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ACADEMIC C SECTION
Acadl Csl LgL2l 2019 (Vl) Dated: 30.10.2021
Read:-l. Minutes of the meeting of Syndicate held on 27.L2.2O20 vide item No. 2020.605
2. Minutes of the mebting of CRLP held on 27 .OL.2O2L
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 15.02.2021
4. Minutes of the meeting of Expert Committee and CRLP members held on
03.03.2021
5. Minutes ol the meeting of Expert Committee and CRLP members held
on,L2.O3.2O2L and 23.03.2021
6. U. O No. Acad C5179L212019 dared 3]-.O5.202L
7. E-mail from former Charrperson BoS in History (UG), forwarding the Scheme,
Syllabus, Model Question Paper of B.A. History Programme under private
Registration(2020)
ORDER
1. As per paper read (1) above, the meeting of the Syndicate, vide item No. 2020.605 resolved
to apply the Regular Scheme & Syllabus to the UG, PG Programmes under Private Registration
also.
2. As per recommendation in the paper read (2) above, meeting of the Director, SDE, with
former Chairpersons of the Boards of Studies (both UG & PG), and also the Heads of the
Departments [of the subjects in which UG, PG Programmes are offered under Private Registration],
was convened on L5.02.2O27 and a five member committee was constituted to assist the Standang
Committee on CRLP for the preparation of Syllabus as per paper read (3).
3. Considering that the Board of Studies was not in existence at that time, it was resolved vide
item No.(vi) of the Minutes concerned, to entrust the matter of preparation of the Syllabus of UG
and PG Programmes under Private Registration with the former Chairpersons of the respective
sub.iects, incorporating all approved recommendations regarding Elective Papers, lnternal
assessment, Project Evaluation etc. as per paper read (4) and also in tune with the Regulations of
UG Programme under Private Registration.
4. Subsequently, the meeting of the Eipert Committee and CRLP members finalized the
Elective Papers, mode of lnternal. assessment and Project valuation for UG and PG Programmes
under Private Registration as per paper read (5).
5. The Regulations of the UG Programmes (CBCSS-OBE) under Private Registration (2020) was
implemented as per the paper read (6) above.
6. Former Chairperson, Board of Studies in History(UG), submitted the draft Scheme, Syllabus
and Model Question papers for Core Courses, Complementary Elective Courses, and Generic
Elective Courses of B.A. History Programme CBCSS-OBE under Private Registration (2020),
prepared in tune with the Regulation UG Programmes under Private Registration (2020), as per
paper read (7), for approval.
7.The Vice Chancellor, aftur r:onsidering the matter in detail, and in exercise of the powers of the
Academic Council conferred Jnrler section 1L(1) Chapter lll of the Kannur University Act 1996, has
accorded sanction to implerne'lt the Scheme, Syllabus and Model Question papers for Core
Courses, Complementary Ell)ctive Courses, and Generic Elective Courses of the B.A,
History Programme (CBCSS-C|BE) under Private Registration (2020), subiect to reporting to the
Academic Council.
8.The lmplemented Scherne Syllabus of B.A. History Programme (CBCSS-OBE) under Private
Registration (2020) are aopended and uploaded in the University website. (
www. kannuruniversity.ac. in).
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BOARD OF STUDIES, HISTORY (UG)
SYLLABUS FOR
BA HISTORY CORE COURSES
COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE AND GENERIC
ELECTIVECOURSES
CHOICE BASED CREDIT AND SEMESTER SYSTEM
2020 ADMISSION
PRIVATE REGISTRATION
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ANNEXURE I
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
Vision: To establish a teaching, residential and affiliating University and to provide

equitable and just access to quality higher education involving the generation,
dissemination and a critical application of knowledge with special focus on the
development of higher education.
Mission:
➢ To produce and disseminate new knowledge and to find novel avenues for
application of such knowledge.
➢ To adopt critical pedagogic practices which uphold scientific temper, the
uncompromised spirit of enquiry and the right to dissent.
➢ To uphold democratic, multicultural, secular, environmental and gender
sensitive values as the foundational principles of higher education and to
cater to the modern notions of equity, social justice and merit in all
educational endeavors.
➢ To affiliate colleges and other institutions of higher learning and to monitor
academic, ethical, administrative and infrastructural standards in such
institutions.
➢ To build stronger community networks based on the values and principles of
higher education and to ensure the region’s intellectual integration with
national vision and international standards.
➢ To associate with the local self-governing bodies and other statutory as well as
non-governmental organizations for continuing education and also for building
public awareness on important social, cultural and other policy issues.
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ANNEXURE II
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (PO)
PO 1.Critical Thinking:
Acquire the ability to apply the basic tenets of logic and science to thoughts, actions
and interventions.
Develop the ability to chart out a progressive direction for actions and interventions
by learning to recognize the presence of hegemonic ideology within certain dominant
notions.
1.3 Develop self-critical abilities and also the ability to view positions, problems and
social issues from plural perspectives.
PO 2.Effective Citizenship:
Learn to participate in nation building by adhering to the principles of sovereignty of
the nation, socialism, secularism, democracy and the values that guide are public.
Develop and practice gender sensitive attitudes, environmental awareness,
empathetic social awareness about various kinds of marginalisation and the ability to
understand and resist various kinds of discriminations.
Internalise certain highlights of the nation’s and region’s history. Especially of the
freedom movement, the renaissance within native societies and the project of
modernisation of the post-colonial society.
PO 3.Effective Communication:
Acquire the ability to speak, write, read and listen clearly in person and through
electronic media in both English and in one Modern Indian Language
Learn to articulate, analyse, synthesise, and evaluate ideas and situations in a well-
informed manner.
Generate hypotheses and articulate assent or dissent by employing both reason and
creative thinking.
PO 4.Interdisciplinarity:
Perceive knowledge as an organic, comprehensive, interrelated and integrated faculty
of the human mind.
Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development as a
basic interdisciplinary concern of all disciplines.
Develop aesthetic, social, humanistic and artistic sensibilities for problem solving and
evolving a comprehensive perspective.
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PREFACE
The syllabus presented herewith is the output of academic debates among

historians, history faculty members, research scholars and students at formal and informal
levels of gatherings. The workshop on syllabus revision, with its democratic approach of
considering valuable suggestions from all stakeholders of higher education, and the
Outcome Based Education curriculum of Kannur University were crucial to restructuring
the existing syllabi. BA History Programme offers 35 courses - 15 Core Courses, 3
Discipline Specific Elective Core Courses, 12 Complementary Elective Courses and 5
Generic Elective Courses. The syllabus of each course at the outset itself clearly states its
learning outcomes, which are in agreement with History Programme Specific Outcomes
and University Bachelor’s Programme Outcomes. The Board of Studies proposed the
revision of existing syllabus and the introduction of new courses based on new themes
such as history of India after independence, gender history, economic history of modern
India, political revolutions in the modern world, history of human rights and
environmental history to make the knowledge base of history programme more
conversant with new trends in historical and inter disciplinary studies.
Apart from understanding factual and theoretical knowledge of what happened in
the past, this syllabus of history is aimed at enabling the learners to develop egalitarian,
secular and rational values and awareness, which are extremely pertinent to maintain
democratic political culture of the country and to preserve peaceful co-existence of all the
people beyond the parochial boundaries of religion, caste, culture etc. With this vision the
Board of Studies examined the final draft of the syllabus and decided approve and submit
the same to the university. I am indebted to all the members of Board of Studies, all
faculty members of History, resource persons, students, and Kannur University
Curriculum Restructuring Committee for their support and guidance to accomplish this
task.
Dr.JoyVarkey
Chairperson
Board of Studies, History(UG)
KannurUniversity
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BA HISTORY
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES(POS)
With the successful completion of BA History Programme

from Kannur University, the student should be able to:
PSO.1. Understand factual and conceptual aspects of historical changes in multiple areas of
the world
PSO.2. Think contextually and critically about the past to understand human experiences
PSO.3. Analyze why and how historical events take place based on the verification of
diverse evidences and arguments
PSO.4. Design and write research papers based on primary and secondary sources
PSO.5. Make logical oral presentation of factual and theoretical knowledge of historical
events and changes
PSO.6. Develop rational, humanitarian, democratic and secular outlook based on historical
knowledge and contemporary societal, economic and political issues
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CONTENTS Page No:
BA History Programme - Credit Distribution Statement 7-8
Part A:
1 History Core Courses - Credit Statement & Syllabus 9-40
2 History Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC) 41-47
Part B:
Complementary Elective Courses - Credit Statement & Syllabus
48-73
Part C:
Generic Elective Course- Credit Statement & Syllabus
74-80
PART D
Pattern of Questions for Core with and without map questions, DSEC,
81-92
Complementary Elective and Generic Electives courses
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BA HISTORY PROGRAMME
Credit and Marks Distribution Statement
Course Category Credit Marks

Common English 22 300
Additional Common 16 200
Core courses 60 750
Discipline Specific Elective Core 4 50
First Complementary Elective 8 100
Second Complementary Elective 8 100
Generic Elective Course 2 25
Semester Course Title Credits Total

Credits
I Common English I 4
Common English II 3
Additional Common I 4
19
1B01 HIS History of India I: Pre-historic Times 4
to c.200CE
First Complementary Elective I 4
1C05 ECO Introductory Economics- I
II Common English III 4
Common English IV 3
Additional Common II 4
19
2B02 HIS Cultural Transformations in Europe 4
First Complementary Elective II 4

