M.A. (History) Part-II (Annual)

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SYLLABUS
M.A. (HISTORY) PART-II (ANNUAL)
2011 and 2012 EXAMINATIONS
PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1947 (COMPULSORY)
PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS :
GROUP-A :
ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II :
History of Ancient India from the Earliest Times to

Kanishka.
PAPER-III :
History of India from the Down fall of the Kushan empire

to 1000 A.D.
PAPER-IV :
Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.
GROUP-B :
MEDIEVAL INDIA
PAPER-II
Delhi Sultanate (1000-1526 A.D.)
PAPER-III :
History of the Mughals (1526-1707 A.D.)
PAPER-IV :
Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.
GROUP-C :
MODERN INDIA
PAPER-II
History of India from 1707-1818.
PAPER-III :
History of India from 1818-1947.
PAPER-IV :
National Movement and Constitutional Development in

India from 1858 to 1947.
PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB 1799-1947 A.D. (COMPULSORY)

Maximum Marks : 100
Pass Marks : 35
Total Teaching Hours : 125

Time Allowed : 3 Hours
(A)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

(For Private Candidates )
The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B,C, D and E.
sections A, B,C and D will have two questions each from the respective
section of the syllabus and will carry 15 marks each, Section E will consist of
10 short-answer type questions of 4 marks each which will cover the entire
syllabus uniformly and will carry 40 marks in all. The candidates are required
to give answer of each short answer type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10
lines.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRIVATE CANDIDATES
Candidates are required to attempt one question from section A, B, C
and D of the question paper and the entire section-E. The candidates are
required to give answer of each short answer type question in 50 words i.e. in
7-10 lines.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(B)
Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS
( For Department of Distance Education Candidates)
1.
2.
3.
The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.

The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and
not the title of the paper.
The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C
& D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus
and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type
questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all.
There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type
question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one
question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The
candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50
words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should
atleast be fifty percent.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by

an average student. There should be no vagueness.
The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a
question paper.
The general standard of the questions should cater to the different
intellectual levels - average, above average and below average.
Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of
internal assessment in each paper.
The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is
below :
1.
Tests (Two house tests of 10 marks each )
: 20 Marks
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEPRTMENT OF DISTANCE

EDUCATION CANDIDATES
Candidates are required to attempt one question from each section A, B,
C and D of the question paper and the entire section-E. The candidates are
7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
Principal sources for the study of Ranjit Singh. Political condition of

the Punjab at the end of 18th century; Ranjit Singh's rise to power with
special reference to his relations with Misls; conquests of Attock,
Multan, Kashmir and Peshawar.
Ranjit Singh's relations with the British (1800-1839).
SECTION-B
3.
4.
Central and Provincial Administration, Land Revenue, Military System

under Ranjit Singh.
Causes of the First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845-46 and post-war settlements;
causes of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, 1848-49, Annexation of the
Punjab.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Board of Administration: Its formation and working; Sir John Lawrence

as an Administrator; Punjab's role in the uprising of 1857.
Socio-religious reform movements and their impact on society:
(a) Kuka Movement
(b)
(c)
(d)
Singh Sabha Movement

Arya Samaj
Ahmadiya Movement
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Economic Policies of the British Government: Land Revenue; Canal

Irrigation and colonization; Land Alienation Act 1901, Agrarian unrest
of 1907; Development of modern education.
Growth of Political consciousness in Punjab and its role in freedom
movement.
(i)
Ghadar Movement
(ii) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(iii) Gurdwara Reform Movement
(iv) Babbar Akalis Movement
(v) Kirti Kisan Movement
(vi) Circumstances leading to the Partition of Punjab.
SECTION-E
Ten short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus.
The candidates will attempt all the 10 short-answer questions. These
questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical
sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these
questions will be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each.
Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 40.
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
N.K. Sinha
Fauja singh
:
:
3.
G.L. Chopra
4.
Bhagat Singh
5.
6.
Sita Ram Kohli :

Khushwant Singh :
Ranjit Singh (English & Punjabi)

