This concise and comprehensive summary of NCERT history textbooks serves as an invaluable resource for UPSC aspirants and history enthusiasts alike. Compiled by the esteemed Arora IAS Team, this book provides a condensed yet thorough overview of key historical events, themes, and concepts covered in the NCERT history curriculum. Key Features: Concise summaries of NCERT history textbooks, covering ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history. Comprehensive coverage of important historical events, personalities, and developments. Organized by chapters and topics for easy reference and quick revision. Includes important dates, terms, and concepts for clarity and memorization. Ideal for UPSC Civil Services Examination preparation, competitive exams, and academic studies.

Index Class-6 Chapter 1 : What, Where , How and When Chapter 2 : On the Trail of Earliest People Chapter 3 : From Gathering to Growing Food Chapter 4 : In the Earliest Cities Class Chapter 5 : What Books and Burials Tell Us Chapter 6 : Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic Chapter 7 : New Questions and Ideas Chapter 8 : Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Chapter 9 : Vital Villages, Thriving Towns Chapter 10 : Traders, Kings and Pilgrims Chapter 11 : New Empires and Kingdoms Chapter 12 : Buildings, Paintings and Books Class-7 Chapter 1 : Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years Chapter 2 : New Kings and Kingdoms Chapter 3 : The Delhi Sultans Chapter 4 : The Mughal Empire Chapter 5 : Rulers and Buildings Chapter 6 : Towns, Traders and Craftpersons Chapter 7 : Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Chapter 8 : Devotional Paths to the Divine Chapter 9 : The Making of Regional Cultures Chapter 10 : Eighteenth-Century Political Formations Class-8 Chapter 1: History How, When and Where Chapter 2 : History From Trade to Territory Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside Chapter 4 : Tribals, Dikus and The Vision of A Golden Age Chapter 5 : When People Rebel : 1857 and After Chapter 6 : Colonialism and the City: The Story of an Imperial Capital Chapter 7 : Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners Chapter 8 : Civilising the ‘Native’ Educating the Nation Chapter 9 : Women, Caste and Reform Chapter 10 : The Changing World of Visual Arts Chapter 11 : The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947 Chapter 12 : India After Independence Class-9 Chapter 1 : The French Revolution Chapter 2 : Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution Chapter 3 : Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Chapter 4 : Forest Society and Colonialism Chapter 5 Pastoralists in the Modern World Chapter 6 : Peasants and Farmers Chapter 7 : History and Sport: The Story of Cricket Chapter 8 : Clothing: A Social History Class-10 Chapter 1 : The Rise of Nationalism in Europe Chapter 2 : Nationalism in India Chapter 3 : The Making of a Global World ( The Pre – Modern World ) Chapter 4 : The Age of Industrialisation Chapter 5 : Print Culture & the Modern World Class-11 Chapter 1 : From the Beginning of Time Chapter 2 : Writing and City Life Chapter 3 : An Empire across Three Continents Chapter 4 : The Central Islamic Lands Chapter 5 : Nomadic Empires Chapter 6 : The Three Orders Chapter 7 : Changing Cultural Traditions Chapter 8 : Confrontation of Cultures Chapter 9 : The Industrial Revolution Chapter 10 : Displacing Indigenous Peoples Chapter 11 :Paths to Modernization Class-12 Chapter 1 : Bricks, Beads and Bones Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns Chapter 3 : Kinship, caste and Class Chapter 4 : Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Chapter 5 : Through the Eyes of Travellers Chapter 6 : Bhakti- Sufi Traditions Chapter 7 : An Imperial Captial Vijayanagara Chapter 8 : Peasants, Zamindars and the State Chapter 9 : Kings and Chronicles Chapter 10 : Colonialism and the Countryside Chapter 11 : Rebels and the Raj Chapter 12 : Colonial Cities Chapter 13 : Mahatma Gandhi and National Movements Chapter 14 : Understanding Partition Chapter 15 : Framing and the Constitution

Index Chapter-1 : Sources for Studying Modern Indian History Chapter-2 : Different Perspectives on Modern Indian History Chapter-3 : Europeans Arrive in India (15th Century) Chapter-4 : India on the Brink of Colonial Rule Chapter-5 : Expansion and Consolidation of British Rule in India Chapter-6 : People's Resistance Against British Rule Before 1857 Chapter-7 : The Revolt of 1857 Chapter-8 : Characteristics of Socio-Religious Reform Movements in 19th Century India Chapter-9 : Socio-Cultural Reform Movements in India Chapter-10 : Emergence of Modern Nationalism in India Chapter-11 : Origins of the Indian National Congress Chapter-12 : Rise of Militant Nationalism (1905–1909) Chapter-13 : Initial Phase of Revolutionary Action Chapter-14 : Nationalist Reaction to the First World War Chapter-15 : Gandhi's Ascendancy and the Revival of Nationalism Chatper-16 : Emergence of Non-Cooperation and Khilafat Agitation Chatper-17 : The Rise of New Actors in the Indian Struggle for Independence Chapter-18 : The Simon Commission (1927) Chapter-19 : Intersection of Civil Disobedience and Round Table Talks Chapter-20 : Deliberations on Post-Civil Disobedience Strategy Chapter-21 : Congress Rule in Provincial Governments: 1937-1939 Chapter-22 : Indian Nationalist Response to World War II Chapter-23 : Quit India Movement Chapter 24 : National Landscape After World War II Chapter-25 : Freedom with Division Chapter-26 : Progression of Constitutional Structure Chapter 27 : Analysis of Colonial Policies in the Indian Context Chapter-28 : Economic Consequences of British Colonialism in India Chapter-29 : Growth and Transformation of the Press in India Chapter-30 : Development of Education under East India Company Rule Chapter-31 : Economic Challenges Encountered by Indian Rural Population under Colonial Rule (1857-1947) Chapter-32 : Formation of the Working Class During British Rule in India Chapter-33 : Women Freedom Fighters of India Chapter-34 : Governors-General / Viceroy of India

Index Topics Page No. Ancient History Ancient History Sources 1 History Divisions 2 Stone Age 3-9 Chalcolithic Age 10-13 Indus Valley Civilization 14-25 Vedic Period 26-33 Buddhism 34-43 Jainism 44-56 Mahajanapadas and Magadha Empire 57-63 Foreign Invasion 64-67 Maurya Empire 68-83 Post Mauryan Dynasties 84-91 Gupta Empire 92-101 Pushyabhuti Dynasty 102-105 Chalukya Dynasty 106-108 Pallavas 109-111 Cholas 112-118 Rashtrakutas 119-121 Regional Dynasties 122-125 Sangam Age 126-129 Medieval History Early Medieval Times 130-137 Invasion In India 138-139 Delhi Sultanate 140-152 The Vijayanagar Empire 153-157 Bahmani Empire 158-160 Bhakti Movement 161-170 Sufism 171-177 The Mughal Empire 178-203 Popular Revolts and Movements 204-206 The Maratha Empire 207-212