2C06 ECO Introductory Economics- II
III Common English V 4
Additional Common III 4
3B03 HIS History of India II: Polity, Society 4 20
and Culture (c.200 to 1206)
3B04 HIS History of Kerala I: Earliest Times 4
to c.1500 CE
Second Complementary Elective I 4
3C03 POL Foundations of Political Science
8
IV Common English VI 4
Additional Common IV 4
4B05 HIS History of India III: Sultanate to 4
British Conquest (1206 -1757) 20
4B06 HIS Ideologies and Revolution in the 4
Modern World
Second Complementary Elective II 4
4C04 POL Dynamics of Indian Political
System
V 5B07HIS History of India IV: Colonial 4
Transformations (1757-1885)
5B08 HIS History of India V: Making of the 4
Nation (1885 -1947)
5B09 HIS History of Kerala II: Making of 4 22
Modern Kerala (1500-1970)
5B10 HIS Method and Writing of History 4
5B11 HIS Historiography: Perspectives and 4
Practices
Generic Elective Course 2
5D 01 POL Human Rights in India
VI 6B12 HIS History of India VI: Developments 5
since Independence (1947 -2000)
6B13 HIS History of the Contemporary 4
World (1945-2000) 20
6B14 HIS Indian Historiography 4
6B15 HIS Project 3
Discipline Specific Elective Core Course 4
6B16 HIS-A - Gender and Society in India
Total 120
.
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PART A:
History Core Courses: Credit Distribution

(2020 Admission )
Course Course Title Semester Credit Exam

Code Hours
1B01 HIS History of India I: Pre-historic Times I 4 3
to c.200 CE.
2B02 HIS Cultural Transformations in Europe II 4 3
3B03 HIS History of India II: Polity, Society III 4 3

and Culture (c.200 to 1206)
3B04 HIS History of Kerala I: Earliest Times to III 4 3

c.1500 CE
4B05 HIS History of India III: Sultanate to IV 4 3
British Conquest (1206 -1757)
4B06 HIS Ideologies and Revolutions in the IV 4 3

Modern World
5B07 HIS History of India IV: Colonial V 4 3
Transformations (1757-1885)
5B08 HIS History of India V: Making of the V 4 3

Nation (1885 -1947)
5B09 HIS History of Kerala II: Making of V 4 3

Modern Kerala (1500-1970)
5B10 HIS Method and Writing of History V 4 3
5B11 HIS Historiography: Perspectives and V 4 3

Practices
6B12 HIS History of India VI: Developments VI 5 3
since Independence (1947 - 2000)
6B13 HIS History of the Contemporary World VI 4 3

(1945-2000)
6B14 HIS Indian Historiography VI 4 3
6B15 HIS Project VI 3 -

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History Discipline Specific Elective Core Course:
Credit Distribution

Code Hours
6B16 HIS-A Gender and Society in India VI 4 3
COURSE EVALUATION PATTERN

(For Core, DSEC and Complementary Elective Courses)*
ASSESSMENT WEIGHTAGE MARKS

EXTERNAL 4 40
INTERNAL: Assignment # 1 10
(about1000 words in length)
*Total Marks for Generic Elective Course (GEC) is 25 (20 for external
and 5 for internal)
# ONE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH COURSE.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT AS PER THE REGULATION
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CORE COURSE 01
History of India I: Pre-historic Times to c.200 CE
Semester Course Credit Exam.

Code Hours
I 1B01 HIS 4 3
Course Outcome: Students should be able to:
CO. 1 Recognize important primary sources for the study of ancient Indian history
CO. 2 Identify early Indian settlements, centers of political and cultural importance
CO. 3 Demonstrate factual and theoretical knowledge of social, economic, cultural and
political transformations in early India
CO. 4 Analyze and Explain the significance of different religious and philosophical
trends in ancient India
Unit I: Formative Phases

Study of Sources - Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic Cultures - Forms of
Subsistence – Stone Age and Megalithic Culture in South India – Harappan Culture -
Settlement patterns and town planning - Agrarian base - craft production - trade
networks, political organization – Indus Script - Decline of the culture.
Unit II: Cultures in Transition

Early Vedic phase: Pastoral economy, Social stratification, Political organizations - Later
Vedic phase: Social & political changes - agricultural production - PGW culture - Vedic
religious practices
UNIT III: Emergence of States & Mauryan Kingdom

Expansion of agrarian economy – NBPW Culture - Growth of trade and urban centers -
Coins - Jainism and Buddhism - State formation: Mahajanapathas, GanaSanghas,
Magadha - Mauryan Kingdom: administrative system – Dhamma policy - Social-
Formation – Decline of the Mauryas
UNIT: IV: Social Formations in South India

Tinai Concept – Settlements – Sangam society and polity – Chola, Chera and Pandya
chiefdoms – Forms of exchange – Ports and maritime trade
Map Study
1. Major Pre-Historic sites of India
2. Mahajanapadas of Early India
3. Towns and Trade Centers Ancient India
4. Political Extent of Mauryan State
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Essential Readings:
D.N. Jha, Ancient India
Romila Thapar, Early India from the Origins to AD 1300
-------------------, The Mauryas Revisited
-------------------, Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
R.S. Sharma, India’s Ancient Past
----------------, Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
----------------, Material Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India
D. D. Kosambi, An Introduction to the Study of Indian History
A.L. Basham, The Wonder that was India
A S Altekar, State and Government in Ancient India
Bridget and Raymond Allchin : The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan
H.C. Raychaudhuri, Political History of Ancient India
Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India from Stone Age to the
Twelfth Century
Shereen Ratnagar, Enquiries into the Political Organization of Harappan Society
K.A. NilakantaSastri, History of South India
N. Subrahmanian, Sangam Polity
Noboru Karashima, (Ed), A Concise History of South India
M.G.S. Narayanan, “Social and Economic Structure of South India”, in Reinterpretations
in South Indian History
Rajan Gurukkal, “Forms of Production and Forces of Change in Ancient Tamil Society”,
Studies in History, vol.5, No.2. 1989.
Marks including choice: 60

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 10
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 02
Cultural Transformations in Europe

Code Hours
II 2B02 HIS 4 3
Course Outcomes: students should be able to:
CO. 1 Recognize the geographic locations of Greek and Roman states and medieval
towns
CO. 2 Understand the broad pattern of political and cultural changes in Europe before
1500 CE
CO. 3 Discuss cultural and intellectual legacies of Greek and Roman civilizations to
Modern West
CO. 4 Evaluate cultural differences between ancient and medieval societies in Europe
UNIT I: Ancient Greek Civilization

Introduction to Western Civilization - Rise and growth of city states – Athenian
democracy- Pericles- Persian Wars- Peloponnesian Wars -Spartan militarism – Evolution
of political institutions – Legacy of Greek civilization
UNIT II: Roman Civilization

Rise Of Rome –Punic Wars - Roman Republic –Struggle of Orders - Principiate -
Triumvirates-Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar- Pax Romana – Legacy Of Roman
Civilization
UNIT III: Feudal Society

Feudalism: Features - Growth - Towns and Trade-Guild System – Monasticism –
Medieval Universities – Decline of Feudalism
UNIT IV: Transition to Modern Period

Renaissance – Humanism -literature- art – architecture - Reformation – Germany -
Switzerland England - Lollard Movement- Counter Reformation- Discoveries of New
Trade Routes - Shift of Economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
Map Study:
1. Greek City States
2. Centers of Medieval Universities.
3. Medieval Trade Centers on the Mediterranean coast
4. Major voyages of the 15th and 16thCenturies
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Essential Readings:
Edward MacNall Burns, Philip Ralph, et.al. World Civilizations: Their History and Their
Culture, Vol. A, Chapters 8,10, 14 Vol. B Chapters 18,19
M.I. Finley, The Ancient Greeks: An Introduction of Their Life and Thought
W.G. Forrest, The Emergence of Athenian Democracy
M. Cary and H.H. Scullard, A History of Rome
Cyril Bailey, The Legacy of Rome
Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
W. Ferguson Ed., The Renaissance: Six Essays
D. Hay Ed., The Renaissance Debate
B. Penrose, Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620
R.H. Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
H. Hillerbrand, The World of Reformation
R.H. Tawney, Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 10
IV 15
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 03
History of India II: Polity, Society and Culture (c.200-1206)

Code Hours
III 3B03 HIS 4 3
CO. 1 Understand factual knowledge of social and political formations

CO. 2 Locate major centers political and cultural importance in India
CO. 3 Explain theories of social formation and feudalism in Indian history
CO. 4 Analyze the intellectual and cultural legacy of ancient and early Medieval India
UNIT I: Post-Mauryan Diversions

The Indo-Greeks - Sakas - Kushanas - The Satavahanas - Cultural confluences: Mathura,
Gandhara - Amaravathi
UNIT II: The Guptas

Gupta State: nature & concept of state - administrative system - Idea of Indian feudalism:
Land grants & feudatories - proliferation of castes - trade guilds – Decline - Cultural
Legacy of the Guptas: literature, science, and technology, philosophy, education and art
and architecture
UNIT III: Emergence of Regional Polity

Nature regional states - Feudal social formation and its debate - Vardhanas – Rajputs –
Rashtrakuta – Palas & Pratiharas – Chalukyas - Pallavas - Cultural expressions,
literature, art & architecture - Early Indian educational centers
Unit IV: The Chola Kingdom

