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CBSE class 12 History New Syllabus 2018-19
(Session 2018 – 19)
Rationale
Through a focus on a series of critical historical issues and debates (class XI) or on a range of important historical sources (class XII), the students would be introduced to a set of important historical events and processes. A discussion of these themes, it is hoped, would allow students not only to know about these events and processes, but also to discover the excitement of reading history.
Objectives:
- Effort in these senior secondary classes would be to emphasize to students that history is a critical discipline, a process of enquiry, a way of knowing about the past, rather than just a collection of facts.
- The syllabus would help them to understand the process through which historians write history, by choosing and assembling different types of evidence, and by reading their sources critically. They will appreciate how historians follow the trails that lead to the past, and how historical knowledge develops.
- The syllabus would also enable students store/relate/compare developments in different situations, analyze connections between similar processes located in different time periods, and discover the relationship between different methods of enquiry within history and the allied disciplines.
- The syllabus in class XI is organized around some major themes in the world history. The themes have been selected so as to (i) focus on some important developments in different spheres-political, social, cultural and economic,(ii) study not only the grand narratives of development-urbanization, industrialization and modernization-but also to know about the processes of displacements and marginalization. Through the study of these themes students will acquire a sense of the wider historical processes as well as an idea of the specific debates around them.
- The treatment of each theme in class XI would include (a) an overview of the theme under discussion, (b) a more detailed focus on one region of study, (c) an introduction to a critical debate associated with the issue.
- In class XII the focus will shift to a detailed study of some themes in ancient, medieval and modern Indian history although the attempt is to soften the distinction between what is conventionally termed as ancient, medieval and modern. The object would be to study a set of these themes in some detail and depth rather than survey the entire chronological span of Indian history. In this sense the course will be built on the knowledge that the students have acquired in the earlier classes.
- Each theme in class XII will also introduce the students to one type of source for the study of history. Through such a study students would begin to see what different types of sources can reveal and what they cannot tell. They would come to know how historians analyze these sources, the problems and difficulties of interpreting each type of source, and the way a larger picture of an event, a historical process, or a historical figure, is built by looking at different types of sources.
- Each theme for class XII will be organized around four sub heads: (a) a detailed overview of the events, issues and processes under discussion, (b) a summary of the present state of research on the theme, (c) an account of how knowledge about the theme has been acquired, (d) an excerpt from a primary source related to the theme, explaining how it has been used by historians.
- While the themes in both these classes (XI and XII) are arranged in a broad chronological sequence, there are overlaps between them. This is intended to convey a sense that chronological divides and periodization do not always operate in a neat fashion.
- In the text books each theme would be located in a specific time and place. But these discussions would be situated within a wider context by (a) plotting the specific event within time-lines, (b) discussing the particular event or process in relation to developments in other places and other times.
CBSE class 12 History New Syllabus 2018-19
Class XII – Syllabus (2018-19)
Paper One Theory: Max Marks: 100(80+20)
Units | Periods | Marks |
Themes in Indian History Part-I Units 1 – 4 | 55 | 25 |
Themes in Indian History Part-II Units 5 – 9 | 65 | 25 |
Themes in Indian History Part-III Units 10 – 15 | 80 | 25 |
Unit 16 : Map Work | 10 | 05 |
Project work | 10 | 20 |
Class XII: Themes in Indian History
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History Project Work
CBSE class 12 History New Syllabus 2018-19
Few Suggestive topics for Project Work (Examples)
- The mysteries behind the mound of dead – Mohenjo-Daro
- An In-depth study to understand Spiritual Archaeology in the Sub-Continent
- Buddha’s Path to Enlightenment
- Insight and Reflection of Bernier’s notions of The Mughal Empire
- An exploratory study to know the women who created history
- “Mahatma Gandhi” – A legendary soul
- To reconstruct the History of Vijaynagar through the Archaeology of Hampi
- The emerald city of Colonial Era – BOMBAY
- Vision of unity behind the first war of Independence
- Divine Apostle of Guru Nanak Dev
- Help, Humanity and Sacrifices during Partition
- Glimpses inside Mughals Imperials Household
- The process behind the framing of the Indian Constitution
- The ‘Brahm Nirupam’ of Kabir – A journey to Ultimate Reality
HISTORY (027)
CBSE class 12 History New Syllabus 2018-19
Design of the Question Paper
Paper One Theory (QP 80 + 20 Project)=100 Marks
Units | Periods | Marks |
Themes in Indian History Part-I Units 1 – 4 | 55 | 25 |
Themes in Indian History Part-II Units 5 – 9 | 65 | 25 |
Themes in Indian History Part-III Units 10 – 15 | 80 | 25 |
Units 1- 16 : Map Work | 10 | 5 |
Project Work | 10 | 20 |
220 | 100 |
Weightage to contentNote: Each source based question, will have three questions with marks ranging from 1 – 3.
