NET history exam tips

Hi I am preparing for History subject of NET exam so provide me the preparation tips?

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Ok, as you are preparing for NET exam so here I am providing you the some tips for the preparation of the exam.

NET exam tips

Maintain a proper time limit.
Practice Mock test frequently.
Revise the subjects as much as possible.
Put more efforts in your weak points and concentrate on those subjects
Prepare a study schedule including as many varied topics as you can and study accordingly
Do preparation according to the syllabus.

Here I am providing you the syllabus of History of NET exam.

NET History syllabus

There will be two question papers; UGC NET History Paper II and Paper III ( Parts – A & B ). UGC NET History Paper II will cover 50 Objective Type Questions ( Multiple choice, Matching type, True / False, Assertion – Reasoning Type ) carrying 100 marks.

UGC NET History Paper III will have two Parts – A and B ; Paper – III ( A ) will have 10 Short Essay Type questions ( 300 words ) carrying 16 marks each. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit ( i.e. 10 questions from 10 units ; Total marks will be 160 ).

UGC NET History Paper III ( B ) will be compulsory and there will be one question from each of the Electives. The candidate will attempt only one question ( one elective only in 800 words ) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of UGC NET History Paper III will be 200.

UGC NET History Paper II

1. Concepts, Ideas and Terms

2. Ancient Indian History

Sources :

Archaeological Sources

Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics, monuments.

Literary Sources

Indigenous : Primary and Secondary – problems of dating, myths, legends, poetry, scientific literature, literature in regional languages, religious literature.

Foreign accounts : Greek, Chinese and Arab writers.

Pre – history and Proto – history

Man and Environment – geographical factors. Hunting and gathering (Paleolithic and Mesolithic ) .; Beginning of agriculture ( Neolithic and Chalcolithic ). Indus Valley Civilization – origin, date, extent, characteristics, decline, survival and significance.
Iron age ; Second urbanisation.

Vedic Period

Migrations and settlements; dating the Vedic – Literary and archaealogical, evidences, evolution of social and political institutions; religious and philosophical ideas, rituals and practices.

Period of Mahajanapadas

Formation of States ( Mahajanapadas ) ; Republics and Monarchies; rise of urban centres; trade routes; economic growth; introduction of coinage; spread of Jainism and Buddhism; rise of Magadha and Nandas. Iranian and Macedonian Invasions and their impact.


Mauryan Empire

Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthashastra; Ashoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts. Administration; economy; architecture and sculpture; external contacts. Disintegration of the empire; Sungas and Kanvas.

Post – Mauryan Period ( Indo – Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas )

Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage, development of religions, Mahayana, social conditions, art and architecture, literature and science.

Early state and society – in Eastern India, Deccan and South India.

Kharavela, The Satavahanas, Tamil States of the Sangam Age. Administration; economy, land grants, coinage, trade guilds and urban centres, Buddhist centres, Sangam literature and culture; art and architecture.


Imperial Guptas and Regional States of India

Guptas and Vakatakas, Harsha, Administration, economic conditions, coinage of the Guptas, land grants, decline of urban centres, Indian feudalism, caste system, position of women, education and educational institutions – Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi, contact with neighbouring countries – Central Asia, South – East Asia and China, Sanskrit literature, scientific literature, art and architecture.

The Kadambas, Gangas, Pallavas and Chalukyas of Badami – Administration, trade guilds, Sanskrit literature and growth of regional languages and scripts; growth of Vaishnava and Saiva religions. Tamil Bhakti Movement, Shankaracharya – Vedanta; Institutions of temple and temple architecture.

Varmanas of Kamrup; Palas and Senas, Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas, Kalachuri – Chedis; Paramaras; Chalukyas of Gujarat; Arab contacts – Ghaznavl Conquest, Alberuni.

The Chalukyas of Kalyana, Cholas, Cheras, Hoysalas, Pandyas – Administration and local Government, growth of art and architecture, religious sects, Institution of temple and Mathas, Agraharas, education and literature, economy and society, contact with Sri Lanka and South – East Asia.

3. Medical Indian History

Sources
Archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic materials and monuments. Chronicles. Literary sources – Persian, Sanskrit and Regional languages. Archival materials.
Foreign traveller’s accounts.

Political Developments
The Sultanate – the Ghorids, the Turks, the Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, the Sayyids and the Lodis.
Foundation of the Mughal Empire – Babur, Humayun and the Suris ; expansion from Akbar to Aurangzeb.
Decline of the Mughal empire – political, administrative and economic causes.
Later Mughals and disintegration of the Mughal empire.
The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis – rise, expansion and disintegration. The Maratha movement, the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji ; its expansion under the Peshwas ; Maratha Confederacy – causes of decline.

