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Foreign accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arab writers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pre-history and Proto-history<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and mesolithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indus Valley Civilization: Origin, date, extent, characteristics, decline, survival and significance, art and architecture.<\/li><li>Megalithic Culture: Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures outside the Indus, Development of community life, Settlements, Development of agriculture, Crafts, Pottery, and Iron industry.<\/li><li>Aryans and Vedic Period:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Expansions of Aryans in India.<\/li><li>Vedic Period: Religious and philosophic literature<\/li><li>Transformation from Rig Vedic period to the later Vedic period<\/li><li>Political, social and economical life<\/li><li>Significance of the Vedic Age<\/li><li>Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>UPSC History Syllabus \u2013 Period of Mahajanapadas:<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Formation of States (Mahajanapada) : Republics and monarchies<\/li><li>Rise of urban centres<\/li><li>Trade routes<\/li><li>Economic growth<\/li><li>Introduction of coinage<\/li><li>Spread of Jainism and Buddhism<\/li><li>Rise of Magadha and Nandas.<\/li><li>Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their impact.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mauryan Empire<\/strong>:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthashastra<\/li><li>Ashoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Polity, Administration<\/li><li>Economy; Art, architecture and sculpture; External contacts<\/li><li>Religion; Spread of religion; Literature.<\/li><li>Disintegration of the empire; Sungas and Kanvas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Post \u2013 Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas):Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage, development of religions, Mahayana, social conditions, art, architecture, culture, literature and science.<\/li><li>Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India: Kharavela, The Satavahanas, Tamil States of the Sangam Age; Administration, economy, land grants, coinage, trade guilds and urban centres; Buddhist centres; Sangam literature and culture; Art and architecture.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>UPSC History Syllabus \u2013 Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas:<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Polity and administration, Economic conditions, Coinage of the Guptas, Land grants<\/li><li>Decline of urban centres, Indian feudalism, Caste system, Position of women, Education and educational institutions<\/li><li>Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi, Literature, scientific literature, art and architecture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>11.<strong>Regional States during Gupta Era:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Kadambas,Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami<\/li><li>Polity and Administration, Trade guilds, Literature<\/li><li>growth of Vaishnava and Saiva religions.<\/li><li>Tamil Bhakti movement, Shankaracharya<\/li><li>Vedanta; Institutions of temple and temple architecture<\/li><li>Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Polity and administration<\/li><li>Cultural aspects. Arab conquest of Sind; Alberuni, The Chalukyas of Kalyana<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>History Syllabus For UPSC \u2013 Themes in Early Indian Cultural History: Languages and texts, major stages in the evolution of art and architecture, major philosophical thinkers and schools, ideas in Science and Mathematics.<\/li><li>Early Medieval India, 750-1200:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Polity: Major political developments in Northern India and the Peninsula, origin and the rise of Rajputs<\/li><li>The Cholas: administration, village economy and society \u2013 \u201cIndian Feudalism\u201d \u2013 Agrarian economy and urban settlements<\/li><li>Trade and commerce \u2013 Society: the status of the Brahman and the new social order \u2013 Condition of women \u2013 Indian science and technology<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cultural Traditions in India, 750- 1200: \u2013 Philosophy<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Skankaracharya and Vedanta, Ramanuja and Vishishtadvaita, Madhva and BrahmaMimansa<\/li><li>Religion: Forms and features of religion, literature, literature in the newly developing languages, Kalhan\u2019sRajtarangini, Alberuni\u2019s India<\/li><li>Art and Architecture: Temple architecture, sculpture, painting<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UPSC History Syllabus \u2013 The Thirteenth Century: Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate: The Ghurian invasions \u2013 factors behind Ghurian success \u2013 Economic, social and cultural consequences \u2013 Foundation of Delhi Sultanate and early Turkish Sultans \u2013 Consolidation: The rule of Iltutmish and Balban<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Fourteenth Century: The Khalji Revolution\u201d \u2013 AlauddinKhalji: Conquests and territorial expansion, agrarian and economic measures \u2013 Muhammad Tughluq: Major projects, agrarian measures, bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq \u2013 FiruzTughluq: Agrarian measures, achievements in civil engineering and public works, decline of the Sultanate, foreign contacts and Ibn Battuta\u2019s account<\/li><li>The Fifteenth and early Sixteenth Century \u2013 Society and Culture: Regional cultural specificities \u2013 Literary traditions \u2013 Provincial architecture \u2013 Society, culture, literature and the arts in Vijayanagara Empire.<\/li><li>UPSC History&nbsp;Optional&nbsp;Syllabus&nbsp;\u2013 Akbar: Conquests and consolidation of the Empire \u2013 Establishment of Jagir and Mansab systems \u2013 Rajput policy \u2013 Evolution of religious and social outlook, theory of Sulh-i-kul and religious policy \u2013 Court patronage of art and technology<\/li><li>Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century:Major administrative policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb \u2013 The Empire and the Zamindars \u2013 Religious policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb \u2013 Nature of the Mughal State \u2013 Late Seventeenth century crisis and the revolts \u2013 The Ahom Kingdom \u2013 Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom.