UG HISTORY Honours Part 2

MODIFIED CBCS CURRICULUM OF
HISRORY HONOURS PROGRAMME

SUBJECT CODE = 07
FOR UNDER GRADUATE COURSES UNDER RANCHI UNIVERSITY
Implemented from
Academic Session 2017-2020
Members of Board of Studies of CBCS Under- Graduate Syllabus as per
Guidelines of the Ranchi University, Ranchi.
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HISTORY HONS. CBCS CURRICULUM RANCHI UNIVERSITY
Contents
S.No. Page No.
Members of Core Committee i
Contents ii -iii
COURSE STUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘HONOURS’

PROGRAMME
1 Distribution of 140 Credits 1
2 Course structure for B.A..(Hons. Programme) 1
3 Subject Combinations allowed for B. A. Hons. Programme 2
4 Semester wise Examination Structure for Mid Sem & End Sem Examinations 2
5 Generic Subject Papers for B. A. Hons. Programme 3
6 Semester wise Structure for End Sem Examination of Generic Elective 4
SEMESTER I
7 I. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) 5
8 II. Generic Elective (GE 1) 5
9 III. Core Course –C 1 5
10 IV. Core Course- C 2 7
SEMESTER II
11 I. Environmental Studies (EVS) 8
SEMESTER III
15 I. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 1) 13
19 V. Core Course- C 7 23
SEMESTER IV
20 I. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 2) 25
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24 V. Core Course- C 10 29
SEMESTER V
25 I. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 1) 31
26 II. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 2) 32
SEMESTER VI
29 I. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 3) 37
30 II. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 4) 39
GENERIC ELECTIVE FOR STUDENTS OF OTHER DISCIPLINE
33 Semester I - Generic Elective (GE 1) 45
34 Semester II - Generic Elective (GE 2) 46
35 Semester III - Generic Elective (GE 3) 47
36 Semester IV - Generic Elective (GE 4) 48
ANNEXURE
37 Distribution of Credits Semester wise for Hons/ General Programme 49
38 Sample calculation for SGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honors Programme 50
39 Sample calculation for CGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honors Programme 50
40 Sample calculation for SGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Programme 51
41 Sample calculation for CGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Programme 51
MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR EXAMINATIONS

AND
FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPERS
42 Marks Distribution of Mid Semester Theory Examinations 52
43 Marks Distribution of End Semester Theory Examinations 52
44 Marks Distribution of Mid/End Semester Practical Examinations 52
45 Format of Question Paper for Mid Sem Examination of Subjects with 53

Practical
46 Format of Question Paper for Mid Sem Examination of Subjects without 54
Practical
47 Format of Question Paper for End Sem Examination of AECC NH + MB 55
Communication
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48 Format of Question Paper for End Sem Examination of Subjects with 56
Practical
49 Format of Question Paper for End Sem Examination of Subjects without 57
Practical
50 Format of Question Paper for End Sem Examination of GE, SEC, General 58
& AECC Hindi/ English Communication
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COURSE STUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘HONOURS’ PROGRAMME

Table AI-1:Distribution of 140 Credits[*wherever there is a practical there will be no tutorial and vice –versa.]
Course Papers Credits Credits
Theory + Practical Theory + Tutorial
I. Core Course (CC 1 to 14)

Theory 14 Papers 14X4=56 14X5=70
Practical/Tutorial* 14 Papers 14X2=28 14X1=14
II. Elective Course (EC)

A.Discipline Specific Elective (DSE1to4)
Practical/ Tutorial* 4 Papers 4X2=8 4X1=4
B.Generic Elective/ Interdisciplinary (GE1to4)

Practical/ Tutorial* 4 papers 4X2=8 4X1=4
III. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)

1. English/ Hindi Communication/ NH+MB/ 1 Paper 1X2=2 1X2=2
Business Communication for Commerce
2. Environmental Science 1 Paper 1x2=2 1x2=2
3. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 1& 2)

of the Core Course opted 2 Papers 2X2=4 2X2=4
Total Credit = 140 = 140
Table AI-1.1: Course structure for B.Sc./ B.A./ B.Com.(Hons. Programme)

Semester Honours Allied Ability Enhancement Total Credits
(Core Courses) (Elective Courses) (Compulsory Courses)
14 Papers 8 Papers 4 Papers
Sem-I C-1, C-2 GE-1 Eng Comm./ MIL/ MIL+NH
(6+6=12 Credits) (06 Credits) (02 Credits) 20 Credits
Sem-II C-3, C-4 GE-2 EVS

(6+6=12 Credits) (06 Credits) (02 Credits) 20 Credits
Sem-III C-5, C-6, C-7 GE-3 SEC-1

(6+6+6=18 Credits) (06 Credits) (02 Credits) 26 Credits
Sem-IV C-8, C-9, C-10 GE-4 SEC-2

(6+6+6=18 Credits) (06 Credits) (02 Credits) 26 Credits
Sem-V C-11, C-12 DSE-1, DSE-2

(6+6=12 Credits) (6+6=12 Credits) 24 Credits
Sem-VI C-13, C-14 DSE-3, DSE-4

(6+6=12 Credits) (6+6=12 Credits) 24 Credits
Total = 140 Credits
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COURSES OF STUDY FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘B. A. Hons’ PROGRAMME
Table AI-2 Subject Combinations allowed for B. A. Hons. Programme (140 Credits)
Discipline Specific Elective Compulsory Course

Honours/Core Subject Skill Enhancement Course
Subject AECC
CC SEC
DSES 1+1=2 Papers
14 Papers 2 Papers
4 Papers
Language Communication +
Sociology Sociology Specific SEC in Sociology EVS
Table AI-2.1 Semester wise Examination Structure for Mid Sem & End Sem Examinations:
Core Honours, Allied DSE, Compulsory AECC
Examination Structure
Courses
Sem End Semester
Mid Semester End Semester
Code Papers Practical/ Viva
Theory (F.M.) Theory (F.M.)
(F.M.)
C1 History of India-I +T 25 75
C2 History of Jharkhand upto 1857AD +T 25 75
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GE1 Refer Table AI-2.3 of the Syllabus of Subject opted
AECC Language Communication 100

C3 History of India-II +T 25 75
C4 History of Jharkhand (1857-2000AD) +T 25 75

II
AECC EVS 100

C5 History of India-III (C750-1206) +T 25 75
C6 Rise of Modern West-I +T 25 75
III C7 History of India-IV (C1206-1550) +T 25 75
SEC 1 Elementary Computer Application Software +Lab 100

C8 Rise of Modern West-II +T 25 75
C9 History of India-V (1550-1605) +T 25 75
IV C10 History of India-VI (C1750-1857) +T 25 75
SEC 2 Understanding Popular Culture +T 100
C11 History of Modern Europe-I (C1780-1939) +T 25 75

C12 History of India-VII (1605-1750) +T 25 75
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DSE 1 History of USSR-I (C1917-1964) +T 25 75
DSE 2 History of USSR-II (C1917-1964) +T 25 75
C13 History of India-VIII (C1857-1950) +T 25 75
C14 History of Modern Europe-II (C1780-1939) +T 25 75
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DSE 3 History of Modern East Asia-I (C1840-1919) +T 25 75
DSE 4 History of Modern China & Japan (C1868-1939) +T 25 75
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Table AI-2.2 Generic Subject Papers for B. A. Hons. Programme (140 Credits);
All Four Papers of Any One Subject to be opted leaving aside the papers of Hons. Subject:
Generic Generic Elective Courses for Arts Stream

Elective (GE will be other than Core Subject opted
Subject
Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV
GE
GE1 GE2 GE3 GE4
4 Papers
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Hindi dyk vkSj lkfgR; +T vuqokn +T lkfgR; vkSj i=dkfjrk +T +T
Language & Linguistics Literature: Poems & Language, Literature &
English Academic Writing +T
+T Short Stories +T Culture +T
Bengali Poetry, Short
Bengali Poetry, Novel, Bengali Poetry, Drama,
Bengali History of Bengali Literature +T
Short Stories +T Short Stories +T
Stories, Bengali Essay
+T
Study of Poet Nazir Akbarabadi Study of Short Story Mass Media: Principles Study of Short Story
Urdu Writer Prem Chand +T and Practice +T Writer +T
+T
सं स्कृत व्याकरण एवं व्याकरण शास्त्र का भारतीय सं स्कृतत एवं राजनीतत
Sanskrit आयु वेद की परम्परा +T भाषातवज्ञान +T
इततहास +T +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk gks leqnk; dh u`R; 'kSfy;k¡
Ho dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
lkaLd`frd dsUæ +T +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk [kfM+;k leqnk; dh u`R;
Kharia dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
lkaLd`frd dsUæ +T 'kSfy;k¡ +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk [kksjBk leqnk; dh u`R;
Khortha dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk dqjekyh leqnk; dh u`R;
Kurmali dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk dq¡M[+q +k leqnk; dh u`R;
Kurux dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk eq.Mk leqnk; dh u`R;
Mundari dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk ukxiqjh leqnk; dh u`R;
Nagpuri dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
Panch >kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk iapijxfu;k leqnk; dh
dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
Pargania lkaLd`frd dsUæ +T u`R; 'kSfy;k¡ +T
>kj[k.Mh leqnk; dk larky leqnk; dh u`R;
Santhali dyk] lkfgR; ,oa laLd`fr +T ikjEifjd ok| ;a= +T
Human Geography Economic Geography
Geography Geomorphology +Lab Climatology +Lab
+Lab +Lab
Political An Introduction to Political Theory Indian Govt. and Comparative Govt. and Public Administration
Science +T Politics +T Politics +T +T
Social psychology Psychological Statistics
Psychology Introduction of psychology +Lab Psychopathology +Lab
+Lab +Lab
Social Movement in Sociology of Religion Indian Sociological
Sociology Indian Society and Culture +T
India +T +T Theories +T
Principals of Money Banking &
Economics Principals of Microeconomics +T Indian Economy +T
Macroeconomics +T Public Finance +T
Political Anthropology Anthropology of Linguistic
Anthropology Economic Anthropology +T
Religion +T Anthropology +T
+T
Philosophy Indian Philosophy-I +T Indian Philosophy-II +T Indian Ethics +T Western Ethics +T
Entrepreneurship for Current concerns in Care and Wellbeing in
Home
Human Nutrition +Lab small Catering units Public Health Nutrition Human Development
Science +Lab +T +Lab
Object oriented Programming in Application of Algebra
Mathematics C++ +T
Econometrics +T Information Security +T
+T
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Table AI-2.3 Semester wise Structure for End Sem Examinations of Generic Elective in History:
Core Honours, Allied DSE, Compulsory AECC
Examination Structure
Courses
Sem End Semester
Mid Semester End Semester
Code Papers Practical/ Viva
Theory (F.M.) Theory (F.M.)
(F.M.)
I GE1 Environmental Issues in India +T 100
II GE2 Making of Contemporary India +T 100
III GE3 History of West Asia +T 100
IV GE4 India and her Neighbours +T 100
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SEMESTER I 4 Papers
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Total 100 x 4 = 400 Marks
I. ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

(Credits: Theory-02)
Any One Compulsory Language Communication Prescribed by Ranchi University:
English Communication/ Hindi Communication / NH + MB Communication
(Refer AECC Curriculum of Ranchi University)
II. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 1) (Credits: 06)
All Four Papers (One paper to be studied in each semester) of any One Subject to be opted other than
the Honours Subject. Refer Content from the Syllabus of Opted Generic Elective Subject.
III. CORE COURSE –C 1: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
Marks : 25 (MSE: 1Hr) + 75 (ESE: 3Hrs)=100 Pass Marks (MSE + ESE) =40
Instruction to Question Setter for
Mid Semester Examination (MSE):
There will be two group of questions. Group A is compulsory and will contain five questions of very short answer type
consisting of 1 mark each. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of five marks each, out of which any four
are to answer.
End Semester Examination (ESE):
There will be two group of questions. Group A is compulsory and will contain two questions. Question No.1 will be very
short answer type consisting of ten questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2 will be short answer type of 5 marks. Group
B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each, out of which any four are to answer.
Note: There may be subdivisions in each question asked in Theory Examinations.
HISTORY OF INDIA- I Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures
I. Reconstructing Ancient Indian History
[a] Early Indian notions of History

