CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus 2023-24
CBSE has released the Latest Updated Syllabus for the New Academic Session 2023-24 on March 31st, 2023, for class 12.
CBSE Board has released the latest Class 12 History syllabus which is to be strictly followed. Below please find our detailed analysis of Board Paper pattern, Unit-wise summary for the New Session 2023-24.
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Table Of Contents−
- ▪ CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus 2023-24
- ▪ CBSE Class 12 History Latest Syllabus 2023-24
- ▪ CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus 2023-24: Unit-wise Summary
- ▪ List of Maps
- ▪ CBSE Class 12 History Question Paper Design 2023-24
- ▪ Weightage Based On Competencies
- ▪ Internal Assessment
- ▪ The Changes for Class 12 (2023-24) Year-end Board Examinations are as under:
- ▪ 2022-23 Reduced Syllabus
CBSE Class 12 History Latest Syllabus 2023-24
| S. No | Part | Period | Marks |
| 1 | Themes in Indian History Part--I | 60 | 25 |
| 2 | Themes in Indian History Part--II | 60 | 25 |
| 3 | Themes in Indian History Part -- III | 60 | 25 |
| 4 | Map | 15 | 05 |
| Total | 195 | 80 |
CBSE Class 12 History Syllabus 2023-24: Unit-wise Summary
| Themes in Indian History | Part—I | 25 Marks | |
| Theme No. | Theme Title | Periods | Marks |
| 1 | Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappa Civilisation |
15 | 25 |
| 2 | Kings, Farmers and Towns Early States and Economies (c.600 BCE600 CE) |
15 | |
| 3 | Kingship, Caste and class Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE) |
15 | |
| 4 | Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE600 CE) |
15 | |
| Themes in Indian History | Part—II | 25 Marks | |
| 5 | Through the eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries) |
15 | 25 |
| 6 | Bhakti-Sufi Traditions Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries) |
15 | |
| 7 | An Imperial Capital – Vijayanagar (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) | 15 | |
| 8 | Peasants, zamindars and the States Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries) | 15 | |
| Themes in Indian History | Part—III | 25 Marks | |
| Theme No. | Theme Title | Periods | Marks |
| 09 | Colonialism and The Countryside Exploring Official Archives |
15 | 25 |
| 10 | Rebels and Raj 1857 Revolt and its Representations |
15 | |
| 11 | Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement Civil Disobedience and Beyond |
15 | |
| 12 | Framing of the Constitution The Beginning of a New Era |
15 | |
| Including Map work of the related Themes | 15 | 05 | |
| Theory Total | 80 | ||
| Project Work | 25 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 220 | 100 | |
List of Maps
| S. No | Page No. | Part – I Maps |
| 1 | 2 | Mature Harappan sites: Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira, Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, KotDiji. |
| 2 | 3 | Mahajanapada and cities: Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru, Panchala, Gandhara, Avanti, Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila, Varanasi. |
| 3 | 33 |
Distribution of Ashokan inscriptions:
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| 4 | 33 |
Important kingdoms and towns:
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| 5 | 95 | Major Buddhist Sites: Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati, Lumbini, Bharhut, Bodh Gaya, Ajanta |
| S. No | Page No. | Part II - Maps |
| 6 | 174 | Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur, Vijayanagar, Chandragiri, Kanchipuram, Mysore, Thanjavur, Kolar, Tirunelveli |
| 7 | 214 |
Territories under Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb:
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| S. No | Page No. | Part III - Maps |
| 8 | 287 | Territories/cities under British Control in1857: Punjab, Sindh, Bombay, Madras Berar, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Surat, Calcutta, Patna, Allahabad |
| 9 | 260 | Main centres of the Revolt of 1857: Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Azamgarh, Calcutta, Benaras, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Awadh |
| 10 | Important centres of the National Movement: Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Benaras, Amritsar, Chauri Chaura, Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay (Quit India Resolution), Karachi |
CBSE Class 12 History Question Paper Design 2023-24
| Book | MCQ | SA | LA | Source Based | Map | Total | |||||
| No of questions | MM | No of questions | MM | No of questions | MM | No of questions | MM | Theory | Internal | ||
| Part I | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| Part II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| Part III | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| Map | 05 | 05 | |||||||||
| Project | 80 | 20 | |||||||||
| Total | 7x 3=21 | 6x 3=18 | 3x 8= 24 | 3x4=12 | 1x5=5 | 100 marks | |||||
Weightage Based On Competencies
| Competencies | Marks | % |
| Knowledge Remembering previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers, Understanding demonstrating understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions and stating main ideas. |
21 18 |
26.25 22.50 |
| Applying and Analyzing: applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules and solving the problems. | 24 | 30 |
| Formulating, Evaluating and Creating skills: Examining, making inferences and finding evidence to support generalizations; Presenting and defending opinions by making judgments about information and piling information | 12 | 15 |
| Map skills | 05 | 6.25 |
Internal Assessment
Project Work
MM - 20
The Changes for Class 12 (2023-24) Year-end Board Examinations are as under:
| (Class-12) | ||
| Particulars | Academic Session 2022-23 | Academic Session 2023-24 |
| Composition of question paperyear-end examination/ Board Examination (Theory) |
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2022-23 Reduced Syllabus
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