<\/li><li>UPSC History Syllabus-Economy and Society in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Population, agricultural production, craft production \u2013 Town<\/li><li>Commerce with Europe through Dutch, English and French companies<\/li><li>A trade revolution \u2013 Indian mercantile classes, banking, insurance and credit systems<\/li><li>Condition of peasants, condition of women \u2013 Evolution of the Sikh community and the KhalsaPanth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Culture in the Mughal Empire: Persian histories and other literature \u2013 Hindi and other religious literature \u2013 Mughal architecture \u2013 Mughal painting \u2013 Provincial architecture and painting \u2013 Classical music \u2013 Science and technology<\/li><li>The Eighteenth Century: Factors for the decline of the Mughal Empire \u2013 The regional principalities: Nizam\u2019s Deccan, Bengal, Awadh \u2013 Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas \u2013 The Maratha fiscal and financial system \u2013 Emergence of Afghan Power, Battle of Panipat:1761 \u2013 State of politics, culture and economy on the eve of the British conquest<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>History Syllabus For UPSC \u2013 European Penetration into India:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Early European Settlements; The Portuguese and the Dutch<\/li><li>The English and the French East India Companies<\/li><li>Their struggle for supremacy; Carnatic Wars<\/li><li>Bengal -The conflict between the English and the Nawabs of Bengal<\/li><li>Siraj and the English; The Battle of Plassey; Significance of Plassey.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>British Expansion in India: Bengal \u2013 Mir Jafar and Mir Kasim; The Battle of Buxar; Mysore; The Marathas; The three Anglo-Maratha Wars; The Punjab.<\/li><li>Early Structure of the British Raj: The early administrative structure; From diarchy to direct control; The Regulating Act (1773); The Pitt\u2019s India Act (1784); The Charter Act (1833); The voice of free trade and the changing character of British colonial rule; The English utilitarian and India.<\/li><li>UPSC History Syllabus \u2013 Social and Cultural Developments:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The state of indigenous education, its dislocation<\/li><li>Orientalist-Anglicist controversy, The introduction of western education in India<\/li><li>The rise of press, literature and public opinion<\/li><li>The rise of modern vernacular literature<\/li><li>Progress of science; Christian missionary activities in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Social and Religious Reform movements in Bengal and Other Areas:<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ram Mohan Roy, The Brahmo Movement; Devendranath Tagore<\/li><li>IswarchandraVidyasagar; The Young Bengal Movement<\/li><li>DayanadaSaraswati; The social reform movements in India including Sati, widow remarriage, child marriage etc.<\/li><li>The contribution of Indian renaissance to the growth of modern India<\/li><li>Islamic revivalism \u2013 the Feraizi and Wahabi Movements.<\/li><li>Indian Response to British Rule:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Peasant movements and tribal uprisings in the 18th and Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism<\/li><li>Politics of Association; The Foundation of the Indian National Congress<\/li><li>The Safety-valve thesis relating to the birth of the Congress<\/li><li>Programme and objectives of Early Congress<\/li><li>The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal<\/li><li>The economic and political aspects of Swadeshi Movement<\/li><li>The beginning of revolutionary extremism in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UPSC History Syllabus- Consolidation as a Nation: Nehru\u2019s Foreign Policy; India and her neighbours (1947-1964); The linguistic reorganisation of States (1935-1947); Regionalism and regional inequality; Integration of Princely States; Princes in electoral politics; the Question of National Language.<\/li><li>Enlightenment and Modern ideas: (i) Major ideas of Enlightenment: Kant, Rousseau (ii) Spread of Enlightenment in the colonies (iii) Rise of socialist ideas (up to Marx); spread of Marxian Socialism.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Origins of Modern Politics \u2013 (i) European States System. (ii) American Revolution and the Constitution. (iii) French revolution and aftermath, 1789-1815. (iv) American Civil War with reference to Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery. (v) British Democratic Politics, 1815- 1850; Parliamentary Reformers, Free Traders, Chartists.<\/li><li>Industrialization: (i) English Industrial Revolution: Causes and Impact on Society (ii) Industrialization in other countries: USA, Germany, Russia, Japan (iii) Industrialization and Globalization.<\/li><li>Nation-State System: (i) Rise of Nationalism in 19th century (ii) Nationalism: state-building in Germany and Italy (iii) Disintegration of Empires in the face of the emergence of nationalities across the world.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>12 UPSC History Syllabus \u2013 Revolution and Counter Revolution: (i) 19th Century European revolutions (ii) The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921 (iii) Fascist Counter-Revolution, Italy and Germany. (iv) The Chinese Revolution of 1949<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>History Syllabus For UPSC \u2013 World Wars: (i) 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars: Societal implications (ii) World War I: Causes and consequences (iii) World War II: Causes and consequence<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>14.The World after World War II: (i) Emergence of two power blocs (ii) Emergence of Third World and non-alignment (iii) UNO and the global disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Liberation from Colonial Rule: (i) Latin America-Bolivar (ii) Arab World-Egypt (iii) Africa-Apartheid to Democracy (iv) South-East Asia-Vietnam<\/li><li>Disintegration of Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar World: (i) Factors leading to the collapse of Soviet communism and the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 (ii) Political Changes in Eastern Europe 1989-2001. (iii) End of the cold war and US ascendancy in the World as the lone superpower.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPSC History books for CSE Mains<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates can also start their preparation through below listed books for history for the UPSC civil services mains (General Studies I)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India\u2019s Struggle For Independence \u2013 Bipan Chandra<\/li><li>History Of Modern India \u2013 Bipan Chandra<\/li><li>Facets of Indian Culture by Spectrum<\/li><li>India\u2019s Ancient Past \u2013 R.S. Sharma<\/li><li>Themes of History II (NCERT Textbook of Standard XII)<\/li><li>NCERT books for history<\/li><li>Indian Art and Culture \u2013 NitinSinghania<\/li><li>India Since Independence by Bipin Chandra<\/li><li>Mastering Modern World History \u2013 Norman Lowe<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC History General Studies Syllabus Indian Culture: Salient features of Literature, Art Forms, and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Modern Indian History: Significant events, personalities and issues during the middle of the eighteenth century until the present. Indian Freedom Struggle: Stages, important contributors and contributions from different parts of the country. 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