SYLLABUS M.A. (HISTORY) PART-II (SEMESTER III & IV) 2012-13 and 2013-14 EXAMINATIONS PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY) PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS : GROUP-A : MEDIEVAL INDIA PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1000-1390 A.D.) PAPER-III : PAPER-IV : History of the Mughals (1526-1605 A.D.) Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic. GROUP-B : MODERN INDIA PAPER-II : History of India from 1707-1772. PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947. PAPER-IV : National Movement in India 1858-1930 and Constitutional Development.
THIRD SEMESTER PAPER-I HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1799-1849 (COMPULSORY) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should atleast be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Principal Sources for the study of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. 2. Political condition of the Punjab at the end of 18th century and Maharaja Ranjit Singh rise to power with special reference to his relations with Misals. SECTION B 3. Sikh-Afghan relations : Conquests of Attock, Multan, Kashmir and Peshawar. 4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's relations with the British : 1800-1839. a) Cis-Sutlej States b) Sind Tangle c) Tripartite Treaty SECTION C 5. Nature of the State under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. 6. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Administration : Central and Provincial Structure and Military Organisation. SECTION D 7. Causes of the First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845-46 and post war settlements. 8. Causes of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, 1848-49 and Annexation of the Punjab. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32.
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Khushwant Singh : Ranjit Singh - Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780-1839. 2. Fauja Singh : Military System of the Sikhs. 3. Ganda Singh (ed.) : Ranjit Singh - First Death Centenary Memorial Volume. 4. Ganda Singh : Private Correspondence relating to the Anglo Sikh Wars. 5. Bhagat Singh : Sikh Polity in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. 6. Sita Ram Kohli : Sunset of the Sikh Empire. 7. A.C. Banerjee (ed.) : Anglo Sikh Relations 8. S.M. Latif : History of the Punjab. 9. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab (1799-1947). ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Fauja Singh & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh A.C. Arora 2. J.D. Cunnigham : A History of the Sikhs 3. B.J. Hasrat : Anglo Sikh Relations. 4. B.J. Hasrat : Life and Time of Ranjit Singh 5. Bhagat Singh : Maharaja Ranjit Singh 6. Sita Ram Kohli : Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjab) 7. G.L. Chopra : The Punjab as a Sovereign State 8. J.S. Grewal & : Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times. Indus Banga 9. Sir Lepel Griffin : Ranjit Singh 10. N.K. Sinha : Ranjit Singh
GROUP-A : MEDIEVAL INDIA PAPER II : DELHI SULTANATE (1000-1390 A.D.) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Sources of the history of the Sultanate period, with special reference to Alberuni's India, Barani's Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi, Travels of Ibn Batuta. 2. Political condition of India in 1000 A.D. SECTION B 3. Invasions of Mahamud Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori, causes of the Turkish victory. 4. Consolidation of the Turkish rule under the Slave Rulers, with special reference to the measures taken by Iltutmish and Balban. SECTION C 5. Khalji revolution. 6. The Khalji Rule : a. Administrative and military reforms of Alauddin Khalji. b. Economic Reforms c. Alauddin's Deccan and N.W.F. policies. d. Collapse of Alauddin's system. SECTION D 7. Rise of Tughlaqs: Career, conquests and administration of Ghiyas-uddin-Tughlaq. 8. Mohammad Tughlaq- Character, various experiments, causes of his failure. Administrative policies of Feroz Tughlaq. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32.
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Mohammad Habib : Mahmud of Ghazna 2. Nizami, K.A. & : The Comprehensive History of India Muhammad Habib Vol.V. 3. Lal, K.S. : Twilight of the Sultanate 4. Sharma, S.R. : Mughal Empire in India. 5. Surinder Singh : Madhkaleen Bharat da Itihas (Punjabi) ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Nazim Muhammad : Life and times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna 2. Habibullah, A.B.M. : The Foundation of Muslim rule in India 3. Lal, K.S. : History of Khaljis 4. R.C. Majumdar : Struggle for Empire 5. R.C. Majumdar : Delhi Sultanate, Vol.VI.