Rise of the Chola power – Chola administration - Nadus - Local assemblies - Overseas
expansion - Agrarian society - land grants - irrigation system – art and architecture –
Temple centered society
Map Study
1. Cultural Centers under the Kushanas
2. Cultural Centers in the Chola Empire
3. Extent of Gupta State under Samudragupta
4. Extent of Harsha’s Empire
Essential Readings:
D.N. Jha, Ancient India
Romila Thapar, Early India from the Origins to AD 1300
R.S Sharma, India’s Ancient Past
R.S.Sharma, Indian Feudalism
A.L. Basham, The Wonder that was India
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Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India from Stone Age to the
Twelfth Century
D.N.Jha, Feudal social foundation in Early India
Mohammed Habib, Politics and Society during the Early Medieval Period
B.D. Chattopadhyaya, The Making of Early Medieval India
Mohammed Habib & K.A. Nizami, Comprehensive History of India
K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, A History of South India
--------------------------, The Cholas
Y. Subbarayalu, South India under the Cholas
Noboru Karashima, South Indian History and Society
KesavanVeluthat, The Early Medieval in South India
Burton Stein, Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 10
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 04
History of Kerala I: Earliest Times to c. 1500 CE

Code Hours
III 3B04 HIS 4 3
CO. 1 Identify sources for the study of ancient and medieval Kerala history
CO.2 Locate prehistoric and early historic settlements, ports, towns and political
boundaries in Kerala
CO.3 Describe social, economic, political and cultural formations of Kerala in ancient
and medieval times
CO.4 Produce well researched written work on any aspects of Kerala history using
primary and secondary sources
UNIT I: From Hunters to Agriculturists

Study of Sources – Early human settlements – Iron Age - Megalithic Culture - Polity and
Society of Kerala in the Sangam Period - Kerala’s Maritime Contacts
UNIT II: Emergence of New Power Structure

Brahmin Migration to Kerala – Perumals of Mahodayapuram: Polity, Society and
Economy, Trade guilds and land grants - Expansion of agriculture - Non-Brahmin
settlements: Buddhists, Jains, Jews, Christians, Chinese and the Arabs
UNIT III: The Age of Nadus

Formation of Nadus and Swaroopams - Mamankam Festival, Revathi Pattathanam -
Expansion of Agriculture - Devaswam, Brahmaswam - Emergence of village
communities - Janmi System in Kerala - Temple Sankethams - Marumakkathayam,
UNIT IV: Advent of the Europeans

Political context of Kerala - Portuguese, Dutch, French and English traders – Kunjali
Marakkar - Impact of European Contacts in Kerala
Map Study
1. Important Centers of Megalithic Culture
2. Major Ports of Early Kerala
3. Important Nadus
4. Centers of European Settlements in Kerala.
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Essential Readings:
A SreedharaMenan , A Survey of Kerala History
Raghava Warrier and Rajan Gurukkal , Kerala Charithramvol. 1 (Mal)
-----------------------------------------------, Kerala Charithramvol. 2 (Mal)
M.G.S Narayanan, Perumals of Kerala
-----------------------, Reinterpretations in South Indian History
ElamkulamKunjan Pillai, Studies in Kerala History
N. Sam (Ed.), Elamkulam Kunjanpillayude Thirenjedutha Krithikal(Mal)
N. Subrahmanian, Sangam Polity
Rajan Gurukkal, “Forms of Production and Forces of Change in Ancient Tamil Society”,
Studies in History, vol.5, No.2. 1989.
K.N.Ganesh, KeralathinteInnalekal(Mal)
KesavanVeluthat, Brahmin Settlements in Kerala
-----------------------, The Early Medieval in South India
A.P. Ibrahimkunju, Medieval Kerala
P J Cheriyan (Ed.) Perspectives on Kerala History
P. K. Gopalakrishnan, Keralathinte Samskarika Charithram(Mal)
K.S. Mathew (Ed.), Maritime Malabar and the Europeans.
K.M. Panikkar, Asia and Western Dominance

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 10
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 05
History of India III: Sultanate to British Conquest (1206 -1757)

Code Hours
IV 4B05 HIS 4 3
1. Understand socio-political formations in Medieval India

2. Describe the evolution of Indo-Saracenic art and architecture
3. Analyze and explain the formation of secular political values in India
4. Locate centers of cultural, political and commercial importance
UNIT I: Delhi Sultanate

Study of sources - Central Asian intrusion - Sultanate state and society: Concept of state
Allaudin Khilji – Mohammed Bin Tughlaq – Administrative reforms - Social structure–
Nobility - Iqta - Mukti System - Trade and urbanization - Art – Literature - Bhakti and
Sufi Movements
UNIT II: State and Society under Vijayanagara & Bhamini Kingdoms
Nature and concept of state - Krishna Deva Raya – Nayankara system – administration –
economy and trade - cultural expressions - Bhamini kingdom - Mohammed Gawan -
society and political conditions
UNIT III: Mughal State and Society

Foundation of Mughal state - Sher Shah - Akbar - Din-i-Ilahi- Administration under
Akbar – Mansabdari system - Peasant economy – Jagirdari - Zamindari systems - Art and
architecture - Aurangzeb and Decline of the Mughals
UNIT IV: Regional Developments

The Marathas - Government under Shivaji – Sikhs - Rajaput States - Social Structure -
Cultural expressions
Map Study
1. Extent of Alauddin Khilji’s Empire
2. Important Centers in Vijayanagara Kingdom
3. Extent of Mughal State under Akbar
4. Major Trade Centers in Medieval India
Essential Readings:
J.L. Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India 3 vols.
Satish Chandra, History of Medieval India
-------------------, Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals, 2 vols
J.F. Richards, The Mughal Empire
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U.N .Day, The Mughal Administration

Irfan Habib, Agrarian System and the Mughal India
Shireen Moosvi, Economy and the Mughal Empire
HerbansMukhia, Historians and Historiography during the Reign of Akbar
Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate: Political and Military History.
R.P. Tripathi, Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire
T. Raychaudhuri and Irfan Habib (Eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of India,
1200-1700
S. Rizvi, The Wonder that was India. Vol. II
Stewart Gordon, The Marathas, 1600-1818 (New Cambridge History of India)
Jadunath Sarkar, Sivaji and His Times
Robert Sewell, A Forgotten Empire
K .A. N. Sastri, A History of South India

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 10
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 06
Ideologies and Revolutions in the Modern World

Code Hours
IV 4B06 HIS 4 3
CO. 1 Understand origin, stages and results of selected revolutions in the modern world
CO. 2 Analyze and explain different interpretations of world revolutions
CO. 3 Relate the results of modern world revolutions to contemporary developments in
the world
CO.4 Produce written work on ideological, humanistic and secular aspects of any of the
modern world revolutions
UNIT I: Emergence of Modern Democratic Polity

English Revolution of 1688 – Struggle between the King and Parliament – Charles I -
Civil War – Oliver Cromwell – Bill of Rights.- American War of Independence –
Navigation Act, Townshend Act etc. – Continental Congress –George Washington –
Thomas Jefferson – Declaration of Independence – Impact
UNIT II: Consciousness of Liberty and Equality

French Revolution of 1789 – Nature, cause and effects – Role of Philosophers: Voltaire,
Rousseau, Montesquieu - Oath of Tennis court – Storming of Bastille – Jirondists and
Jacobines – Reign of Terror – Declaration of Human Rights - Impact
UNIT III: Russian Revolution and Spread of Socialist Ideology

Tzarist Russia – Revolution of 1905 – Kerensky Government – Menshiviks and
Bolsheviks – Lenin and Bolshevik Revolution – War Communism – NEP – Impact of
Russian Revolution
UNIT IV: Anti-Colonialism & Communist Revolution in China

China and the Western Power – Opium War – Taiping Rebellion – Boxer Rebellion –
Hundred days reform – Sun-Yat Sen and the Revolution of 1911 – Chiang Kai-shek -
May 4th Movement – Chinese Communist Party – Mao Tse Tung – Long March -
Communist Revolution of 1949 – People’s Republic of China.
Essential Readings:
Edward MacNall Burns, Philip Ralph, et.al. World Civilizations: Their History and Their
Culture, Vol. C
William Doyle, The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
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S.A. Smith, The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

Bruce Bliven Jr. The American Revolution
E. H. Carr, The Boshevik Revolution
Immanuel Hsuisi, Rise of Modern China
H.A.L. Fisher, History of Modern Europe
Arjun Dev& Girish Misra, Contemporary World History
B.V. Rao, History of Europe, 1450-1815
R.R. Palmer, History of Modern World
C.D.M. Kettelby, A History of Modern Times
E.J. Hobsbawn, Age of Revolution
Eveline Cruickshanks, The Glorious Revolution: British History in Perspective
Albert Soboul, Understanding the French Revolution
George Rude, The Crowd in the French Revolution
John King Fair Bank, China A New History
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, A History of Russia Vol.2: Since 1855
.
Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 15
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CORE COURSE 07
History of India IV: Colonial Transformations (1757-1885)

Code Hours
V 5B07 HIS 4 3
CO 1: Understand the concept of colonialism and its historiography in India

CO 2: Discuss critically the impact of colonial policies in political, social, economic and
cultural life of Indians
CO 3: Assess the influence of social and religious reforms in the modernization of India
CO 4: Analyze and explain how anti-colonial movements originated in the nineteenth
century
CO. 5 Identify major centers of commerce and anti-colonial movements
UNIT-1: Advent of the Europeans

Concept of colonialism – Colonialism in India – R.P. Dutt, Bipan Chandra - Stages of
colonialism - Anglo-French rivalry – Carnatic Wars, Battle of Plassey and Buxar –
Traders to Conquerors
UNIT-II: Colonial Policies and Practices

De-Industrialization – Commercialization of Agriculture - Drain of Wealth – Permanent,
Ryotwari and Mahalwari Settlements – Class Relations: Zaminders, Middle Class,
Peasantry – Subsidiary Alliance – Doctrine of Lapse - Introduction of Modern Education
– Agencies – Charter Act of 1813 – Macaulay Minute’s – Wood’s Despatch
UNIT-III: Regeneration of Indian Society

