HISTORY STRATEGY AND BOOKLIST FOR HAS/IAS

The history is divided into three parts. They are:

Ancient India

Medieval India

Modern India

The three segments carry a substantial amount of weightage in both prelim and mains examination. Along with these segments culture also plays a prominent role.

If we specifically talk about HAS –  distribution of these subjects are as follows

Ancient:-     3-4 Questions

Medieval:-  2-3 Questions

Modern:-     5-6 Questions

 “BOOKS LIST”

 ANCIENT INDIA

-11th ‘Ancient India’ (OLD)- R.S. Sharma

-NCERT– Class 12th ‘Themes in Indian History- Part I’ (NEW)- Chapters 1 to 6

-Tamil Nadu Edition – Class 11th

ESSENTIAL-Rs Sharma And Tamilnadu -class 11th

OPTIONAL-NCERT

MEDIEVAL INDIA

NCERT – Class 7th (New) –‘Our Pasts –II’

NCERT – Class 11th ‘Medieval India’ (OLD)- Satish Chandra

Tamil Nadu Edition- Class 11th

Ancient and Medieval India – Poonam Dalal Dahiya

ESSENTIAL- Tamilnadu edition

OPTIONAL- remaining books

MODERN HISTORY

NCERT – Class 8th (New) – ‘Our Pasts – III’

NCERT-Class 12th ‘Modern India’ (OLD)

Tamil Nadu Edition- Class 12th

Spectrum Modern India – Rajiv Ahir

ESSENTIAL- Spectrum modern India &Tamil nadu class 12th

OPTIONAL-Remaing books

INDIAN ART & CULTURE

Nitin Singhanya

-NCERT 11th & 12th

 

In HAS exam  modern Indian history plays an important role and have maximum weightage so one should prepare his section thoroughly.