PAPER-III HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS (1526-1605 A.D.) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Sources of Mughal Indian History with special reference to Tuzk-i- Baburi, Akbarnama, Muntkwal-ul-Twarikh. 2. Socio-Political condition of India on the eve of Babur's invasion. SECTION B 3. Babur's character and personality, Babur as an Empire builder (with special reference to battles of Panipat and Kanwaha). 4. Humayun : Humayun's relations with Bahadur Shah and Sher Shah. SECTION C 5. Blunders committed by Humayun; Causes of Humayun's expulsion from India and the factors which subsequently made his restoration of power. 6. Sher Shah : Administration and Reforms (Central Administration, local administration, judicial and police systems, public reforms, Sher Shah as the fore-runner of Akbar). SECTION D 7. Akbar : Rise and fall of Bairam Khan; NWF., and Deccan policies, estimate of Akbar (Character and personality). 8. Rajput and religious policy; factors and forces that influenced his religious policy, measures to conciliate the Hindus, and Din-i-Ilahi. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be of 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32.
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Sharma, S.R. : Mughal Empire in India 2. Tripathi, R.P. : Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire. 3. Lanepoole, S. : Babur (Ruler of India) 4. Awasthi, R.S. : Mughal Emperor Humayun 5. Beni Parsad : History of Jahangir 6. Mohammad Idris : Mughal Bharat (Punjabi) 7. J.F.Richards : New Cambridge History of India. (The Mughal Empire) ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Srivastava, A.L. : Mughal Empire. 2. Banerjee, S.K. : Humayun Badshah. 3. Smith, V.A. : Akbar the Great Mughal. 4. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) : Mughal Empire (Bharat Vidya Bhawan Series Vol.VII).
PAPER-IV STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS : SOCIAL, CULTURE AND ECONOMIC Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Social Structure of Muslim Society-Upper classes; religious classes, masses, and position of women. 2. Social Structure of Hindu Society-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Conversions to Islam, Position of women. SECTION B 3. Ulema and Nobility; their role in Muslim Society. 4. Sufi-Silsilahs : general principles of Sufism; impact on society. SECTION C 5. Bhakti Movement : general principles, impact on society. 6. Religious policy of the Sultans and Mughals. SECTION D 7. Sources of revenue of the State and land revenue system under the Sultans and Mughals. 8. Art and Architecture under Sultans and Mughals. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. BOOKS SUGGESTED 1. Nizami, K.A. : Religion and Politics during the 13th Century. 2. Tara Chand : Influence of Islam on Indian Culture. 3. Moreland, W.H. : The Agrarian System of the Musalmans. 4. Ashraf, K.M. : The Life and conditions of the people of Hindustan. 5. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions (Social, Cultural,
Economic), (Punjabi). 6. Mohammad Idris : Foreign Trade under the Mughals, 1520-1707. 7. Percy Brown : Muslim Architecture.
GROUP-B : MODERN INDIA PAPER-II : HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1707-1772 Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Historiography of the decline of the Mughal Empire. 2. Systemic Crisis and collapse : Collapse of Empire and Emergence of regional states of Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad; Parties and politics at the Mughal Court. SECTION B 3. Rise and Expansion of Maratha Power in the eighteenth century. 4. Maratha-Afghan Confrontation and the Third Battle of Panipat: its importance in Indian History; Causes of Maratha defeat. SECTION C 5. Rise of Sikh Power : Sikh-Mughal Confrontation : Sikh-Afghan Confrontation, Causes of Sikh triumph. 6. Internal Struggle of European Trading Companies for Power and supremacy in India with special reference to Anglo-French Wars in the Karnatak. SECTION-D 7. Beginnings of British rule in Bengal Presidency : early difficulties and how they were over come. 8. Administration and reforms of Robert Clive. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. REFERENCE BOOKS 1. P.J. Marshal (ed.) : The Eighteenth Century in Indian History-Evolution, Revolution. 2. Stewart Gordon : The Marathas, 1600-1818.
