CBSE GUIDELINES FOR CLASS XII
HISTORY PROJECT WORK (2025 - 26)
MARKS DISTRIBUTION [20 MARKS]
1. Presentation of the Topic – 6 marks
2. Relevance of the Topic - 5 Marks
3. Content Analysis and its Relevance – 4 Marks
4. External and Internal Viva – 4 Marks
Topics for the Project and Students chosen for each topic are:
1. THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION - ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EXCAVATIONS AND NEW PERSPECTIVES:
A) ADRITI KARMAKAR
2. THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE:
A) RITIKA GUPTA
B) OISHIK ROY
3. “MAHABHARAT” - THE GREAT EPIC OF INDIA:
A) SACHI GHOSH
B) AVIRUP CHAKRABORTY
4. THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE VEDIC PERIOD:
A) ANKITA CHANDA
B) OLIVIA MONDAL
5. BUDDHA CHARITA:
A) ANKITA HALDER
6. A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF JAINISM:
A) ANUMITRA MONDAL
B) SUKANYA SHEE
7. BHAKTI MOVEMENT - MULTIPLE INTERPRETATION AND
COMMENTARIES:
A) DITIPRIYA BANERJEE
B) ARGHADEEP NASKAR
8. THE MYSTICAL DIMENSIONS OF SUFISM:
A) OISHI DUTTA
9. GLOBAL LEGACY OF GANDHIAN IDEAS:
A) PARAMJIT SARKAR
B) SUSWAGATA DUTTA
10.THE ARCHITECTURAL CULTURE OF THE VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE:
A) ALFA ROSE HOSSEN
B) TANNISHTHA CHAKRABORTY
11.LIFE OF WOMEN IN THE MUGHAL RURAL SOCIETY:
A) NISHITA KUNDU
12.COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LAND REVENUE SYSTEMS
INTRODUCED BY THE BRITISHERS IN INDIA:
A) ARNAV CHOUDHURY
B) ARITRIKA SAHU
13.THE REVOLT OF 1857 - CAUSES; PLANNING AND COORDINATION;
LEADERSHIP; VISION OF UNITY:
A) RAJIV SHAW
B) ARKAPRABHA GHOSH
14. THE PHILOSOPHY OF GURU NANAK DEV:
A) AHAN DASGUPTA
B) SANA MONDAL
15. THE VISION OF KABIR:
A) DEBADRITA SENGUPTA
B) ZENIFA RAHAMAN SARDAR
16. AN INSIGHT INTO THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION:
A) SANTANU MONDAL
B) SINJAN RAKSHIT
17. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUPAS AND PILLAR EDICTS:
A) ANUSHKA SAHA
18. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUGHAL AND VIJAYANAGARA
ARCHITECTURE:
A) MAHASHWETA BHATTACHARYYA
GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS:
● Students should complete the project on the topic allotted to them. No deviation will be
entertained.
● Understand the topic.
● Prepare the project in a shoelace file (A4 size).
● A Four-sided margin should be there on the unruled pages.
● A Four-sided border should be on every picture you are pasting or drawing.
● Extra decoration is not required.
● Use the reference of maps and timelines wherever required.
● Proper format should be maintained.
● The file should be neatly presented and well organized.
● Be creative but economical! (Use pictures or be an artist!)
● The project should be of Max. 20-25 pages—number the pages properly
● Use a black or blue ballpoint pen to write—no other color of ink will be accepted
● You can use all colors for pictures.
● Presentation in front of examiners will be based on the project done.
● Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Copy and Paste from any book or website is
strictly prohibited. Project work should be the original work of the student.
● Don’t use whiteners in the Project work.
● PROJECT WORK SHOULD BE INDIVIDUAL WORK AND HAND-WRITTEN.
● THE PROJECT FILE SHOULD BE COVERED WITH WHITE CHART PAPER ONLY
FOR NOW!
STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT:
PAGE 1: Name, School, Class, Section, Subject, Topic, and other details on the cover page,
PAGE 2: Certificate
PAGE 3: Acknowledgement
PAGE 4: Contents or Index
PAGE 5: Objective of the study
PAGE 6: Introduction
PAGE 7 - 25 (MAX.): Main topic or the body of the project
PAGE 26: Conclusion
PAGE 27: Bibliography (Follow APA style referencing*)
*APA REFERENCING:
1. FOR BOOKS: Author’s surname, Author’s initial(s). (Date Published), Title of
the Source, Location of the Publisher, Publisher.
For example:
2. FOR WEBSITE: Full retrieval from the URL.
For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Roman_Empire
*FILE SUBMISSION: FIRST DAY AFTER SUMMER VACATION*
