General Studies Module • Indian History

UP TGT PGT Indian History Notes & Revision Tracker

Structured revision covering Ancient India, Medieval Dynasties, Modern British Era, and the Freedom Struggle. Mark completed topics and monitor your overall preparation progress.

4 Major History Eras 20 Key Syllabus Topics Local Progress Tracking High-Yield Pointers

Complete History Syllabus for UP Teacher Examinations

Focuses on recurring exam themes: Indus sites, Vedic literature, Mauryan & Gupta administration, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal policies, and the 1857-1947 national movement.

5Ancient Topics

5Medieval Topics

10Modern & Movement

Indus Valley CivilizationMajor sites, town planning, seals, religion, and economic life

Vedic Period (Early & Later)Rigvedic polity, religious literature, social stratification, rituals

Buddhism & JainismTeachings of Buddha & Mahavira, Buddhist Councils, Tripitakas

Mauryan Empire & AshokaChandragupta Maurya, Kautilya's Arthashastra, Ashoka's Edicts, Dhamma

Gupta Empire: The Golden AgeSamudragupta's conquests, art, science, Kalidasa, Aryabhata

Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi dynasties & market reforms

Mughal Empire & AdministrationAkbar's Din-i-Ilahi, Mansabdari system, architecture & revenue system

Vijayanagara & Bahmani KingdomsKrishnadevaraya, Hampi architecture, administration and culture

Bhakti & Sufi MovementsKabir, Ramananda, Guru Nanak, Mirabai, Chishti & Suhrawardi orders

Maratha Empire & ShivajiChhatrapati Shivaji's administration, Ashta Pradhan, and the Peshwas

Advent of European PowersPortuguese, Dutch, French, British rivalry, Plassey & Buxar

The Revolt of 1857Causes, leaders in UP (Meerut, Lucknow, Jhansi, Kanpur), outcomes

Socio-Religious Reform MovementsBrahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Aligarh Movement

British Land Revenue & Drain of WealthPermanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari settlements & Dadabhai Naoroji

Key Acts & Governor-GeneralsRegulating Act, Pitt's India Act, 1858 Proclamation, Dalhousie, Curzon

Formation of INC & Early Nationalism1885 founding, Moderates vs Extremists, Surat Split (1907)

Partition of Bengal & Home Rule League1905 Swadeshi Movement, Bal-Pal-Lal, Tilak & Annie Besant

Gandhian Mass MovementsNon-Cooperation (1920), Civil Disobedience (1930), Quit India (1942)

Revolutionary Nationalism & INAKakori Action, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Subhas Chandra Bose

Road to Independence (1945–1947)Cabinet Mission, Mountbatten Plan, Indian Independence Act 1947

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