3. H.N. Sinha : Rise of the Peshwas 4. G.S. Sardesai : Main Currents of Maratha History. 5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India, Jagirdari Crisis and the Village. ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Muzaffar Alam : The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India (ONP, Delhi, 1986). 2. Satish Chandra : Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court. 3. Jagdish Narayan : A Study in Eighteenth Century India. Sarkar. 4. R.C. Mujumdar (ed.) : The Maratha Supremacy, (Bharat Vidya Bhawan Series, Vol.8). 5. Nadkarni : Rise and Fall of the Maratha Empire 6. P.E. Roberts : History of British India. 7. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom, Vol.I.
PAPER-III HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1818-1947 Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Significance of the year 1818: Evolution of British Paramouncy. 2. New Trends in Administration: Administrative & Judicial Reforms under Company's rule with special reference to Lord William Bentinck and Lord Dalhousie, 1818-1857. SECTION B 3. End of East India Company's Monopoly of Trade : Charter Acts of 1833 and 1853. 4. Growth and Development of Local self government upto 1947, Growth of Press and its impact on National Movement. SECTION C 5. The Rising of 1857, Causes, Nature and effects. 6. British Policy towards Indian States, 1818-1947. SECTION D 7. The Russian Danger and its impact on Indian Situation: First Afghan War, Annexation of Sind and Punjab. 8. Foreign Policy of Government of India: i. Policy towards Afghanistan ii. Relations with Tibet and Iran. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Foundation of Indian Foreign Policy 2. R.K. Mookerjee : Rise and Fall of the East India Company (Popular, Bombay, 1973). 3. Bayly, C.A. : India's Society and the Making of the
British Empire (New Cambridge University Press, 1987). 4. P.N. Khera : Annexation of Sindh. 5. P.L. Mehra : Young Husband Mission to Tibet 6. Ravinder Kumar : Persia and Persian Gulf : North-West Frontier. 7. Sen, S.N. : Eighteen Fifty Seven 8. M.H. Fisher : Politics of the British Annexation of India, 1757-1857. ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India 2. B.B. Misra : Administrative History of India (1834-1947). 3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy Society and Politics in Modern India. 4. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle For Independence, Penguin, Delhi, 1996. 5. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom: A History of Modern India, 1707-1947, Vol.I. 6. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, New Delhi, 1974. 7. S.K. Bajaj and J.S. Rekhi : Bharat Da Itihas 1818-1919 (Punjabi). Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000. 8. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi) Delhi, 1998.
PAPER-IV NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1858-1930. Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Queen's Proclamation of 1858: Government of India Act - 1858. 2. Emergence of Indian National Congress, Genesis of Indian National Congress; Moderates, their programme, methods and estimate of their work. SECTION B 3. Extremists in Indian Nationalism: Estimate of their work and Surat Split. 4. Minto Morley Reforms 1909. SECTION C 5. Revolutionaries in India and Abroad; Ghadar Movement, Home Rule Movement. 6. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and its impact. SECTION D 7. Government of India Act 1919; Khilafat and Non Co-operation Movement. 8. Swarajist Politics, Simon Commission and reaction. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom (Rajesh Pub. New Delhi, 1977). 2. S.R. Mehrotra : Emergence of the Indian National Congress. 3. S.R. Mehrotra : Towards India's Freedom and Partition. 4. B.R. Nanda : Making of a Nation : India's Road to Independence (Haper-Collins, New
Delhi, 1998). 5. A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism (Bomaby, Popular Prakashan, 1986). 6. Kulke H. and D. : History of India (Australia, Kruk Rothermund Helkms 1986). 7. Judith Browne : Modern India : Rise of an Asian Democracy, Delhi, 1984. ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Bipan Chandra et.al. : India's Struggle for Independence (Delhi, Penguin, 1996). 2. Sumit Sarkar : Modern India 1885-1947 (Delhi Macmillan, 1985). 3. G.N. Singh : Landmarks in Indian Constitutional and National Development. 4. Anil Seal : Emergence of Indian Nationalism (Cambridge University Press, 1971). 5. Danial Argov : Moderates and Extremists in the Indian National Congress. 6. R.C. Majumdar : History of Freedom Movement in India Vol.II & III.