[b] Sources and tools of historical reconstruction.
[c] Historical interpretations (with special reference to gender, environment, technology, and regions).
II. Pre-historic hunter-gatherers
[a] Paleolithic cultures- sequence and distribution; stone industries and other technological
developments.
[b] Mesolithic cultures- regional and chronological distribution; new developments in technology and
economy; rock art.
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III. The advent of food production
Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures
IV. The Harappan civilization
Origins; settlement patterns and town planning; agrarian base; craft productions and trade; social and
political organization; religious beliefs and practices; art; the problem of urban decline and the
late/post-Harappan traditions.
V. Cultures in transition
Settlement patterns, technological and economic developments; social stratification; political relations;
religion and philosophy; the Aryan Problem.
[a] North India (circa 1500 BCE-300 BCE)

[b] Central India and the Deccan (circa 1000 BCE - circa 300 BCE)
[c] Tamilakam (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300)
Essential Readings
R.S. Sharma, India’s Ancient Past, New Delhi, OUP, 2007 R. S. Sharma, Material Culture and Social
Formations in Ancient India, 1983.
R.S. Sharma, Looking for the Aryas, Delhi, Orient Longman Publishers, 1995
D. P. Agrawal, The Archaeology of India, 1985
Bridget & F. Raymond Allchin, The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, 1983.
A. L. Basham, The Wonder that Was India, 1971.
D. K. Chakrabarti, The Archaeology of Ancient Indian Cities, 1997, Paperback.
D. K. Chakrabarti, The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology, New Delhi, 2006.
H. C. Raychaudhuri, Political History of Ancient India, Rev. ed. with Commentary by B. N. Mukherjee,
1996
K. A. N. Sastri, ed., History of South India, OUP, 1966. Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early
Medieval India, 2008.
Romila Thapar, Early India from the Beginnings to 1300, London, 2002.
Irfan Habib, A People’s History-Vol. -1,PreHistory,2001, ----Vol.-2,
Indus Civilization: Including Other Copper Age Cultures and the History of Language Change till 155 B.C.,
2002
Suggested Readings
Uma Chakravarti, The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism. 1997. Rajan Gurukkal, Social Formations of
Early South India, 2010.
R. Champakalakshmi, Trade. Ideology and urbanization: South India 300 BC- AD 1300, 1996.
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IV. CORE COURSE- C 2: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

are to answer.

HISTORY OF JHARKHAND UPTO 1857 AD

Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures
I. Geography and People:
[a] Physiography of Jharkhand - Land, Climate, Forest, Minerals
[b] People: The Oraons, The Mundas, The Kharias and The Santals
Social Religious and Cultural Systems
[c] Village Administration of the Tribals in Chotanagpur.
II. The Nagvanshi Raj:

[a] Origin
[b] Nature and Achievements
III. British Raj:

[a] British entry into Jharkhand and its early relation with Rajas of Palamu, Singhbhum and Chotanagpur.
[b] Revenue administration under the British Raj
[c] Judicial administration under the British Raj
IV. Revolts:
[a] Kol Revolts
[b] The Bhumiji Revolt
[c] The Santhaal Hul
Suggested Readings
Jharkhand Movement A study of its dynamics,- Agapti Tirkey
V. Birottam, Jharkhant : Itihas evam Sanskriti – In Hindi
P. N. Ojha, - Chhotanagpur, Past & Present.
Umesh Kumar Verma, Jharkhand ka Janjatia samaj.
S.C. Roy, The Oraon of Chhotanagpur.
B. V. Sinha, socio economic life in Chhotanagpur.
Balprishnan, Rajiv, Jharkhand Matters – Essay on Ethnicity, Regionalism and Development
Dutta, K.K., History of Freedom Movement in Bihar, Vol. III
Jha, J.C., The Tribal Revolt of Chotanagpur
Kumar S. Singh, The Dust Storm and Hanging Mist
Kumar S. Singh, Birsa Munda and his Movements
Mahto S., Hundred Years of Cristian Missionaries in Chotanagpur
Mishra S., History of Freedom Movement in Chotanagpur
Oscar Severin, The Tana Bhagat Movement in Chotanagpur
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SEMESTER II 4 Papers
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I. ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

(Credits: Theory-02)
Marks : 100 (ESE: 3Hrs) =100 Pass Marks Th ESE = 40
There will be objective type test consisting of hundred questions of 1 mark each. Examinees are required to mark their
answer on OMR Sheet provided by the University.
AECC – ENVIRONMENT STUDIES Theory: 30 Lectures
Unit 1 : Introduction to environmental studies

Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies;
Scope and importance; Concept of sustainability and sustainable development.
(2 lectures)
Unit 2 : Ecosystems
What is an ecosystem? Structure and function of ecosystem; Energy flow in an ecosystem:
food chains, food webs and ecological succession. Case studies of the following ecosystems :
Forest ecosystem
Grassland ecosystem
Desert ecosystem
Aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)
(2 lectures)
Unit 3 : Natural Resources : Renewable and Non-‐renewable Resources
Land resources and landuse change; Land degradation, soil erosion and desertification.
Deforestation: Causes and impacts due to mining, dam building on environment, forests,
biodiversity and tribal populations.
Water : Use and over-‐exploitation of surface and ground water, floods, droughts, conflicts
over water (international & inter-‐state).
Energy resources : Renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy
sources, growing energy needs, case studies.
(5 lectures)
Unit 4 : Biodiversity and Conservation
Levels of biological diversity : genetic, species and ecosystem diversity; Biogeographic
zones of India; Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots
India as a mega-‐biodiversity nation; Endangered and endemic species of India
Threats to biodiversity : Habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-‐wildlife conflicts, biological
invasions; Conservation of biodiversity : In-‐situ and Ex-‐situ conservation of biodiversity.
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Ecosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic

and Informational value.
(5 lectures)
Unit 5 : Environmental Pollution
Environmental pollution : types, causes, effects and controls; Air, water, soil and noise
pollution
Nuclear hazards and human health risks
Solid waste management : Control measures of urban and industrial waste.
Pollution case studies.
(5 lectures)
Unit 6 : Environmental Policies & Practices
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain and impacts on human
communities and agriculture
Environment Laws: Environment Protection Act; Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)
Act; Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act; Wildlife Protection Act; Forest
Conservation Act. International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto protocols and Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Nature reserves, tribal populations and rights, and human wildlife conflicts in Indian context.
(4 lectures)
Unit 7 : Human Communities and the Environment
Human population growth: Impacts on environment, human health and welfare.
Resettlement and rehabilitation of project affected persons; case studies.
Disaster management : floods, earthquake, cyclones and landslides.
Environmental movements : Chipko, Silent valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan.
Environmental ethics: Role of Indian and other religions and cultures in environmental
conservation.
Environmental communication and public awareness, case studies (e.g., CNG vehicles
in Delhi).
(3 lectures)
Unit 8 : Field work
Visit to an area to document environmental assets: river/ forest/ flora/fauna, etc.
Visit to a local polluted site-‐Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural.
Study of common plants, insects, birds and basic principles of identification.
Study of simple ecosystems-‐pond, river, Delhi Ridge, etc.
(Equal to 4 lectures)
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Suggested Readings:
Raziuddin, M.., Mishra P.K. 2014, A Handbook of Environmental Studies, Akanaksha Publications, Ranchi.
Mukherjee, B. 2011: Fundamentals of Environmental Biology.Silverline Publications, Allahabad.
Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Gadgil, M., & Guha, R.1993. This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India. Univ. of California Press.
Gleeson, B. and Low, N. (eds.) 1999.Global Ethics and Environment, London, Routledge.
Gleick, P. H. 1993. Water in Crisis. Pacific Institute for Studies in Dev., Environment &
Security. Stockholm Env. Institute, Oxford Univ. Press.
Groom, Martha J., Gary K. Meffe, and Carl Ronald Carroll.Principles of Conservation Biology.
Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2006.
Grumbine, R. Edward, and Pandit, M.K. 2013. Threats from India’s Himalaya dams. Science, 339: 36-‐37.
McCully, P. 1996. Rivers no more: the environmental effects of dams(pp. 29-‐64). Zed Books.
McNeill, John R. 2000. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth Century.
Odum, E.P., Odum, H.T. & Andrews, J. 1971.Fundamentals of Ecology. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Pepper, I.L., Gerba, C.P. & Brusseau, M.L. 2011. Environmental and Pollution Science. Academic Press.
Rao, M.N. & Datta, A.K. 1987. Waste Water Treatment. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Raven, P.H., Hassenzahl, D.M. & Berg, L.R. 2012.Environment. 8th edition. John Wiley & Sons.
Rosencranz, A., Divan, S., & Noble, M. L. 2001. Environmental law and policy in India. Tripathi 1992.
Sengupta, R. 2003. Ecology and economics: An approach to sustainable development. OUP.
Singh, J.S., Singh, S.P. and Gupta, S.R. 2014. Ecology, Environmental Science and Conservation. S.
Chand Publishing, New Delhi.
Sodhi, N.S., Gibson, L. & Raven, P.H. (eds). 2013. Conservation Biology: Voices from the Tropics.
John Wiley & Sons.
Thapar, V. 1998. Land of the Tiger: A Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent.
Warren, C. E. 1971. Biology and Water Pollution Control. WB Saunders.
Wilson, E. O. 2006.The Creation: An appeal to save life on earth. New York: Norton.
World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. Oxford University
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II. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 2): (Credits: 06)
III. CORE COURSE -C 3: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
are to answer.
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HISTORY OF INDIA II Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures
I. Economy and Society (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300):
[a] Expansion of agrarian economy: production relations.

[b] Urban growth: north India, central India and the Deccan; craft Production: trade and trade routes;
coinage.
[c] Social stratification: class, Varna, jati, untouchability; gender; marriage and property relations
II. Changing political formations (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300):
[a] The Mauryan Empire

[b] Post-Mauryan Polities with special reference to the Kushanas and the Satavahanas; Gana-Sanghas.
III. Towards early medieval India [circa CE fourth century to CE 750]:
[a] Agrarian expansion: land grants, changing production relations; graded Land rights and peasantry.
[b] The problem of urban decline: patterns of trade, currency, and urban Settlements.
[c] Varna, proliferation of jatis: changing norms of marriage and property.
[d] The nature of polities: the Gupta empire and its contemporaries: post- Gupta polities -Pallavas,
Chalukyas, and Vardhanas
IV. Religion, philosophy and society (circa 300 BCE- CE 750):
[a] Theistic cults (from circa second century BC): Mahayana; the Puranic tradition.
[b] Art and architecture & forms and patronage; Mauryan, postMauryan
[c] Art and architecture & forms and patronage; Gupta, post-Gupta
Essential Readings
B. D. Chattopadhyaya, The Making of Early Medieval India, 1994.

D. P. Chattopadhyaya, History of Science and Technology in Ancient India, 1986.
D. D. Kosambi, An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, 1975.
S. K. Maity, Economic Life in Northern India in the Gupta Period, 1970. B. P. Sahu (ed), Land System and
Rural Society in Early India, 1997.
K. A. N. Sastri, A History of South India. R. S. Sharma, Indian Feudalism, 1980.
R.S.Sharma,UrbanDecayinIndia,c.300- C1000,Delhi,Munshiram Manohar Lal,1987
Romila Thapar, Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, 1997.
Susan Huntington, The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain, New York, 1985.
Suggested Readings
N. N. Bhattacharya, Ancient Indian Rituals and Their Social Contents, 2nd ed., 1996.
J. C. Harle, The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, 1987.
P. L. Gupta, Coins, 4th ed., 1996. Kesavan Veluthat, The Early Medieval in South India, New Delhi, 2009
H. P. Ray Winds of Change, 1994. Romila Thapar, Early India: From the Origins to 1300, 2002.
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IV. CORE COURSE -C 4: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

are to answer.
HISTORY OF JHARKHAND 1857 - 2000 AD

I. The Revivalist Movements in Jharkhand:

[a] Birsa Munda
[b] Tana Bhagat Movement
II. Jharkhand and Indian National MOvement:

[a] 1857 revolt and Jharkhand
[b] Non Co-operation movement in Jharkhand
[c] Revolutionary Movement in Jharkhand
[d] Quit India Movement in Jharkhand
III. The Cristian Movement in Jharkhand:

[a] Education
[b] Health
IV. Jharkhand Movement and formation of Jharkhand State:

[a] Jharkhand Movement during British Period
[b] Post Independence Movement and formation of Jharkhand State
Suggested Readings
Jharkhand Movement A study of its dynamics,- Agapti Tirkey
V. Birottam, Jharkhand : Itihas evam Sanskriti – In Hindi
P. N. Ojha, - Chhotanagpur, Past & Present.
Umesh Kumar Verma, Jharkhand ka Janjatia samaj.
S.C. Roy, The Oraon of Chhotanagpur.
B. V. Sinha, socio economic life in Chhotanagpur.
Balprishnan, Rajiv, Jharkhand Matters – Essay on Ethnicity, Regionalism and Development
Dutta, K.K., History of Freedom Movement in Bihar, Vol. III
Jha, J.C., The Tribal Revolt of Chotanagpur
Kumar S. Singh, The Dust Storm and Hanging Mist
Kumar S. Singh, Birsa Munda and his Movements
Mahto S., Hundred Years of Cristian Missionaries in Chotanagpur
Mishra S., History of Freedom Movement in Chotanagpur
Oscar Severin, The Tana Bhagat Movement in Chotanagpur
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I. SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE SEC 1: (Credits: Theory-02)
Marks : 100 (ESE: 3Hrs) =100 Pass Marks Th ESE = 40
There will be objective type test consisting of hundred questions of 1 mark each. Students are required to mark their
answer on OMR Sheet provided by the University.
ELEMENTARY COMPUTER APPLICATION SOFTWARES:

A Common Syllabus Prescribed by Ranchi University Theory: 30 Lectures
Objective of the Course

The objective of the course is to generate qualified manpower in the area of Information Technology
(IT) and Graphic designing which will enable such person to work seamlessly at any Offices, whether
Govt. or Private or for future entrepreneurs in the field of IT.
A. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SYSTEM

Basic Computer Concept
Computer Appreciation - Characteristics of Computers, Input, Output, Storage units, CPU, Computer
System. (1 Lecture)
Input and Output Devices

Input Devices - Keyboard, Mouse, joystick, Scanner, web cam,
Output Devices- Soft copy devices, monitors, projectors, speakers, Hard copy devices, Printers – Dot
matrix, inkjet, laser, Plotters. (4 lectures)
Computer Memory and Processors

Memory hierarchy, Processor registers, Cache memory, Primary memory- RAM, ROM, Secondary
storage devices, Magnetic tapes, Floppy disks, hard disks, Optical Drives- CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD-R, CD-RW, USB Flash drive, Mass storage devices: USB thumb drive. Managing disk Partitions,
File System. Basic Processor Architecture, Processor speed, Types of processor.
(5 lectures)
Numbers Systems and Logic Gates
Decimal number system, Binary number system, Octal number system, Hexadecimal number system,
Inter-conversion between the number systems. Basic Logic gates-AND, OR, NOT, Universal logic
gates- NAND, NOR
(3 lectures)
Computer Software
Computer Software- Relationship between Hardware and Software, System Software, Application
Software, Compiler, Names of some high level languages, Free domain software.
(2 Lectures)
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Internet & its uses

History of Internet, WWW and Web Browsers: Web Browsing software, Surfing the Internet, Chatting
on Internet, Basic of electronic mail, Using Emails, Document handling, Network definition, Common
terminologies: LAN, WAN, MAN, Node, Host, Workstation, Bandwidth, Network Components:
Severs, Clients, Communication Media. Wireless network
(3 Lectures)
Operating system-Windows
Operating system and basics of Windows, The User Interface, Using Mouse and Moving Icons on the
screen, The My Computer Icon, The Recycle Bin, Status Bar, Start and Menu & Menu-selection,
Running an Application, Windows Explorer Viewing of File, Folders and Directories, Creating and
Renaming of files and folders, Opening and closing of different Windows, Windows Setting, Control
Panels, Wall paper and Screen Savers, Setting the date and Sound, Concept of menu Using Help,
Advanced Windows, Using right Button of the Mouse, Creating Short cuts, Basics of Window Setup,
Notepad, Window Accessories
(2 Lectures)
B. MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 AND LATEST VERSIONS
Word Processing
Word processing concepts: saving, closing, Opening an existing document, Selecting text, Editing
text, Finding and replacing text, printing documents, Creating and Printing Merged Documents,
Character and Paragraph Formatting, Page Design and Layout. Editing and Checking. Correcting
spellings. Handling Graphics, Creating Tables and Charts, Document Templates and Wizards, Mail
merge and Macros.
(3 Lectures)
Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet)
Spreadsheet Concepts, Creating, Saving and Editing a Workbook, Inserting, Deleting Work Sheets,
entering data in a cell / formula Copying and Moving from selected cells, handling operators in
Formulae, Functions: Mathematical, Logical, statistical, text, financial, Date and Time functions,
Using Function Wizard. Formatting a Worksheet: Formatting Cells changing data alignment, changing
date, number, character or currency format, changing font, adding borders and colors, Printing
worksheets, Charts and Graphs – Creating, Previewing, Modifying Charts. Integrating word processor,
spread sheets, web pages. Pivot table, goal seek, Data filter and scenario manager
(4 Lectures)
Microsoft Power Point (Presentation Package)
Creating, Opening and Saving Presentations, Creating the Look of Your Presentation, Working in
Different Views, Working with Slides, Adding and Formatting Text, Formatting Paragraphs, Drawing
and Working with Objects, Adding Clip Art and other pictures, Designing Slide Shows, Running and
Controlling a Slide Show, Printing Presentations. Creating photo album, Rehearse timing and record
narration. Master slides. (3 Lectures)
Reference Books
Nishit Mathur, Fundamentals of Computer , Aph publishing corporation(2010)
Misty E. Vermaat,.Microsoft word 2013 1st Edition (2013).
Satish Jain, M.Geeta, MS- Office 2010 Training Guide, BPB publication (2010)
Joan Preppernau, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 step by step, Microsoft press(2015)
Douglas E Corner, The Internet Book 4th Edition, prentice –Hall(2009)
Faithe wempen, word 2016 in depth 1st edition, que publishing(2015)
Steven welkler, Office 2016 for beginners, Create Space Independent publishing Plateform (2016)
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SKILL ENHANCEMENT LAB- SEC 1 LAB
A. MS-WORD LAB ASSIGNMENT
1. Write down the following Paragraph OR any one provided by your teacher;
Without a doubt, the Internet is one of the most important inventions of modern times. The
Internet is a global interconnected computer networks which allow each connected computer to share
and exchange information with each other. The origins of the Internet can be traced to the creation of
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) as a network of computers under the
auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1969.
Apply following effects on The paragraph:

i. Paragraph font-size and font-type must be 12 Verdana.
ii. Paragraph alignment must be justified and double line spacing.
iii. Highlight the “(ARPANET)” with green color.
iv. Make the “Internet” keywords Bold and Italic.
v. Insert any “WordArt” and a symbol to your document.
vi. Insert a clipart to your document.
vii. Add following lines to your document:
Internet, Intranet, Extranet, URL, WWW, Networking, Protocols, HTTP, TCP/IP
2. Create a Table of following fields:

Name, Surname, Age, Gender, Job and apply the following effects
i. Insert 10 records
ii. Font size should be 12
iii. Title size should be 14
iv. Font type should be Times new Roman
v. Title color should be blue
vi. Text color should be black
vii. Table border should be 2
3. Write a letter on ‘Road Safety’ and send to ‘Multiple Recipients’ using mail merge.
4. Type the paragraph given below:
Today, the Internet is a public, cooperative and self-sustaining facility accessible to hundreds
of millions of people worldwide. Physically, the Internet uses a portion of the total resources of the
currently existing public telecommunication networks. Technically, what distinguishes the Internet is
its use of a set of protocols called TCP/IP (for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). Two
recent adaptations of Internet technology, the intranet and the extranet, also make use of the TCP/IP
protocol. Today, the Internet is a public, cooperative and self-sustaining facility accessible to hundreds
of millions of people worldwide. Physically, the Internet uses a portion of the total resources of the
currently existing public telecommunication networks. Technically, what distinguishes the Internet is
its use of a set of protocols called TCP/IP (for Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol). Two
recent adaptations of Internet technology, the intranet and the extranet, also make use of the TCP/IP
protocol.
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Apply the following:

i. Change Internet into Internets at a time
ii. Heilight TCP/IP in red color
iii. Replace protocol into protocols
iv. Find the word “Public”
B. MICROSOFT EXCEL LAB ASSİGNMENT
Basic Formatting and Spreadsheet Manipulation

1. Add rows and columns to an existing spreadsheet
2. Reformat data (center, comma and currency styles, bold, text color)
3. Work with a simple formula (product) and function (sum)
Assignment
1. Create a workbook as shown below.
2. To enter new rows or columns, simply click on the row or column header to select the whole row
or column. Then right click with the mouse and choose insert.
3. Add the new row for S Spade with the data that’s shown below (between the original rows 7 and
8).
4. Add a column for gender and the data as shown below (between the original columns A and B).
Enter the appropriate gender for yourself in the last row.
A B C D
1 Name Male/Female Genre Number of Songs
2 J Smith F Blues 50
3 B Doe M Country 110
4 S Spade F Country 200
5 F Zappa M Blues 1400
6 F Zappa M Alternative 2300
7 J Smith F Alternative 150
8 S Spade F Blues 1000
9 B Doe M Blues 75
9 yourname M Blues 800
5. Center the data in columns B and C. Do this by selecting the whole column and click the center
icon on the ribbon.
6. Bold the data in row 1, the column headings (ensure that the data all remains visible within the
column boundaries).
7. Change the font color for row 1 to Blue.
8. Change the format of the data in column D to comma style (no decimal places showing).There is
an icon on the home tab that sets it to comma style easily.
9. Add two new column labels to the right of the current columns; Unit Price and Total Cost. (They
will be in columns E and F.) These two columns of data should be currency type so that the dollar
sign is shown. There is an icon to quickly format the selected column as currency type.
10. All tunes are $.99, so enter that value for all rows in Column E. You can copy quickly by using the
Auto Fill handle and drag that amount down. When you over your mouse over the tiny square in
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the bottom right hand corner of the active cell, your mouse shape will become a skinny plus sign,
and you can click and drag that cell to make a copy.
11. Calculate Total Cost (column F) as column D times Column E. You will type in a formula like this
into cell F2: =D2*E2 (Be sure to begin the formula with an equal sign)
12. Use the AutoFill (skinny plus sign) again to copy the formula down column F; down to F10.
Double check the picture below to make sure yours has the correct values
13. Add a border to all of the cells (A1-f10) using the Borders tool in the Fonts group on the Home
Tab.
14. Change the page layout to landscape. Do this by clicking the Page Layout tab on the ribbon and
then to Orientation to Landscape.
15. Save the file.
16. Click in cell F11 and Use the sum function or the shortcut icon that looks like ∑ to get the total of
the Total Cost column.
17. Ensure that the data is all visible within the column boundaries. Make the columns wider if
needed.
18. Save the workbook. Your final spreadsheet should look like the following when printed.
Name Male/Female Genre Number of Songs Unit Price Total Cost
J Smith F Blues 50 $ 0.99 $ 49.50
B Doe M Country 110 $ 0.99 $ 108.90
S Spade F Country 200 $ 0.99 $ 198.00
F Zappa M Blues 1,400 $ 0.99 $ 1,386.00
F Zappa M Alternative 2,300 $ 0.99 $ 2,277.00
S Spade F Blues 1,000 $ 0.99 $ 990.00
J Smith F Alternative 150 $ 0.99 $ 148.50
B Doe M Blues 75 $ 0.99 $ 74.25
yourname M Blues 800 $ 0.99 $ 792.00
$ 6,024.15
Create a sample table given below in Excel
 Using formula find Total

