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RVS Kumaran
Arts & Science College

Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University and
approved by the Government of Tamilnadu.

Objectives of the programme:
  1. To make the students to understand the present existing social, political, religious and economic conditions of the people.
  2. The students learn their own History and its value.
  3. To make the students aware of past glory of India and its achievements in all around.
  4. To make the students to explain the present, to analyze it and to trace its course.
  5. To prepare the students towards Competitive Examinations and preferably for Executive officer in the TamilNadu Government and UPSC Examinations.
Transitory provision.
Syllabus revision once in Two Years
Upto April 2021(Three Years) Transitory Provision from 2021 to 2024
Subject and Paper Related web sites.
  1. https://www.icivics.org/
  2. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
  3. https://www.archives.gov
  4. https://www.loc.gov/
  5. https://www.civilserviceindia.com
  6. http://www.mapsofindia.com/india/
  7. https://www.clearias.com
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Introduction_to_the_Study_of_Indian_History
  9. https://selfstudyhistory.com/
  10. http://www.insightsonindia.com
  11. . http://www.historydiscussion.net
  12. https://sheg.stanford.edu
  13. http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/
  14. http://chnm.gmu.edu/teaching-and-learning/
  15. http://teachinghistory.org/
  16. http://worldhistorymatters.org/
  17. https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
  18. http://teachingamericanhistory.org
  19. https://constitutioncenter.org/
  20. http://besthistorysites.net/
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
 
 
S.No
 
STUDY COMPONENT
 
NO OF COURSE
 
HOURS
CREDIT PER COURSE
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
 
TOTAL CREDITS
1
PART-1TAMIL/OTHER LANGUAGES
4
6
3
24
12
2
PART-II ENGLISH
4
6
3
24
12
 
3
PART-III
CORE SUBJECTS
14
5
5
70
60
ALLIED SUBJECTS
4
6
5
24
20
ELECTIVES
3
6
5
18
15
 
 
4
PART-IV
NON-MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
2
2
2
4
4
SKILL BASED SUBJECTS
6
2
2
12
12
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
1
2
2
2
2
VALUE EDUCATION
1
2
2
2
2
 
 
 
 
5
PART-V
EXTENSION ACTIVITES NSS/YRC/NCC/PHYSICAL EDUCATION/SCIENCE FORUM/SCIENCE CLUB /ECO CLUB
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
1
TOTAL
40
180
140
 
 
SEMESTER
SUBJECTS
TOTAL HOURS
I
T(6)
E(6)
CS(5)
CS(5)
AS(6)
NME(2)
(30)
II
T(6)
E(6)
CS(5)
CS(5)
AS(6)
NME(2)
(30)
III
T(6)
E(6)
CS(5)
CS(5)
AS(6)
SBS(2)
(30)
IV
T(6)
E(6)
CS(5)
CS(5)
AS(6)
SBS(2)
(30_
V
CS(5)
CS(5)
CS(5)
CS(5)
ES(6)
ENVIRONMENT(2)
SBS(2)
(30)
 
VI
 
CS(5)
 
CS(5)
 
ES(6)
 
ES(6)
 
VE(2)
 
SBS(2)
SBS(2)
SBS(2)
 
(30)
I Semester
 
 
Part
 
Study Component
No. of Course
 
Credits
 
Hours
I
Tamil / Other Language
1
3
6
II
English
1
3
6
 
 
 
III
CS 1 History of India Upto 900 A.D
1
4
5
CS 2 History of Tamil Nadu Sangam Age to 1565 A.D
 
1
 
4
 
5
AS 1 Modern Governments I (OR) Public Administration I
 
1
 
5
 
6
 
IV
NME 1 Freedom Movement in India Since 1801A.D
 
1
 
2
 
2
Total
6
21
30
 
II Semester
 
 
Part
 
Study  Component
No. of Course
 
Credits
 
Hours
I
Tamil / Other Language
1
3
6
II
English
1
3
6
 
 
III
CS 3 History of India 900 -1761A.D
1
4
5
CS 4 History of Tamil Nadu 1565 – 1947 A.D
1
4
5
AS 1 Modern Governments II (OR) Public Administration in India
1
5
6
IV
NME 2 Constitution of India
1
2
2
Total
6
21
30
III   Semester
 