SEMESTER-IV PAPER-I : HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1849-1947 (COMPULSORY) PAPER-II, III & IV : ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS : GROUP-A : MEDIEVAL INDIA PAPER-II : Delhi Sultanate (1398-1526 A.D.) PAPER-III : PAPER-IV : GROUP-B : History of the Mughals (1605-1707 A.D.) Study of Institutions: Social, Cultural and Economic. MODERN INDIA PAPER-II : History of India from 1772-1818. PAPER-III : History of India from 1818-1947. PAPER-IV : National Movement in India and Constitutional Development 1930-1947.
PAPER-I HISTORY OF PUNJAB FROM 1849-1947(COMPULSORY) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Social and economic condition of the Punjab in the first half of the 19th century. 2. a) Board of Administration, its formation and working. b) Sir John Lawrence as Chief Commissioner of Punjab. SECTION B 3. Punjab and Revolt of 1857. 4. Socio-religious reform movements: a) Namdhari Movement b) The Singh Sabha Movement c) The Arya Samaj d) Ahmadiya SECTION C 5. Agrarian Policy of the British government, canal irrigation and colonisation, rural indebtedness and Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1901 6. Growth of national consciousness and freedom movement: a) Agrarian Unrest, 1907. b) Ghadar Movement c) Kirti-Kisan Movement d) Naujawan Bharat Sabha. SECTION D 7. Growth of National consciousness and freedom Movement : a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre b) Gurdwara Reform Movement c) Babbar Akali Movement 8. Causes of the Partition of Punjab 1947. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32.
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. S.S. Bal : A Brief History of the Modern Punjab. 2. G.S. Deol : Ghadar Movement 3. S.S. Josh : History of Ghadar Movement 4. Ikram Ali : History of the Punjab 1799-1947 5. Nayyar, Baldev : Minority Politics in Punjab 6. Raja Ram : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 7. S.L. Malhotra : Gandhi, Punjabi and the Partition ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Khushwant Singh : History of the Sikhs, Vol.II. 2. S.S. Bal : British Policy towards Punjab 3. Fauja Singh : The Kuka Movement 4. V.N. Datta : Jallianwala Bagh 5. Mohinder Singh : The Akali Movement 6. N.M. Khilnani : The Punjab Under the Lawrences 7. Kirpal Singh : Partition of Punjab 8. Teja Singh : The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the Sikh Awakening 9. J.S. Grewal : The Akalis- A Short History.
PAPER-II : MEDIEVAL INDIA DELHI SULTANATE (1398-1526 A.D.) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Invasion of Timur and its effects. 2. Rise of Lodis : Lodi Polity. SECTION B 3. Administrative structure of Delhi Sultanate, Central and Local Administration, Law and Justice, Military organization. 4. Fall of Delhi Sultanate. SECTION C 5. Nature of State under the Delhi Sultans. 6. Role of Nobility during the period of Delhi Sultans. 7. Bahmani Kingdoms. 8. Vijayanagar Empire. SECTION D SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. BOOKS SUGGESTED 1. Tripathi, R.S. : Some Aspects of Muslim's Administration 2. Hussain, Mahdi : Rise and Fall of Muhammad Bin Tughluq 3. Qureshi, I.H. : Administration of the sultanate of Delhi 4. Elliot and Dowson : History of India as told by its own Historians 5. Haliun A.H. : History of Lodi sultans of Delhi and Agra 6. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) : Delhi Sultanate 7. A.C. Arora : Madhkaleen Barat Da Itithas (Pbi.)