Some Aspects of State and Society
under Ranjit Singh
Punjab as a Sovereign State (Sandhu
Ashram), Hoshiarpur.
Sikh Polity in the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Centuries (Oriental
Publishers Delhi, 1978).
Ranjit Singh (Punjabi).
History of the Sikhs, Vol.II (Oxford
University Press).
7.
8.
G.S. Deol
S.C. Mittal
:
:
9.
Fauja Singh &

:
A.C. Arora (eds.)
10.
Satya M. Rai
11.
12.
Gursharan Singh :
(ed.) et. al.
Indu Banga (ed.) :
13.
A.C. Arora
Role of the Ghadar Movement, Vol.I & II.

Freedom Movement in Punjab
(Concept Publishers, Delhi)
Maharaja Ranjit Singh : Politics,
Society and Economy (Punjabi
University, Patiala)
Legislative Politics and Freedom
Movement in Punjab, 1897-1947.
Jallianwala Bagh (Punjabi University,
Patiala, 1977).
Five Punjabi Centuries: Politics,
Economy, Society and Culture (C,
1500-1990).
Punjab da Itihas (Punjabi).
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

1.
B.J. Hasrat
2.
B.J. Hasrat
3.
Sita Ram Kohli
4.
Indu Banga
5.
Kirpal Singh
6.
7.
8.
9.
Nayyar, G.S.
:
A.C. Arora (ed.) :
J.S. Grewal
:
Shiv Kumar Gupta :
Life and Times of Ranjit Singh

(Sandhu Ashram, Hoshiarpur, 1977).
Anglo-Sikh Relation, (Sandhu
Ashram, Hoshiarpur).
Sunset of the sikh Empire (Orient
Longman, Delhi, 1967).
Agrarian System of the Sikhs
(Manohar Book Service, Delhi, 1978).
Partition of Punjab (Punjabi
University, Patiala, 1972).
Sikh Polity and Political Institutions.
Punjab Dian Lok Lehran.
The Sikhs of the Punjab.
Arya Samaj and the Raj.
PAPER-II, III AND IV :

ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:
GROUP-A: ANCIENT INDIA
PAPER-II : HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE EARLIEST
TIMES TO KANISHKA.
Maximum Marks : 100
Pass Marks : 35

(A)

( FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES )

10 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus uniformly
and will carry 40 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. The candidates are
7-10 lines.
7-10 lines.
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
question paper.
6.

7.

below :
1.
: 20 Marks
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE

DEPRTMENT OF DISTANCE

7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
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2.
3.
4.
Importance of archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary

sources for the study of ancient Indian History. The Stone Age; Early
Stone Age; Middle Stone Age; Late Stone Age, Neolithic and
Calcolithic culture of India.
The Indus Valley Civilization; Its period and script and extent, the
religious life, social life, art and architecture of the Harappan people, its
decline.
SECTION-B
The Vedic Age : different theories regarding the original home of the
Aryans; social, political and religious life of the early Vedic Age and
later Vedic Age.
The Epic Age : the age of Ramayana and Mahabharata, political
condition of India; Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism.
SECTION-C
5.
The Achaemenian Invasions; The Macedonian Invasions; Greek

influence on Indian History.
6.
The rise of Magadha upto Nandas. The rise and fall of the Mauryas.
Political achievements of their kings; administration under the Mauryas.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
The Sungas: Origin and political achievements. The Kanvas and

Satavahanas; the Saka: Saka-Murandas, Sake Sata vahana struggle; The
Straps of Taxila, Mathura, Ujjain and Saurastra.
The Kushanas: Origin and early history of the Kushanas; their
achievements.
SECTION-E
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Piggot, Stuart
Raychaudhri, R.C.
Mookerjee, R.K.
Bhandarkar, O.R.
Thapar, R.
Shastri, K.A.N.
Mookerji, R.K.
Smith, V.A.
Tripathi, R.S.
D.D. Kosambi
1.
Wheeler, M.
2.
Marshall, John
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
Prehistoric India
Political History of Ancient India.
Chandragupta Maurya and his times.
Ashoka.
Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas.
The Age of Nandas and Mauryas.
Ancient India.
The Early History of India.
History of Ancient India.
An introduction to the study of Indian
History.
REFERENCE BOOKS
:
Indus Valley Civilization
:
Mohenjo-daro and Indus Valley

