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    CUET History Syllabus 2024: Check Topics, Exam Pattern

    18 March, 2024
    Parthiva Mewawala

    CUET offers History as a part of its domain-specific subjects in section II. The course covers essential chapters, including religious histories, Harappan Archaeology, political and economic history, and a history of Buddhism, amongst others. The first step to preparing for this exam is to first go through the entire CUET History syllabus. 

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    The CUET History exam pattern will give the candidates an idea of the concepts, the exam duration, and the mode of the exam. Moreover, the official CUET History syllabus can also be checked on the official website—cuet.samarth.ac.in.

     

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    Detailed Syllabus of CUET History Syllabus: 

     

     

    Unit  Topic  Sub Topic 
    1

    The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archelogy 
    • Story of Discovery: Harappan Civilization 
    • Broad Overview: Early urban centres 
    • Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site 
    • Discussion 
    2. 

    Political & Economic History: How Inscriptions Tell a Story
    • Broad overview
    • Excerpt
    • Story of discovery
    • Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians.
    3. 

    Social Histories from Mahabharata 
    • Broad overview
    • Story of discovery
    • Excerpts
    • Discussion
    4. 

    History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa 
    • Broad Overview
    • Story of Discovery: Sanchi Stupa 
    • Excerpt: Sculptures from Sanchi 
    • Discussion 
    5. 

    Medieval Society through Traveller’s Accounts 
    • Broad Overview
    • Story of their Writings: A discussion of where they travelled and for whom they wrote. 
    • Excerpts: From Alberuni, Bernier, Ibn Battuta 
    • Discussion 
    6. 

    Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition 
    • Broad Overview
    • Study of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi Compositions have been preserved.
    • Excerpts: Extracts from the work of Bhakti Sufi 
    • Discussion: 
    7. 

    New Architecture: Hampi
    • Broad Overview
    • Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found 
    • Excerpts: Visuals of buildings at Hampi 
    • Discussion 
    8. 

    Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari 
    • Broad Overview
    1. Structure of Agrarian Relations 
    2. Patterns of change over the period. 
    • Story of Discovery: 
    • Excerpt: From the Ain-i-Akbari 
    • Discussion
    9. 

    The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories Through Chronicles 
    • Broad Overview
    • Story of Discovery
    • Excerpts: From the Padshahnama and Akbarnama. 
    • Discussion  
    10. 

    Colonialism & Rural Society: Official Reports Evidence 
    • Broad Overview
    • Story of official records 
    • Excerpts: From Firminger’s Fifth Report, Accounts of Francis Buchanan- Hamilton and Deccan Riots Report. 
    • Discussion: What do the official records tell and do not tell, and how have historians used them?
    11. 

    Representation of 1857 
    • Broad Overview
    • Focus: Lucknow 
    • Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts 
    • Discussion 
    12. 

    Colonialism of Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports 
    • Broad Overview: The Growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations, and cantonments in the 18th and 19th centuries. 
    • Excerpts: Photographs and Paintings: Plans of cities: Extract from town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning 
    • Discussion: How can the above sources be used to reconstruct the history of towns? What do these sources not reveal? 
    13. 

    Mahatma Gandhi Through Contemporary Eyes 
    • Broad Overview:
    1. The nationalist movement 1918-48
    2. The nature of Gandhian Politics and Leadership
    •   Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931. 
    • Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian Language newspapers and other contemporary writings. 
    • Discussion: How can newspapers be a source of history? 
    14. 

    Partition through Oral Sources 
    • Broad Overview: 
    1. The history of the 1940s 
    2. Nationalism, Communalism, and Partition. 
    • Focus: Punjab and Bengal 
    • Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who experienced partition 
    • Discussion: Ways in which these have been analysed to reconstruct the event’s history. 

     

    Detailed exam format of CUET History Syllabus 2024: 

     

    • The NTA officially announced that the History Syllabus for the CUET  will only cover the NCERT curriculum for class 12th. 
    • The examination will consist of one question paper with 50 questions. Of these 50 questions, candidates will have to answer 40. 
    • The highest possible score is 200. Each incorrect response will result in a deduction of one point. 
    • The questions will be MCQ-based with a 45-minute time limit. 
    • The exam will be a Computer-based Test (CBT) administered online. 

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    Conclusion: 

    CUET offers history as part of its domain-specific subjects. The course extensively covers chapters on political and economic history, religious history, colonial history, and archaeology. There are not many colleges offering UG programs with a history specialisation, which means the competition for the few seats is very high. To get a good percentile in this exam, students will have to begin their prep early and in earnest. 

     

    FAQs related to the CUET History Syllabus

     

    1. How many questions should I attempt in the history paper? 

    The candidate should attempt 40 out of 50 questions in the paper. 

     

    2. Which books should I refer to for the history prep? 

    NCERT Textbooks are sufficient. 

     

    3. Considering the high competition, How should I prepare for the CUET History exam? 

    To prepare for the CUET History exam, focus on the NCERT textbooks for classes 11 and 12. As competition is high, one should focus on planning their preparations strategically and consider solving history mocks to understand the question pattern. 

     

    4.  What are the key topics covered in the CUET History syllabus 2024? 

    The important topics covered in CUET History Syllabus 2024 comprise political and economic history, Harappan archaeology, social histories, the history of Buddhism, religious histories, and medieval society through travellers. The syllabus comprises a wide range of historical themes and events. 

     

    5. What is the syllabus for History in CUET? 

    The CUET History 2024 comprises topics like The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology, Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions Tell a Story, Social Histories using the Mahabharata, A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa, Mediaeval Society through Travellers’ Accounts.