UPSC CSE Mains 2024: Check out the syllabus for History as optional subject, details inside

Among the subjects, students have a choice to select History as their optional subject and appear for Paper 1 and Paper 2 for a total of 250 marks each. UPSC CSE Mains 2024

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the Civil Services Preliminary examination results on June 1, 2024, on the official website of the As per the information on the official website, the Civil Services Mains Examination 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2024.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE )With the declaration of the preliminary examination result, selected candidates will now start their preparation for the CSE Main round, which consists of two parts – a written examination and a personality test. As per the information on the official website, the Civil Services Mains Examination 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2024.UPSC CSE Mains 2024

The written examination expects the shortlisted candidates to qualify for Paper A (One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution) and Paper B (English).Under the papers counted for merit, apart from the Essay and General Studies papers, candidates also need to appear for optional subject papers 1 and 2. A list of optional subjects has been listed by the commission in the official notice.Among the listed subjects, students have a choice to select History as their optional subject and appear for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams for a total of 250 marks each.

Here’s the syllabus for History Paper 1:1. Sources2. Pre-history and Proto-history3. Indus Valley Civilization4. Megalithic Cultures5. Aryans and Vedic Period6. Period of Mahajanapadas7. Mauryan Empire :8. Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)9. Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India10. Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas11. Regional States during Gupta Era12. Themes in Early Indian Cultural History13. Early Medieval India, 750-120014. Cultural Traditions in India, 750-120015. The Thirteenth Century16. The Fourteenth Century17. Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth CenturiesAmong the listed subjects, students have a choice to select History as their optional subject and appear for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams for a total of 250 marks each.Under the papers counted for merit, apart from the Essay and General Studies papers, candidates also need to appear for optional subject papers 1 and 2. A list of optional subjects has been listed by the commission in the official notice.

Here’s the syllabus for History Paper 2:1. European Penetration into India2. British Expansion in India3. Early Structure of the British Raj4. Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule5. Social and Cultural Developments6. Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas7. Indian Response to British Rule8. Enlightenment and Modern ideas9. Origins of Modern Politics10. Industrialization11. Nation-State System12. Imperialism and Colonialism13. Revolution and Counter-Revolution14. World Wars15. The World after World War II16. Liberation from Colonial Rule17. Decolonization and Underdevelopment18. Unification of Europe19. Disintegration of Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar World20. Akbar21. Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century22. Economy and society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries23. Culture during Mughal Empire24. The Eighteenth Century UPSC CSE Mains 2024