NCERT Essential History Handbook: Comprehensive Summary of NCERT History Class 6-12 Books for UPSC and other Exams

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE, State PSCs, SSC, UGC-NET, Banking, Railways, Teaching Exams (CTET/TET), Defence Exams (NDA/CDS/CAPF) or other competitive exams?

The Comprehensive NCERT Handbook Series offers a structured, concise, and exam-oriented summary of NCERT History textbooks (Class 6–12), written in a lucid and easy-to-understand format—ideal for mastering ancient, medieval, modern, and world history.

NCERT Books Coverage

Class 6 – Our Past-I

Earliest People • Food Production • Earliest Cities • Books & Burials • Early Kingdoms • New Ideas • Ashoka • Villages & Towns • Traders & Pilgrims • New Empires • Art & Literature

Class 7 – Our Past-II

Medieval Changes • New Kings • Delhi Sultans • Mughal Empire • Rulers & Buildings • Towns & Traders • Tribes & Nomads • Bhakti & Sufi Paths • Regional Cultures • 18th Century Politics

Class 8 – Our Past-III

Colonial Expansion • Trade to Territory • Revenue Systems • Tribal Movements • Revolt of 1857 • Colonial Cities • Crafts & Industries • Education & Reform • Women & Caste • National Movement • Post-Independence India

Class 9 – India & the Contemporary World-I

French Revolution • Russian Revolution • Nazism & Hitler • Colonial Forest Policies • Pastoral Communities • Peasants & Farmers • Cricket & Society • Clothing & Social Change

Class 10 – India & the Contemporary World-II

Nationalism in Europe • Indo-China Movement • Indian Nationalism • Globalisation • Industrialisation • Urban Life • Print Culture • Novels & Modern Society

Class 11 – Themes in World History

Human Origins • Early Cities • Roman Empire • Islamic Lands • Nomadic Empires • Feudal Orders • Cultural Changes • Colonisation • Industrial Revolution • Indigenous Peoples • Paths to Modernity

Class 12 – Themes in Indian History-I

Harappan Civilization • Early States & Economies • Kinship & Caste Systems • Cultural Developments • Travellers’ Accounts

Class 12 – Themes in Indian History-II

Bhakti & Sufi Traditions • Vijayanagara Empire • Agrarian Society • Mughal Courts • Colonial Countryside

Class 12 – Themes in Indian History-III

Revolt of 1857 • Colonial Cities • Gandhi & National Movement • Partition • Framing the Constitution

Master History with the Essential History Handbook – Your Complete NCERT Summary Guide!