Brahmo Samaj – Arya Samaj – Ramakrishna Mission – Theosophical Society –
IswarachandraVidhyasagar – Prathanasamaj – Young Bengal Movement – Aligarh
Movement – Wahabi Movement – Deoband Movement
UNIT-IV: Resistance against Colonialism

Tribal and Peasant Movements – Revolt of 1857: causes, course, nature, centers and
results – Administrative Changes after 1857 – India Act of 1858
Map Study:
1. Trade Centers of India during the Pre-British Period
2. Early European Settlements in India
3. Important Centers of Early Resistance against the British before1857
4. Important Sites of Encounters in the Revolt of1857
Essential Readings:
Bipan Chandra, Modern India
-------------------, Essays on Colonialism
------------------, The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India,
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A.R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism

-------------, (Ed.), Peasant Struggles in India
R.C. Dutt, The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
R.P. Dutt, India Today
Ranajit Guha, Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India
Hariprasad Chatopadhyaya, The Sepoy Mutiny: A Social Study and Analysis
Thomas R Matcalf, Ideologies of the Raj: (The Cambridge History of India)
R.C. Majumdar, British Paramountcy and the Indian Renaissance
Dharma Kumar (Ed.), The Cambridge Economic History of India Vol. II
Thirthankar Roy, Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India
Latika Chaudhary, Bishnupriya Gupta, et.al. (Edx.), A New Economic History of
ColonialIndia
Shireen Moosvi, 1857: Facets of the Great Revolt
Kenneth W. Jones, Socio-Religious Reform Movements in British India (The New
Cambridge History of India)

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 10
II 20
III 15
IV 10
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 08:
History of India V: Making of the Nation (1885-1947)

Code Hours
V 5B08 HIS 4 3
Course Outcome: students should be able to:
CO.1 Understand political, social and economic background of freedom struggle

CO.2 Specify major stages of freedom struggle and their ideological distinctions
CO.3 Analyze the role of nationalist movement in the making of modern India
CO.4 Develop an attitude of nationalism cutting across limited boundaries of religion and
caste in order to resist communal forces
UNIT I: Nationalism and Historiography

Concept of Nationalism –Historiography of Indian Nationalism – Bipan Chandra, A.R.
Desai, Tara Chand, R.P. Dutt - Anil Seal and Neo-Cambridge historiography- Subaltern
studies
UNIT II: Era of Moderate and Extremist Nationalists

Emergence of Nationalism - Formation of Indian National congress – Moderate Phase -
Its ideology, and methods - Partition of Bengal- Swadeshi Movement - Formation of
Muslim League - Minto-Morley Reforms – World War I and National Movement - Home
Rule League - Ghadr Party - Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
UNIT III: Era of Mass Nationalism

Gandhian Era - Sathyagraha - Rowlatt Act – Khilafat and Non-co-operation Movement -
Swarajist party - Gandhian methods - Constructive programmes – Simon Commission -
Nehru Report - Emergence of socialist ideas –workers and peasants – Bardoli satyagraha-
Trade union movement - Revolutionary movements: Bhagat Singh, Surya Sen.
UNIT IV: Moving Towards Freedom

Civil Disobedience Movement - Round Table conference, Poona pact - Rise of Leftism –
CSP - Government of India Act of 1935 – Congress Ministries - National Movement and
World War II – Cripps Mission - Quit India Movement - Subhash Chandra Bose and INA
- RIN Mutiny - Rise of Communal politics and its effects - Jinnah and Two Nation
Theory - Mountbatten Plan – Indian Independence - Integration of Indian states.
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Map Study
1. The Partition of Bengal

2. Important centers of Salt Sathyagraha
3. Major centers of Quit India Movement
4. Partition of India in1947
Essential Readings:
BipanChandra, Modern India
------------------, India’s Struggle for Independence
------------------, Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India
------------------, Communalism in Modern India
A.R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism
Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885 – 1947
R.P. Dutt, India Today
R.C. Majumdar, History of India's Struggle for Freedom
Shekhar Bandyopadyay, From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India
Anil Seal, The Emergence of Indian Nationalism, Competition and Collaboration
in the Late 19th Century
Tara Chand, History Freedom Movement in India
D.N. Dhanagare, Peasant Movements in India
B.R. Nanda, Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography
Satyabrata Rai Chowdhury, Leftist Movements in India: 1917-1947
G.Aloysius, Nationalism without a Nation in India
Sanjay Joshi, The Middle Class in Colonial India.

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 10
II 15
III 15
IV 15
Map 5
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CORE COURSE 09
History of Kerala II: Making of Modern Kerala (1500 to 1970)

Code Hours
V 5B09 HIS 4 3
CO.1 Understand factual knowledge of modern Kerala history

CO.2 Explain political, social, cultural, religious and intellectual factors that led to the
formation of modern Kerala
CO.3 Analyze and discern the influence of caste and communal organizations in Kerala
society and politics
CO.4 Understand the significance of secular and egalitarian values and forces in the
making of the cultural identity of Kerala
UNIT I: Colonial Transformations and Early Resistances

Pre-colonial society and polity – Colonial interventions - Western Education – Christian
Missionary contributions – Colonial Modernity – Early Anti-colonial uprisings: Attingal
Revolt, Pazhassi Revolt, VeluThampi, Kurichiya Revolt
UNIT II: Society in Transition

Reform Movements: Sree Narayana Guru - Life and Teachings – ChattambiSwamikal -
Sahodaran Ayyappan - Mitavadi C. Krishnan – Ayyankali – Sadhu Jana Paripalana
Sangam – Poyikayil Kumara Gurudevan – Pandit Karuppan - Shivayogi - Vagbhatananda
– Ananda Thirthan – VakkomMoulavi – Rise of Caste Organizations - SNDP, Nair
Service Society and Yogakshema Sabha .
UNIT III: Emergence of National Movement

Growth of political activity in Kerala: Memorials – Malabar Rebellion –– Civil
Disobedience Movement – Salt Satyagraha – Temple Entry Movements - Vaikom and
Guruvayur Satyagraha– Temple Entry Proclamation (1936) Quit India agitation – Peasant
and Working Class Movements: Kayyur and PunnapraVayalar - Role of Women in
National movement.
UNIT IV: Formation of Kerala State

Aikya Kerala Movement – Communist ministry of 1957- Land Reforms – Educational
Reforms – Vimochana Samaram
Essential Readings
A. Sreedhara Menon , A Survey of Kerala History
P.J. Cherian (Ed.), Perspectives on Kerala History
P. Bhaskaranunny, PathonpathamNoottantileKeralam(Mal)
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S. Ramachandran Nair, Social and Cultural History of Colonial Kerala

P.K.K. Menon, Freedom Movement in Kerala Vol. II
S.Raimon (Ed.), Freedom Movement in Kerala Vol. III
E.M.S. Namboothiripad, The National Question in Kerala
K.N.Panikkar, Against Lord and State
K K.N.Kurup , Modern Kerala
-----------------, QuitIndia Samaravum Keralavum (Mal.)
-----------------, Pazhassi Samara Rekhakal(Mal)
Joseph Tharamangalam, Dalit Movements in South India
Asgar Ali Engineer, Kerala Muslims: A Historical Perspective
V.V. Kunhi Krishnan, Tenancy Legislation in Malabar (1880-1970)
M.K. Sanu, Sree Narayana Guru
T`.K. Ravindran , VaikomSathyagraha and Gandhi
VelayudhanPanikkasseri, AyyankaliMuthal V.T. Vare(Mal.)
K.P. KesavaMenon, KazhinjaKalam(Mal.)
P. Govinda Pillai, Keralathile Samoohya Navodhana Prasthanam(Mal.)

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 10
II 20
III 20
IV 10
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CORE COURSE 10:
Method and Writing of History

Code Hours
V 5B10 HIS 4 3
Course Outcome: students should be able to:
CO. 1 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources

CO. 2 Use historical and interdisciplinary methods of research and research tools
CO. 3 Analyze and synthesize historical data collected from different sources
CO. 4 Create reasonable arguments and interpretations with the support of documentary
evidences
CO. 5 Write well researched article on any historical events and leaders
UNIT I : Meaning and Scope

Definitions – Nature – scope - Use – History as a Social Science - Facts in History -
Causation in history - Objectivity in historical writing
UNIT II- Preliminary Procedure

Meaning of research- Selection of Topic – Preparation of Synopsis – Literature Review
UNIT III: Analytical Operations

Data collection - Card system - Identifying Primary Sources: archival, archeological, oral
sources – Heuristics and Hermeneutics – Research methodology: Interdisciplinary
research
UNIT IV: Writing and Documentation

Synthetic operations: Grouping of facts – Generalization and Exposition- Ethics in
historical research- plagiarism- Bibliography – general and select Bibliography-
Footnotes - Glossary-Appendices-Index
Essential Readings:
B. Sheik Ali, History: Its Theory and Method
E. Sreedharan , A Manual of Research Methodology in History
E. Sreedharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500BC to AD2000
G. Elton, The Practice of History
Marc Bloch, The Historians Craft
E. H. Carr, What is History?
R.G. Collingwood, The Idea of History
Peter Burke (Ed), New Perspectives in Historical Writing
Ronald A Ritchie, The Oxford Handbook of Oral History
Arthur Marwick, The Nature of History
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--------------------, The New Nature of History

Anthony Grafton, The Footnote: A Curious History
Jan Vansina, Oral Tradition: A Study in Historical Methodology
Louis R. Gottschalk, Generalization in the Writing of History
T.R. Schellenberg, Modern Archives Principles & Techniques, The Society of American
Archivist,