Civilization.
3.
Chattopadhyaya, S.
Early History of Northern India.
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4.
Chattopadhyaya, S.
Sakas in India.
5.
Narain, A.K.
The Indo-Greeks.
6.
Kautilya
Arthashastra
7.
Mackey
Indus Valley Civilization
8.
Romila Thapar
History of India, Vol.I.
GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA

PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM THE DOWNFALL OF THE
KUSHAN EMPIRE TO 1000. A.D.
Maximum Marks : 100
Total Teachings Hours: 125
(A)
Minimum Pass Marks : 35

Time Allowed : 3 hrs

( For Private Candidates )
The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E.

sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective
sections of the syllabus and will carry 15 marks each. Section E will consist
of 10 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and
will carry 40 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section,
required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10
lines.
Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the section
A,B,C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The candidates
are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 710 lines.
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks


7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
Political condition of India before the rise of the Gupta: Nagas;

Bharisvas and Vakatakas. The Imperial Guptas: their political and
cultural achievements; Gupta - Vakataka relations.
The Hunas and their inroads. The later Guptas and the Maukharis.
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SECTION-B
3.
4.
Harshavardhan and his times. Yashovarman and his times.

The Pratihar dynasty; The origin of the Pratihars and their Political
achievements.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
The Pala dynasty; the origin of the Palas; their Political achievements.
Rashtrakuta dynasty; the origin of the Rashtrakutas; their political
achievements.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
The Chalukayas; their origin, political achievements of the Chalukya

kings (Vatapi).
The origin and brief history of the Chandellas, the Parmaras, the
Pallavas and the Cholas.
SECTION-E
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ESSENTIAL READINGS
S. Chattopadhyaya
:
Early History of North India.
A.S. Bose
:
The Chandellas.
R.S. Tripathi
:
History of Ancient India.
B.N. Puri
:
History of Gurjara Pratiharas.
Majumdar, A.K.
:
The Chalukyas of Gujrat.
Bhatia, P.P.
:
The Paramaras.
Shastri, K.A.N.
:
The Cholas.
Shastri, K.A.N.
:
History of South India.
Devahuti, D.
:
Harsha and his Times.
R.C. Raychaudhuri
:
Political History of India.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
Majumdar and
Pusalkar (eds.)
Majumdar and
Pusalkar (eds.)
3.
Majumdar and
Pusalkar (eds.)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Shastri, K.A.N.
Mookerjee, R.K.
Altekar, A.S.
Ganguli, D.S.
Gopalan, R.
Majumdar, R.C.
:
:
:
:
:
:
2.
The Classical Age, Vol.I.

(Bhartya Vidhya Bhawan Series).
The Age of Imperial Unity,
Vol.III (Bhartya Vidhya Bhawan,
Series).
Struggle for the Empire,
Vol.IV (Bhartya Vidhya Bhawan
Series).
The Age of the Nandas and Mauryas.
Harsha.
The Rashtrakutas and their Times.
History of the Parmara Dynasty.
History of the Pallavas of Ranchi.
The Gupta - Vakatak Age.
GROUP-A ; ANCIENT INDIA

PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC
Maximum Marks : 100
(A)



of 10 short-answer type questions 4 marks each which will cover the entire
syllabus and will carry 40 marks in all. There being no internal choice in
this section. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type
question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines.
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks

15
7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
A Study of the Harappan Culture.

Development of Varna Ssytem, Origin and growth of caste system,
Varna and Jati, Ashrams; Position of Shudras; Family organization,
position of women, educational system; marriage. The Sixteen
Sanskaras and their importance.
SECTION-B
3.
4.
Criticism of Brahmanical social institutions.

Buddhism and Jainism; Art, architecture, sculpture and paintings during
the Gupta period.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Art, Architecture and Literature of South India.