*1 Map question of 5 marks having 5 items carrying 1 mark each.
Themes in Indian History (Part I) 25 Marks Themes in Indian History (Part II) 25 Marks Themes in Indian History (Part III) 25 Marks Map Work 5 Marks Project work 20 marks Total 100 Marks - Weightage to Difficulty level
Estimated Difficulty Level Percentage (i) Easy (E) 30% (ii) Average (AV) 50% (iii) Difficult (D) 20% Scheme of Option: No internal choice except for blind students. - Division of Question Paper
The Question paper will be divided into A, B, C, D and E.- Part A will carry 3 very short answer questions of 2 marks each.
- Part B will carry 6 short answer questions of 4 marks each.
(No change in the syllabus) - Part C will carry 3 long answer questions of 8 marks each (word limit ‘350’ with internal choice, each from respective book).
- Part D will carry three source -based questions. The number of questions will be three, carrying 7 marks each (no internal choice). The sources will be taken from the textbooks as directed therein.
- Part E will have 1 map question of 5 marks. Items covered are Identification and Location.
- Scheme of Option
Part A will have no choice.
Part B will have 6 questions from all the three books, out of which the student will attempt any 5 questions. (From 3 books) (Note: Value based question will not be asked)
Part C will carry three Long Answer Questions. The number of questions will be 3, carrying 8 marks each. (Each question from three themes, with Internal Choice).
Part D will be Source-Based Questions. There will be THREE sources, ONE from each book followed by questions. There will have “no internal choice”.
In Part E, there will be one Map Question -Test items will be ‘Identification’ and Location.
There is no change in the list of Maps. - Weightage of Marks Book-wise
VSA
2 marksSA
4 marksSource
based
7 marksMap
work
5 MarksLong
answer
8 marksTotal Book I (Ancient India) 2(1) 4+4 7(1) 8(1) 25 Book II (Medieval India) 2(1) 4+4 7(1) 8(1) 25 Book III (Modern India) 2(1) 4+4 7(1) 8(1) 25 Map Work 5×1 5 Project work- 20 2×3=6 4×6=24 7×3=21 5 8×3=24 100
LIST OF MAPS
Book 1
- P-2. Mature Harappan sites: Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira, Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Kot Diji.
- P-30. Mahajanapada and cities : Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru, Panchala, Gandhara, Avanti, Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila, Varanasi.
- P-33. Distribution of Ashokan inscriptions:
- Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Guptas
- Cities/towns: Mathura, Kannauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha
- Pillar inscriptions – Sanchi, Topra, Meerut Pillar and Kaushambi.
- Kingdom of Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas.
- P-43. Important kingdoms and towns:
- Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Guptas
- Cities/towns: Mathura, Kanauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha, Shravasti, Rajgir, Vaishali, Varanasi, Vidisha
- P-95. Major Buddhist Sites: Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati, Lumbini, Nasik, Bharhut, BodhGaya, Shravasti
Book 2
- P-174. Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur, Vijayanagar, Chandragiri, Kanchipuram, Mysore, Thanjavur, Kolar, Tirunelveli, Quilon
- P-214. Territories under Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb: Delhi, Agra, Panipat, Amber, Ajmer, Lahore, Goa.279
Book 3
- P-297. Territories/cities under British Control in 1857:
Punjab, Sindh, Bombay, Madras Fort St. David, Masulipatam, Berar, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Avadh, Surat, Calcutta, Daccan, Chitagong, Patna, Benaras, Allahabad and Lucknow. - P-305. Main centres of the Revolt of 1857:
Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Azamgarh, Calcutta, Benaras, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Avadh. - P-305. Important centres of the National Movement:
Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Benaras, Amritsar, Chauri Chaura, Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay (Quit India Resolution), Karachi.
Prescribed Books:
- Themes in World History, Class XI, Published by NCERT
- Themes in Indian History, Part I, Class XII, Published by NCERT
- Themes in Indian History Part-II, Class XII, Published by NCERT
- Themes in Indian History Part-III, Class XII, Published by NCERT
Note: The above textbooks are also available in Hindi medium.
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