JKBOSE 12th History Syllabus 2025–26; Download PDF, Chapter-Wise Topics, and Marks Distribution

Component

Maximum Marks

Time Allowed

Theory

80

3 Hours

Internal Assessment

20

—

Total

100

3 Hours

Themes In Indian History (Part I) 

1. The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology Broad overview: Early urban centers Story of discovery: Harappan Civilization Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site Discussion: How it has been utilized by Archaeologist/Historians.

2. Political and Economic History: How inscriptions tell a storyBroad overview: Political and economic history from the Mauryan to the Gupta period. Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding of political and economic history. Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant. Discussion: Interpretation of inscription by Historians. 

3. Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender. Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharata. Excerpt: From the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians. Discussion: Other sources for reconstructing social history.

4. A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa Broad overview: (a) A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism. (b) Focus on Buddhism Story of discovery: Sanchi Stupa Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians, other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism

Themes In Indian History (Part II) 

1. Agrarian Relations: The Ain I Akbari Broad overview: (a) Structure of agrarian in the16th and 17thcenturies (b) Patterns of change over the period. Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Aini 

3. Religious Histories: The Bhakti Sufi Tradition. Broad overview: (a) Outline of religious developments during this period. (b) Ideas and practices of the Bhakti Sufi saints. Story of Transmission: How Bhakti Sufi compositions have been preserved. Excerpts: Extracts from selected Bhakti Sufi works. Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians. 

4. Medieval Society through Travellers Account. Broad overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in travellers accounts. Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they wrote. Excerpts: From Alberuni, Ibn Batuta, Bernie. Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians.

Themes in Indian History (Part III) 

1. Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports. Broad overview: 

(a) Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late18th century. 

(b) East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys. (c)Change over the nineteenth century. Story of official records: An account of why official investigations into rural societies were undertaken and the types of records and reports produced. Buchanan-Hamilton and Deccan Riots Report. Discussion: What the official records tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians. 

2. Representations of 1857. Broad overview: (a) The events of 1857 58 (b) How these events were recorded and narrated. Focus: LucknowExcerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts. Discussion: How the pictures of 1857 shaped British opinion of what had happened. 

3. Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes. 

Broad overview: (a) TheNationalistMovement1918 48 (b) The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership. Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 Excerpts: Report from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings. Discussion: How newspapers can be source of history. 

4. The Making of the Constitution. Broad overview: (a) Independence and the new nation state. (b) The making of the Constitution. Focus: The Constitutional Assembly Debates Excerpts: From the debates Discussion: What such debates reveal and how they can be an

Section

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Word Limit (Approximate)

Total Marks

A

Objective Type/MCQs

10

N/A

10

B

Very Short Answer (VSA)

6

20 to 30 words

12

C

Short Answer (SA)

6

100 to 150 words

24

D

Long Answer (LA) (With Internal Choice)

3

150 to 200 words

24

E

Passage-Based (1 question of 1 mark, 2 questions of 2 marks)

3

1 mark: N/A, 2 marks: 20 to 30 words

5

F

Map Work

1

N/A

5

Total

32 (Approximate)

80