History Notes for UPSC. Get Indian History Notes for IAS : IAS

Each year, a large number of questions are asked from Indian History as well as Art & Culture of India. To help aspirants in their journey to clear IAS Exam, we have compiled important Notes on History that will cover the entire syllabus of UPSC History. These notes have been made with the help of various sources like NCERT History books, standard books and also topics covered are in line with the UPSC previous year question papers.

Indian History Notes for UPSC IAS

Ancient India History Notes for UPSC

S.No.	Topic	Link
1.	Timeline of Indian History	Click here
2.	Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)	Click here
3.	Early Vedic Period (1500 BC - 1000 BC)	Click here
4.	Later Vedic period (1000 BC - 500 BC)	Click here
5.	Buddhism & Jainism	Click here
6.	Mahajanapadas, Haryanka Dynasty, Shishunaga Dynasty, Nanda Dynasty	Click here
7.	Maurya Period	Click here
8.	Kushana Empire	Click Here
9.	Indo-Greek Rule	Click Here
10.	Gupta Period	Click here

Medieval History Notes for UPSC

S.No.	Topic	Link
1.	Chalukya Dynasty and Pallava Dynasty	Click here
2.	Sangam Age	Click here
3.	States in North India (Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas)	Click here
4.	The Rajput States	Click here
5.	Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms	Click here
6.	Delhi Sultanate Part-1	Click here
7.	Delhi Sultanate Part-2	Click here
8.	Mughal Empire Part-1	Click here
9.	Mughal Empire Part-2	Click here
10.	Mughal Empire Part-3	Click here
11.	Mughal Empire Part-4	Click here
12.	Bhakti and Sufi Movement	Click here

Modern India History Notes for UPSC

S.No.	Topic	Link
1.	Advent of Europeans in India	Click here
2.	Peasant Movements in India: Civil Uprising	Click here
3.	Tribal Revolts in India	Click here
4.	Revolt of 1857	Click here
5.	Political & Socio-religious Organization Before INC	Click here
6.	Governor-General and Viceroy of India	Click here
7.	Land Revenue System	Click here
8.	Indian National Movement (1885-1905)	Click here
9.	Indian National Movement (1905-1917)	Click here
10.	Newspapers and Journals during British India	Click here
11.	Indian National Movement (1917-1947)	Click here
12.	INA and the freedom struggle	Click Here
13.	Mountbatten Plan(1947)	Click Here
14.	Indian Freedom Movement: Socio-Cultural Organisations	Click Here
15.	Education during the British Period	Click here
16.	Revolutionary Movements During British Period	Click here
17.	Development of Press during the British Period	Click here
18.	Women Participation In Indian Freedom Struggle	Click Here
19.	Evolution of Civil Services	Click Here
20.	Role of India in World War-1	Click Here
21.	Post Independence Consolidation of India	Click here
22.	Emergency in India (1975-1977)	Click Here

Art and Culture Notes for UPSC

S. No.	Topic	Link
1.	Indian monuments and their builders (state-wise)	Click here
2.	Ancient Indian Architecture	Click here
3.	Mughal Architecture	Click here
4.	Architecture During Delhi Sultanate	Click here
5.	Famous Temples in India	Click here
6.	Classical Dances, Folk Dances and Martial Arts	Click here
7.	Indian Paintings	Click here
8.	Indian schools of Ancient Indian Philosophy	Click here
9.	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Sites in India	Click here
10.	UNESCO World Heritage Sites	Click here
11.	GI Tag	Click here
12.	Puppetry, Theatre Forms, Musical Instrument	Click here