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 15
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CORE COURSE 11
Historiography: Perspectives & Practices

Code Hours
V 5B11 HIS 4 3
CO: 1 Understand basic terms, concepts and categories of historiography

CO: 2 Describe the origin and growth of history as a branch of knowledge from ancient
times
CO: 3 Analyze and explain ideological and methodological foundations of historical
writing in ancient, medieval and modern period in world history
CO. 4 Discuss the relevance of interdisciplinary research and objectivity in historical
writings
UNIT I: Pre-modern Experience

Meaning of Historiography - Greek historiography: logography – Herodotus –
Thucydides – Polybius; Roman historiography: Livy – Tacitus; Medieval historiography:
St. Augustine - IbnKhaldun
UNIT II: Influence of Renaissance

Renaissance: Rene Descartes - Vico – Anti-Cartesianism - The Enlightenment
historiography: Gibbon and Voltaire – Romanticist historiography: Carlyle and Hegel
UNIT III: Positivism and Historical Materialism

Ranke and Objectivity - Comte - positivism - Marx and Historical-Materialism - Toynbee
UNIT IV: New Trends in Historiography

Annales School: Marc Bloch - Lucien Febvre – Fernand Braudel – Structuralism: Claude
Levi-Strauss - Post-Modernism: Derrida and Foucault - New Historicism: Stephen
Greenblatt
Essential Readings:
R.G.Collingwood, The Idea of History
G.R. Elton, The Practice of History,
E.H. Carr, What is History?
Arthur Marwick, New Nature of History
Marc Bloch, Historian’s Craft
Shashibushan Upadhyaya, Historiography in the Modern World
Vikas Bhattacharya, An Introduction to Historiography,
Keith Jenkins, Rethinking History
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John Tosh, Pursuit of History

JormaKalela , Making History: The Historian and the Uses of the past,
A.L. Rowse, The Use of History,
Peter Burke, The French Historical Revolution, The Annales School
RanajitGuha (Ed.) Subaltern Studies: Vol-1
Christopher Butler, Post-Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 15
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CORE COURSE 12
History of India VI: Developments since Independence (1947-2000)

Code Hours
VI 6B12 HIS 5 3

CO:1 Understand political, economic and cultural changes after independence
CO:2 Assess the role of India at global level as an active member in international
organisations
CO: 3 Critically examine and explain the growth of communal forces in independent
India
CO: 4 Analyse and discuss the condition of marginalised communities in independent
India
UNIT I: Foundations of Independent India
Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision - Planned Mixed Economy – Five Year Plans - Socialist
pattern of society - Foreign policy – NAM - India and her neighbors -Formation of
linguistic states - Educational and cultural bodies (NCERT, UGC,ICSSR, ICCR,ICHR)
- Development of science and technology (Indian Atomic Energy Commission, DRDO)
Lal Bahadur Sastri – War with Pakistan – Tashkent Agreement
UNIT II: Emerging Issues
Reforms of Indira Gandhi: Nationalisation of banks, oil companies, general insurance –
Green Revolution – Cancellation of Privy Purse – Nuclear policy – Foreign Policy - Indo-
Pak War of 1971 – Shimla Agreement 1972 - The J.P. Movement - Emergency -
Separatist tendencies: Kashmir, Punjab, Assam - Movements of the marginalised:
Women, Dalit and Tribal issues- Environmental issues: Chipko Movement, Narmada
Bachao Andolan
UNIT III: Regional Identities and Political Realignment
Regional Parties: DMK - Akali Dal - Telugu Desam – Politics of Populism - Jayaprakash
Narayan – Janatha government under Morarji Desai - Second Coming of Indira Gandhi
Vision of Rajiv Gandhi- Technology Mission - SAARC - Realignment of Political Forces
V.P. Singh - Mandal Commission.
UNIT IV: Departure from Nehruvian Vision

Narasimha Rao and A.B. Vajpayee Period – Liberalization, -privatization and
globalization - Impact on Indian economy - Rise of Fundamentalism
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Essential Readings:
Bipan Chandra, MridulaMukerjee and Aditya Mukherjee, India after Independence,
1947-2000
Bipan Chandra, In the Name of Democracy: the J.P. Movement and the Emergency
Paul R. Brass, The Politics of India Since Independence (The New Cambridge History of
India)
----------------, The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India
Ramachandra Guha, India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy
Rajni A. Kapur, Sikh Separatism: The Politics of Faith
M. Chaudhuri, Indian Women’s Movement
S. Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography
Bhabani Sen Gupta, Rajiv Gandhi: A Political Study
B.R. Nanda (Ed.), Indian Foreign Policy: The Nehru Years
V.P. Menon, Integration of Indian States
K.S. Singh (Ed.), Tribal Movement in India 2. Vols.
Thomas Weber, Hugging Trees: the Story of the Chipko Movement

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 20
II 15
III 15
IV 10
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CORE COURSE 13
History of the Contemporary World (1945 -2000)

Code Hours
VI 6B13 HIS 4 3
1. Understand major political issues and events in the world since World WarII.
2. Analyze international problems in the context of diverse political interests and
ideological movements
3. Interpret the present political issues in relation with pertinent international events
in the twentieth century
4. Develop anti-colonial and anti-racist attitude and universal citizen concept
UNIT I: Towards a Bi-Polar World

Impact of World War II – USA, USSR and Cold War – Truman Doctrine – Marshall
Plan – Military Alliances: NATO - CENTO - Warsaw Pact - Communism in Europe -
Major Crises: Vietnam, Cuba, Korea -NAM
UNIT II: West Asian Crisis

Establishment of Israel – Palestine - Zionism - Arab-Israel Wars - Camp David Accord -
PLO - Yasser Arafat - Iran-lraqWar - Persian Gulf War - European and U.S.
interventions – OPEC - The Arab League –GCC.
UNIT III: From Bipolar to Unipolar

Post-Cold War Era – USSR: Stalin to Breshnev – Gorbachev: Glasnost and Perestroika -
Collapse of USSR - Role of USA in the new context – EEC - WTO - GATT- EU-
Globalization and its Impact
UNIT IV: Liberation Movements

Apartheid – Anti-racist movement - Afro-Americans – Civil Rights Movement in USA –
Martin Luther King Jr. – ANC and Nelson Mandela - End of Colonialism in Africa
Essential Readings:
William J. Duiker, Contemporary World History
Gerhard L. Weinber, World War II: A Very Short Introduction
Rober Mc Mohan, The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
Paul Wilkinson, International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
John Lewis Gaddis, Cold War: A New History
Arjun Dev and Indira Arjun Dev, History of the World
B.V. Rao, History of Modern Europe
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William L. Cleveland, A History of Modern Middle East

Mark Tessler, A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts
Moshe Shemesh, The Palestinian Entity: 1959-1974 Arab Political and PLO
Andrew Langley, The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Leonard Thompson, A History of South Africa
Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
Thomas F. Jackson, From Civil Rights to Human rights. Martin Luther King
Juniors, Struggle for Economic Justice.

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 15
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CORE COURSE 14
Indian Historiography

Code Hours
VI 6B14 HIS 4 3
CO.1 Understand the historical traditions and writings in Ancient and Medieval India
CO.2 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the origin and growth of major
schools of modern Indian historiography
CO.3 Explain theoretical and methodological differences in historical writings
CO.4 Develop a critical approach in assessing the work of a historian
UNIT I: Ancient and Medieval Historical Writings

Concept of past in Early India - Ithihasa-purana tradition-Jain and Buddhist traditions
Harshacharitha – Mooshakavamsaka kavya - Rajatharangani- Medieval Historiography:
Characteristic features - Sultanate and Mughal Writings – Barani – Abul Fazal
UNIT II: Colonial Historiography

Orientalists – William Jones - Max Muller- Evangelists - Utilitarian and Imperialist
approaches James Mill- Vincent Smith-Features of colonial Historiography
UNIT III: Nationalist historiography

Features of Nationalist Historiography - K.P. Jayaswal - R.C Majumdar - K.A.N. Sastri -
K.M. Panicker -
UNIT IV: Critique of Eurocentric View

Marxist approach to Indian History: D.D. Kosambi - R.S. Sharma - Romila Thapar -
Irfan Habib- Bipan Chandra - Sumit Sarkar - Subaltern Studies - New Cambridge
Historians - Modern Trends Historiography: Local history – Gender history –
Environmental history
Essential Readings:
B. Sheik Ali, History Its Theory and Method
T.R.Venugopal, History and Theory
Romila Thapar, Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations
-------------------, The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions of Early North India
C.H. Phillip (Ed.), Historians of India. Pakistan and Ceylon
R.C. Majumdar, Historiography in Modern India
S.P. Sen (Ed.), History and Historians of Modern India
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RanajitGuha (Ed.), Subaltern Studies Vol .1

Elliot and Dowson, Medieval Historians of India
Peter Hardy, Studies in Indo-Muslim Historical Writings
Irfan Habib, Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 10
IV 20
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CORE COURSE 15
PROJECT
Semester Course Code Credit Exam

Hours
VI 6B15 HIS 3 Submission
Course Outcomes: students should be able to
CO.1 Learn how to select a research topic and prepare research plan/proposal
CO.2 Understand processes of data collection and research methods
CO.3 Undertake critical analysis of data and make interpretations
CO.4 Prepare a well written and authentic research work with proper references and
select bibliography
Project must be related to any topic like social, political, economic, cultural, gender,
environmental themes and issues, and historiographical aspects related to the
present syllabus.
 Project shall be prepared by students individually .

