CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus for 2023

Themes in Indian History Part—I 25 Marks

Theme No.

Theme Title

Marks

1

Bricks, Beads and Bones

The Harappa Civilisation

25

2

Kings, Farmers and Towns

Early States and Economies (c.600 BCE600 CE) 

3

Kingship, Caste and class

Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE) 

4

Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE600 CE) 

Themes in Indian History Part—II 25 Marks

5

Through the eyes of Travellers

Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries) 

25

6

Bhakti-Sufi Traditions

Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries) 

7

An Imperial Capital – Vijayanagar (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) 

8

Peasants, zamindars and the States Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)

Themes in Indian History Part—III 25 Marks

9

Colonialism and The Countryside

Exploring Official Archives

25

10

Rebels and Raj

1857 Revolt and its Representations 

11

Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement

Civil Disobedience and Beyond 

12

Framing of the Constitution

The Beginning of a New Era 

Including Map work of the related Themes

05

Theory Total

80

Project Work

20

100

Theme No. and Title

Learning outcome with specific competencies

Themes in Indian History Part—I

1.BRICKS, BEADS AND

BONES The Harappan

Civilisation

To investigate, explore and interpret the early urban centres and social institutions.

State and deduce the multi- lateral aspects of Harappan civilization to understand the first civilization of the world.

Investigate and interpret historical and contemporary sources and viewpoints of ASI and historians on Harappa.

2.KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS: Early States andEconomies (c.600 BCE 600 CE)

To critically evaluate and interpret major trends in the political and economic history of the subcontinent.

Decode inscriptional evidence.

Analyse inscriptional evidences and the ways in which these have shaped the understanding of political and economic processes

3.KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS, Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

To examine, analyse the issues of social history.

Analyse social norms in order to understand the perspectives of society given in the scriptures of ancient India.

Examine the varied dimensions explored by historians in order to understand the dynamic approach of Mahabharata..

4.THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS Cultural Development (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

To infer and compare the major religious developments in early India.

Elucidate the rich religious sculpture and infer the stories hidden in it.

To create a picture album of the Buddhist sculpture

Themes in Indian History Part—II

5.THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries)

To understand salient features of social histories described by the travellers and apply the learning in real life.

Elucidating the accounts of foreign travellers in order to understand the social political and economic life during the tenure of different rulers in the medieval period.

Compare and contrast the perspectives of Al Biruni, Ibn Battuta and Bernier towards Indian society.

6.BHAKTI –SUFI TRADITIONS Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries)

Understand the religious developments.

Summarize the philosophies of different Bhakti and SufI saints to understand the religious developments during medieval period.

Comprehend the religious movement in order to establish unity, peace harmony and brotherhood in society

7.AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries

Students will be able to Classify the distinctive architectural contributions of the Vijayanagar empire to comprehend the richness of mingled cultures of deccan India.

Analyse accounts of foreign traveller’s on Vijayanagar in order to interpret political, social and cultural life of the city.

Assess and appreciate the city planning, water management system, administration of the rulers

8.PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth seventeenth centuries)

Comprehend the facets of agrarian developments in order to understand the relationship between the state and the agriculture during Mughal period.

Compare and contrast the agrarian changes occurred during sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Make a table and bring out the differences in the agrarian sector.

Themes in Indian History Part—III

09.COLONIALISM AND THE  COUNTRYSIDE Exploring Official Archives

Evaluate the revenue systems introduced by the British to understand the economic aspects of colonization in India.

Analyse the colonial official records & reports to  understand the divergent interest of British and Indians.

Find solution to be taken to protect the peasants and artisans in this century

10.REBELS AND THE RAJ: 1857 Revolt and its Representations

To examine the events of 1857.

Correlate the Planning and coordination of the rebels of 1857 to infer its domains and nature.

Examine the momentum of the revolt to understand its spread.

Analyse how revolt created vision of unity amongst Indians.

Interpret visual images to understand the emotions portrayed by the nationalist and British.

11.MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT Civil Disobedience and Beyond

Understand the nationalist movement in chronological order.

Correlate the significant elements of the nationalist movement and the nature of ideas, individuals, and institutions under the Gandhian leadership.

Debate on the significant contributions of Gandhi to understand his mass appeal for nationalism.

Explore the ways of interpreting historical source such as newspapers, biographies and auto- biographies diaries and letters

12.FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION

The Beginning of a New Era

Highlight the role of Constituent Assembly to understand functionaries in framing the constitution of India.

Analyse how debates and discussions around important issues in the Constituent Assembly shaped our Constitution