 Find the maximum value using MAX function from the Units column
 Find minimum value from Total column
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Order Date Region Rep Item Units Unit Cost Total
1/6/2016 East Jones Pencil 95 1.99 189.05
1/23/2016 Central Kivell Binder 50 19.99 999.50
2/9/2016 Central Jardine Pencil 36 4.99 179.64
2/26/2016 Central Gill Pen 27 19.99 539.73
3/15/2016 West Sorvino Pencil 56 2.99 167.44
4/1/2016 East Jones Binder 60 4.99 299.40
4/18/2016 Central Andrews Pencil 75 1.99 149.25
5/5/2016 Central Jardine Pencil 90 4.99 449.10
5/22/2016 West Thompson Pencil 32 1.99 63.68
6/8/2016 East Jones Binder 60 8.99 539.40
6/25/2016 Central Morgan Pencil 90 4.99 449.10
7/12/2016 East Howard Binder 29 1.99 57.71
7/29/2016 East Parent Binder 81 19.99 1,619.19
8/15/2016 East Jones Pencil 35 4.99 174.65
9/1/2016 Central Smith Desk 2 125.00 250.00
9/18/2016 East Jones Pen Set 16 15.99 255.84
10/5/2016 Central Morgan Binder 28 8.99 251.72
10/22/2016 East Jones Pen 64 8.99 575.36
11/8/2016 East Parent Pen 15 19.99 299.85
11/25/2016 Central Kivell Pen Set 96 4.99 479.04
12/12/2016 Central Smith Pencil 67 1.29 86.43
12/29/2016 East Parent Pen Set 74 15.99 1,183.26
C. MS-POWERPOINT LAB ASSIGNMENT
Activity 1 : Using Text & Background/Themes

i. Create one new slide and insert any text.
ii. To make your slide more attractive, use the themes or background.
iii. Make sure it apply for every slide not only one slide.
Activity 2 : Apply Custom Animation On Text

i. Use the custom animation to add effects on your text. Set the text move after
you click the mouse.
ii. If you have more than one text, add effects for each of text.
Activity 3 : Insert Image & WordArt

i. Insert one new blank slide.
ii. Choose one pictures or clip art from any source and insert in your new slide.
iii. Using the WordArt, make a note or title on your picture.
iv. Use the custom animation again to add effects on your picture and WordArt.
Activity 4 : Insert Text Box

ii. Use the text box to insert one paragraph of text and adjust your text.
Activity 5 : Insert Smart Art

ii. Insert the Smart Art and put your text on the Smart Art.
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Activity 6 : Insert Audio

i. Back to your first slide and insert one audio on that slide. The audio must play
automatically when you show your slide.
ii. Make sure the speaker also not appear when you show your slide. (the icon).
iii. The audio must play when you show alls your slide, not only one slide.
Activity 7 : inserting Video

i. Insert one new slide and insert one short video
Activity 8 : Save File

i. Save your file
Activity 9 : Create Photo Album & Hyperlink

i. Insert one new slide and put a text ex: “My Photo Album”
ii. Create one photo album and adjust your text and your photos
iii. Save your photo album with a new file
iv. Make a hyperlink to your photo using the text “My Photo Album”
Reference Books:
Faithe wempen, word 2016 in depth 1st edition, que publishing(2015)
steven welkler, Office 2016 for bignners, Create Space Independent publishing plateform(2016)
Elaine Marmel, office 2016 simplified, 1st Edition, John wiley and sons Inc(2016)
Patrice-Anne Rutledge, Easy office 2016 1st edition, Que publishing(2016)
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HISTORY OF INDIA III (C. 750 -1206)

I. Studying Early Medieval India:
Historical geography Sources: texts, epigraphic and numismatic data Debates on Indian feudalism, rise
of the Rajputs and the nature of the state
II. Political Structures:

(a) Evolution of political structures: Rashtrakutas, Palas, Pratiharas, Rajputs and Cholas
(b) Legitimization of kingship; brahmanas and temples; royal genealogies and rituals
(c) Arab conquest of Sindh: nature and impact of the new set-up; Ismaili dawah
(d) Causes and consequences of early Turkish invasions: Mahmud of Ghazna; Shahab-ud-Din of Ghur
III. Agrarian Structure and Social Change:

(a) Agricultural expansion; crops
(b) Landlords and peasants
IV. Trade and Commerce:

(a) Inter-regional trade
(b) Maritime trade
(c) Forms of exchange
(d) Process of urbanization
V. Religious and Cultural Developments:

(a) Bhakti, Tantrism, Puranic traditions; Buddhism and Jainism; Popular religious cults
(b) Islamic intellectual traditions: Al-Biruni; Al-Hujwiri
(c) Regional languages and literature
(d) Art and architecture: Evolution of regional styles
Essential Readings
R.S. Sharma, Indian Feudalism (circa 300 - 1200).
B.D. Chattopadhyaya, The Making of Early Medieval India.
R.S. Sharma and K.M. Shrimali, eds, Comprehensive History of India, Vol. IV (A & B).
Mohammad Habib and K.A. Nizami, eds, Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V, The Delhi Sultanate
Hermann Kulke, ed., The State in India (AD 1000 - AD 1700).
N. Karashima, South Indian History and Society (Studies from Inscriptions, AD 850 -1800
Derryl N. Maclean, Religion and Society in Arab Sindh.
Irfan Habib, Medieval India: The Study of a Civilization.
P.N. Ojha, Medieval Indian Society & Culture.
P. N. Ojha, Madhya Kalin Bhartiya samaj evam Sanskriti- hindi
Geeta Ojha, Medieval Indian Economic History.
Suggested Readings
Richard Davis Lives of Indian Images.
Romila Thapar, Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History.
John S. Deyell, Living Without Silver: The Monetary History of Early Medieval North India.
Vijaya Ramaswamy, Walking Naked: Women, Society, and Spirituality in South India.
Burton Stein, Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India.
R. Champakalakshmi, Trade, Ideology and Urbanization: South India, 300 BC to 1300 AD.
Al. Beruni’s India, NBT edition.
Ali Hujwiri, Kashful Mahjoob, tr. R.Nicholson.
S C Mishra, Rise of Muslim Communities in Gujarat.
J. Schwartzberg, Historical Atlas of South Asia.
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RISE OF THE MODERN WEST - I Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures
I. Transition from feudalism to capitalism:

Problems and Theories.
II. Early colonial expansion:

Motives, voyages and explorations; the conquests of the Americas: beginning of the era of
colonization; mining and plantation; the African slaves.
III. Renaissance:
Its social roots, city-states of Italy; spread of humanism in Europe; Art.
IV. European Reformation:

Origins, course and results of the European Reformation in the 16th century.
V. Economic developments of the sixteenth century:

Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; Commercial Revolution; Influx of
American silver and the Price Revolution.
VI. Emergence of European state system:

Spain; France; England; Russia.
Essential Readings
T.S. Aston and C. H. E. Philpin (eds.), The Brenner Debate H. Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science.
Carlo M. Cipolla, Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vols. II and III.
Carlo M. Cipolla, Before the Industrial Revolution, European Society and Economy. 1000 -1700. 3rd ed.
(1993)
D. C. Coleman (ed.), Revisions in Mercantilism. Ralph Davis, The Rise of the Atlantic Economics.
Maurice Dobb, Studies in the Development of Capitalism.
J. R. Hale, Renaissance Europe.
R. Hall, From Galileo to Newton.
Christopher Hill, A Century of Revolutions.
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Rodney Hilton, Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism.
H. G. Koenigsberger and G. L. Mosse, Europe in the Sixteenth Century.
Stephen J. Lee, Aspects of European History, 1494 - 1789. G. Parker, Europe in Crisis. 1598- 1648.
G. Parker and L. M. Smith, General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century. J. H. Parry, The Age of
Reconnaissance.
Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West: Social and Economic History of Early Modern Europe.
V. Poliensiky, War and Society in Europe, 1618 - 48.
Theodore K. Rabb, The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe.
V. Scammell, The First Imperial Age: European Overseas Expansion, 1400 - 1715.
Jan de Vries, Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis 1600 û 1750.
Suggested Readings
M. S. Anderson, Europe in the Eighteenth Century.

Perry Anderson, The Lineages of the Absolutist State.
Stuart Andrews, Eighteenth Century Europe.
B. H. Slicher von Bath, The Agrarian History of Western Europe. AD. 500 - 1850.
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. I - VI. James B. Collins,
The State in Early Modern France: New Approaches to European History.
G. R. Elton, Reformation Europe, 1517 û 1559.
M. P. Gilmore, The World of Humanism. 1453 -1517.
Peter Kriedte, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists.
J. Lynch, Spain under the Hapsburgs.
Peter Mathias, First Industrial revolution.
Harry Miskimin, The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe: 1460 û 1600.
Charles A. Nauert, Humanism and the Culture of the Renaissance (1996).
The New Cambridge Modern History of Europe, Vols. I -VII.
L. W. Owie, Seventeenth Century Europe.
D. H. Pennington, Seventeenth Century Europe.
F. Rice, The Foundations of Early Modern Europe.
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V. CORE COURSE -C 7: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
are to answer.
HISTORY OF INDIA IV (c.1206 - 1550)

I. Interpreting the Delhi Sultanate:
Survey of sources: Persian tarikh tradition; vernacular histories; epigraphy
II. Sultanate Political Structures:

(a) Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the Sultanate of Delhi; The Khaljis and the Tughluqs;
Mongol threat and Timur’s invasion; The Lodis: Conquest of Bahlul and Sikandar; Ibrahim Lodi and
the battle of Panipat
(b) Theories of kingship; Ruling elites; Sufis, ulama and the political authority; imperial monuments
and coinage
(c) Emergence of provincial dynasties: Bahamanis, Vijayanagar, Gujarat, Malwa, Jaunpur and Bengal
(d) Consolidation of regional identities; regional art, architecture and literature
III. Society and Economy:

(a) Iqta and the revenue-free grants
(b) Agricultural production; technology
(c) Changes in rural society; revenue systems
(d) Monetization; market regulations; growth of urban centers; trade and commerce; Indian Ocean
trade
IV. Religion, Society and Culture:

(a) Sufi silsilas: Chishtis and Suhrawardis; doctrines and practices; social roles
(b) Bhakti movements and monotheistic traditions in South and North India; Women Bhaktas;
Nathpanthis; Kabir, Nanak and the Sant tradition
(c) Sufi literature: malfuzat; premakhayans
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Essential Readings
D. N. Ojha, Aristocracy in Medieval India.

Mohammad Habib and K.A. Nizami, eds, Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V, The Delhi Sultanate.
Satish Chandra, Medieval India I. Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate.
Catherine Asher and Cynthia Talbot, India Before Europe.
Tapan Raychaudhuri and Irfan Habib, eds, Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. I.
K.A. Nizami, Religion and Politics in the Thirteenth Century.
W.H. McLeod, Karine Schomer, et al, Eds, The Sants.
S.A.A. Rizvi, A History of Sufism in India, Vol. I.
Mohibul Hasan, Historians of Medieval India.
Suggested Readings
Cynthia Talbot, Pre-colonial India in Practice.

Simon Digby, War Horses and Elephants in the Delhi Sultanate.
I.H. Siddiqui, Afghan Despotism.
Burton Stein, New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara.
Richard M. Eaton, ed., India’s Islamic Traditions.
Vijaya Ramaswamy, Walking Naked: Women, Society, and Spirituality in South India.
Sheldon Pollock, Languages of the Gods in the World of Men.
Pushpa Prasad, Sanskrit Inscriptions of the Delhi Sultanate. Andre Wink, Al-Hind, Vols. I-III.
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I. SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE SEC 2: (Credits: Theory-02)
Marks : 100 (ESE 3Hrs) =100 Pass Marks Th ESE = 40
There will be two group of questions. Group A is compulsory and will contain three questions. Question No.1 will be very
short answer type consisting of ten questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2& 3 will be short answer type of 5 marks.
Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of 20 marks each, out of which any four are to answer.
UNDERSTANDING POPULAR CULTURE

Theory: 30 Lectures
The paper examines some popular cultures expressed in different mediums like visual, oral and
cultural. In the process of their evolution, these cultures eclectically draw from traditions, articulate
anxieties, and even give rise to new traditions. The paper endeavours to equip students with
understanding such phenomena historically, with special reference to India. It is imperative that the
students use electronic devices to view, record, and document the subject matter.
I Introduction: Defining popular culture and understanding it historically

II Visual expressions _Folk art, calendar art, photography
III. Performance:_Theatre; music; folk tales/songs/swang and Nautanki: Identifying themes,
functionality, anxieties
IV. The audio-visual: cinema and television:
Indian cinema: Mapping the influence of the national struggle for independence (1930s and 40s);
Idealized nationalism
(1950s), disillusionment and the anti-establishment mood (1970s and 80s); documentary
films_Expressions of popular culture in television
V. Fairs, Festivals and Rituals:
Disentangling mythological stories, patronage, regional variations
VI. Popular culture in a globalized world:
The impact of the Internet and audio-visual media
Essential Readings:
Dissanayake, W. and K. M. Gokul Singh, Indian Popular Cinema, Trentham Book, London, 2004
John Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, London, 2001
Oberoi, Patricia, Freedom and Destiny: Gender, Family and Popular Culture in India, Delhi, 2009
Christopher Princy, Camera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs, Chicago, 1998
Suggested Readings:
Pankaj Rag, Dhuno ke Yatri, Rajkamal, New Delhi, 2006 (Hindi)
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Ramanujan, A.K. Folktales from India, A Selection of Oral Tales from Twenty-two Languages (Only
Introduction).
Ramaswamy, V. ‘Women and the ‘Domestic’ in Tamil Folk Songs’ in Kumkum Sangari and Uma
Chakravarti, eds., From Myths to Markets: Essays on Gender, Shimla, 1999
Singh, Lata (ed.), Theatre in Colonial India: Playhouse of Power, New Delhi, 2009
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RISE OF THE MODERN WEST – II Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures
I. 17th century European crisis:

Economic, social and political dimensions.
II. The English Revolution:

Major issues; political and intellectual currents.
III. Renaissance to the 17th century:

Rise of modern science in relation to European society from the Renaissance to the 17th century
IV. Mercantilism and European economics;

17th and 18th centuries.
V. European politics in the 18th century:

Parliamentary monarchy; patterns of Absolutism in Europe.
VI. Political and economic issues in the American Revolution.
VII. Preludes to the Industrial Revolution.
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Essential Readings
T.S. Aston and C.H.E. Philpin (eds.), The Brenner Debate.

H. Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science.
Carlo M. Cipolla, Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vols. II and III.Carlo M. Cipolla, Before the
Industrial Revolution, European Society and Economy, 1000 -1700. 3rd ed. (1993). D.C. Coleman (ed.),
Revisions in Mercantilism.
Ralph Davis, The Rise of the Atlantic Economics.
Maurice Dobb, Studies in the Development of Capitalism.
J.R. Hale, Renaissance Europe.
R. Hall, From Galileo to Newton.
Christopher Hill, A Century of Revolutions.
Rodney Hilton, Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism.
H.G. Koenigsberger and G.L. Mosse, Europe in the Sixteenth Century.
Stephen J. Lee, Aspects of European History, 1494 - 1789.
G. Parker, Europe in Crisis, 1598 - 1648.
G. Parker and L.M. Smith, General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century.
J.H. Parry, The Age of Reconnaissance.
Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West: Social and Economic History of Early Modern Europe.
Poliensiky, War and Society in Europe. 1618 -48.
Theodore K. Rabb, The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe.
Scammell, The First Imperial Age: European Overseas Expansion, 1400-1715.
Jan de Vries, Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis 1600 û 1750.
Suggested Readings
M. S. Anderson, Europe in the Eighteenth Century.
Perry Anderson, The Lineages of the Absolutist State.
Stuart Andrews, Eighteenth Century Europe.
B. H. Slicher von Bath, The Agrarian History of Western Europe. AD.500 - 1850.
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe. Vol. I - VI.
James B. Collins, The State in Early Modern France, New Approaches to European History.
G. R. Elton, Reformation Europe, 1517 û 1559.
M. P. Gilmore, The World of Humanism. 1453 û-1517.
Peter Kriedte, Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists.
J. Lynch, Spain under the Hapsburgs.
Peter Mathias, First Industrial revolution.
Harry Miskimin, The Economy of Later Renaissance Europe: 1460 û 1600.
Charles A. Nauert, Humanism and the Culture of the Renaissance (1996).
The New Cambridge Modern History of Europe, Vols. I - VII.
L. W. Owie, Seventeenth Century Europe.
D. H. Pennington, Seventeenth Century Europe.
F. Rice, The Foundations of Early Modern Europe
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are to answer.
HISTORY OF INDIA V (c. 1550 - 1605)

I. Sources and Historiography:
(a) Persian literary culture; translations; Vernacular literary traditions
(b) Source – Hindi and other source
II. Establishment of Mughal rule:

(a) India on the eve of Babur’s invasion
(b) Fire arms, military technology and warfare
(c) Humayun’s struggle for empire
(d) Sher Shah and his administrative and revenue reforms
III. Consolidation of Mughal rule under Akbar:

(a) Campaigns and conquests: tactics and technology
(b) Evolution of administrative institutions: zabt, mansab, jagir, madad-i-maash
(c) Revolts and resistance
IV. Expansion and Integration:

(a) Incorporation of Rajputs and other indigenous groups in Mughal nobility
(b) North-West frontier, Gujarat and the Deccan
(c) Conquest of Bengal
V. Rural Society and Economy:

(a) Land rights and revenue system; Zamindars and peasants; rural tensions
(b) Extension of agriculture; agricultural production; crop patterns
(c) Trade routes and patterns of internal commerce; overseas trade; rise of Surat
VI. Political and religious ideals:

(a) Inclusive political ideas: theory and practice
(b) Religious tolerance and sulh-i-kul; Sufi mystical and intellectual interventions
(c) Pressure from the ulama
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V. CORE COURSE -C 10: (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

are to answer.
HISTORY OF INDIA VI (c. 1750 - 1857)

th
I. India in the mid 18 Century:
India in the mid 18th Century; Society, Economy, Polity
II. Expansion and Consolidation of colonial Power:

[a] Mercantilism, foreign trade and early forms of exactions from Bengal.
[b] Dynamics of expansion, with special reference to Bengal, Mysore, Western India, Awadh, Punjab,
and Sindh.
III. Colonial State and Ideology:

[a] Arms of the colonial state: army, police, law.
[b] Ideologies of the Raj and racial attitudes.
[c] Education: indigenous and modern.
IV. Rural Economy and Society:

[a] Land revenue systems and forest policy.
[b] Commercialization and indebtedness.
[c] Rural society: change and continuity.
[d] Famines.
[e] Pastoral economy and shifting cultivation.
V. Trade and Industry

[a] De industrialization
[b] Trade and fiscal policy
[c] Drain of Wealth
[d] Growth of modern industry
VI. Popular Resistance:

[a] Santhal uprising (185-7); Indigo rebellion (1860); Pabna agrarian Leagues (1873); Deccan riots
(1875).
[b] Uprising of 1857
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Essential Readings
C. A. Bayly, Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire, New Cambridge History of India.
Bipan Chandra, Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India.
Suhash Chakravarty, The Raj Syndrome: A Study in Imperial Perceptions, 1989.
J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab, New Cambridge History of India
Ranajit Guha, ed., A Subaltern Studies Reader.
Dharma Kumar and Tapan Raychaudhuri, eds., The Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. II.
P.J. Marshall, Bengal: The British Bridgehead, New Cambridge History of India.
R.C. Majumdar, ed., History and Culture of Indian People, Vols. IX and X. British Paramountcy and Indian
Renaissance.
Rajat K. Ray, ed., Entrepreneurship and Industry in India, 18001947, Oxford In India Readings.
Eric Stokes, English Utilitarians and India.
Ram Lakhan Shukla, ed., Adhunik Bharat ka Itihas.
Suggested Readings
David Arnold and Ramchandra Guha, eds, Nature, Culture and Imperialism.
Amiya Bagchi, Private Investment in India.
Bipan Chandra, K.N. Panikkar, Mridula Mukherjee, Sucheta Mahajan and Aditya Mukherjee, India’s
Struggles for Independence.
A.R. Desai, Peasant Struggles in India.
R.P. Dutt, India today.
M.J. Fisher, ed., Politics of Annexation (Oxford in India Readings).
Ranajit Guha, Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India (1983).
P.C. Joshi, Rebellion 1857: A Symposium.
J.Krishnamurti, Women in Colonial India.
Dadabhai Naroji, Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
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SEMESTER V 4 Papers
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I. HISTORY SPECIFIC (DSE 1): (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

are to answer.

HISTORY OF THE USSR-I (c. 1917-64)

I. The Russia Revolutions of February and October 1917:
Dual Power, Provisional government; the establishment of soviet Power; Nationalities question.
II. Civil War and War Communism 1918-1921:

The first eight months; Red and White Economic Policies.
III. The New Economic Policy:
Political Debates; trade unions; gender relations; Foreign Policy; the Comintern; formation of the USSR.
IV. The Great Debate of Soviet Industrialization.

V. Collectivization of Soviet Agriculture.
Essential Readings
E.H. Carr: A History of Soviet Russia, 4 Volumes (1952).
Stephen F. Cohen: Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888 - 1938 (1973).
Isaac Deutscher: Stalin (1949).
Maurice Dobb: Soviet Economic Development Since 1917 (1972).
Marc Ferro: The Russian Revolution of February 1917 (1972).
Sheila Fitzpatrick: Cultural Revolution in Soviet Russia (1978).
Arch Getty: The Origins of the Great Purges (1985).
Graeme Gill: Peasants and Government in the Russian Revolution (1979).
John Keep: The Last of the Empires : A History of the Soviet Union, 1945 û 1991 (1995).
John Keep: The Russian Revolution: A Study in Mass Mobilization (1976).
Kollontai: Selected Writings.
Moshe Levin: The Making of the Soviet System (1985).
Roy & Zhores Medvedev: Khrushchev: The Years in Power (1977).
Alec Nove: An Economic History of the USSR (1993).
Richard Pipes: Russia of the Old Regime.
L.Szamuely: First Models of Socialist Economic Systems.
Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution (translated by Max Eastman) (1959).
A.B. Ulam: Expansion and Coexistence: A History of Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917 û 67 (1968).
K. Vaidyanathan: The Formation of the Soviet Control Asian Nationalities.
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II. HISTORY SPECIFIC (DSE 2): (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

are to answer.

HISTORY OF THE USSR-II (c. 1917-1964s)

I. Planned Industrialization 1928-41.
II. Political, Social and Cultural Changes 1928-45:

Demography, Working Class and gender relations
III. Soviet History: 1945-56 Industrial and Agricultural reconstruction; Moves towards Market
Socialism.
IV. The Khrushchev Era: Desalinization; industrial and agricultural Policies.
V. Soviet Foreign Policy, Cominterns and the Second World War 1929-45.
Essential Readings
E.H. Carr: A History of Soviet Russia, 4 Volumes (1952).
Stephen F. Cohen: Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888 û 1938 (1973).
Isaac Deutscher: Stalin (1949).
Maurice Dobb: Soviet Economic Development Since 1917 (1972).
Marc Ferro: The Russian Revolution of February 1917 (1972).
Sheila Fitzpatrick: Cultural Revolution in Soviet Russia (1978).
Arch Getty: The Origins of the Great Purges (1985).
Graeme Gill: Peasants and Government in the Russian Revolution (1979).
John Keep: The Last of the Empires: A History of the Soviet Union, 1945 - 1991 (1995).
John Keep: The Russian Revolution: A Study in Mass Mobilization (1976).
Kollontai: Selected Writings.
Moshe Levin: The Making of the Soviet System (1985).
Roy & Zhores Medvedev: Khrushchev: The Years in Power (1977).
Alec Nove: An Economic History of the USSR (1993).
Richard Pipes: Russia of the Old Regime.
L.Szamuely: First Models of Socialist Economic Systems.
Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution (translated by Max Eastman) (1959).
A.B. Ulam: Expansion and Coexistence: A History of Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917 - 67 (1968).
K. Vaidyanathan: The Formation of the Soviet Control Asian Nationalities.
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are to answer.
HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE- I (C. 1780-1939)

I.The French Revolution and its European repercussions:

[a] Crisis of Ancient Regime – Social & Political Crisis, Role of Philosophers
[b]Social classes – Role of Philosophers
[c] Phases of the French Revolution 1789 - 99.
[d] Napoleonic consolidation – Reform and Empire.
II. Restoration and Revolution: c. 1815 - 1848:

[a] Social, Political and intellectual currents.
[b] Revolutionary and Radical movements, 1830 - 1848.
III Varieties of Nationalism and the Remaking of States in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
[a] Unification of Italy.
[b] Unification of Germany.
Essential Readings
Gerald Brennan: The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Civil
War.
C.M. Cipolla: Fontana Economic History of Europe, Volume III: The Industrial Revolution. Norman
Davies, Europe.
J. Evans: The Foundations of a Modern State in 19th Century Europe.
T.S. Hamerow: Restoration, Revolution and Reaction: Economics and Politics in Germany [1815 - 1871].
E.J. Hobsbawn: The Age of Revolution.
Lynn Hunt: Politics, Culture and Class in the French Revolution.
James Joll, Europe Since 1870.
David Landes: Prometheus Unbound.
George Lefebvre, Coming of the French Revolution.
George Lichtheim : A Short History of Socialism.
Peter Mathias, First Industrial Revolution.
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Alec Nove: An Economic History of the USSR.

