Education and Career Forum

It includes sources (literary and archaeological), muslim invasion (ghazani, ghori), delhi sultanate (Iltutmish, razia, balban), khilji dynasty (ala-ud-din-khilji’s policy of expansion, administration, economic reforms), tughlaq dynasty (mohammad-bin-tughalq’s, firozshah tughalq’s administration), contributions of delhi sultanate (administration, socio-economic, religious, literature, art and architecture), bhakti movement (ramanand, kabirdas, chaitanya, mirabai, guru nanak), Mughal empire (babar, humayun, akbar - conquests, Rajput policy, administration, mansabdari system, Jahangir, shah jahan, aurangzeb), causes for the decline of Mughal empire, administration, rise of marathas (shivaji) and their administration, Vijayanagara empire (Krishna devaraya and his rule), maps.

Paper Pattern: Question paper is divided into 4 sections A, B, C, and D. Sec-A, B and C consists of 2 questions each. They carry 18 and 12 marks each. All are subjective type and they may or mayn’t be provided with a choice. The last question is mapping. It carries 15 marks.

Key Points: Mughal Empire, Battle of Panipat, Vijayanagara Empire should be studied well. Outlining the maps is a part of the paper. Therefore, they should be well practiced.