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Syllabus for the post of PGT  - History 
Writing and City Life 
Iraq, 3rd millennium BCE 
• Growth of towns
• Nature of early urban societies
• Historians’ Debate onuses of writing
An Empire across Three Continents 
Roman Empire, 27BCEto600 CE 
• Political evolution
• Economic Expansion
• Religion-culture foundation
• Late Antiquity
• Historians’ view on the Institution of Slavery
NOMADIC EMPIRES 
The Mongol, 13th to 14th century 
• The nature of nomadism
• Formation of empires
• Conquests and relations with other states
• Historians’ views on nomadic societies and state formation
The Three Orders. 
 Western Europe 13th - 16th century 
• Feudal society and economy
• Formation of state
• Church and society
• Historians’ views on decline of feudalism
Changing Cultural Traditions 
 Europe 14th -17th century 
• New ideas and new trends in literature and arts
• Relationship with earlier ideas
• The contribution of West Asia
• Historians’ viewpoint on the validity of the notion ‘European Renaissance
Displacing Indigenous People 
North America and Australia, 18th to 20th century 
• European colonists in North America and Australia
• Formation of White Settler societies
• Displacement and repression of local people
• Historians’ viewpoint on the impact of European settlement on indigenous
population
Paths to Modernization 
East Asia, late 19th to 20th century 
• Militarization and economic growth in Japan
• China and the communist alternative
• Historians’ Debate on the meaning of modernization
Subject specific syllabus includes the concepts of NCERT/CBSE syllabus and Text Books (Classes XI & 
XII), however, the questions will be testing the depth of understanding and application of these 
concepts at the level of Post- Graduation. 
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Syllabus for the post of PGT  - History 
Writing and City Life 
Iraq, 3rd millennium BCE 
• Growth of towns
• Nature of early urban societies
• Historians’ Debate onuses of writing
An Empire across Three Continents 
Roman Empire, 27BCEto600 CE 
• Political evolution
• Economic Expansion
• Religion-culture foundation
• Late Antiquity
• Historians’ view on the Institution of Slavery
NOMADIC EMPIRES 
The Mongol, 13th to 14th century 
• The nature of nomadism
• Formation of empires
• Conquests and relations with other states
• Historians’ views on nomadic societies and state formation
The Three Orders. 
 Western Europe 13th - 16th century 
• Feudal society and economy
• Formation of state
• Church and society
• Historians’ views on decline of feudalism
Changing Cultural Traditions 
 Europe 14th -17th century 
• New ideas and new trends in literature and arts
• Relationship with earlier ideas
• The contribution of West Asia
• Historians’ viewpoint on the validity of the notion ‘European Renaissance
Displacing Indigenous People 
North America and Australia, 18th to 20th century 
• European colonists in North America and Australia
• Formation of White Settler societies
• Displacement and repression of local people
• Historians’ viewpoint on the impact of European settlement on indigenous
population
Paths to Modernization 
East Asia, late 19th to 20th century 
• Militarization and economic growth in Japan
• China and the communist alternative
• Historians’ Debate on the meaning of modernization
Subject specific syllabus includes the concepts of NCERT/CBSE syllabus and Text Books (Classes XI & 
XII), however, the questions will be testing the depth of understanding and application of these 
concepts at the level of Post- Graduation. 
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BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES 
The Harappan Civilization 
• Broad overview: Early urban centers
• Story of discovery: Harappan civilization
• Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site
KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS: 
• Early States and Economies (c. 600 BCE-600 CE)
• Broad overview: Political and economic History from the Mauryan to the Gupta
period
• Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the Decipherment of the script. Shifts in the
Understanding of political and economic history.
• Excerpt: Ashokan inscription and Gupta period land grant
KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS 
Early Society Societies (C. 600 BCE-600 CE) 
• Broad overview: Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata
• Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship an d gender
• Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharat
• Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians.
THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS 
Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE - 600 CE) 
• Broad overview: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa a) A brief review of religious
histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism (Puranic Hinduism) b)
Focus on Buddhism.
• Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa. Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi.
THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS 
Perceptions of Society (tenth to seventeenth century) 
• Broad Overview: outlines of social and cultural life as they appear in traveller’s
account.
• Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, what they wrote and for
whom they wrote.
• Excerpts: from Al Biruni, Ibn Battuta, Francois Bernier.
BHAKTI –SUFI TRADITIONS: 
Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (eighth to eighteenth centuries) 
• Broad overview: a. Outline of religious developments during this period saints. b.
Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi
• Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.
• Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works
AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA(fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) 
• Broad Over View: New Architecture: Hampi a. Outline of new buildings during
Vijayanagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities. b. Relationship between
architecture and the political system
• Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
• Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi
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Syllabus for the post of PGT  - History 
Writing and City Life 
Iraq, 3rd millennium BCE 
• Growth of towns
• Nature of early urban societies
• Historians’ Debate onuses of writing
An Empire across Three Continents 
Roman Empire, 27BCEto600 CE 
• Political evolution
• Economic Expansion
• Religion-culture foundation
• Late Antiquity
• Historians’ view on the Institution of Slavery
NOMADIC EMPIRES 
The Mongol, 13th to 14th century 
• The nature of nomadism
• Formation of empires
• Conquests and relations with other states
• Historians’ views on nomadic societies and state formation
The Three Orders. 
 Western Europe 13th - 16th century 
• Feudal society and economy
• Formation of state
• Church and society
• Historians’ views on decline of feudalism
Changing Cultural Traditions 
 Europe 14th -17th century 
• New ideas and new trends in literature and arts
• Relationship with earlier ideas
• The contribution of West Asia
• Historians’ viewpoint on the validity of the notion ‘European Renaissance
Displacing Indigenous People 
North America and Australia, 18th to 20th century 
• European colonists in North America and Australia
• Formation of White Settler societies
• Displacement and repression of local people
• Historians’ viewpoint on the impact of European settlement on indigenous
population
Paths to Modernization 
East Asia, late 19th to 20th century 
• Militarization and economic growth in Japan
• China and the communist alternative
• Historians’ Debate on the meaning of modernization
Subject specific syllabus includes the concepts of NCERT/CBSE syllabus and Text Books (Classes XI & 
XII), however, the questions will be testing the depth of understanding and application of these 
concepts at the level of Post- Graduation. 
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BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES 
The Harappan Civilization 
• Broad overview: Early urban centers
• Story of discovery: Harappan civilization
• Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site
KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS: 
• Early States and Economies (c. 600 BCE-600 CE)
• Broad overview: Political and economic History from the Mauryan to the Gupta
period
• Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the Decipherment of the script. Shifts in the
Understanding of political and economic history.
• Excerpt: Ashokan inscription and Gupta period land grant
KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS 
Early Society Societies (C. 600 BCE-600 CE) 
• Broad overview: Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata
• Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship an d gender
• Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharat
• Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians.
THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS 
Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE - 600 CE) 
• Broad overview: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa a) A brief review of religious
histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism (Puranic Hinduism) b)
Focus on Buddhism.
• Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa. Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi.
THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS 
Perceptions of Society (tenth to seventeenth century) 
• Broad Overview: outlines of social and cultural life as they appear in traveller’s
account.
• Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, what they wrote and for
whom they wrote.
• Excerpts: from Al Biruni, Ibn Battuta, Francois Bernier.
BHAKTI –SUFI TRADITIONS: 
Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (eighth to eighteenth centuries) 
• Broad overview: a. Outline of religious developments during this period saints. b.
Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi
• Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.
• Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works
AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA(fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) 
• Broad Over View: New Architecture: Hampi a. Outline of new buildings during
Vijayanagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities. b. Relationship between
architecture and the political system
• Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
• Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi
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PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE: 
Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries) 
• Broad overview: The Aini-Akbari a. Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and
17th centuries. b. Patterns of change over the period.
• Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Ain I Akbari
• Excerpt: from the Ain-i-Akbari.
COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE: Exploring Official Archives 
• Broad overview: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports a)
Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late18thcentury b). Permanent
Settlement, Santhals and Paharias
• Story of official records: An account of why official Investigations in to rural societies
were undertaken and the types of records and reports produced.
• Excerpts: From Fifth Report
REBELS AND THE RAJ: 1857 Revolt and its Representations 
• Broad overview: a. The eventsof1857-58. b. Vision of Unity c. How these events were
recorded and narrated. Focus: Lucknow
• Excerpts: Pictures of 1857.
• Extracts from contemporary accounts.
MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT: 
• Civil Disobedience and Beyond Broad overview: a. The Nationalist Movement 1918 -
48. b. The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership.
• Focus: Mahatma Gandhi and the three movements and his last days as “finest hours”
• Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language newspapers and other
contemporary writings.
FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION: 
• The Beginning of a New Era Broad overview: The Making of the Constitution an
overview: a. Independence and then new nation state. b. The making of the
Constitution
• Focus: The Constituent Assembly Debates
• Excerpts: from the debates
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