Andrew Porter, European Imperialism, 18760 û 1914 (1994).
Anthony Wood, History of Europe, 1815 û 1960 (1983).
Stuart Woolf: History of Italy, 1700 û 1860.
Suggested Readings
G. Barrowclough, An Introduction to Contemporary History.

Fernand Braudel, History and the Social Science in M. Aymard and H. Mukhia Ed.
French Studies in History, Vol. I (1989).
Maurice Dobb: Soviet Economic Development Since 1917.
M. Perrot and G. Duby [eds.]: A History of Women in the West, Volumes 4 and 5.
H.J. Hanham; Nineteenth Century Constitution, 1815 - 1914.
E.J. Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism.
Charles and Barbara Jelavich: Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1840 û 1920.
James Joll, Origins of the First World war (1989).
Jaon B. Landes: Women and the Public Sphere in the Age of the French Revolution.
David lowenthal, The Past is a Foreign Country.
Colin Licas: The French Revolution and the Making of Modern Political Culture, Volume
Nicholas Mansergh: The Irish Question, 1840 û 1921.
K.O. Morgan: Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Volume 3 [1789 - 1983].
R.P. Morgan: German Social Democracy and the First International.
N.V. Riasanovsky: A History of Russia.
J.M. Robert, Europe 1880 û 1985.
J.J. Roth (ed.), World War I : A Turning Point in Modern History.
Albert Soboul: History of the French Revolution (in two volumes).
Lawrence Stone, History and the Social Sciences in the Twentieth Century The Past and the Present (1981).
Dorothy Thompson: Chartists: Popular Politics in the Industrial Revolution.
E.P. Thompson: Making of the English Working Class.
Michel Vovelle, fall of the French Monarchy (1984).
H. Seton Watson: The Russian Empire.
Raymond Williams: Culture and Society.
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are to answer.
HISTORY OF INDIA VII (c. 1605 - 1750s)

I. Sources:
Persian and vernacular literary cultures, histories, memoirs and travelogues
II. Political Culture under Jahangir and Shah Jahan:
(a) Extension of Mughal rule; changes in mansab and jagir systems.

(b) Orthodoxy and syncretism - Naqshbandi Sufis, Miyan Mir, Dara Shukoh.
III. Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb:
(a) Aurangzeb - War of succession and Religiouspolicy.

(b) Conquests and expansion under Aurangzeb.
(c) Agrarian and Jagir crises and revolts in the time of Aurangzeb.
IV. Visual Culture:
Paintings and Architecture
V. Patterns of Regional Politics:
(a) Rajputs
(b) Deccan kingdoms; emergence of the Marathas; Shivaji & Pansion
(c) Mughal decline; emergence of successor states
VI. Trade and Commerce:
(a) Monetary system

(b) Markets; transportation; urban centres
(c) Indian Ocean trade network
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Essential Readings
M. Athar Ali, The Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb.

Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subramanian, eds, The Mughal State, 1526 - 1750.
J.F. Richards, The Mughal Empire.
Satish Chandra, Essays on Medieval Indian History.
Irfan Habib, Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1526 û 1707.
Ashin Dasgupta, Indian Merchants and the Decline of Surat, 1700 - 1750.
Stewart Gordon, The Marathas 1600 - 1818.
Ebba Koch, Mughal Art and Imperial Ideology.
S.A.A. Rizvi, Muslim Revivalist Movements in Northern India.
K. R. Qanungo, Dara Shikoh.
Suggested Readings
S. Nurul Hasan, Religion, State, and Society in Medieval India.

S. Arsaratnam, Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century.
Muzaffar Alam, The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India.
Catherine Asher, Architecture of Mughal India.
Milo Beach, Mughal and Rajput Paintings.
Satish Chandra, Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court.
Andre Wink, Land and Sovereignty in India.
Harbans Mukhia, The Mughals of India.
J.F. Richards, Mughal Administration in Golconda.
Z.U. Malik, The Reign of Muhammad Shah.
Iqbal Husain, Ruhela Cheiftancies in 18th Century India.
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SEMESTER VI 4 Papers
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I. HISTORY SPECIFIC (DSE 3): (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
are to answer.
HISTORY OF EAST ASIA- I (C. 1840-1919)

I. Imperialism and China during the 19th century
(a) Chinese feudalism: Gentry, bureaucracy and peasantry; the Confucian value system; Sinocentrism;
the Canton commercial system.
(b) The transformation of China into an informal colony; the Opium Wars; the Unequal Treaties; the
scramble for concessions; Finance Imperialism; the Open Door policy.
(c) Agrarian and Popular Movements: Taiping and Yi Ho Tuan.
(d) Attempts at Self-Strengthening (Tzu-chiang): Reforms of 1860-95; 1898; and 1901-08.
ii. The Emergence of Nationalism in China
(a) The Revolution of 1911: Causes, nature and significance; the social composition of the Revolution;
Sun Yat-sen and his contribution; the formation of the Republic; Yuan Shih Kai;
Warlordism.
(b) May Fourth Movement of 1919: Nature and significance
II. History of China {Cc199-1949}

(i) Nationalism &Communism in China (1921-1937)
(a) Formation of CCP; and the Guomintang (National Party of KMT)
(b) The First United Front
(ii) The Communist Movement (1938-1949)
(i)The Jiangxi Period and the rise of Mao Tse Tung
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Essential Readings
George Allen, A Short Economic History of Japan.
Jean Chesneaux, et al, China from Opium War to 1911 Revolution.
Jean Chesneaux, et al, China from the 1911 Revolution to Liberation.
Tan Chung, Triton and Dragon: Studies on the Nineteenth Century China and Imperialisms.
John K. Fairbank, et al., and East Asia: Modern Transformation
Y. Immanuel Hsu, The Rise of Modern China.
Chalmers A Johnson, Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power: The Emergence of Red China,
1937 - 1945.
Nathaniel Peffer, The Far East: A Modern History.
Victor Purcell, The Boxer Uprising: A Background Study.
Kenneth B. Pyle, The Making of Modern Japan.
Franz Schuramann and Orville Schell (eds.), China Readings, 2 Volumes (Imperial China, and
Republican China).
Benjamin I. Schwartz, Mao and the Rise of Chinese Communism.
Hu Sheng, Imperialism and Chinese Politics.
Chow Tse tung, The May Fourth Movement: Intellectual Revolution in Modern, China.
Mao Tse tung’s Selected Writings, National Book Agency, Calcutta.
Mary C. Wright, China in Revolution: The First Phase, 1900 -1913.
Suggested Readings
George M. Beckmann, Modernization of China and Japan.
George M. Beckmann, The Making of the Meiji Constitution.
Lucien Bianco, Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915 -1949.
Jean Chesneaux, Peasant Revolts in China, 1840 û 1949.
Tan Chung, China and the Brave New World: A Study of the Origins of the Opium War, 1840 û
42.
Wolfgang Franke, A Century of Chinese Revolution.
John W. Hall, Japan From Prehistory to Modern Times.
History of Modern China Series: The Opium War, The Taiping Revolution, The Reform
Movement (1898).
M.B. Jansen, Japan and China: From War to Peace, 1894 û 1972.
Franz Michael, The Taiping Rebellion.
Harold Z. Schifrin, Sun Yat-Sen and the Origin of the Chinese Revolution.
Ssu Yu-teng and john K. Fairbank, China’s Response to the West.
The Yi Ho Tuan Movement, The Revolution of 1911 (all published by Foreign Language Press,
Beijing).
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II. HISTORY SPECIFIC (DSE 4): (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
are to answer.
End Semester Examination (ESE): be very short answer type consisting of ten questions of 1 mark each. Question No.2
will be short answer type of 5 marks. Group B will contain descriptive type six questions of fifteen marks each, out of
which any four are to answer.
HISTORY OF CHINA & JAPAN (C. 1840-1919)

I. Imperialism and China during the 19th century
(a) Chinese feudalism: Gentry, bureaucracy and peasantry; the Confucian value system; Sinocentrism;
the Canton commercial system.
(b) The transformation of China into an informal colony; the Opium Wars; the Unequal Treaties; the
scramble for concessions; Finance Imperialism; the Open Door policy.
(c) Agrarian and Popular Movements: Taiping and Yi Ho Tuan.
(d) Attempts at Self-Strengthening (Tzu-chiang): Reforms of 1860-95; 1898; and 1901-08.
ii. The Emergence of Nationalism in China
(a) The Revolution of 1911: Causes, nature and significance; the social composition of the Revolution;
Sun Yat-sen and his contribution; the formation of the Republic; Yuan Shih Kai; Warlordism.
(b) May Fourth Movement of 1919: Nature and significance
II. History of China {Cc199-1949}

(i) Nationalism &Communism in China (1921-1937)
(a) Formation of CCP; and the Guomintang (National Party of KMT)
(b) The First United Front
(ii) The Communist Movement (1938-1949)
(i)The Jiangxi Period and the rise of Mao Tse Tung
III. Japan (c.1868-1945)

(i) Transition from feudalism to capitalism:
(a) Crisis of Tokugawa Bakuhan system
(b) Meiji Restoration: Its nature and Significance
(ii) Japanese Imperialism

(a) China
(b)Manchuria
(c) Korea
(iii) Democracy and Militarism/Fascism

(a) Popular/People’ s Rights Movement
(b) Nature of political parties
(c) Rise of Militarism-Nature and significance
(d) Second World War; American occupation
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Essential Readings
Jean Chesneaux, et al, China from Opium War to 1911 Revolution.
Jean Chesneaux, et al, China from the 1911 Revolution to Liberation.
Tan Chung, Triton and Dragon: Studies on the Nineteenth Century China and Imperialisms.
John K. Fairbank, et al., and East Asia: Modern Transformation
Chalmers A Johnson, Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power:
The Emergence of Red China, 1937 - 1945.
Victor Purcell, The Boxer Uprising: A Background Study.
Franz Schuramann and Orville Schell (eds.), China Readings, 2 Volumes (Imperial China, and Republican
China).
Benjamin I. Schwartz, Mao and the Rise of Chinese Communism.
Hu Sheng, Imperialism and Chinese Politics.
Chow Tse tung, The May Fourth Movement: Intellectual Revolution in Modern, China.
Mao Tse tung’s Selected Writings, National Book Agency, Calcutta.
Mary C. Wright, China in Revolution: The First Phase, 1900 -1913.
G. Beasley, The Modern History of Japan.
John K. Fairbank, et al., East Asia: Modern Transformation
Mikiso Hane, Modern Japan: A Historical Survey.
Jon Livingstone, et. al., The Japan Reader ( Imperial Japan : 1800 û 1945), Vol. I
E.H. Norman, Japan’s Emergence as a Modern State.
Chow Tse Tung, The May Fourth Movement: Intellectual Revolution in Modern, China. 1913.
Michael J. Seth, A concise history of Modern Korea, Rowman and Littlefield,2009
Suggested Readings
George M. Beckmann, Modernization of China and Japan.
George M. Beckmann, The Making of the Meiji Constitution.
Lucien Bianco, Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915 -1949.
Jean Chesneaux, Peasant Revolts in China, 1840 û 1949.
Tan Chung, China and the Brave New World: A Study of the Origins of the Opium War, 1840 û 42.
Wolfgang Franke, A Century of Chinese Revolution.
John W. Hall, Japan From Prehistory to Modern Times.
History of Modern China Series: The Opium War, The Taiping Revolution, The Reform Movement (1898).
M.B. Jansen, Japan and China: From War to Peace, 1894 û 1972.
Franz Michael, The Taiping Rebellion.
Harold Z. Schifrin, Sun Yat-Sen and the Origin of the Chinese Revolution.
Ssu Yu-teng and john K. Fairbank, China’s Response to the West.
The Yi Ho Tuan Movement, The Revolution of 1911 (all published by Foreign Language Press, Beijing).
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1958.
Ramon H. Mayers and Mark R. Peattie(ed), The Japanese Colonial
Empire, 1895-1945,Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984
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are to answer.
HISTORY OF INDIA VIII (c. 1857 - 1950)

I. Cultures changes and Social and Religious Reform Movements:
[a] The advent of printing and its implications
[b] Reform and Revival: Brahmo Samaj, Prarthna Samaj, and Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Arya
Samaj, Wahabi, Deoband, Aligarh and Singh Sabha Movements.
[c] Debates around gender
[d] Making of religious and linguistic identities
[e] Caste: sanskritising and anti Brahminical trends
II. Nationalism: Trends up to 1919:

[a] Political ideology and organizations, formation of INC
[b] Moderates and extremists.
[c] Swedish movement
[d] Revolutionaries
III. Gandhian nationalism after 1919: Ideas and Movements:

[a] Mahatma Gandhi: his Perspectives and Methods
[b] (i) Impact of the First World War (ii) Rowlett Satyagraha and Jallianwala Bagh (iii) Non-
Cooperative and Civil Disobedience (iv) Provincial Autonomy, Quit India and INA
[c] Left wing movements
[d] Princely India: States people movements
[e] Nationalism and Culture: literature and art
IV. Nationalism and Social Groups: Interfaces:

[a] Landlords, Professionals and Middle Classes
[b] Peasants
[c] Tribal
[d] Labour
[e] Dalits
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[f] Women
[g] Business groups
V. Communalism: Ideologies and practices, RSS, Hindu Maha Sabha, Muslim League.
VI. Independence and Partition

[a] Negotiations for independence, and partition
[b] Popular movements
[c] Partition riots
VII. Emergence of a New State:

[a] Making of the Constitution
[b] Integration of princely states
[c] Land reform and beginnings of planning
Essential Readings
Judith Brown, Gandhi’s rise to Power, 1915-22.

