Rajasthan Board Class 12 History Syllabus 2024-2025

Rajasthan Board Class 12 History Syllabus
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The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the syllabus for Class 12 History for the academic session 2024-2025. This syllabus outlines the topics you will study throughout the year and the format for the board exams.

  • Exam Board: RBSE
  • Subject: History
  • Exam Weightage: 100 marks
    • Theory Exam: 80 marks
    • Internal Assessment: 20 marks
  • Exam Duration: 3 hours, 15 minutes

Rajasthan Board Class 12 History Syllabus By Theme

Themes in Indian History Part-I

  • Theme One: The Harappan Civilization (6 marks)
    • Beginnings of the civilization
    • Farming practices
    • Mohenjodaro – a planned city
    • Social differences
    • Crafts and production techniques
    • Obtaining raw materials
    • Seals, writing system, and weights
    • Rulers and authority
    • Decline of the civilization
    • Uncovering the Harappan civilization
    • Challenges of studying the past
  • Theme Two: Early States and Economies (6 marks)
    • Deciphering ancient inscriptions (by James Prinsep) and understanding Ashoka’s edicts
    • Emergence of early states
    • The Mauryan Empire
    • Changing ideas about kingship
    • Transformations in rural areas
    • Growth of towns and trade
    • Limitations of using inscriptions as historical evidence
  • Theme Three: Early Societies (6 marks)
    • Studying the Mahabharata through critical editions
    • Kinship and marriage practices
    • Social stratification: caste system and beyond
    • Factors influencing social status besides birth
    • Explaining social differences: the social contract theory
    • Historians’ methods for analyzing the Mahabharata
    • The Mahabharata as a dynamic text
  • Theme Four: Thinkers, Beliefs, and Buildings (7 marks)
    • Exploring Sanchi, a Buddhist monument
    • Background: Sacrificial practices and philosophical debates
    • Teachings of Mahavira (founder of Jainism)
    • Gautama Buddha’s quest for enlightenment
    • Buddha’s teachings and followers
    • Buddhist stupas and their significance
    • Studying the history of stupas: Amaravati and Sanchi
    • Sculpture and artistic expression
    • Rise of new religious traditions
    • Limitations of visual sources in historical studies
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Indian History Part II

  • Theme Five: Through Travelers’ Eyes (6 marks)
    • Al-Biruni’s observations in Kitab-ul-Hind
    • Ibn Battuta’s travelogue, the Rihla
    • Francois Bernier’s unique perspective as a doctor
    • Understanding a different culture: Al-Biruni and Sanskrit traditions
    • Ibn Battuta’s fascination with the unfamiliar
    • Bernier’s critical view of Indian society
    • Role and status of women in historical accounts
  • Theme Six: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (7 marks)
    • The richness of religious beliefs and practices
    • Early Bhakti poetry and devotional traditions
    • Virashaivism in Karnataka
    • Religious developments in North India
    • Islamic influences and the rise of Sufism
    • Growth of Sufi traditions in India
    • The Chishti Sufi order
    • New devotional paths and debates in North India
    • Reconstructing the history of religious traditions
  • Theme Seven: Vijayanagara (6 marks)
    • Hampi, the capital city of the Vijayanagara empire
    • Rulers ( rayas), provincial governors ( nayakas), and sultanates
    • Description of Vijayanagara city and its surroundings
    • The Royal Center and its importance
    • The sacred center and religious significance
    • Planning of palaces, temples, and markets
    • Unanswered questions about Vijayanagara
  • Theme Eight: Peasants, Zamindars, and the Mughal Empire (6 marks)
    • Peasant life and agricultural practices
    • The village community structure
    • Role of women in agrarian society
    • Forests and tribal communities
    • Zamindars and their landholdings
    • The land revenue system under the Mughals
    • The flow of silver and its impact
    • The Ain-i Akbari, a detailed account of the Mughal empire
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Themes in Indian History Part-III

  • Theme Nine: Colonialism and Rural Life (6 marks)
    • The relationship between the British and Zamindars in Bengal
    • Traditional farming methods versus new agricultural practices
    • The Bombay Deccan rebellion
  • Theme Ten: Rebels and the Raj (6 marks)
    • The pattern and spread of the 1857 rebellion
    • Awadh in Revolt
    • The rebels’ goals
    • British repression of the rebellion
    • Images and interpretations of the rebellion
  • Theme Eleven: Mahatma Gandhi and Nationalism (6 marks)
    • Gandhi’s emergence as a leader
    • Non-cooperation movement: rise and fall
    • The Salt Satyagraha as a case study
    • The Quit India Movement
    • Gandhi’s final years and legacy
    • Understanding Gandhi’s ideas
  • Theme Twelve: Framing the Constitution (6 marks)
    • The historical context of Indian independence
    • The vision of the Indian Constitution
    • Defining fundamental rights
    • Powers and structure of the Indian government
    • Choosing a national language
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