 Proper style of references (either footnotes or endnotes) followed by Indian
History Congress) and Select bibliography should be used.
 The project report shall be around 30 pages word processed in 12 point font
(double spaced) in A4 size paper.
 Projects shall be submitted in the last week of sixth semester. Belated and incomplete
projects will not be entertained.
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Project Evaluation
Evaluation of the project report will be done on the basis of Mark System. The evaluation
process will have two components:
1) Internal Assessment (10Marks)
2) External Evaluation by external examiner appointed by the university (40Marks)
3).There shall be no improvement chance for the Marks obtained in the Project Report.
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DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE CORE 01

6B16 HIS-A Gender and Society in India
Semester Course Credit Exam

Code Hours
VI 6B16 HIS-A 4 3
CO.1 Understand basic concepts related to gender in Indian society

CO.2 Explain central theoretical studies in gender studies
CO.3 Assess and interpret why gender discriminations and oppressions take place in
India
CO.4 Develop an attitude and awareness to treat woman as equal human being and
respect her rights
UNIT I: Understanding Concepts

Concepts of terms: Gender – Gendering - Patriarchy – Matriarchy – Matriliny – Patriliny
- LGBT – Caste stratifications - status of women in family and society – traditional law
books on gender
UNIT II: Gender Studies

Gerda Lerner – The Creation of Patriarchy ; Simon de Bouver – The Second Sex -
Altekarian Paradigm –– Brahmanical Patriarchy - Uma Chakravarty - Leela Dube -
Ecological Feminism – Vandana Shiva
UNIT III: Gender Issues

Domestic Violence – Rape – Trafficking – Prostitution - Discrimination at work place
and all public spheres – Segmented labor market – Disparity in education – Gender
stereotyping – Problems of property rights – Position of Dalit Women
UNIT IV: Women Public Sphere

Women in Indian national movement – Women in social reform movement - Women in
Indian politics since 1947 - Women’s movements in India
Essential Readings:
Simon de Bouver, The Second Sex
V. Geetha, Gender
-------------, Patriarchy
A. S. Altekar, The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: From Pre- Historic Times to
the Present Day
Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Patriarchy
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Stephanie Coontz & Petal Henderson (Eds.), Women’s Work, Men’s Property: The
Origins of Gender and Class
Uma Chakravarti, Gendering Caste through a Feminist Lens
---------------------, Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories: Beyond the Kings and
Brahmanas of ‘Ancient India’
Vandana Shiva, Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development
-------------------, The Violence of Green Revolution
M. N. Srinivas (Ed.), Caste: Its Twentieth Century Avatar
Leela Dube, Anthropological Explorations in Gender
Bina Agarwal, A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
Pratiksha Baxi, Public Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in India
Sharmila Rege, Writing Caste/ Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women’s Testimonies
Vijaya Ramaswamy, Walking Naked: Women, Society and Spirituality in South India
Sharmila Rege, “Dalit Women Talk Differently: A Critique of 'Difference' and Towards a
Dalit Feminist Standpoint Position”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 33,
No.44 (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6,1998)
Gopal guru, “Dalit women Talk Differently, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 30, No.
41/42 (Oct. 14-21, 1995)

Maximum marks: 40
Unit Marks
I 15
II 15
III 15
IV 15
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PART B:
Complementary Elective Course for History
COURSE COURSE TITLE SEMESTER CREDIT EXAM MARKS

CODE HOURS
1 C05 ECO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS I I 4 3 50
2 C06 ECO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS II II 4 3 50
3C03 POL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE III 4 3 50
4C04 POL DYNAMICS OF INDIAN POLITICAL IV 4 3 50

SYSTEM
EVALUATION

EXTERNAL 4 40
INTERNAL 1 10
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
COMPONENT WEIGHTAGE MARKS REMARKS

ASSIGNMENT 1 10 ONE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH COURSE#
# PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT AS PER THE REGULATION

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COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE 05:

1C 05 INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS -I
SEMESTER COURSE CODE CREDIT EXAM
HRS
1 1C 05 ECO 4 3
COURSE OUTCOME
1. The students will get an overall background of the economic theory

2. Specific inputs from micro economics covering the fundamental concepts will improve
their analytical skills
Module I: Introduction to Economics
Definition of Economics- Micro and macro economics- Scarcity and choice-Production
possibility curve-Central problems of an Economy-Role of price mechanism
Module II: Demand analysis

Law of Demand-Elasticity of demand-price, cross and Income elasticity of Demand-
Measurement of elasticity of demand -Cardinal Utility approach-Law of Diminishing
Marginal Utility-consumers surplus-Ordinal utility- Indifference Schedule -Indifference
curve Analysis- Properties of Indifference Curve
Module III: Theory of production, cost and revenue

Production function-factors of production - Laws of production-Short run (Law of variable
proportions)-Long run (Returns to scale)-Economies and diseconomies of Scale-Cost
function - Types of costs-cost curves(TC,TFC,TVC,AVC,AFC,AC,MC)-Revenue and
Revenue curves(TR,AR and MR)
Module IV: Market forms and Distribution theory
i) Perfect Competition and its features- Equilibrium of the firm in short run and long run-
Monopoly and its features-price and output determination under Monopoly-Price discrimination-
Monopolistic competition and its features -price and output determination under Monopolistic
Competition.
ii) Marginal productivity theory of distribution- Rent and Quasi rent Wages-Nominal and real
wages- subsistence wages- Interest-natural and market rate of interest- profits-Gross and
Net profits
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Books for study

1. Mankiw, Gregory N(2008)Microeconomics, Worth Publishers
2. Koutsoyiannis(2010) A Modern Microeconomics, MacMillan
3. Dominik Salvatore (2010) Principles of Microeconomics, Oxford, International
Student Edition.
Books for Reference
1. Dwivedi, D.N(2002): Microeconomics: Theory and Applications, 2nd Ed.,Pearson,
NewDelhi
2. Watson and Getz (2011) Price Theory and its Uses‘, New Delhi: AITBS Publisher.
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COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE 06:

\
2C 06 ECO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS II

HRS
II 2C 06 ECO 4 3
COURSE OUTCOME
1. To familiarize the students about the subject matter of economics mainly relating to
concepts in macro economics and public finance.
2. Students are expected to get an awareness of the development issues of Indian economy
with special reference to poverty, inequality, unemployment and black economy.
Module I: National Income Accounting
Concepts of National income [GNP/GVA, NNP, NI, Personal Income, Disposable
Income, per- capita income] Computation of NI- Methods and Difficulties
Module II: Money and Banking

Barter system -Meaning of money-type, role and functions of money -functions of
commercial banks- Central Banks - Role and functions of RBI--Instruments of credit
control-Quantitative methods [Bank rate, open market operations, Repo rate, Reverse repo
rate, CRR, SLR] - Qualitative or selective credit control methods.
Module III: Public Finance

Scope and subject matter-sources of public revenue (tax revenue and non tax revenue) –public
expenditure -public debt- methods of debt redemption- Budget-types of budget
Module IV: Development issues of Indian economy

Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment and Black money- Demonetization –Features of
Kerala economy-Kerala model of development- decentralized planning in Kerala-
Demographic profile of Kerala with latest census report (32 hrs)
Books for Study

1. Dewett KK (2002): Advanced Economic Theory,S.Chand
2. Mankiw, Gregory N(2007) ‘Macroeconomics’ – Worth Publishers
3. Uma Kapila(2012)Indian Economy Since Independence, Academic Foundation
4. Prakash, BA(2004) Kerala’s Economic Development Emerging Issues and Challenges, Sage
5. Mithani, D.M(2010): Modern Public Finance: Theory and Practice
,Himalaya Publishing House
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Books for Reference

1. Lekhi, R.K(2010) Public Finance, Kalyani Publishers
2. Hajela, T.N(2012) Public Finance , ANE Books
3. Gupta, DP and Gupta, R K – Modern Banking in India, Asian Books PrivateLtd.
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COMPLIMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE I:
3C03POL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

HRS
III 3C03POL FOUNDATIONS OF 4 3
POLITICAL SCIENCE
COURSE OUTCOME
CO1:Provide to the students an overview of the nature of politics and government
CO2:Enable the students to understand the function of institutional structures and how they drive
individual and organizational behaviors
CO3:Students will be able to work with the approaches and theories used by political scientists to
understand political phenomena
CO4:Students will be able to analyze current political situations
Unit I-Introduction
a) Definition-Meaning, nature and scope of Political Science
b) Political Science and other Social science (History, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy)
Unit II- Approaches to Political Science
a) Traditional –Philosophical, Historical, Legal, Institutional
b) Modern- Behavioural, Post-Behavioural
c) Marxian Approach
Unit III- State and Society
a) State- Definitions, Elements of State,
b) Theories of Origin of State (Social Contract , Evolutionary ,Marxian),
c) Sovereignty-monism and pluralism,
d) Changing nature of Sovereignty in Globalization
Unit IV-Democracy
a) Democracy–Evolution , Meaning, and importance
b) Forms of democracy- Direct and Indirect democracy
c) Deliberative and participative democracy
d) Conditions necessary for a successful democracy
Unit V Structure of Government:
a) Theory of Separation of powers
b) Rule Making-Legislature- Functions –Types
c) Rule application-Executive- Functions –Types
d) Rule adjudication-Judiciary-Functions –Judicial review-rule of Law-Administrative Law.
Unit VI- Political Dynamics
a) Political Parties Functions ,Types
b) Interest Groups- Importance and role
c) Political Culture, Political Socialisation,
Books for Reference:
1. E. Barker, Principles of Social & Political Theory, Calcutta, Oxford University. Press, 1976.
2. S. I. Benn & R. S. Peters, Social Principles & Democratic State, London, Geogre & Allen, 1959.
3. Brecht, Political Theory: The foundations of Twentieth Century Political Thought, Bombay, The
Times of India Press, 1965.
4. M. Carnoy,The State & Political Theory, Princeton NJ, Princeton Uni. Press, 1987.
5. D. Held, Models of Democracy, Cambridge, Polity Press, 1987.
6. D. Held, Political Theory & Modern State, Cambridge, Polity Press, 1989.
7. Laski H. J., Grammar of Politics, Surjeeth Publications, New Delhi, 2006.
8. Macpherson C. B., Democratic Theory, Essays in Retrieval, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1977.
9. S. Ramswamy - Political Theory: Ideas & Concepts, Delhi, Macmillan, 2002.
10. S. P. Verma , Modern Political Theory, New Delhi, Vikas, 1983.
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11. Andrew Heywood,Politics, 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2007.
12. Appadorai A, Substance of Politics, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002.
13. Andrew Heywood, Political Theory: an Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2008
14. Lasswell, H. D. (1936). Politics: Who Gets What, When and How (1950 (Reprint, Peter Smith, New
York) ed.). McGraw Hill: New York,1936
Marks including choice:
Unit Marks
1 10
2 10
3 10
4 10
5 10
6 10
About the Pattern of Questions:
Part A - Short answer (6 questions x Mark 1each = 6)
Answer all questions (6 questions x Mark 1each = 6)
Part B - Short Essay (8 questions x Marks 2 each =16)
Answer any 6 questions (6questions x Marks 2 each=12)
Part C - (6 questions x Marks 3 each =18)
Answer any 4 questions ( 4 questions x Marks 3 each=12)
Part D - Long Essay (4 questions x Marks 5 each =20)
Total marks including choice -60