PAPER-III HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS, 1605-1707 A.D. Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should atleast be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Jahangir; Nur Jahan's Influence on Administration; Mewar Policy, Foreigners at the Court of Jahangir, Tuzk-I-Jahangiri. 2. Shah Jahan : Central Asian Policy : Deccan Policy; Law of succession under the Mughals and the war of succession among the sons of Shah Jahan; A critical assessment of his reign. SECTION B 3. Maasir-i-Alamgiri, Religious Policy; Rajput Policy; Deccan Policy; N.W.F. Policy. 4. Aurangzeb's ideal of kingship, his responsibility for the decline of the Mughal Empire. SECTION C 5. Shivaji : Causes of the rise of Maratha power: Shivaji's relations with Bijapur and Mughals. 6. Administration of Shivaji: Character and Personality. SECTION D 7. Mughal administration : Central and Provincial Administration, Judicial System, Military Organization and Mansabdari System. 8. Weakness of the Mughal Empire before 1707. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. BOOKS SUGGESTED 1. Saksena, Banarisi Prasad : History of Shah Jahan of Delhi. 2. Abdul Aziz : Mansabdari System 3. Irvine : Army of the Indian Mughals 4. Sharma, Sri Ram : Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors
5. Sardesai, G.S. : Main Currents of Maratha History 6. Sarkar, J.N. : Shivaji and His Times 7. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb 8. Majumdar, R.C., (ed.) : The Mughal Empire, Vol.VII. 9. A.C. Arora : History of Medieval India (Punjabi) (Madhkaleen Bharat Da Itihas) ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Sarkar, J.N. : A Short History of Aurangzeb 2. Sarkar, J.N. : Mughal Administration 3. Sharma, Sri Ram : Mughal Government and Administration 4. Satish Chandra : Medieval India 5. J.F. Richard : New Cambridge History of India, The Mughal Empire
PAPER-IV STUDY OF INSTITUTIONS-SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Sources of revenue of the State and land revenue system under the Mughals. 2. Land Revenue System under the Mughals with special reference to the periods of Akbar and Aurangzeb. 3. Iqta and Jagirdari System in Medieval India SECTION B 4. Agrarian system and land rights: subsistence pattern of agriculture; rural markets, organization of village community. 5. Religious policy of the Mughals with special reference to Akbar and Aurangzeb. SECTION C 6. Art and Architecture under the Mughals. 7. Monetary System under the Mughals. SECTION D 8. Organization and pattern of trade and industry during the Mughal period. 9. Prices and market control under the Mughals. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. BOOKS SUGGESTED 1. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb. 2. Chopra, P.N. : Social Life During Mughal Age. 3. Nigam, S.P. : Nobility Under the Sultans. 4. Irfan Habib : Agrarian system of Mughal India. 5. Sharma, S.R. : Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors. 6. Bhagat Singh : Medieval Indian Institutions
(Social, Cultural and Economic). Punjabi. 7. Mohammad Idris : Foreign Trade Under the Mughals 1526-1707.
PAPER-II : MODERN INDIA HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1772-1818 Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Warren Hastings : Critical examination of his policy and work. 2. Rise and Fall of Mysore : Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. SECTION B 3. British Administration during the period of Cornwallis and Lord Hastings in respect of Judiciary and Public Service. 4. British land revenue policy : Permanent Settlement : Ryotwari System, Mahal-wari System. SECTION C 5. Parliamentary Legislations : The Regulating Act 1773 : Pitts India Act, 1784. 6. Charter Act, 1793; Charter Act, 1813 and the growth of opposition to company's monopoly of eastern trade. SECTION D 8. Re-emergence and Fall of Marathas, 1772-1818. 9. Evolution of British Policy towards Indian States with special reference to Cornwallis, Wellesley and Lord Hastings. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32. ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. Percival Spear : Oxford History of India 2. N.K. Sinha : Haider Ali 3. A.C. Banerjee : Constitutional History of India, Vol.I. 4. B.B. Mishra : The Central Administration of the East India Company. 5. P.E. Roberts : Historical Geography of British India.
6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom Vol.I. 7. R.C. Mujumdar : The Maratha Supremacy (Bharat Vidya Bhawan Series) Vol.8. BOOKS FOR REFERENCE 1. Kate Brittle Bank : Tipu Sultan's Quest for Legitimacy: Islam and Kingship in a Hindu Domain. 2. P.E. Roberts : India under Wellesley 3. R.S. Mehta : Lord Hastings and the Indian States 4. Mohibbul Hasan : Tipu Sultan 5. C.H. Philips : The East India Company (1784-1834).
