Chinese economy
  4. Japan and South Korea
  5. India's relations with China
03Contemporary South Asia 6 टॉपिक
  1. Military and democracy in Pakistan
  2. Democracy in Bangladesh
  3. Monarchy and democracy in Nepal
  4. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka
  5. India-Pakistan conflicts
  6. SAARC and peace in South Asia
04International Organisations 5 टॉपिक
  1. Need for international organisations
  2. Evolution and structure of the UN
  3. Reform of the UN Security Council
  4. India's position on UN reforms
  5. IMF, World Bank, WTO, IAEA and NGOs
05Security in the Contemporary World 5 टॉपिक
  1. Meaning of security
  2. Traditional notions: external and internal
  3. Arms control and disarmament (NPT, CTBT)
  4. Non-traditional security: terrorism, human rights, health, migration
  5. Cooperative security and India's security strategy
06Environment and Natural Resources 6 टॉपिक
  1. Environmental concerns in global politics
  2. Earth Summit and global commons
  3. Common but differentiated responsibilities
  4. Kyoto Protocol and India's stand
  5. Resource geopolitics
  6. Indigenous peoples and their rights
07Globalisation 4 टॉपिक
  1. Concept and causes of globalisation
  2. Political, economic and cultural consequences
  3. Globalisation in India
  4. Resistance to globalisation and the World Social Forum
08Challenges of Nation Building 4 टॉपिक
  1. Challenges for the new nation
  2. Partition: displacement and rehabilitation
  3. Integration of princely states
  4. Reorganisation of states
09Era of One-Party Dominance 4 टॉपिक
  1. Challenge of building democracy and the first elections
  2. Congress dominance in the first three elections
  3. Nature of Congress dominance
  4. Emergence of opposition parties
10Politics of Planned Development 5 टॉपिक
  1. Political contestation over development
  2. The Planning Commission
  3. Early initiatives and the Second Five Year Plan
  4. Key controversies: agriculture vs industry, public vs private sector
  5. The Green Revolution and its outcomes
11India's External Relations 5 टॉपिक
  1. International context and the policy of non-alignment
  2. Nehru's role and Afro-Asian unity
  3. Peace and conflict with China (1962)
  4. Wars and peace with Pakistan
  5. India's nuclear policy
12Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 5 टॉपिक
  1. Challenge of political succession
  2. Fourth general elections, 1967
  3. Split in the Congress
  4. The 1971 election and restoration
  5. Garibi Hatao
13The Crisis of Democratic Order 5 टॉपिक
  1. Background to the Emergency
  2. Declaration of the Emergency (1975)
  3. Consequences and controversies
  4. Lessons of the Emergency
  5. Politics after the Emergency and the Janata government
14Regional Aspirations 5 टॉपिक
  1. Region and the nation
  2. जम्मू और कश्मीर
  3. Punjab and the Anandpur Sahib Resolution
  4. The North-East: Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam movement
  5. Accommodation and national integration
15Recent Developments in Indian Politics 5 टॉपिक
  1. Context of the 1990s
  2. Era of coalitions
  3. Political rise of Other Backward Classes and the Mandal Commission
  4. Communalism, secularism and democracy
  5. Emergence of a new consensus
Geography17 chapters · 12 Months Subject page →
01Human Geography: Nature and Scope 5 टॉपिक
  1. Meaning and nature of human geography
  2. Naturalisation of humans and humanisation of nature
  3. Environmental determinism and possibilism
  4. Neo-determinism
  5. Fields and sub-fields of human geography
02The World Population: Distribution, Density and Growth 6 टॉपिक
  1. Patterns of population distribution
  2. Density of population
  3. Factors influencing distribution