Maximum marks of the course- 40
50
COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE II:
4C04POL- DYNAMICS OF INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM

HRS
IV 4C04POL-DYNAMICS OF 4 3
INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
COURSE OUTCOME
CO1: Students will have a thorough understanding of the structure and various provisions of the
constitution
CO2: Enable students to understand the function of different constitutional bodies and institutions
CO3: Students will be able to evaluate the working of the political system
CO4: Empower the students with skills necessary for a good citizen in a democracy
Unit I : BASICS OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION:

a) Constituent Assembly, structure, and working
b) Salient Features of India’s Constitution
c) Philosophy of Indian Constitution-Preamble
Unit.2. CITIZEN AND STATE
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive Principles of state policy.
c) Fundamental duties.
Unit.3. ORGANISATION OF STATE

a) Union Executive- the President , Prime minister and Council of Ministers
b) Union Legislature - The Parliament,- Speaker. Legislative Process
c) Supreme court of India: powers and functions, judicial review, Judicial activism
d) State Executive- Governor, Chief minister and Council of Ministers
e) State Legislature , Speaker.
f) High court ,powers and functions
UNIT.4 CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY BODIES

a) Election commission
b) Union Public Service Commission,
c) The Finance Commission,
d) NITI Aayog
Unit 5: DECENTRALISATION AND GRASS ROOT DEMOCRACY,
a) Evolution of Decentralisation in India
b) Panchayath raj system
c) 73rd and 74th Amendment
Unit 6: FEDERALISM IN INDIA
a) Nature of Indian federalism
b) Emergency provisions in India
c) Amendment of Constitution
1. D.D. Basu: An Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi, Prentice Hall, 2013.
2. G. Austin: ‘Working a Democratic Constitution – The Indian Experience’ Delhi, Oxford
University Press, 2000.
3. S. K. Chaube: Constituent Assembly of India – Spring Board of Revolution, New Delhi,
Peoples’ Publishing House, 1973.
4. S. Kaviraj : Politics in India, Delhi, OUP. 1998.
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5. W. H. Morris Jones: Government and Politics in India, Delhi, 1974.
6. M. V. Pylee- Constitutional Government in India, Bombay, Asia Pub. House, 1977.
7. M. V. Pylee – An Introduction to Constitution of India, New Delhi, Vikas, 1998.
8. Brij Kishore Sharma: Introduction to the Constitution of India, Prentice Hall: New Delhi,
2005.
9. B.L. Fadia : Indian Government and Politics, Sahitya Bhawan Publications: Agra, 2007.
10. U. Baxi, The Indian Supreme Court and Politics, Delhi, Eastern Book Company, 1980.
11. Ivor. Jennings, Some Characteristics of the Indian Constitution, London, Oxford University
Press, 1953.
12. S. Kashyap, Our Parliament, New Delhi, National Book Trust, 1992.
13. Singh, M.P. and H. Roy (eds.), Indian Political System: Structure, Policies, Development,
New Delhi, Jnanada Prakashan, 1995
Unit Marks
1 10
2 10
3 10
4 10
5 10
6 10

Part A - Short answer (6 questions x Mark 1each = 6)
Answer all questions (6 questions x Mark 1each = 6)
Part C - (6 questions x Marks 3 each =18)
Part D - Long Essay (4 questions x Marks 5 each =20)

Maximum marks of the course- 40
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PART C:
GENERIC ELECTIVE COURSE
Credit Distribution
(2020 Admission )

Code Hours
5D 01 POL HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA V 2 2
COURSE EVALUATION PATTERN

EXTERNAL 4 20
INTERNAL 1 05
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
COMPONENT WEIGHTAGE MARKS REMARKS

ASSIGNMENT 1 5 ONE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH COURSE#
# PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT AS PER THE REGULATION

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GENERIC ELECTIVE COURSE :
5D 01 POL HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

HRS
V 5D 01 POL 2 2
COURSE OUTCOME
CO 1: Enable students to understand the historical growth of human rights
CO2: The course provides the student with the capacity to identify issues and problems relating to the
realization of human rights, and strengthens the ability to contribute to the resolution of human rights
issues and problems
CO3: Students will be able to develops investigative and analytical skills in the field of human rights
CO4: Enable the students to promote human rights through legal as well as non-legal means
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION
a) Human Rights: Meaning, Evolution and importance.
b) Three Generations of Human Rights
UNIT II: UN and Human Rights:
a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
b) ICCPR,
c) ICESCR
d) UN Commission on Human Rights
UNIT III: Human Rights in India:
a) Constitutional Provisions-Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State policy
b) Right to Information
c) Public Interest Litigation
d) National Human Rights Commission
UNIT IV: Human Right concerns:
a) Issues of Women, children and Minorities
b) Fundamentalism,
c) Communalism
d) Terrorism,
1. B.P. Singh, Human Rights in India: Problems and Perspectives, New Delhi: Deep & Deep,
2008.
2. Aftab Alam, Human Rights in India: Issues and Challenges, Delhi: Raj Publications, 2004.
3. Shanker Sen, Tryst with Law Enforcement and Human Rights: four decades in Indian Police,
New Delhi: APH, 2009.
4. Harsh Bhanwar, Human Rights Law in India: Protection and Implementation of the Human
Rights, New Delhi: Regal Pub., 2008.
5. Awasthi , S.K. & R.P. Kataria, Law Relating to Protection of Human Right, New Delhi:
Orient Publishing, 2002.
6. Tim Dunne and Nicholas J. Wheeler (eds.), Human Rights in Global Politics, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, 1998
7. Sunita Samal, Human Rights and Human Development: Concepts and Contexts, Kanishka,
New Delhi, 2003
8. M. Stephen, Human Rights: Concepts and Perspectives, Concept, New Delhi, 2002.
9. M.H. Syed, Human Rights: The New Era, Kilaso Books, New Delhi, 2003.
10. Sunita Samal, Human Rights and Development in Emerging World Order New Delhi:
11. Kanishka, 2003.
12. Rachna, Suchinmayee , Gender, Human Rights and Environment, New Delhi : Atlantic ,
2008
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Unit Marks
1 5
2 5
3 5
4 5

Part A - Short answer (6 questions x Mark 1 each= 6)
Answer all questions (6 questions x Mark 1 each = 6)
Part C - Essay (2 questions x Marks 6 each =12)
Answer any 1 question ( 1 question x Marks 6 each=6)
Maximum marks of the course-20
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PART D
Pattern of Questions for

Core Courses with and without map questions,
Discipline Specific Elective Core,
Complementary Elective and
Generic Elective Courses
83
Pattern of Question Paper for Core Course (with Map Study)
---- Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination, Month,

Year
(2020 Admission )
CORE COURSE IN HISTORY
Corse Code ---: Title ---
Time:3Hours Max. Marks: 40
Answers may be written either in English or in Malayalam

PART A: Short Notes
Write short notes on the following eight topics in around 30 words.
Each question carries 1 mark
1.
2.
3.
4.
5
6.
7.
8. (8x1=8)
PART B: Short Essay

Answer any five out of eight questions in around 200 words.
Each question caries 3 marks
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. (5x3=15)
PART C: Map Illustration

17. (1x5=5)
PART D: Essay
Answer any two out of four questions in around 400 words. Each question caries 6 marks
18.
19.
20.
21. (2x6=12)
84
Pattern of Question Paper for Core Course (without Map Study)
---- Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination, Month,

Year
(2020 Admission)
Corse Code ---: Title ---
Time:3Hours Max. Marks:40

PART A: Short Notes
Write short notes on the following ten topics in around 30 words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10 (10x1=10)
PART B: Short Essay
Answer any six out of nine questions in around 200 words. Each question caries 3 marks
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19 (6x3=18)
PART C: Essay
20.
21.
22.
23. (2x6=12)
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Pattern of Question Paper for Discipline Specific Elective Course
VI Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination, Month, Year

(2020 Admission )
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE CORE COURSE IN HISTORY
6B16 HIS-A Gender and Society in India
Time:3Hours Max. Marks:40