Administration
Administration under the Sultanate – civil, judicial, revenue, fiscal and military.
Sher Shah’s administrative reforms; Mughal administration – land revenue and other sources of income; Mansabdari and Jagirdari.
Administrative system in the Deccan – the Vijayanagara, the Bahmanis and the Marathas.

Economic Aspects
Agricultural production – village economy ; peasantry.
Urban centres and population.
Industries – cotton textiles, handicrafts, agro – based industries, organization, factories, technology.
Trade and commerce – State policies, internal and external trade; European trade, trade centres and ports, transport and communication.
Financing trade, commerce and industries; Hundi ( Bills of Exchange ) and Insurance.
Currency.


Socio – religious Movements
The Sufis – their orders, beliefs and practices, the leading Sufi saints.
Bhakti cult – Shaivism and its branches; Vaishnavism and its branches.
The Saints of the medieval period – north and south – their impact on socio – political and religious life.
The Sikh movement – Guru Nanak Dev and his teachings and practices, Adi Granth; the Khalsa.

Society
Classification – ruling class, major religious groups, the mercantile and professional classes.
Rural society – petty chieftains, village officials, cultivators and non – cultivating classes, artisans.
Position of women.

Cultural Life
System of Educational and its motivations.
Literature – Persian, Sanskrit and Regional languages.
Fine Arts – Major schools of painting ; music.
Architectural developments of North and South India; Indo – Islamic architecture.

4. Modern Indian History

Sources and Historiography :
Archival materials, biographies and memories, newspapers.
Oral evidence, creative literature and painting.
Concerns in Modern Indian Historiography – Imperialist, Nationalist. Marxist and Subaltern.

Rise of British Power
European traders in India in the 17th and 18th centuries – Portuguese, Dutch, French and the British.
The establishment and expansion of British dominion in India.
British relations with and subjugation of the principal Indian Powers – Bengal, Oudh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Marathas and the Sikhs.

Administration of the Company and Crown
Evolution of central and provincial structure under the East India Company, 1773 – 1853.
Paramountcy, Civil Service, Judiciary, Police and the Army under the Company and Crown.
Local Self – Government.
Constitutional changes, 1909 – 1935.

Economic History
Changing composition, volume and direction of trade; The Tribute. Expansion and commercialisation of agriculture, land rights, land settlements, rural indebtedness, landless labour.
Decline of industries – changing socio – economic conditions of artisans; De – urbanisation.
British Industrial Policy; major modern industries; nature of factory legislation; labour and trade union movements.
Monetary policy, banking, currency and exchange, Railways and Road Transport.
Growth of new urban centres; new features of town planning and architecture.
Famines, and epidemics and the government policy.
Economic Thought – English utilitarians; Indian economic historians ; the Drain theory.

Indian Society in Transition
Contact with Christianity – the Missions; critique of Indian social and economic practices and religious beliefs; educational and other activities.
The New Education – Government policy; levels and contents. English language; modern science; Indian initiatives in education.
Raja Rammohan Roy; socio – religious reforms; emergence of middle class; caste associations and caste mobility.
Women’s Question – Nationalist Discourse; Women’s Organisations; British legislation concerning women; Constitutional position.
The Printing Press – journalistic activity and the public opinion.
Modernisation of Indian languages and literary forms – reorientation in painting, music and performing arts.

National Movement
Rise of Indian nationalism, social and economic bases of nationalism.
Revolt of 1857 and different social classes.
Tribal and peasant movements.
Ideologies and programmes of the Indian National Congress, 1885 – 1920.
Trends in Swadeshi movement.
Ideologies and programs of Indian revolutionaries in India and abroad.
Gandhian Mass Movements.
Ideology and program of the Justice Party.
Left Wing Politics.
Movement of the Depressed classes.
Communal politics and genesis of Pakistan.
Towards Independence and Partition.

India after Independence ( 1947 – 1964 )
Rehabilitation after Partition.
Integration of the Indian States; The Kashmir Question.
The making of the Indian Constitution.
The structure of Bureaucracy and the Policy.
The demographic trends.
Economic policies and the planning process.
Linguistic reorganisation of States.
Foreign policy initiatives.

World History : Concepts, Ideas and Terms

Research in History
Scope and value of History
Objectivity and Bias in History
History and its auxiliary sciences
Area of research – proposed
Sources – Primary / secondary in the proposed area of research
Modern Historical Writing in the researchers area of research