  4. Population growth and its components
  5. Demographic transition theory
  6. Population control measures
03Human Development 5 टॉपिक
  1. Growth and development
  2. Four pillars of human development
  3. Approaches to human development
  4. Measuring human development: HDI
  5. International comparisons
04Primary Activities 6 टॉपिक
  1. Hunting and gathering
  2. Pastoralism: nomadic herding and commercial livestock rearing
  3. Types of agriculture
  4. Shifting cultivation and plantation agriculture
  5. Cooperative and collective farming
  6. Mining
05Secondary Activities 5 टॉपिक
  1. Manufacturing and its characteristics
  2. Location of industries
  3. Classification of industries
  4. Footloose industries
  5. High-tech industries and technopolis
06Tertiary and Quaternary Activities 5 टॉपिक
  1. Types of tertiary activities
  2. Trade, transport and communication services
  3. Quaternary activities
  4. Quinary activities
  5. Outsourcing and digital divide
07Transport and Communication 6 टॉपिक
  1. Land transport: roads and railways
  2. Trans-continental railways
  3. Water transport: ocean routes and shipping canals
  4. Inland waterways
  5. Air transport and pipelines
  6. Communication and cyberspace
08International Trade 6 टॉपिक
  1. History and basis of international trade
  2. Balance of trade
  3. Free trade and dumping
  4. World Trade Organisation
  5. Regional trade blocs
  6. Ports as gateways
09Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition (India) 5 टॉपिक
  1. Distribution and density of India's population
  2. Growth of population: phases
  3. Rural-urban composition
  4. Linguistic and religious composition
  5. Composition of the working population
10Human Settlements (India) 4 टॉपिक
  1. Types of rural settlements
  2. Urban settlements and evolution of towns
  3. Census definition of urban areas
  4. Functional classification of towns
11Land Resources and Agriculture 6 टॉपिक
  1. Land use categories
  2. Common property resources
  3. Cropping seasons: kharif, rabi, zaid
  4. Types of farming
  5. Major crops
  6. Problems of Indian agriculture
12Water Resources 5 टॉपिक
  1. Surface and groundwater resources
  2. Water demand and utilisation
  3. Deterioration of water quality
  4. Water conservation and management
  5. Rainwater harvesting and watershed development
13Mineral and Energy Resources 5 टॉपिक
  1. Types and distribution of minerals
  2. Ferrous and non-ferrous minerals
  3. Coal, petroleum and natural gas
  4. Non-conventional energy resources
  5. Conservation of resources
14Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context 4 टॉपिक
  1. Planning in India
  2. Target area and hill area development
  3. Sustainable development
  4. Case study: Indira Gandhi Canal command area
15Transport and Communication (India) 5 टॉपिक
  1. Roads and the Golden Quadrilateral
  2. Railways
  3. Waterways and national waterways
  4. Airways and oil and gas pipelines
  5. Communication networks
16International Trade (India) 4 टॉपिक
  1. Changing pattern of India's exports and imports
  2. Direction of India's trade
  3. Sea ports as gateways
  4. Airports
17Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems 5 टॉपिक
  1. Environmental pollution: water, air, noise, land
  2. Urban waste disposal
  3. Rural-urban migration
  4. Problems of slums
  5. Land degradation
Hindi8 chapters · 12 Months Subject page →
01अपठित बोध 4 टॉपिक
  1. अपठित गद्यांश
  2. अपठित काव्यांश
  3. शब्द-भंडार: पर्यायवाची, विलोम, शब्दार्थ
  4. शीर्षक चयन और निष्कर्ष
02आरोह: काव्य खंड (भाग 1) 4 टॉपिक
  1. हरिवंश राय बच्चन - आत्मपरिचय, एक गीत
  2. आलोक धन्वा - पतंग
  3. कुँवर नारायण - कविता के बहाने, बात सीधी थी पर
  4. रघुवीर सहाय - कैमरे में बंद अपाहिज
