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Class 12 History

Class 12 History: full syllabus tuition with regular tests (CBSE / UP Board).

12 MonthsDuration 12Chapters68Topics
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01Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation 6 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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 topics
  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

About

You will be able to

  • 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

Who it is for

  • 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

What you need

  • Basic history up to Class 10
  • NCERT Themes in Indian History Parts I, II and III

Questions

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.

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