Expansion of Indian Culture outside India.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Crafts and Industries in Ancient India. The Corporate economic life; the
nature, organization and importance of guilds; currency exchange and
money-lending; trade and commerce; internal trade, foreign trade.
Land system; Ownership of land; type of land; land tenure; land survey,
land measurements, land grants and land sale.
SECTION-E
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ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Daftari, K.L.
Altekar, A.S.
Lallanji Gopal
Maity, S.K.
Altekar, A.S.
Ghoshal, U.N.
Ray Chaudhuri, H.C.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
8.
Marshall, J.
9.
10.
R.K. Mookerjee
Sharma, R.S.
:
:
The Social Institutions in Ancient India.

State and Government in Ancient India.
The Economic Life in Northern India.
Economic Life in Northern India.
Education in Ancient India.
Studies in Indian History and Culture.
Social, Cultural and Economic History
of India.
Mohanjodaro and the Indus-Valley
Civilization.
The Gupta Empire
Political Ideas and Institutions in
Ancient India.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Bhasham, A.L.
Kautilya
Kene, P.V.
Aggarwal, V.S.
Majumdar, R.C.
Hutton, J.H.
Alekar, A.S.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
8.
9.
Shastri, K.A.N.
U.N. Ghoshal
:
:
The Wonder that was India.

Arthashastra
History of Dharmasastra
Gupta Temple Architecture
Hindus Colonies in Far East
Castes in India.
The Position of Women in Hindu
Civilization.
History of Sourth India
The Agrarian System in Ancient India.
GROUP-B : MEDIEVAL INDIA

PAPER-II : DELHI SULTANATE (1000-1526)
Maximum Marks : 100
(A)


For Private Candidates
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lines.
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

question paper.
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6.
7.

below :
1.
: 20 Marks

7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
Sources of the History of the Sultnate period with special reference to

Alberuni's India, Barni's Tarikh-i-Ferozeshahi and travels of Ibn Batuta;
political condition of india in 1000 A.D.; Invasions of Mahmud Ghazni
and Muhammad Ghori.
Considation of the turkish rule under the Slave Rulers with special
reference to the measures taken by Illtutmish and Balban.
SECTION-B
3.
4.
Rise of Khaljis; Jalaluddin Khalji, Economic and Military Reforms of

Alauddin Khalji, Alauddin's Deccan Policy.
Rise of Tughlaqs: Career, conquests and Administration of Ghyas-uddin Tughlaq; Mohammad Tughlaq's experiments.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Administrative policies of Feroz Tughlaq: Invasion of Timur and its

effects; factors responsible for the downfall of Tughlaq dynasty.
Rise of Lodis; Lodi Polity; Fall of Delhi Sultanate.
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SECTION-D
7.
8.
Administrative structure of Delhi Sultanate; Central and local

Administration, Law and Justice, Army organization, Nature of the
State under the Delhi Sultans.
Bahmani and Vijaynagar Kingdoms.
SECTION-E
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
Nazim, Muhammad
2.
Habibullah, A.B.M.
3.
4.
Lal, K.S.
Tripathi, R.S.
:
:
5.
Hussain, Mahdi
6.
7.
Qureshi, I.H.
Halim, A.H.
:
:
8.
9.
R.C. Majumdar (ed.)

Nizami, K.A.
:
:
10.
Saran, P.
Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of

Ghazni.
The Foundation of Muslim Rule in
India.
History of the Khaljis.
Some Aspects of Muslim
Administration.
Rise and all of Muhammad Bin
Tughluq.
Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi
History of Lodi Sultans of Delhi and
Agra.
The Sultanate of Delhi.
Some Aspects of Religion and Politics
during the Thirteenth Century.
Studies in Medieval Indian History.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
Habib Muhammad
Nizami, K.A. &
Muhammad Habib
:
:
Mahmud of Ghazni.
A Comprehensive History of India,
Vol.V.
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3.
4.
5.
Wooelsely Haig (ed.)

Lal, K.S.
Elliot Dowson
:
:
:
6.
7.
Jauhri, R.C.
Lane Poole, S.
:
:
Cambridge History of India, Vol.III.

