1. Pre-Historic Background : Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Cultures 2. Sources for the Study of Ancient Indian History 3. Harappan Civilization 4. Vedic Civilization : Rigvedic and Later Vedic 5. Political Condition in Sixth Century B.C. 6. Religious Movements : Jainism and Buddhism 7. Foreign Invasion 8. Rise of Magadhan Empire 9. The Mauryan Empire : Chandragupta Maurya 10. Ashoka and Causes of the Downfall of the Mauryan Empire 11. Mauryan State Administration, Economy and Society 12. Mauryan Art and Architecture 13. Post Mauryan Period : Satvahanas and Kushanas 14. Sangam Age : Chera, Chola and Pandyan Dynasty 15. The Gupta Empire : Samudragupta and Chandragupta-II 16. Indian Culture During Gupta Period 17. Harshvardhan 18. Rise of Regional Powers : Tripartite Struggle 19. Nature of the Period of Transition 20. Arab Conquest of Sindh and Muslim Invasions : Gazanavi and Ghori 21. Nature of Indian Culture : Change with Continuity.