History Optional
Paper I – Ancient & Medieval India
- Sources of Indian History
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Vedic Period, Maurya & Gupta Empires
- South Indian Kingdoms
- Medieval India – Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire
Paper II – Modern India & World History
- British Expansion and Indian Resistance
- Freedom Struggle & Indian National Congress
- Gandhian Era, Partition, and Independence
- World Wars, Industrial Revolution, Colonization
- Post-Independence Developments
Recommended Books
- India's Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma
- A History of Medieval India – Satish Chandra
- Modern India – Bipan Chandra
- World History – Norman Lowe