Twilight of the Sultanate.
History of India as told by its own
Historians.
Firoz Tughlaq.
Medieval India under Muhammadan
Rule.

PAPER-III : HISTORY OF THE GREAT MUGHALS (1526-1707).
Maximum Marks : 100

(A) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

lines.
Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the
sections A,B,C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks


7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
Sources of Mughal Indian History with special reference to Tuzk-iBaburi, Akbarnama, Tuzk-i-Jahangiri, Massir-i-Alamgiri, political
condition of India on the eve of Babur's invasions.
2.
Babur as an Empire builder.

Humayun : Humayun and Bahadur Shah; Humayun and Sher Shah;
Causes of Humayun's expulsion, restoration to power.
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SECTION-B
3.
4.
Sher Shah : Administration and reforms. Sher Shah as fore-runner of

Akbar.
Akbar : Rise and fall of Bairam Khan : Rajput and religious policies.
N.W.F. and Deccan Policies; Estimate of Akbar.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Jahangir: Nur Jahan's influence on administration, foreigners' accounts

of the Court of Emperor, Ordinances of Jahangir.
Shah Jahan : Central Asian Policy, Rajput Policy, Deccan Policy,
N.W.F. Policy, Aurangzeb's ideal of kingship, his responsibility for the
decline of the Mughal Empire.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Shivaji : Causes of the rise of Maratha Power; Shivaji's relations with

Bijapur and Mughals, Shivaji's Administration.
Mughal administration: Central and provincial administration, fiscal and
judicial system, mansabdari system.
SECTION-E
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
3.
4.
Srivastava, A.L.
Sharma, S.R.
Tripathi, R.P.
Ishwari Prasad
:
:
:
:
5.
6.
Qanungo K.R.
Smith, V.A.
:
:
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire of India
Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire
A Short History of Muslim Rule in
India.
Sher Shah and His Times
Akbar The Great Mughal
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7.
8.
9.
10.
Beni Prasad
Abdul Aziz
Sarkar, J.N.
Sharma, Sri Ram
:
:
:
:
11.
Satish Chandra
History of Jahangir
Mansabdari System
Mughal Government
Mughal Government and
Administration.
Awadh and Punjab 1556-1707, Vol.II.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
3.
Lane Poole, S.
Irvine
Majumdar, R.C. (ed.)
-doPeople,
:
:
:
Babur (Rulers of India)

Army of the Indian Mughals
The Mughal Empire, Vol.III.
History and culture of the Indian
Vol.VI.
4.
John F., Richards
5.
6.
Aziz, Abdul
-do-
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:
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Habib Irfan
Moreland, W.H.
Saran, P.
Sarkar, J.N.
Stewari Gordon
:
:
:
:
:
The New Cambridge History of India.

Mughal Empire-Vol.
The Mughal Empire.
The Mansabdari System and Mughal
Army.
The Agrarian System of Mughal India.
From Akbar to Aurangzeb.
The Provincial Government of Mughals.
Shivaji.
The New Cambridge History of India:
The Marathas.

PAPER-IV : STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ECONOMIC (1000-1707 A.D)
Maximum Marks : 100
Pass Marks : 35
(A)


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10 short-answer type questions of four marks each which will cover the entire
syllabus uniformly and will carry 40 marks in all. The candidates are required
to give answer of each short answer type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10
lines.
7-10 lines.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------(B)
Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
25

below :
1.
: 20 Marks

7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
Social structure of Hindu Society and Muslim Society, upper classes

castes and community, Ulema and nobility.
Sufi Silsilahs, general principles of Sufism, impact on society.
SECTION-B
3.
4.
Bhakti Movement, brief account of main exponents, impact on society.

Sources of revenue of the State : Land revenue system.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Iqta and Jagirdari system in Medieval India. Agrarian system and land
rights, subsistence pattern of agriculture, rural markets, organisation of
village community.
Education and literature in Medieval India.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Art and architecture under the Sultans and Mughals.

