History Class 12 Syllabus 2025

The syllabus consists of 12 units divided into three parts. Theory paper is of 80 marks and 3 hours duration.

Unit	Topic / Chapter	Marks
	Themes in Indian History Part - I	25
1	Bricks, Beads and Bones
2	Kings, Farmers and Towns
3	Kinship, Caste and Class
4	Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
	Themes in Indian History Part - II	25
5	Through the Eyes of Travellers
6	Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
7	An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagar
8	Peasants, Zamindars and the State
	Themes in Indian History Part - III	25
9	Colonialism and The Countryside
10	Rebels and Raj
11	Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
12	Framing the Constitution
	Map Work	5
	Total	80

The Harappan Civilization

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

Early States and Economies (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.

Early Society Societies (600 BCE - 600 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 dynamic approach of Mahabharata.

Cultural Developments (600 BCE - 600 CE)

Perceptions of Society (tenth to seventeenth century)

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.

Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (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.

(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.

Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (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.

Evidence from Official Reports

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.

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.

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 autobiographies diaries and letters.

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.