NCERT Companion · History
NCERT History for UPSC
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Indian History plus World History — from Indus Valley to Independence, Mughal Empire to French Revolution.
67
Chapters
162
UPSC PYQs linked
39
High-Yield
UPSC angle — History is the single largest cluster in UPSC Prelims GS Paper 1, accounting for 15–20 questions per year. Ancient India (Class 6, 11, 12) and Modern India (Class 8, 10, 12) are the highest-tested clusters.
Class 6
History
01
What, Where, How and When?
Ch 1High-Yield
What, Where, How and When?
History
02
From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food
Ch 2High-Yield
From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food
History
03
In the Earliest Cities
Ch 3High-Yield
In the Earliest Cities
History
04
What Books and Burials Tell Us
Ch 4Medium-Yield
What Books and Burials Tell Us
History
05
Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
Ch 5High-Yield
Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
History
06
New Questions and Ideas
Ch 6High-Yield
New Questions and Ideas
4 PYQs
History
07
Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War
Ch 7Medium-Yield
Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War
1 PYQ
History
08
Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
Ch 8Medium-Yield
Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
History
09
Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
Ch 9Medium-Yield
Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
History
10
New Empires and Kingdoms
Ch 10Medium-Yield
New Empires and Kingdoms
1 PYQ
History
11
Buildings, Paintings and Books
Ch 11Medium-Yield
Buildings, Paintings and Books
Class 7
History
01
Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years
Ch 1Medium-Yield
Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years
1 PYQ
History
02
New Kings and Kingdoms
Ch 2Medium-Yield
New Kings and Kingdoms
1 PYQ
History
03
The Delhi Sultans
Ch 3Medium-Yield
The Delhi Sultans
1 PYQ
History
04
The Mughal Empire
Ch 4High-Yield
The Mughal Empire
5 PYQs
History
05
Rulers and Buildings
Ch 5High-Yield
Rulers and Buildings
History
06
Towns, Traders and Craftspersons
Ch 6Medium-Yield
Towns, Traders and Craftspersons
History
07
Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
Ch 7Medium-Yield
Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
1 PYQ
History
08
Devotional Paths to the Divine
Ch 8High-Yield
Devotional Paths to the Divine
History
09
The Making of Regional Cultures
Ch 9Medium-Yield
The Making of Regional Cultures
History
10
Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
Ch 10High-Yield
Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
Class 8
History
01
How, When and Where
Ch 1High-Yield
How, When and Where
History
02
From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
Ch 2High-Yield
From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
4 PYQs
History
03
Ruling the Countryside
Ch 3High-Yield
Ruling the Countryside
History
04
Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
Ch 4Medium-Yield
Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
1 PYQ
History
05
When People Rebel: 1857 and After
Ch 5High-Yield
When People Rebel: 1857 and After
History
06
Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
Ch 6High-Yield
Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
History
07
Civilising the 'Native', Educating the Nation
Ch 7Medium-Yield
Civilising the 'Native', Educating the Nation
2 PYQs
History
08
Women, Caste and Reform
Ch 8Medium-Yield
Women, Caste and Reform
2 PYQs
History
09
The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
Ch 9High-Yield
The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
3 PYQs
History
10
India After Independence
Ch 10High-Yield
India After Independence
Class 9
History
01
The French Revolution
Ch 1High-Yield
The French Revolution
History
02
Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Ch 2High-Yield
Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
History
03
Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
Ch 3High-Yield
Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
History
04
Forest Society and Colonialism
Ch 4High-Yield
Forest Society and Colonialism
History
05
Pastoralists in the Modern World
Ch 5Medium-Yield
Pastoralists in the Modern World
Class 10
History
01
The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Ch 1High-Yield
The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
History
02
Nationalism in India
Ch 2High-Yield
Nationalism in India
9 PYQs
History
03
The Making of a Global World
Ch 3High-Yield
The Making of a Global World
History
04
The Age of Industrialisation
Ch 4Medium-Yield
The Age of Industrialisation
2 PYQs
History
05
Print Culture and the Modern World
Ch 5High-Yield
Print Culture and the Modern World
Class 11
History
01
From the Beginning of Time
Ch 1Low-Yield
From the Beginning of Time
2 PYQs
History
02
Writing and City Life
Ch 2Medium-Yield
Writing and City Life
1 PYQ
History
03
An Empire Across Three Continents
Ch 3High-Yield
An Empire Across Three Continents
History
04
The Central Islamic Lands
Ch 4Medium-Yield
The Central Islamic Lands
7 PYQs
History
05
Nomadic Empires
Ch 5High-Yield
Nomadic Empires
4 PYQs
History
06
The Three Orders
Ch 6Medium-Yield
The Three Orders
2 PYQs
History
07
Changing Cultural Traditions
Ch 7Medium-Yield
Changing Cultural Traditions
History
08
Confrontation of Cultures
Ch 8Medium-Yield
Confrontation of Cultures
History
09
The Industrial Revolution
Ch 9Medium-Yield
The Industrial Revolution
1 PYQ
History
10
Displacing Indigenous Peoples
Ch 10Medium-Yield
Displacing Indigenous Peoples
History
11
Paths to Modernization
Ch 11Medium-Yield
Paths to Modernization
Class 12
History
01
Bricks, Beads and Bones
Ch 1High-Yield
Bricks, Beads and Bones
13 PYQs
History
02
Kings, Farmers and Towns
Ch 2High-Yield
Kings, Farmers and Towns
10 PYQs
History
03
Kinship, Caste and Class
Ch 3High-Yield
Kinship, Caste and Class
2 PYQs
History
04
Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
Ch 4High-Yield
Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
24 PYQs
History
05
Through the Eyes of Travellers
Ch 5High-Yield
Through the Eyes of Travellers
2 PYQs
History
06
Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
Ch 6High-Yield
Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
4 PYQs
History
07
An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
Ch 7High-Yield
An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
8 PYQs
History
08
Peasants, Zamindars and the State
Ch 8High-Yield
Peasants, Zamindars and the State
4 PYQs
History
09
Kings and Chronicles
Ch 9High-Yield
Kings and Chronicles
1 PYQ
History
10
Colonialism and the Countryside
Ch 10High-Yield
Colonialism and the Countryside
3 PYQs
History
11
Rebels and the Raj
Ch 11High-Yield
Rebels and the Raj
7 PYQs
History
12
Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
Ch 12Medium-Yield
Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
1 PYQ
History
13
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
Ch 13High-Yield
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
22 PYQs
History
14
Understanding Partition
Ch 14Medium-Yield
Understanding Partition
1 PYQ
History
15
Framing the Constitution
Ch 15High-Yield
Framing the Constitution
5 PYQs