Free Download NCERT Class XII History Book for UPSC Exam

Here’s a list of NCERT Class XII History Textbook to download. This list of Class 12 History Books is helpful in the preparation of the IAS Exam.

History is an important subject in the UPSC civil services syllabus. It can be a tricky one since it is a mix of many domains such as ancient history, modern history, medieval history, demographics, culture, sociology, political science, etc. So, it is not an easy subject to grasp, especially if the candidate does not have a particular interest in it. This is where it becomes essential to get a good foundation in the subject, as this subject cannot be avoided for the UPSC exam. It is an integral part of GS paper I. The best way to start a subject and gain a basic knowledge in it is to start reading the NCERT textbooks. The NCERTs present all the required information in the most simple and lucid manner. They also give authentic information which can be easily relied upon for the UPSC exam. In this post, we give you the NCERT history book class 12 pdf chapter-wise.

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THEME ONE

BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES

The Harappan Civilisation

THEME TWO

KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS

Early States and Economies

(c.600 BCE-600 CE)

THEME THREE 

KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS

Early Societies

(c. 600 BCE-600 CE)

THEME FOUR

THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS

Cultural Developments

(c. 600 BCE-600 CE)

THEME FIVE
THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS
Perceptions of Society
(c. tenth to seventeenth century)

THEME SIX
BHAKTI-SUFI TRADITIONS
Changes in Religious Beliefs
and Devotional Texts
(c. eighth to eighteenth century)

THEME SEVEN
AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA
(c. fourteenth to sixteenth century) 

THEME EIGHT
PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE
Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire
(c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)

THEME NINE
KINGS AND CHRONICLES
The Mughal Courts
(c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)

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