 
Part
 
Study  Component
No. of Course
 
Credits
 
Hours
I
Tamil / Other Language
1
3
6
II
English
1
3
6
 
 
III
CS 5 History of India 1761 -1947 A.D
1
4
5
CS 6 Contemporary History of Tamil Nadu 1947 – 2006 A.D
1
4
5
AS 3 Principles of Economics I (OR) Fundamentals of Tourism
1
5
6
IV
SBS 1 Panchayat Raj
1
2
2
Total
6
21
30
 
  • Semester
 
 
Part
 
Study  Component
No. of Course
 
Credits
 
Hours
I
Tamil / Other Language
1
3
6
II
English
1
3
6
 
III
CS 7 Contemporary History of India 1947 –
2005 A.D
1
4
5
CS 8 History of Europe 1453 –1789 A.D
1
4
5
 
 
AS 4 Principles of Economics II (OR) Tourism Business
1
5
6
IV
SBS 2 Journalism
1
2
2
V
Extension Activities
1
1
Total
7
22
30
 
 
  • Semester
Part
Study Component
No. of Course
Credits
Hours
 
 
 
III
CS 9 History of Europe 1789 – 1919 A.D
1
5
5
CS 10 History of World Civilizations
1
5
5
CS 11 Elements of Historiography
1
5
5
CS 12 History of U.S.A Colonisation to 1865 A.D
1
5
5
ES 1 Women’s Studies (OR) Fundamentals of Computer (OR) History of Science and Technology
1
5
6
IV
Environmental Studies
1
2
2
SBS 3 Archives Keeping
1
2
2
Total
7
29
30
 
  • Semester
Part
Study Component
No. of Course
Credits
Hours
 
 
 
 
 
 
III
CS 13 History of the Modern World 1919  -1991A.D
 
1
 
4
 
5
CS 14 History of U.S.A 1865 – 1945 A.D
1
4
5
ES 2 Constitutional History of India (OR) / History of Madurai
 
1
 
5
 
6
ES 3  Archaeology (OR) / Tourism in India
1
5
6
SBS 4 Indian Architecture
1
2
2
SBS 5 Epigraphy
1
2
2
 
 
SBS 6 Intellectuals of India
1
2
2
IV
VALUE EDUCATION
1
2
2
Total
8
26
30
 
 
FIRST SEMESTER
CORE PAPER   1 HISTORY OF INDIA UPTO 900 A.D. HOURS: 5                      CREDITS: 4
Objectives:
  • To enable the students to appear for the Competitive Examinations.
  • To understand about early civilizations of
  • To study about early religions of India and administration of early
Unit I : Introduction
Geographical features – Sources – Literary – Archaeological –Numismatics –
Foreign sources – Pre-Historic period.
Early Civilizations of India- Indus Valley Civilization – Salient features – Vedic Civilization – Political- Economic- Social and Religious Life.
Unit II : Condition of North India during 6th Century B.C
Causes for the rise of new Religions – Mahavira – Principles of Jainism – Contribution of Jainism – Gautama Buddha – Principles of Buddhism – Contribution of Buddhism – Mahajanapadas – Rise of Magadha – Persian and Macedonian invasions – Effects.
Unit III : The Mauryan Dynasty
Chandragupta Maurya – Asoka – Kalinga War – Edicts of Asoka – His Contribution to Buddhism – Mauryan Administration – Causes for the Downfall of Mauryan Empire – Kanishka – Contribution to Buddhism – Gandhara Art.
Unit IV : The Gupta Dynasty
Chandra Gupta I – Samudra Gupta – Chandra Gupta II – Nalanda University – Achievements – Golden Age of Guptas – Causes for the Downfall – Hun’s Invasion – Effects.
Unit V : Vardhana Empire
Harsha Vardhana – Political – Social and Economic Life – Religion –Foreign Travellers – Hieun Tsang – Fahien – Itsing– Chalukyas – Vakatakas and Rastrakutas – The Arab Conquest of Sind-Causes and Effects.
Maps :
  1. Indus Valley Sites
  2. Routes of Alexander Invasion
  3. Asokan Edicts
  4. Samudra Gupta’s Empire
  5. Harsha’s Empire