03आरोह: काव्य खंड (भाग 2) 5 टॉपिक
  1. शमशेर बहादुर सिंह - उषा
  2. सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी निराला - बादल राग
  3. तुलसीदास - कवितावली (उत्तरकांड से), लक्ष्मण-मूर्च्छा और राम का विलाप
  4. फ़िराक गोरखपुरी - रुबाइयाँ, गज़ल
  5. उमाशंकर जोशी - छोटा मेरा खेत, बगुलों के पंख
04आरोह: गद्य खंड (भाग 1) 3 टॉपिक
  1. महादेवी वर्मा - भक्तिन
  2. जैनेंद्र कुमार - बाज़ार दर्शन
  3. धर्मवीर भारती - काले मेघा पानी दे
05आरोह: गद्य खंड (भाग 2) 3 टॉपिक
  1. फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु - पहलवान की ढोलक
  2. हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी - शिरीष के फूल
  3. डॉ. भीमराव आंबेडकर - श्रम विभाजन और जाति-प्रथा, मेरी कल्पना का आदर्श समाज
06वितान भाग 2 3 टॉपिक
  1. मनोहर श्याम जोशी - सिल्वर वैडिंग
  2. आनंद यादव - जूझ
  3. ओम थानवी - अतीत में दबे पाँव
07अभिव्यक्ति और माध्यम 4 टॉपिक
  1. विभिन्न जनसंचार माध्यम
  2. समाचार लेखन: छह ककार और उल्टा पिरामिड शैली
  3. पत्रकारीय लेखन के रूप: फीचर, रिपोर्ट, आलेख, संपादकीय
  4. विशेष लेखन: स्वरूप और प्रकार
08रचनात्मक लेखन 4 टॉपिक
  1. कैसे लिखें कहानी
  2. कैसे करें कहानी का नाट्य रूपांतरण
  3. नए और अप्रत्याशित विषयों पर लेखन
  4. औपचारिक पत्र लेखन
English7 chapters · 12 Months Subject page →
01Reading Skills 4 टॉपिक
  1. Unseen factual and discursive passages
  2. Case-based / data-based passages
  3. Inference and evaluation questions
  4. Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms and word meaning in context
02Writing Skills 6 टॉपिक
  1. Notice writing
  2. Formal invitations and replies
  3. Letter to the editor
  4. Job application with resume
  5. Article writing
  6. Report writing
03Flamingo Prose (Part 1) 4 टॉपिक
  1. The Last Lesson - Alphonse Daudet
  2. Lost Spring - Anees Jung
  3. Deep Water - William Douglas
  4. The Rattrap - Selma Lagerlof
04Flamingo Prose (Part 2) 4 टॉपिक
  1. Indigo - Louis Fischer
  2. Poets and Pancakes - Asokamitran
  3. The Interview - Christopher Silvester / Umberto Eco
  4. Going Places - A.R. Barton
05Flamingo Poetry 6 टॉपिक
  1. My Mother at Sixty-Six - Kamala Das
  2. Keeping Quiet - Pablo Neruda
  3. A Thing of Beauty - John Keats
  4. A Roadside Stand - Robert Frost
  5. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers - Adrienne Rich
  6. Poetic devices and reference-to-context questions
06Vistas (Part 1) 3 टॉपिक
  1. The Third Level - Jack Finney
  2. The Tiger King - Kalki
  3. Journey to the End of the Earth - Tishani Doshi
07Vistas (Part 2) 3 टॉपिक
  1. The Enemy - Pearl S. Buck
  2. On the Face of It - Susan Hill
  3. Memories of Childhood - Zitkala-Sa and Bama

About this course

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • Complete History syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Political Science syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Geography syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Hindi syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete English syllabus with regular tests

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
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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.

Which books are covered?

Both NCERT books, Contemporary World Politics and Politics in India since Independence, as per the current rationalised syllabus.

Is map and cartoon work included?

Yes. Map-based, cartoon-based and passage-based questions are practised in the board pattern.

Are current events taught?

The course teaches the NCERT syllabus. Teachers link lessons to major news where useful, but tests are based on the book.

Is map work taught?

Yes. All map items in the board syllabus are practised on world and India outline maps.

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