Course Material

The whole UPSC History Optional syllabus in 51 chapters, one for each unit of Papers I and II, with every past question since 1979 placed under the topic that answers it.

Course content

2 sections · 51 items · 1 year of access

  • Chapter 1 · Sources

    26 pages · 15 past questions

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  • Chapter 2 · Pre-history and Proto-history

    15 pages · 10 past questions

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  • Chapter 3 · Indus Valley Civilization

    20 pages · 29 past questions

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  • Chapter 4 · Megalithic Cultures

    11 pages · 4 past questions

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  • Chapter 5 · Aryans and the Vedic Period

    21 pages · 29 past questions

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  • Chapter 6 · Period of Mahajanapadas

    21 pages · 24 past questions

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  • Chapter 7 · Mauryan Empire

    21 pages · 32 past questions

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  • Chapter 8 · Post-Mauryan Period

    23 pages · 36 past questions

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  • Chapter 9 · Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India

    13 pages · 8 past questions

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  • Chapter 10 · Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas

    26 pages · 37 past questions

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  • Chapter 11 · Regional States during Gupta Era

    30 pages · 33 past questions

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  • Chapter 12 · Themes in Early Indian Cultural History

    14 pages · 7 past questions

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  • Chapter 13 · Early Medieval India, 750–1200

    29 pages · 44 past questions

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  • Chapter 14 · Cultural Traditions in India, 750–1200

    27 pages · 40 past questions

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  • Chapter 15 · The Thirteenth Century

    17 pages · 22 past questions

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  • Chapter 16 · The Fourteenth Century

    24 pages · 39 past questions

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  • Chapter 17 · Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

    26 pages · 41 past questions

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  • Chapter 18 · The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Political Developments and Economy

    36 pages · 55 past questions

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  • Chapter 19 · The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Society and Culture

    12 pages · 11 past questions

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  • Chapter 20 · Akbar

    20 pages · 29 past questions

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  • Chapter 21 · Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

    21 pages · 30 past questions

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  • Chapter 22 · Economy and Society in the 16th and 17th Centuries

    20 pages · 29 past questions

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  • Chapter 23 · Culture in the Mughal Empire

    22 pages · 36 past questions

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  • Chapter 24 · The Eighteenth Century

    23 pages · 38 past questions

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  • Chapter 1 · European Penetration into India

    27 pages · 17 past questions

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  • Chapter 2 · British Expansion in India

    25 pages · 44 past questions

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  • Chapter 3 · Early Structure of the British Raj

    20 pages · 21 past questions

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  • Chapter 4 · Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

    37 pages · 66 past questions

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  • Chapter 5 · Social and Cultural Developments

    18 pages · 17 past questions

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  • Chapter 6 · Social and Religious Reform Movements

    25 pages · 39 past questions

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  • Chapter 7 · Indian Response to British Rule

    24 pages · 38 past questions

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  • Chapter 8 · Factors leading to the Birth of Indian Nationalism

    27 pages · 37 past questions

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  • Chapter 9 · Rise of Gandhi

    34 pages · 49 past questions

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  • Chapter 10 · Constitutional Developments in Colonial India, 1858–1935

    19 pages · 29 past questions

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  • Chapter 11 · Other Strands in the National Movement

    20 pages · 25 past questions

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  • Chapter 12 · Politics of Separatism

    17 pages · 19 past questions

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  • Chapter 13 · Consolidation as a Nation

    18 pages · 16 past questions

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  • Chapter 14 · Caste and Ethnicity after 1947

    13 pages · 10 past questions

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  • Chapter 15 · Economic Development and Political Change

    16 pages · 13 past questions

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  • Chapter 16 · Enlightenment and Modern Ideas

    24 pages · 41 past questions

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  • Chapter 17 · Origins of Modern Politics

    38 pages · 77 past questions

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  • Chapter 18 · Industrialization

    22 pages · 35 past questions

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  • Chapter 19 · Nation-State System

    30 pages · 47 past questions

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  • Chapter 20 · Imperialism and Colonialism

    23 pages · 40 past questions

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  • Chapter 21 · Revolution and Counter-Revolution

    24 pages · 50 past questions

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  • Chapter 22 · World Wars

    26 pages · 47 past questions

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  • Chapter 23 · The World after World War II

    20 pages · 26 past questions

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  • Chapter 24 · Liberation from Colonial Rule

    23 pages · 39 past questions

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  • Chapter 25 · Decolonization and Underdevelopment

    12 pages · 6 past questions

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  • Chapter 26 · Unification of Europe

    12 pages · 13 past questions

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  • Chapter 27 · Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar World

    16 pages · 19 past questions

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What you'll learn

  • Cover the whole Paper I and Paper II syllabus, unit by unit, in UPSC's order
  • Know which past questions each topic answers, and how often UPSC asks it
  • Name the historians and their positions where an answer needs them
  • Revise each chapter from its timeline, key terms and likely questions

Who this course is for

  • Aspirants who have chosen History as their UPSC Optional
  • Anyone who wants one syllabus-wise text instead of a shelf of books
  • Test-series students who want the full chapter behind each paper

Teacher

Sekhar

Sekhar History Classes · UPSC History

Sekhar History Classes is built around one subject — History — across every stage of the UPSC exam: History Optional, GS Prelims and GS1 Mains. The notes, past-year questions, model answers, maps and lectures on this site are the same material the courses are built on.

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