Paul Brass, The Politics of India Since Independence, OUP, 1990.
Bipan Chandra, Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India, 1979.
Bipan Chandra, Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
Ranajit Guha, ed., A Subaltern Studies Reader. Peter Hardy, Muslims of British India.
Mushirul Hasan, ed., India’s Partition, Oxford in India Readings.
D.A. Low, ed., Congress and the Raj. John R. McLane, Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress.
Jawaharlal Nehru, An Autobiography.
Gyanendra Pandey, The Construction of Communalism in colonial north India.
Sumit Sarkar, Modern India, 1885-1947.
Anil Seal, Emergence of Indian Nationalism.
Ram Lakhan Shukla (ed.), Adhunik Bharat ka Itihas.
Eleanor Zelliot, From Untouchable to Dalit: Essays on the Ambedkar Movement.
Suggested Readings
Judith Brown, Gandhi: (et al) A Prisoner of Hope.
Bipan Chandra, Communalism in Modern India, 2nd ed., 1987.
Bipan Chandra, K.N. Panikkar, Mridula Mukherjee, Sucheta Mahajan and Aditya Mukherjee, India’s,
Struggles for Independence.
A.R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
A.R. Desai, Peasant Struggles in India.
Francine Frankel, India’s Political Economy, 1947-77.
Ranajit Guha, and G.C. Spivak, eds. Select Subaltern Studies.
Charles Heimsath, Indian Nationalism and Hindu Social Reform.
F. Hutchins, Illusion of Permanence.
F. Hutchins, Spontaneous Revolution.
V.C. Joshi (ed.), Rammohan Roy and the process of Modernization in India.
J.Krishnamurti, Women in Colonial India.
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are to answer.
HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE II (c. 1780 - 1939)

I. The Crisis of Feudalism in Russia and Experiments in Socialism:

[a] Emancipation of serfs.
[b] Russian Populism and Social Democracy.
[c] Revolutions of 1905; the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
[d] Programme of Socialist Construction.
II. Imperialism, War, and Crisis: c. 1880 û-1939:

[a] Imperialism
[b] Power blocks and alliances: expansion of European empires
– First World War of 1914 - 1918
[c] The post 1919 World Order: economic crises, the Great Depression and Recovery.
[d] Fascism and Nazism.
[e] The Spanish Civil War.
[f] Causes of the Second World War.
Essential Readings
Gerald Brennan: The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Civil
War
C.M. Cipolla: Fontana Economic History of Europe, Volume II the Present (1981).
I : The Industrial Revolution. Norman Davies, Europe.
J. Evans: The Foundations of a Modern State in 19th Century Europe.
T.S. Hamerow: Restoration, Revolution and Reaction: Economics and Politics in Germany [1815 - 1871].
E.J. Hobsbawn : The Age of Revolution. Lynn Hunt: Politics, Culture and Class in the French Revolution.
James Joll, Europe Since 1870.
David Landes: Promctheus Unbound. George Lefebvre, Coming of the French Revolution.
George Lichtheim: A Short History of Socialism.
Peter Mathias, First Industrial Revolution.
Alec Nove: An Economic History of the USSR.
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Andrew Porter, European Imperialism, 18760 -1914 (1994).
Antbony Wood, History of Europe, 1815 û 1960 (1983).
Stuart Woolf: History of Italy, 1700 û 1860.
Suggested Readings
G. Barrowclough, An Introduction to Contemporary History.

Fernand Braudel, History and the Social Science in M. Aymard and H. Mukhia eds.
French Studies in History, Vol. I (1989).
Maurice Dobb: Soviet Economic Development Since 1917.
M. Perrot and G. Duby [eds.]: A History of Women in the West, Volumes 4 and 5.
H.J. Hanham; Nineteenth Century Constitution, 1815 û 1914.
E.J. Hobsbawm, Nations and Nationalism.
Charles and Barbara Jelavich: Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1840 û 1920.
James Joll, Origins of the First World war (1989).
Jaon B. Landes: Women and the Public Sphere in the Age of the French Revolution.
David lowenthal, The Past is a Foreign Country.
Colin Licas: The French Revolution and the Making of Modern Political Culture, Volume 2.
Nicholas Mansergh: The Irish Question, 1840 - 1921.
K.O. Morgan: Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Volume 3 [1789 - 1983].
R.P. Morgan: German Social Democracy and the First International.
N.V. Riasanovsky: A History of Russia.
J.M. Robert, Europe 1880 - 1985. J.J. Roth (ed.), World War I: A Turning Point in Modern History.
Albert Soboul: History of the French Revolution (in two volumes).
Lawrence Stone, History and the Social Sciences in the Twentieth Century, The Past and the Present
(1981).
Dorothy Thompson: Chartists: Popular Politics in the Industrial Revolution.
E.P. Thompson: Making of the English Working Class.
Michel Vovelle, fall of the French Monarchy (1984).
H. Seton Watson: The Russian Empire.
Raymond Williams: Culture and Society.
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COURSES OF STUDY FOR GENERIC ELECTIVE ‘B. A. Hons’ PROGRAMME IN

“HISTORY”
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SEMESTER I GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 Paper
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I. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 1) (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)

 All Four Generic Papers (One paper to be studied in each semester) of History to be studied by
the Students of Other than History Honours.
 Students of History Honours must Refer Content from the Syllabus of Opted Generic
Elective Subject.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN INDIA Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures

1. The importance of Environment.
2. Geography, Ecology and Cultures in Pre-Colonial India

-Land, Forests, Dams, Water, Pastures, Ecology of Hills and Mountains
3. Colonialism and developments in the Environment

-New Regimes of land, Forests, Water and Irrigation
-Resistance: Peasants, Tribals and Pastoralists.
4. Environmental Issues in Independent India

-Forests, Dams, Displacement, Pollution, Degradation.
5. Environmental Movements in Independent India

-Forests, Dams, Displacement, Pollution.
6. Environmental concerns in a Globalizing World.

Suggested Readings
Mahesh Rangarajan, et al, Environmental Issues in India
Anil Agarwal, et al, The State of India’s Environment, The Second Citizens’ Report, Delhi, 1985
Madhav Gadgil & Ramchandran Guha, This Fissured Land, An Ecological History of India, Delhi,
OUP,1990
Ecology and Equity, the use &abuse of nature in contemporary India, 1995
David Arnold &Ramchandran Guha,eds, Nature, Culture,Imperiaism,Delhi,OUP,1995
Salim Ali, The Fall of a Sparrow, 1985
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SEMESTER II GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 Paper
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II. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 2) (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA Theory: 75 Lectures; Tutorial:15 Lectures

1. Towards Independence and Emergence of the New State
Government of India Act 1935_Working of the GOI Act Negotiations for Independence and Popular
Movements
Partition: Riots and Rehabilitation
2. Making of the Republic _The Constituent Assembly;

Drafting of the Constitution Integration of Princely States
3 Indian Democracy at Work c1950- 1970s Language, Region,

Caste and Religion Electoral Politics and the Changing Party System; Regional Experiences India and
the World; Non Aligned Movement
4. Economy Society and Culture c 1950-1970s

The Land Question, Planned Economy, Industry and Labour Science and Education.
The Women’s Question: Movements and Legislation
Essential Readings
Granville Austin, Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Edition, OUP, 2011_Francine Frankel,
India’s Political Economy,
1947-2004, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Paul Brass, The Politics of India Since Independence, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1994. Ram Chandra Guha, India after
Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy, New Delhi:
Picador, 2007
Suggested Readings
Bipan Chandra, et al (ed) India after Independence, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1999
Appadurai, Domestic Roots of India's Foreign Policy 1947-1972. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
1979._Rajni Kothari, Politics in India, New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1970.
Joya Chatterji, The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947-67,Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2007.
Sunil Khilnani, The Idea of India, Penguin Books, New Delhi, 2004T
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SEMESTER III GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 Paper
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III. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 3) (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
HISATORY OF WEST ASIA (c. 1917 - 1991)

I. First World War and West Asia
Mandate system in West Asia- British Mandate in Iraq, French Mandate in Syria, British Mandate in
Palestine.
II. [a] Ottoman Empire – Decline & Fall

[b] Establishment of the Turkish Republic & Mustafa Kemal
[c] Foreign Policy of Turkeey between two world wars
III. [a] Second World War and West Asia

[b] Formation of Arab-Israel conflict over Palestine.
IV. Oil Deplomacy:
[a] Oil diplomacy and west

[b] Gulf War
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SEMESTER IV GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 Paper
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II. GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE 4) (Credits: Theory-05, Tutorial-01)
INDIA AND HER NEIGHBOURS (C. 1947 - 2000)

I. Pakistan:
[a] India’s relation with Pakistan
[b] Changing faces
[c] Political developments
II. Bangladesh:
[a] India’s relation with Bangladesh
[b] Changing faces
III. Sri Lanka:

[a] India’s relation with Sri Lanka
[b] Changing faces
IV. Myanmar:
[a] India’s relation with Myanmar
[b] Changing faces
V. Bhutan & Nepal:

[a] India’s relation with Bhutan & Nepal
[b] Changing faces
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SAMPLE CALCULATION FOR SGPA & CGPA FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘B.Sc./B.A./B.Com

Honours & General’ PROGRAMME
Distribution of Credits Semester wise for Undergraduate Honours Courses

Table B-1: UG (B.A./ B.Sc./B.Com. Hons. Programme)
Semester wise distribution of 140 Credits
C.C AECC GE SEC DSE Total

credits
Semester I 12 02 06 20
Semester II 12 02 06 20
Semester III 18 06 02 26
Semester IV 18 06 02 26
Semester V 12 12 24
Semester VI 12 12 24
84 04 24 04 24 140
CC=Core Course; AECC=Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course; GE=Generic Elective; SEC=Skill Enhancement Course;
DSE=Discipline Specific Elective
Table B-2: UG (B.A./ B.Sc./B.Com. Programme)
Semester wise distribution of 120 Credits
C.C AECC GE SEC DSE Total

credits
Semester I 18 02 20
Semester II 18 02 20
Semester III 18 02 20
Semester IV 18 02 20
Semester V 02 18 20
Semester VI 02 18 20
72 04 08 36 120
CC=Core Course; AECC=Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course; GE=Generic Elective; SEC=Skill Enhancement Course;
DSE=Discipline Specific Elective
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Table B-3: Sample calculation for SGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honours Programme
Course Credit Grade Letter Grade Point Credit Point SGPA

(Credit X Grade) (Credit
Point/Credit)
Semester I
C-1 06 A 8 48
C-2 06 B+ 7 42
AECC-1 02 B 6 12
GE-1 06 B 6 36
Total 20 138 6.9 (138/20)
Semester II
C-3 06 B 6 36
C-4 06 C 5 30
AECC-2 02 B+ 7 14
GE-2 06 A+ 9 54
Total 20 134 6.7 (134/20)
Semester III
C-5 06 A+ 9 54
C-6 06 0 10 60
C-7 06 A 8 48
SEC-1 02 A 8 16
GE-3 06 0 10 60
Total 26 238 9.15 (238/26)
Semester IV
C-8 06 B 6 36
C-9 06 A+ 9 54
C-10 06 B 6 36
SEC-2 02 A+ 9 18
GE-4 06 A 8 48
Total 26 192 7.38 (192/26)
Semester V
C-11 06 B 6 36
C-12 06 B+ 7 42
DSE-1 06 0 10 60
DSE-2 06 A 8 48
Total 24 186 7.75 (186/24)
Semester VI
C-13 06 A+ 9 54
C-14 06 A 8 48
DSE-3 06 B+ 7 42
DSE-4 06 A 8 48
Total 24 192 8.0 (192/24)
CGPA
Grand Total 140 1080 7.71 (1080/140)
Table B-4: Sample calculation for CGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honours Programme
Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV Semester V Semester VI

