Add On Course
Ancient Indian History for Competitive Examinations
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Title
Ancient Indian History for Competitive Examinations
Since 2022-2023, Garhbeta College is offering this specialized training program which is certified by the College itself.
Course Duration
12 WEEKS (Contact hours: 30 hours (Blended Mode) & Library Work for preparation of Assessment: 3 hours)
Objective
Ancient Indian History is a very important section in almost every competitive examination in Central / State Level Examinations including UPSC, WBCS Examinations. Questions based on Ancient Indian History come under General Studies / Knowledge section. The course will be helpful for aspirants preparing for Competitive Examinations. Learners will be benefited at every stage of their preparation while undergoing this course. All doubts related to the topic will be clarified during the doubt clearing sessions in the course. The course will be covered and provided both in Bengali and English languages.
Curriculum for this Add-on Course
- ✔ Pre-History
- ✔ Sources and periodisation of Indian Pre-History
- ✔ Geographical distribution and characteristics of Indian Pre-History
- ✔ Recent researches
- ✔ Indus Valley Civilisation
- ✔ Geography and Archaeological Findings in recent times
- ✔ New researches about IVC
- ✔ Major cities
- ✔ Important features of IVC
- ✔ Decline of Harappan Culture
- ✔ Rig Vedic Period
- ✔ Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society and Culture
- ✔ Geography of the Rig Vedic Period - Area of Settlement
- ✔ Political Organisation and Evolution of Monarchy
- ✔ Social Organization
- ✔ Economy
- ✔ Religious Practices and Culture
- ✔ Later Vedic Period
- ✔ Geography of the later Vedic Phases - Area of Settlement
- ✔ Political System
- ✔ Social Organisation and Varna System
- ✔ Economy
- ✔ Religious Practices and Culture
- ✔ Jainism
- ✔ Birth and Life of Mahavira (540- 468 B.C.)
- ✔ Teachings of Mahavira
- ✔ Organisation and Sects of Jainism
- ✔ Literature of Jainism
- ✔ Councils, Spread and Royal Patrons
- ✔ Buddhism
- ✔ Birth and Life of Buddha (563-483 BC)
- ✔ Teachings of Buddha
- ✔ Organisation and Sects of Buddhism
- ✔ Literature of Buddhism
- ✔ Councils, Spread of and Royal Patronage
- ✔ Causes for the Decline
- ✔ Mahajanapadas
- ✔ Republics and Monarchies
- ✔ 16 Mahajanapadas
- ✔ Rise of Magadha
- ✔ Key Dynasties
- ✔ Haryanka dynasty
- ✔ Shishunaga Dynasty
- ✔ Nanda Dynasty
- ✔ Persian Invasions
- ✔ Alexander’s Invasion
- ✔ Society and Rise of urban centres
- ✔ Economy
- ✔ System of Administration
- ✔ Mauryan Empire
- ✔ Sources: Inscriptions and Sites and
Literary Sources (The Arthasastra) - ✔ Rulers and Political History of the Mauryas
- ✔ Chandragupta and Bindusara
- ✔ Megasthenes
- ✔ Asoka and His Successors
- ✔ Asoka’s Inscriptions and Sites
- ✔ Asoka and Buddhism
- ✔ Asoka Policy of Dhamma
- ✔ Mauryan Aristocrats
- ✔ Foreign Relations
- ✔ Decline of the Mauryas
- ✔ Sources: Inscriptions and Sites and
- ✔ Post-Mauryan India
- ✔ Society: Evolution of Jatis
- ✔ Important Dynasties
- ✔ Gupta Period
- ✔ Sources of Gupta Rule
- ✔ Rulers and Political History of Guptas Chronology
- ✔ Foreign Travellers Visit and their writings
- ✔ Gupta Administration
- ✔ Other Important Dynasties
- ✔ Society Religion and Culture
- ✔ Urban centres in the Gupta period
- ✔ Important features in Gupta Period
- ✔ Later Guptas
- ✔ Other Important Dynasties
- ✔ Sangam Period
- ✔ Sangam Literature
- ✔ South Indian Dynasties
- ✔ Cholas
- ✔ Cheras
- ✔ Pandyas
- ✔ Sangam Polity, Society and Culture
- ✔ Economy of the Sangam Period
- ✔ Foreign Dynasties
- ✔ Commercial Contacts with the Outside World
- ✔ Schools of Art
- ✔ Important terms in Ancient Indian History
Assessment / Examination
Students will be graded on Course end Assessment, Assignment and Attendance.
Certification
Garhbeta College will provide certificate to each participant upon successful completion of the course.