Credit (Banking) and currency; organisation and pattern of trade and
industry; prices and market control.
SECTION-E
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ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
Nizami, K.A.
2.
3.
Moreland
K.M. Ashraf
:
:
4.
5.
Arthar Ali
Yasin Mohammad
:
:
6.
7.
8.
9.
Chopra, P.N.
Nigam, S.P.
Irfan Habib
Sharma, s.R.
:
:
:
:
10.
Bhagat Singh
Religion and Politics in India during the

13th Century.
The Agrarian System of the Moslems.
Life and conditions of the People of
Hindustan.
Mughal Nobility under aurangzeb.
Social History of Islamic India (16051748)
Social Life during Mughal Age.
Nobility under the Sultans.
Agrarian system of Mughal India.
Religious Policy of the Mughal
Emperors.
Medieval Indian Institutions (Social,
Cultural and Economic) (Punjabi).
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
Habibullah, A.B.M.
2.
3.
Raychaudhury, M.L.
Ahsan Jan Qaiser
:
:
4.
5.
Tara Chand
Sharma, S.R.
:
:
6.
Hasan, Ibn
7.
Haig, Sir Woelselly
8.
Lane Poole, S.
9.
10.
11.
Hussain Yusuf
Carpenter, S.E.
Satish Chandra
:
:
:
The Foundation of Muslim Rule in

India.
The State and Religion in Mughal India.
The Indian Response to European
Technology and Culture 1498-1707.
Influence of Islam on Indian Culture.
Mughal Government and
Administration.
The Central Structure of the Mughal
Empire.
Cambridge History of India, Vol.IV.
Medieval India under Muhammadan
Rule.
Glimpses of Medieval Indian Culture.
Theism in Medieval India.
Medieval India.
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GROUP-C : MODERN INDIA

PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1707-1818
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1.
2.

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4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks


7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
3.
4.
Decline of Mughal Power, disintegration of the Empire and rise of

independent states of Oudh, Bengal and Hyderabad; Parties and politics
at the Mughal Court.
Rise and Expansion of Maratha Power during the 18th Century,
Maratha-Afghan confrontation; the Third Battle of Panipat and its
significance.
SECTION-B
Sikh-Mughal and Sikh - Afghan Confrontation; Causes of Sikh Victory.
Re-emergence and fall of Marathas, 1761-1818; Rise and Fall of
Mysore; Haider Ali and Tipu sultan.
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SECTION-C
5.
6.
7.
8.
Struggle for supremacy among the Europeans with special reference to

the Anglo-French wars in Karnataka; beginning of British rule in
Bengal Presidency; Early difficulties and how they were overcome,
administration of Robert Clive and Warren Hastings.
British administration during the period of Cornwallis, Wellesley and
Lord Hastings in respect of Judiciary and public service; British land
revenue policy - Permanent settlement, Rayotwari system, Mahalwari
system.
SECTION-D
Parliamentary legislations; the Regulating Act, 1773; Pitt's India Act,
1784; Charter Act, 1793; Charter Act, 1813 and the growth of
opposition to company's monopoly of eastern trade.
Evolution of British policy towards Indian States with special reference
to Cornwallis, Wellesley and Lord Hastings.
SECTIONE
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Percival Spear
Dowell, H.H. (ed.)
Sinha, N.K.
Mohibbul Hasan
Sinha, N.K.
Sardesai, G.S.
Satish Chandra
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
8.
Misra, B.B.
9.
Banerjee, A.C.
Oxford History of India.

Cambridge History of India, Vol.V.
Haider Ali.
Tipu Sultan.
Rise of the Peshwas.
Main Currents of Maratha History
Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court,
1707-1740.
The Central Administration of the East
India Company.
Constitutional History of India, Vol.I.
30
10.
Stewart Gorden
The New Cambridge History of India :

The Marathas (1600-1800).
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Stroke, Eric.
Shaikh Ali
Dodwell, H.H.
Moon Penderal
Robert, P.E.
C.A. Baylg
:
:
:
:
:
:
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Mehta, R.S.
Chatterjee, N.
Sarkar, J.N.
Verma, S.P.
Muzzaffar Alam
:
:
:
:
:
The English Utilitarian's and India.