Credit:20; Credit:20; Credit:26; Credit:26; Credit:24; Credit:24;
SGPA:6.9 SGPA: 6.7 SGPA: 9.15 SGPA: 7.38 SGPA: 7.75 SGPA: 8.0
Thus CGPA= (20x6.9+20x6.7+26x9.15+26x7.38+24x7.75+24x8.0)/140=7.71
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Table B-5: Sample calculation for SGPA for B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Program
Course Credit Grade Letter Grade Point Credit Point SGPA (Credit
(Credit X Grade) Point/Credit)
Semester I
DSC - 1A 06 B 6 36
DSC - 2A 06 B+ 7 42
DSC - 3A 06 C 5 30
AECC – 1 02 B 6 12
Total 20 120 6.0 (120/20)
Semester II
DSC - 1B 06 B 6 36
DSC - 2B 06 B 6 36
DSC - 3B 06 C 5 30
AECC – 2 02 A+ 9 18
Total 20 120 6.0 (120/20)
Semester III
DSC - 1C 06 A 8 48
DSC - 2C 06 A+ 9 54
DSC - 3C 06 A 8 48
SEC – 1 02 A 8 16
Total 20 166 8.3 (166/20)
Semester IV
DSC - 1D 06 C 5 30
DSC - 2D 06 B 6 36
DSC - 3D 06 B+ 7 42
SEC - 2 02 A+ 9 18
Total 20 126 6.3 (126/20)
Semester V
DSE - 1A 06 B 6 36
DSE - 2A 06 A+ 9 54
DSE - 3A 06 A 8 48
SEC – 3 02 B 6 12
Total 20 150 7.5 (150/20)
Semester VI
DSE - 1B 06 B+ 7 42
DSE - 1B 06 B 6 36
DSE - 1B 06 C 5 30
SEC - 4 02 C 5 10
Total 20 118 5.9 (118/20)
CGPA
Grand Total 120 800 6.67 (800/120)
Table B- 6: Sample calculation for CGPA for B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Program
Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV Semester V Semester VI

Credit:20; Credit:20; Credit:20; Credit:20; Credit:20; Credit:20;
SGPA: 6.0 SGPA: 6.0 SGPA: 8.3 SGPA: 6.3 SGPA: 7.5 SGPA: 5.9
Thus CGPA= (20x6.0+20x6.0+20x8.3+20x6.3+20x7.5+20x5.9)/120=6.67
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MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR EXAMINATIONS AND FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPERS

Marks Distribution of Mid Semester Theory Examinations:
Table No. C1: Marks distribution of Theory Examinations of Mid Semester

Group-A Total No. of Questions
(Very short Group-B to Set
answer type (Descriptive Questions
Full Pass
Topic Code Time Compulsory with Choices)
Marks Marks
Questions) No. of Questions x Marks Group A Group B
No. of Questions = F.M.
x Marks = F.M.
T15 15 6 1 Hr 5 x1 =5 2 (out of 3) x5 =10 5 3
Mid
Sem*
T25 25 10 1 Hr 5 x1 =5 4 (out of 6) x5 =20 5 6
Marks Distribution of End Semester Theory Examinations:

Table No. C2: Marks distribution of Theory Examinations of End Semester
Group-B Total No. of

Group-A#
(Descriptive Questions to Set
(Very short answer type
Full Pass Questions with
Topic Code Time Compulsory Questions)
Marks Marks Choices ) Group Group
No. of Questions x Marks
= F.M.
No. of Questions x A# B
Marks = F.M.
T60 60 24 3 Hrs Q.No.1 (10x1) + 1x5 =15 3 (out of 5) x15 =45 2 5

End
Sem
T50 +T50 50X2=100 20 3 Hrs 2 x5 =10 2 (out of 3) x20 =40 2 3
# Question No.1 in Group-A carries 10 very short answer type 1 Mark Questions.
Marks Distribution of Mid/End Semester Practical Examinations:

Table No. C3: Marks distribution of Practical Examinations of End Semester
Full Pass Distribution of Marks

Topic Code Time Total No. of Questions to Set
Marks Marks Experiment Record Viva
P25 25 10 3 Hrs 15 5 5
P50 50 20 3 Hrs 30 10 10 Pr. with components of both papers

End
Sem
P75 75 30 3 Hrs 45 15 15 Pr. with components of all three papers
P100 100 40 3 Hrs 60 20 20 Pr. with components of all four papers
Abbreviations : T= Theory Examination, P= Practical Examination.
Mid Sem* : There will be 15 Marks Theory Examination in Practical Subjects and 25 Marks Theory
Examination in Non-Practical Subjects/ Papers. 25 Marks Theory Examination may include 10
Marks questions from Assignment/ Project/ Tutorial where ever applicable.
Note : There may be subdivisions in each question asked in Theory Examinations.
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FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPER FOR MID SEM EXAMINATION

OF
SUBJECTS WITH PRACTICAL
Ranchi University, Ranchi

Mid Sem No. Exam Year
Subject/ Code
F.M. =15 Time=1Hr.
General Instructions:
lekU; funs”Z k %
i. Group A carries very short answer type compulsory questions.

([kaM *A* esa vR;ar y?kq mÙkjh; vfuok;Z iz”u gaSA)
ii. Answer 2 out of 3 subjective/ descriptive questions given in Group B.
([kaM *B* ds rhu esa ls fdUgha nks fo‘k;fu‘B@ o.kZukRed iz”uksa ds mÙkj nsAa )
iii. Answer in your own words as far as practicable.
(;FkklaHko vius “kCnksa esas mÙkj nsAa )
iv. Answer all sub parts of a question at one place.
(,d iz”u ds lHkh Hkkxksa ds mÙkj ,d lkFk fy[ksaA)
v. Numbers in right indicate full marks of the question.
(iw.kkZad nk;ha vksj fy[ks x;s gSaA)
Group A
1. ............... [5x1=5]
2. ...............
3. ...............
4. ...............
5. ...............
Group B
6. ............... [5]
7. ............... [5]
8. ............... [5]
Note: There may be subdivisions in each question asked in Theory Examination.
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FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPER FOR MID SEM EXAMINATION

OF
SUBJECTS WITHOUT PRACTICAL

Mid Sem No. Exam Year
Subject/ Code
F.M. =25 Time=1Hr.
lekU; funs”Z k %

([kaM *A* esa vR;ar y?kq mÙkjh; vfuok;Z iz”u gSaA)
([kaM *B* ds N% esa ls fdUgha pkj fo‘k;fu‘B@ o.kZukRed iz”uksa ds mÙkj nsAa )
Group A
1. ............... [5x1=5]
2. ...............
3. ...............
4. ...............
5. ...............
Group B
6. ............... [5]
7. ............... [5]
8. ............... [5]
9. ............... [5]
10. ............... [5]
11. ............... [5]
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FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPER FOR END SEM EXAMINATION

OF
AECC NH + MB COMMUNICATION

End Sem No. Exam Year
Subject/ Code
F.M. =50 P.M.=20 Time=1.5Hrs.
i. Group A carries short answer type compulsory questions.
([kaM *A* esa y?kq mÙkjh; vfuok;Z iz”u gSaA)
([kaM *B* ds rhu esa ls fdUgha nks fo‘k;fu‘B@ o.kZukRed iz”uksa ds mÙkj nsAa )
Group A
1. ............... [5]
2. ............... [5]
Group B
3. ............... [20]
4. ............... [20]
5. ............... [20]
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OF
SUBJECTS WITH PRACTICAL

Subject/ Code
F.M. =60 P.M.=30 (Including Mid Sem) Time=3Hrs.
([kaM *B* ds ik¡p esa ls fdUgha rhu fo‘k;fu‘B@ o.kZukRed iz”uksa ds mÙkj nsAa )
Group A
1. [10x1=10]
i. ............... [10x1=10]
ii. ...............
iii. ...............
iv. ...............
v. ...............
vi. ...............
vii. ...............
viii. ...............
ix. ...............
x. ...............
2. ............... [5]
Group B
3. ............... [15]
4. ............... [15]
5. ............... [15]
6. ............... [15]
7. ............... [15]
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OF
SUBJECTS WITHOUT PRACTICAL

Subject/ Code
F.M. =75 P.M.=40 (Including Mid Sem) Time=3Hrs.
Group A
1. [10x1=10]
i. ...............
ii. ...............
iii. ...............
iv. ...............
v. ...............
vi. ...............
vii. ...............
viii. ...............
ix. ...............
x. ...............
2. ............... [5]
Group B
3. ............... [15]
4. ............... [15]
5. ............... [15]
6. ............... [15]
7. ............... [15]
8. ............... [15]
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OF
GE, SEC, GENERAL & AECC HINDI/ ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

Subject/ Code
F.M. =100 P.M.=40 Time=3Hrs.
(,d iz”u ds lHkh Hkkxksa ds mÙkj ,d lkFk fy[ksAa )
Group A
1. [10x1=10]
i. ...............
ii. ...............
iii. ...............
iv. ...............
v. ...............
vi. ...............
vii. ...............
viii. ...............
ix. ...............
x. ...............
2. ............... [5]
3. ............... [5]
Group B
4. ............... [20]
5. ............... [20]
6. ............... [20]
7. ............... [20]
8. ............... [20]
9. ............... [20]
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MODIFIED CBCS CURRICULUM OF

HISRORY HONOURS PROGRAMME

FOR UNDER GRADUATE COURSES UNDER RANCHI UNIVERSITY

Members of Core Committee i

COURSE STUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘HONOURS’

2 Course structure for B.A..(Hons. Programme) 1

3 Subject Combinations allowed for B. A. Hons. Programme 2

5 Generic Subject Papers for B. A. Hons. Programme 3

6 Semester wise Structure for End Sem Examination of Generic Elective 4

7 I. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) 5

8 II. Generic Elective (GE 1) 5

9 III. Core Course –C 1 5

10 IV. Core Course- C 2 7

11 I. Environmental Studies (EVS) 8

12 II. Generic Elective (GE 2) 10

13 III. Core Course –C 3 10

14 IV. Core Course- C 4 12

15 I. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 1) 13

16 II. Generic Elective (GE 3) 19

17 III. Core Course –C 5 19

18 IV. Core Course- C 6 21

20 I. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 2) 25

21 II. Generic Elective (GE 4) 26

22 III. Core Course –C 8 26

23 IV. Core Course- C 9 28

25 I. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 1) 31

26 II. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 2) 32

27 III. Core Course –C 11 33

28 IV. Core Course- C 12 35

29 I. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 3) 37

30 II. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE 4) 39

31 III. Core Course –C 13 41

32 IV. Core Course- C 14 43

GENERIC ELECTIVE FOR STUDENTS OF OTHER DISCIPLINE

33 Semester I - Generic Elective (GE 1) 45

34 Semester II - Generic Elective (GE 2) 46

35 Semester III - Generic Elective (GE 3) 47

36 Semester IV - Generic Elective (GE 4) 48

37 Distribution of Credits Semester wise for Hons/ General Programme 49

38 Sample calculation for SGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honors Programme 50

39 Sample calculation for CGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Honors Programme 50

40 Sample calculation for SGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Programme 51

41 Sample calculation for CGPA for B.Sc./B.A./B.Com Programme 51

MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR EXAMINATIONS

43 Marks Distribution of End Semester Theory Examinations 52

44 Marks Distribution of Mid/End Semester Practical Examinations 52

45 Format of Question Paper for Mid Sem Examination of Subjects with 53

COURSE STUCTURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE ‘HONOURS’ PROGRAMME

I. Core Course (CC 1 to 14)

II. Elective Course (EC)

B.Generic Elective/ Interdisciplinary (GE1to4)

III. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)

2. Environmental Science 1 Paper 1x2=2 1x2=2

3. Skill Enhancement Course (SEC 1& 2)

Total Credit = 140 = 140

Table AI-1.1: Course structure for B.Sc./ B.A./ B.Com.(Hons. Programme)

Sem-II C-3, C-4 GE-2 EVS

Sem-III C-5, C-6, C-7 GE-3 SEC-1