CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus 2025-26 - CBSE 12th History Syllabus Download PDF

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Themes in Indian History Part--I

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Themes in Indian History Part--II

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Themes in Indian History Part--III

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Bricks, Beads and Bones

The Harappa Civilisation

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Kings, Farmers, and Towns

Early States and Economies (c.600 BCE600 CE)

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Kingship, Caste, and Class

Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

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Thinkers, Beliefs, and Buildings

Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

Themes in Indian History Part—II 25 Marks

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Through the Eyes of Travellers

Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries)

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Bhakti-Sufi Traditions

Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries)

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An Imperial Capital – Vijayanagar (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries)

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Peasants, zamindars, and the States Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)

Themes in Indian History Part—III 25 Marks

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Colonialism and The Countryside

Exploring Official Archives

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Rebels and Raj

1857 Revolt and its Representations

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Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement

Civil Disobedience and Beyond

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Framing of the Constitution

The Beginning of a New Era

Including Map work of the related Themes

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Theory Total

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Project Work

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Themes in Indian History Part—I

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BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES The Harappan Civilisation

To investigate, research, and analyze the early urban centers and social frameworks.

To understand the first civilization in history, list and extrapolate the multifaceted elements of the Harappan civilization.

Investigate, analyze, and synthesize ASI and historians' perspectives on Harappa using historical and modern sources.

2. KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS: Early States and economies (c.600 BCE 600 CE)

To evaluate, analyze, and interpret significant trends in the subcontinent's political and economic history.

Decipher inscriptional evidence.

Examine inscriptional evidence and how it has influenced how political and economic processes are considered.

3. KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS, Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

To examine, and analyse the issues of social history.

Examine social conventions to comprehend the ideas of society described in ancient Indian scriptures.

Examine the several facets that historians have looked into to comprehend the Mahabharata's dynamic method.

4. THINKERS, BELIEFS, AND BUILDINGS Cultural Development (c. 600 BCE600 CE)

To ponder on and contrast the main religious movements in ancient India.

Explain the intricate religious sculpture and deduce the secret tales from it.

To create a picture album of the Buddhist sculpture

Themes in Indian History Part—II

5 THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS: Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries)

To comprehend the key elements of the social histories that the travelers have portrayed and to put what one has learned into practice.

Clarifying the traveler's stories from other countries to comprehend social, political, and economic life under the many kings of the medieval era.

Compare and contrast the opinions on Indian society held by Al Biruni, Ibn Battuta, and Bernier.

6. BHAKTI –SUFI TRADITIONS: Religious and devotional beliefs have changed from the ninth to the eighteenth centuries.

Recognize the developments in religion.

Summarize the teachings of various Bhakti and Sufi saints to comprehend the evolution of religion during the Middle Ages.

Recognize the religious movement to promote societal harmony, peace, and fraternity.

7. AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries

To understand the diversity of the combined cultures of Deccan India, students will be able to classify the various architectural contributions of the Vijayanagar kingdom.

Examine foreign visitors' reports of Vijayanagar to assess the political, social, and cultural life of the city.

Evaluate and respect the city planning, the water management system, and the rulers' leadership.

8. PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS, AND THE STATE:  Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth seventeenth centuries)

Understanding the elements of agrarian advances can help you comprehend how the Mughal government interacted with agriculture.

the agrarian developments that took place in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Make a table and bring out the differences in the agrarian sector.

Themes in Indian History Part—III

09. COLONIALISM AND THE  COUNTRYSIDE: Exploring Official Archives

To comprehend the economic ramifications of colonialism in India, consider the revenue structures that the British instituted.

To comprehend the conflicting interests of the British and Indians, analyze the official records and reports from the colonial era.

Identify measures that can be taken in this century to protect farmers and craftspeople.

10. REBELS AND THE RAJ: 1857 Revolt and its Representations

To examine the events of 1857.

To determine the scope and type of the 1857 rebels' planning and cooperation, compare them.

To comprehend the spread of the revolt, look at its momentum.

Examine how the Indian uprising sparked a sense of national solidarity.

Interpret visual representations to comprehend the feelings that nationalist and British portray.

11. MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT: Civil Disobedience and Beyond

Understand the nationalist movement in chronological order.

Compare and contrast the key components of the nationalist movement with the characteristics of the Gandhian-led institutions, people, and ideas.

Discuss Gandhi's major accomplishments to comprehend his nationalism's broad appeal.

Discover several approaches to understanding historical sources like newspapers, biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.

12. FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION: The Beginning of a New Era

Highlight the role of the Constituent Assembly to understand functionaries in framing the constitution of India.

Analyze how debates and discussions around important issues in the Constituent Assembly shaped our Constitution

Book 1

Page 2

Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira, Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, and KotDiji are mature Harappan sites.

Page 30

Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru, Panchala, Gandhara, Avanti, Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila, and Varanasi are among the cities that make up Mahajanapada.

Page 33

Ashokan inscriptions are spread among the Kushana, Shaka, Satavahana, Vakataka, and Gupta civilizations.

Cities/towns: Kaushambi, Sanchi, Topra, Meerut Pillar, Mathura, Kannauj, Puhar, and Braghukachchha Pillar Inscriptions.

Chola, Chera, and Pandyan kingdoms.

Page 43

Important kingdoms and towns:

Guptas, Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, and Vakatakas.

Mathura, Kanauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha, Shravasti, Rajgir, Vaishali, Varanasi, and Vidisha are some of the cities/towns.

Page 95

Major Buddhist Sites:

Amaravati, Lumbini, Nasik, Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Bharhut, BodhGaya, Shravasti, Ajanta.

Book 2

Page 174

Vijayanagar, Chandragiri, Kanchipuram, Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur, Mysore, Thanjavur, Kolar, Tirunelveli, Quilon.

Page 214

Delhi, Agra, Panipat, Amber, Ajmer, Lahore, and Goa were among the territories ruled by Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb.

Book 3

Page 297

Punjab, Sindh, Bombay, Madras Fort St. David, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Masulipatam, Berar, Avadh, Surat, Calcutta, Daccan, Patna, Benaras, Allahabad, and Lucknow were all territories or cities that were under British control in 1857.

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In 1857, the following regions and cities were under British rule: Punjab, Sindh, Bombay, Madras Fort St. David,  Bengal, Masulipatam, Berar, Bihar, Orissa, Avadh, Surat, Calcutta, Daccan, Patna, Benaras, Allahabad, and Lucknow.

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Main centers of the Revolt of 1857:

Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Azamgarh, Calcutta, Benaras, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Avadh.

Centers of the National Movement that are important:

Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Benaras, Amritsar, ChauriChaura, Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay (Quit India Resolution), and Karachi are among the examples.

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Theory

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6x 3=18

3x 8= 24

3x4=12

1x5=5

100 marks