UNIT - I 

1. Survey of the Sources of Indian History, 2. Harappan Civilization, 3. Society and Culture as Reflected in Vedic Literature, 4. Social Development in Vedic Age, 5. Political Condition in Sixth Century B.C., 6. Rise of Monarchical States—Rise and Expansion of Magadh Empire, 7. Foreign Invasion, 8. The Mauryan Empire, 9. Ashoka’s Dhamma : Nature and Propogation, 10. Mauryan State–Administration and Economy, 11. Mauryan Art and Architecture, 12. Post Mauryan Period : Sungas, Satvahanas, Seythians, The Kushanas, 13. Post Mauryan Period : Society, Culture and Art, 14. Important Powers in the South India : Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas, 15. The Gupta Empire and its Contemporaries, 16. The Gupta Administration and Downfall of the Gupta Empire, 17. North India : Society, Literature and Art in Gupta and Post-Gupta Period, 18. Post-Gupta Period upto 750 A.D. : Pallavas, Chalukyas and Vardhanas, 19. North India (750-1200) Gurjar-Pratiharas, Palas and Senas, 20. Deccan : Rashtrakutas and their Contemporaries, 21. Condition of Women in Gupta and Post-Gupta Period, 22. Varna, Caste, Slavery, Forced Labour in Gupta and Post-Gupta Periods, 23. India’s Relations with South Asia and Srilanka, 24. Temples, Bhakti Movement, Art and Architecture in South India, 320-1200, 25. Invasion of Arabs, Gazanavis and Ghori and their Impact, 

UNIT - II 

1. Stuarts Era : Charles I, Conflict between Charles and Parliaments, Long Parliament and Civil War, 2. Commonwealth and Protectorates : Cromwel, 3. Restoration and Charles II, 4. James II : Glorious Revolution of 1688—Causes, Nature and Significance, 5. Growth of the Constitutional Monarchy, 1688—1714, 6. The Expansion of Britain, 7. George III, 8. Agricultural Revolution and Industrial Revolution, 9. Parliament Reforms : Chartist Movement, The Reforms Acts of 1867 and 1884, 10. The Victorian Era with Special Reference to the Peel, Palmerstone, Disraeli and Gladstone, 11. First World War and England, 12. Socialist and Labour Movements, 13. Constitutional Development : Monarchy, Parliament, Party System and Cabinet, 14. Ireland and Scottland, 15. Policy of Appeasement and Drift towards the Second World War.