The British Relations with Haider Ali.
Dupleix and Clive.
Warren Hastings and British India.
India under Wellesley.
Rulers Townsmen and Bazars in North
India.
Lord Hastings and Indian States
Clive as an Administrator.
Fall of the Mughal Empire.
A Study in Maratha Diplomacy.
The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North
India (ONP, Delhi, 1986).

PAPER-III : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM (1818-1947)
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Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks


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7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
2.
Significance of the year 1818.

The Russian danger and its impact on Indian situation; First AngloAfghan War; Annexation of Sind; Policy towards Princely States of
India (1818-1947).
SECTION-B
3.
Foreign Policy of the Government of India, 1853-1919.

(a)
Policy towards Afghanistan.
(b)
Relations with Iran.
(c)
Relations with Tibet.
4.
Administrative and judicial reforms under the Company's Rule (18181857) with special reference to the reforms of Lord William Bentick
and Lord Dalhousie; End of East India Company's monopoly of trade;
Charter Act, 1833 and Charter Act, 1853.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
The Rising of 1857; Causes, nature and effects; New trends in

administration (1858-1919); Fiscal Policy, Famine Policy.
Impact of Western Ideas on society and religion; Brahmo Samaj, Arya
Samaj, Aligarh and Singh Sabha Movements.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Growth and Development of New Education; Growth of Press and its

impact on National Movement: Local Self-Government.
Trade and Industries; Monetary Policy, Banking and Currency.
SECTIONE
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ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
Misra, B.B.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Swinson, Arthur
Majumdar, R.C.
Sen, S.N.
Gopal, S.
Dutt, R.S.
:
:
:
:
:
7.
8.
Gadgil, D.R.
Majumdar, R.C.(ed.)
:
:
9.
10
11.
O. Malley
Prasad, Bisheswar
Bajaj, S.K. and
Rekhi, J.S.
K.W. Jones
:
:
:
12.
Administration History of India, 18241947.

North West Frontier.
The Sepoy Mutiny and Revolt of 1857.
Eighteen Fifty Seven.
British Policy of India, 1853-1905.
The Economic History of India, Vols. I
& II.
The Industrial Evolution of India.
British Paramountcy and Indian
Renaissance (2 Vols.)
India and the West.
Bondage and Freedom, 2 Vols.
History of India 1818-1947 (Pbi.)
The New Cambridge History of India:
Socio-Religious Movements.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
3.
Stokes, Eric
Stokes, Eric
Misra, B.B.
:
:
:
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Lambric, H.T.
Khera, P.N.
Dharam Pal
Narayan, V.A.
Philips, C.A.
Natrajan, J.
Mehra, P.L.
Prasad, Bisheshwar
Ravinder Kumar
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
The English Utilitarian's and India

The Peasant and the Raj.
The Central Administration of East
India Company.
Sir Charles Napier and Sind.
Annexation of Sindh.
Administration of Lord Lawrence.
Social History of Modern India.
The East India Company, 1784-1830.
History of Indian Journalism.
Young Husband Expedition to Tibet.
Foundation of Indian Foreign Policy.
Persia and the Persian Gulf.
34

PAPER-IV : NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA FROM 1858-1947.
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lines.
Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the
sections A,B,C and D of the question paper and the entire section E. The
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Max. Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 28
1.
2.

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

question paper.
below :
1.
: 20 Marks

7-10 lines.
SECTION-A
1.
Forces and circumstances leading to the rise of Indian National

Movement: Controversy about the genesis of the Indian National
Congress; its aims and objectives methods and demands upto 1905.
British reaction and response, assessment of its work upto 1905.
2.
Extremism : Circumstances responsible for its rise; the split of 1907;

differentiation from liberalism, Government's attitude and estimate of
the work of the Extremists. Revolutionaries in India and abroad; Home
Rule League; Lucknow Pact.
SECTION-B
36
3.
4.
Gandhi's assumption of the leadership of the national movement;

Agitation against Rowlatt Bills, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre; Khilafat
and Non-cooperation Movement.
Swarajist Party and its Politics. Simon Commission; Civil Disobedience
Movement; Round Table Conferences.
SECTION-C
5.
6.
Muslim League Politics upto 1940; Individual Satyagrah Movement:

Cripps Mission; Quit India Movement.
Wavell Plan; Cabinet Mission; Mountbatten Plan; Act of Indian
Independence, 1947.
SECTION-D
7.
8.
Transfer of power from power Company to the Crown: Government of

India Act, 1858 and Queen's Proclamation. Minto-Morley Reforms
1909.
Government of India Act, 1919, Government of India Act, 1935;
Federation; Provincial Autonomy and its working.
SECTION-E
ESSENTIAL READINGS
1.
2.
Keith, A.B.
Banerjee, A.C.
:
:
Constitutional History of India.

Indian Constitutional Documents,
Vol.III.
3.
Singh, G.N.
Land Mark in Indian Constitutional

and National Development.
4.
Majumdar, R.C.
5.
Tara Chand
History of the Freedom Movement in

India, Vols.I, II and III.
History of the Freedom Movement.
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6.
7.
R. Coupland
Sitaramayya, P.
:
:
8.
9.
10.
Gwyer & Appadorai

:
Bipin Chandra et.al. (ed.) :
Sumit Sarkar
:
Indian Politics, 1936-42.

The History of Indian National
Congress, 2 Vols.
Indian Constutional Documents, 2 Vols.
India's Struggle for Independence.
Modern India, 1885-1947.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bisheshwar Prasad
Appadorai, A.
Ram Gopal
Tripathi, Amles
Argov, Dantial
:
:
:
:
:
6.
7.
Mehrotra, S.R.
Mehrotra, S.R.
:
:
8.
9.
Judith Browne
Mushir-ul-Hassan
:
:
10.
Mushir-ul-Hassan
11.
12.
Azad, Abul Kalam

Gursharan Singh
et. al. (ed.)
:
:
:
***
Origin of Provincial Autonomy.

Dyarchy.
Indian Muslims - A Political History.
The Extremists' Challenge.
Moderates and Extremists in the
Indian National Congress.
Towards India's Freedom and Partition.
Emergence of the Indian National
Congress.
Mahatma & the Civil Disobedience.
Muslims in the Indian National
Movement.
Nationalism and Communal Politics
in India.
India Wins Freedom.
Jallianwala Bagh
(Punjabi University, Patiala, 1997).

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PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA

History of Ancient India from the Earliest Times to

History of India from the Down fall of the Kushan empire

Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.

Delhi Sultanate (1000-1526 A.D.)

History of the Mughals (1526-1707 A.D.)

Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic.

History of India from 1707-1818.

History of India from 1818-1947.

National Movement and Constitutional Development in

PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB 1799-1947 A.D. (COMPULSORY)

Total Teaching Hours : 125

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.

The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEPRTMENT OF DISTANCE

Principal sources for the study of Ranjit Singh. Political condition of

Central and Provincial Administration, Land Revenue, Military System

Board of Administration: Its formation and working; Sir John Lawrence

Singh Sabha Movement

Economic Policies of the British Government: Land Revenue; Canal

Sita Ram Kohli :

Ranjit Singh (English & Punjabi)

Fauja Singh &

Role of the Ghadar Movement, Vol.I & II.

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

Sita Ram Kohli

Life and Times of Ranjit Singh

PAPER-II, III AND IV :

Total Teaching Hours : 125

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B,C, D and E.

The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.

The general standard of the questions should cater to the different

The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is

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Candidates are required to attempt one question from each section A, B,

Importance of archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary

The Achaemenian Invasions; The Macedonian Invasions; Greek

The Sungas: Origin and political achievements. The Kanvas and

Mohenjo-daro and Indus Valley

Early History of Northern India.

Indus Valley Civilization

History of India, Vol.I.

GROUP-A : ANCIENT INDIA

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The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE

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Political condition of India before the rise of the Gupta: Nagas;

Harshavardhan and his times. Yashovarman and his times.

The Chalukayas; their origin, political achievements of the Chalukya

The Classical Age, Vol.I.

GROUP-A ; ANCIENT INDIA

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