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. Renaissance 2. Reformation and Counter-Reformation 3. Thirty Years War 4. European State System, 5. Colonial Expansion, 6. Europe in 17th Century : The Rise and Decline of Spain, 7. Europe in 17th Century : France 8. Europe in 17th Century : The Rise of England 9. England : The Glorious Revolution 10. Scientific Revolution 11. Mercantalism and Commercial Revolution 12. American War of Independence 13. European Pattern in the 18th Century : Parliamentary Monarchy, The Age of Enlightened Despotism and Reasoning 14. Europe in 18th Century : Rise of Russia 15. Europe in 18th Century : Austrian Empire : Hapsburg Clan 16. Europe in 18th Century : Division of Poland and the Rise of Prussia 17. Europe in 18th Century : England 18. Europe in 18th Century : France 19. Industrial Revolution 20. Europe : From Feudalism to Capitalism.