Modern history micro topic syllabus
MODERN HISTORY
1. Scenario before 1857
• Later Mughals
• Regional powers in 18th Century
• The British conquest of India
• The wars during British conquest of India
• British Administration before 1857
2. Revolt of 1857
• Indian National Movement (1858-1905)
• Early Nationalists and Swadeshi Movement
• Government of India Act 1909
• Home rule league movement
3. The struggle for Swaraj
• Montague's statement - Aug 1917
• Emergence of Gandhi mass leader as a
• Khilafat & non-Cooperation Movement (NCM)
• Swaraj party
• Revolutionary Terrorism phase II (1920's)
• Simon Commission and Nehru report
4. Intimation of freedom
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• Round table conference
• Poona pact
• Government of India Act 1935
• Tripuri session - 1939
• August offer
• Individual Satyagraha 1940- 41
5. Towards achievement of freedom
• Popular struggles in the princely states
• 2nd World War and Nationalist response
6. Partition of India
• Rise of Communalism
• Wavell plan
• Cabinet Mission Plan
• Mountbatten plan
7. During the freedom struggle
• Indian renaissance/socio- religious movement
• Civil Rebellions during British
• Tribal movements during British period
• Peasant's movement during British period
• Working class Movement (1850-1900)
• Growth of communalism
• Left and communist trends in National Movement
• Press and education during British period
• Role of women in Freedom Struggle
• Governor generals of India
• Viceroys of India
• Important persons
• Important
newspaper/journals
• Congress sessions
POST INDEPENDENCE INDIA
1. Reorganisation of states
• Constitutional provisions related to State formation
• Factors that led to merger
• Accession of the princely states
• Accession of States under France and Portuguese
• Accession of Sikkim
• Rehabilitation of the Refugees
• Federal crisis
• Regional aspirations, insurgencies and areas of tension
• Accommodation and national integration
2. Linguistic Regionalism in India
• Constitutional position and language policy
• Language and regionalism
• Recent controversy due to rise of Hindi
3. Tribal Issue and Policy Consolidation
• Issues & Present Status
• Policy consolidation
4. Issue of Women and Evolution of Women Movement
• Issues & challenges
• Women movements
• Government policy response and legislation
• Governmental schemes
5. Problem of Caste and Social consolidation
• Caste practices in India
• Ambedkar Movement
• Constitutional provisions
• Recent government initiatives for emancipation of Scheduled Castes
• Issues of Manual
Scavenging
6. Communalism & Social Consolidation
• Secularism
• Causes of Communalism in India
• Consequences of the communalism and social consolidation
7. Issue of Linguistic Minorities
• Operational Inefficiency
• Government initiatives
8. Overview of Economic Development since Independence
• Planning in India
9. Agriculture
• Industry
• Service sector
• Current challenges facing the Indian economy
• Agriculture
• Journey through Five Year Plans
• Land Reforms
• Post Green Revolution Agricultural Issues
• Agrarian Movements
• Achievements in Agriculture Since Independence
• Recent Challenges
10. Industry
• Industrial development since independence
• Public sector since independence
• Sectoral Development
• Private Sector since Independence
• Sectoral Development
• Private Sector since Independence
• Industrial Policy since Independence
• Make in India
11. New Economic Policy
• Impact of New Economic Policy
12. Post-Independence Policy of Science and Technology
• India's Policy in the Field of the Science and Technology
• Institutional Framework for Science and Technology Development
• Science and Technology in Pre- Reform Period
• Impact of Economic Reform on the
• Science and Technology in India:
• New Policy Initiatives in the S&T
• Agenda of the Skill Training