PART A: Short Notes
Write short notes on the following ten topics in around 30 words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. (10x1=10)
PART B: Short Essay
Answer any six out of nine questions in around 200 words. Each question caries 3 marks
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19. (6x3=18)
PART C: Essay
20.
21.
22.
23. (2x6=12)
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Reg No…..
Name…..
……Semester B A Degree (CBCSS- Reg)

Examination…….
(2020 Admission)
COMPLIMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FOR
HISTORY
……………………………………………
Time: 3 Hrs Max.Marks :40
PART A
1. Short Answer. Answer all the questions each in one or two sentences. Each answer carries ONE mark
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(1X6=6Marks)
PART B
II. Answer any SIX questions each in a paragraph. Each answer carries TWO marks.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
(2X6=12 Marks)
PART C
III. Answer any FOUR questions each in 120 words. Each answer carries THREE marks.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
(4X3=12 Marks)
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PART D
IV. Essay question. Answer any TWO each answer carries 5 marks
21.
22.
23.
24.
(5X2=10 Marks)
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Reg No…..
Name…..
V Semester B A Degree (CBCSS- Reg)
Examination…….
(2020 Admission)
GENERIC ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FOR

HISTORY
5D 01 POL HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

Time: 2 Hrs Max.Marks :20
PART A
1. Short Answer. Answer ALL the questions each in one or two sentences. Each answer carries ONE mark
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(1X6=6Marks)
PART B
II. Answer any FOUR questions each in a paragraph. Each answer carries TWO marks.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
(2X4=8 Marks)
PART C
III. . Essay question. Answer any ONE question. Each answer carries SIX marks.
13.
14.
(1X6=6 Marks)
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HISTORY
MODEL QUESTION PAPERS FOR
I & II SEMESTER CORE COURSES AND
I SEMESTER COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSES ONLY

90
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
First Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination,

Month, Year
(2020 Admission)

1B01 HIS: HISTORY OF INDIA I: PRE-HISTORIC TIMES TO C. 200CE
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks:40

PART A: Short Notes
Each one carries 1 mark
1. Meso lithic culture
2. Indus script
3. Kalibangan
4. PGW
5. Gana Sanghas
6. PGW
7. Muventer
8. Kosambi (8x1=8)
PART B: Short Essay

Answer any five out of eight questions in around 200 words. Each question caries 3 marks
9. Describe the significance of Neolithic revolution

10. Explain craft production and trade in Indus Valley civilization
11. Discuss political organizations in Early Vedic period
12. Examine material milieu of the rise of Buddhism
13. Theories about the decline of Harappan Culture
14. Evaluate the relevance of Dhamma Policy
15. Describe the nature of Sangam polity
16. Ports and maritime trade in ancient Tamilakam (5x3=15)

17. Mark the following places on the outline map provided
a) Pataliputra, b) Rajagriha, c) Sravasti, d) Taxilae) Muziris (1x5=5)
PART D: Essay
18. Discuss the similarities and differences between urban planning in Harappa and Lothal
19. Examine the characteristics of Later Vedic society and economy
20. Critically examine the nature and functioning of Mauryan government
21. Explain Tinai concept and socio-economic divisions
(2x6=12)
91
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
Second Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination,

Month, Year
(2019 Admission onwards)

2B02 HIS: CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN EUROPE
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks:40

PART A: Short Notes
Each one carries 1 mark
1. Corinth
2. PunicWars
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Medieval guilds
5Calvin
6. JohnWycliffe
7. Index
8. Bologna (8x1=8)
PART B: Short Essay

Answer any five out of eight questions in around 200 words.
Each question carries 3 marks
9. Explain the features of Athenian democracy
10. Describe Spartan militarism
11. Explain the struggle of orders
12. Examine role of Augustus Caesar
13. Describe the features of Feudalism
14. Discuss the rise of medievaluniversities
15. Give an account of Renaissance art
16. Historical importance of the falloff Constantinople (5x3=15)

17. Mark the major routes of oceanic voyages in the 15 th and 16 th centuries on the map provides
(1x5=5)
PART D: Essay
Answer any two out of four questions in around 400 words.
Each question carries 6 marks
18. Discuss the legacy of Geek civilization

19. Examine the political contributions of Roman civilization
20. Explain the significance of Renaissance in the making of modern Europe
21. Analyze the causes of Reformation movement inGermany
(2x6=12)
92
KANNUR UNIVERSITY MODEL
QUESTION PAPER
First Semester BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination,
Month, Year
(2020 Admission)
1CO5 ECO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS-I
(COMPLEMENTARY COURSE IN ECONOMICS)
SEMESTERI
Time:3hours Maximum marks:40
Part – A
Answer all Questions. Each Carries One Mark
1) Define Economics.
2) Distinguish between cardinal and ordinal utility?
3) Concept of quasi rent.
4) What is selling cost?
5) Distinguish between micro and macroeconomics?
6) Define production function 1x6=6
Part – B
Answer any Six Questions. Each Carries Two Marks
7) What are the features of perfect competition?
8) Distinguish between price elasticity and cross elasticity of demand?
9) What is production possibility curve?
10) Define consumer surplus.
11) What do you meant by product differentiation?
12) Differentiate between expansion and contraction of demand.
13) What is the relation between average cost and marginal cost?
14) Explain the central problems of the economy. 2x6=12
Part – C
Answer any Four Questions. Each Carries Three Marks
15) What are the properties of an in difference curve?
16) Discuss about the functions and limitations of price mechanism?
17) Define elasticity of demand .what are the different degrees of elasticity of demand?
18) State the law of demand. What are its exceptions?
19) State law of variable proportion?
20) Explain consumer surplus. 3x4=12
Part – D
Answer any Two Questions. Each Carries Five Marks
21) Critically examine marginal productivity theory of distribution?
22) How price and output is determined under monopolistic competition in the long
run? 23Explain various definitions of economics
24) What is production? Explain the short run and long run laws of production?
2x5=10
93
KANNUR UNIVERSITY
…………… BA Degree (CBCSS – Reg./Supple./Improv.)Examination,
Month, Year
(2020 Admission)
2CO6 ECO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS-II
(COMPLEMENTARYCOURSE IN ECONOMICS )
SEMESTERII
Time: 3hours Maximum marks:40
Part – A
Answer all Questions. Each Carries One Mark
1) Distinguish between CRR and SLR?
2) Define public debt
3) What is GNP? 1x6=6
4) Define money.
5) What is an open market operation?
6) Define poverty.
Part – B
Answer any Six Questions. Each Carries Two Marks
7) Distinguish between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
8) What are non tax revenue items?
9) Distinguish between repo and reverse repo rate
10) What is moral suasion?
11) Explain decentralized planning in Kerala.
12) What is disguised unemployment?
13) Distinguish between surplus budget and deficit budget?
14) Define money. What are the functions of money?
2x6=12
Part – C
Answer any Four Questions. Each Carries Three Marks
15) What are the sources of public revenue?
16) Explain the principles of budgeting.
17) What do you meant by inequality? Discuss about different types of inequality in
India.
18) What is inflation? Discuss about different types of inflation.
19). Explain the limitations associated with national income calculation
20) Explain the methods of debt redemption.
3x4=12
Part – D
Answer any TWO Questions. Each Carries Five Marks
21) Explain Kerala model of development
22 Distinguish between direct and indirect tax. Explain the merits and demerits of
direct and indirect taxes in India.
23)Describe the functions of RBI. Explain the qualitative and quantitative credit
control methods of RBI?
24) What is black money? Examine the causes and measures taken by government
of India to
2x5=100

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CONTENTS Page No:

BA History Programme - Credit Distribution Statement 7-8

2 History Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC) 41-47

Course Category Credit Marks

Semester Course Title Credits Total

First Complementary Elective II 4

History Core Courses: Credit Distribution

Course Course Title Semester Credit Exam

3B03 HIS History of India II: Polity, Society III 4 3

3B04 HIS History of Kerala I: Earliest Times to III 4 3

4B06 HIS Ideologies and Revolutions in the IV 4 3

5B08 HIS History of India V: Making of the V 4 3

5B09 HIS History of Kerala II: Making of V 4 3

5B11 HIS Historiography: Perspectives and V 4 3

6B13 HIS History of the Contemporary World VI 4 3

6B14 HIS Indian Historiography VI 4 3

6B15 HIS Project VI 3 -

History Discipline Specific Elective Core Course:

Course Course Title Semester Credit Exam

COURSE EVALUATION PATTERN

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTAGE MARKS

# ONE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH COURSE.

History of India I: Pre-historic Times to c.200 CE

Semester Course Credit Exam.

Course Outcome: Students should be able to:

Unit I: Formative Phases

Unit II: Cultures in Transition

UNIT III: Emergence of States & Mauryan Kingdom

UNIT: IV: Social Formations in South India

Marks including choice: 60

Cultural Transformations in Europe

Semester Course Credit Exam.

Course Outcomes: students should be able to:

UNIT I: Ancient Greek Civilization

UNIT II: Roman Civilization

UNIT III: Feudal Society

UNIT IV: Transition to Modern Period

Marks including choice: 60

History of India II: Polity, Society and Culture (c.200-1206)

Semester Course Credit Exam.

Course Outcomes: students should be able to:

CO. 1 Understand factual knowledge of social and political formations

UNIT I: Post-Mauryan Diversions

UNIT II: The Guptas

UNIT III: Emergence of Regional Polity

Unit IV: The Chola Kingdom

Marks including choice: 60

History of Kerala I: Earliest Times to c. 1500 CE

Course Outcomes: students should be able to:

UNIT I: From Hunters to Agriculturists

UNIT II: Emergence of New Power Structure