PAPER-III SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA (1818-1947) Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks
SECTION A 1. Impact of Western Ideas on Society and Religion : Brahmo Samaj, Singh Sabha Movement, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement. 2. Growth and Development of New Education : Controversy between Orientalists and Anglicist Schools, Woods Despatch, Hunter Commission, 1882, Releigh Commission and Universities Act 1904. Growth and Development of Education 1919-1947. Various Schemes of Education. SECTION B 3. Emergence of New Middle Class: Professional, Commercial and Industrial Middle Classes, Their Social, Cultural and Political Role. 4. The Depressed Classes: Concern of social Reform with special Reference to Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. SECTION C 5. Peasant Uprisings: Bengal Indigo Cultivator s Revolt (1860), The Maratha Uprising (1875) Moplah Revolt (1921). 6. Commercialization of Agriculture : Rural Indebtedness, British Policy towards Indebtedness. SECTION D 7. Rise and Growth of Modern Industry and Trade. British Policy towards foreign trade. 8. Drain Theory : Social and Economic effects in India, Rise and growth of Economic Nationalism. SECTION E Eight short-answer type questions will be set from the entire syllabus. The candidates will attempt all these 8 questions. These questions will be based upon terms, concepts, institutions and historical sources within the purview of the syllabus. The answer to each of these questions will be 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines and will carry 4 marks each. Thus, the total marks of these questions will be 32.
ESSENTIAL BOOKS 1. P.E. Roberts : History of British India. 2. B.B. Mishra : Administrative History of India 1834-1947. 3. D.N. Panigrahi (ed.) : Economy, Society and Politics in Modern India. 4. Dhamma Kumar and : Cambridge Economic History of India, Tapan Ray Chaudhuri Vol.II (Cambridge, 1982). 5. S.K. Baja and : Bharat Da Itihas, 1818-1919 (Punjabi) J.S. Rekhi Punjabi University, Patiala, 2000. 6. Ram Lakhan Shukla : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas (Hindi) Delhi, 1998. 7. H.C. Raychoudhary : Advanced History of India. and K.K. Dutt : Gkos dk fpqjs fjfsjk; (Gkr..), Punjabi University, Patiala. 8. A. R. Desai : Pesant Struggla in India, OUP, New Delhi, 1982 REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Thomas R. Metcalf : Aftermath of Revolt (Princeton University Press, Bombay, 1973). 2. Thomas R. Metcalf : Ideologies of the Raj (New Cambridge History of India) Bombay, 1955. 3. T.G.P. Spear : History of India, Vol.II. 4. K.W. Jones : Social and Religious Reform Movements in Modern India (New Cambridge History of India, Bombay, 1989). 5. V.A. Narayan : Social History of India. 6. Bisheshwar Prasad : Bondage and Freedom : A History of Modern India 1707-1947, Vol.II. 7. Tara Chand : History of Freedom Movement, Vol.I, New Delhi, 1974. 8. K.W. Jones : New Cambridge History of India, Socio-Religious Movements.
PAPER-IV NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1930-1947 Time Allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80 Pass Marks : 28 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS 1. The Syllabus prescribed should be strictly adhered to. The paper-setters should keep in view the topics specified in each paper and not the title of the paper. 2. The question paper will consist of five sections: A,B,C,D & E. Sections A,B,C & D will have two questions each from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus and will carry 32 marks in all. There being no internal choice in this section, each short-answer type question will carry 4 marks. Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the Sections A, B, C, D and the entire Section E. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words i.e. in 7-10 lines. 3. If there is a question on notes, the choice offered in such question should at least be fifty percent. 4. The wording of the questions should be simple and easily understandable by an average student. There should be no vagueness. 5. The number of questions based upon quotations should not exceed two in a question paper. 6. The general standard of the questions should cater to the different intellectual levels - average, above average and below average. 7. Each paper is of 80 marks and three hours duration and 20 marks are of internal assessment in each paper. The Break-up of 20 marks for Internal Assessment (Theory Papers) is below : 1. Test : 10 Marks 2. Class Attendance : 05 Marks 3. Project Work/Assignment/Seminar/Field : 05 Marks Total Marks : 20 Marks