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Sunday, October 31, 2010

STRUCTURE OF PAPER III-UGC/NET

Section I: It requires the candidates to write a critique of a given passage or
stanza from a known thinker/writer. Five carefully considered specific
questions are to be asked on the given passage, requiring an answer in
upto 30 words. It shall carry 5 X 5 = 25 marks. In the case of science
subjects, a theoretical problem will be set for the candidates to
analyse. Five questions will be asked thereon. Questions in this section
shall be numbered as 1 – 5.

Section II: Fifteen questions will be asked across the syllabus for Paper-III(A).
The questions will be definitional or seeking particular information
and are to be answered in up to 30 words each. Each question will
carry 5 marks (15 x 5 = 75 marks). There will be no internal choice.
The questions in this section shall be numbered from 6 to 20.

Section III: Five extended answers based on analytical/evaluative questions will
be asked on the major specializations/electives. Questions will be
asked on all major specializations/electives and the candidates will be
asked to choose one specialisation/elective and answer the five
questions from it. The questions will be set from the syllabus for

Paper-III(B). There is to be no internal choice. Each question will be
answered in up to 200 words and shall carry 12 marks (5 x 12 = 60
marks). Where there is no specialization/elective, 5 questions will be
set across the syllabus for Paper-III. The questions in this section shall
be numbered from 21 to 25.

Section IV: Essay writing – One question with internal choice on general themes
and contemporary, theoretical or of disciplinary relevance will be
given. The candidate would write up to 1000 words. The question
should be numbered as 26.

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JOBS 4 HISTORY STUDENTS

Career options for students who have finished their graduation in history are quite high.Students can appear for the UPSC or the state wide PSC tests.Almost 40 % of I.A.S examination questions are taken from history.Those who like the teaching profession can get the B.Ed (after BA) or M.Ed (after MA) degree and apply for teacher or Assistant Professor positions. Many other job options are available for B A history Student. A few include:Archivists,Information Managers, Librarians, Public Relations officer,Records Managers, Teaching,Law, Research, Diplomacy,Public service,Journalism, Ministry,Insurance, Politics,Publishing,Archaeologist,Archivist,Historical researcher, Museum work,Secondary school teacher,Tour guide,University lecturer etc.

"Gandhi as the ascetic defender of property,the mascot of the bourgoisie and in actual achievement -statistics as the Jonah of Revolution"..By R P Dutt.... “I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the roles”.by Jacques Derrida."History is the witness of the times, the torch of the truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity."- By Cicero, Roman Oratore "All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon" By Voltaire.“D D Kosambi and R S Sharma,together with Daniel Thorner,brought peasants into the study of indian history for the first time”.Comment of Irfan Habib."I only accept awards from academic institutions or those associated with my professional work,and not state awards".[Romila Thapar on her refusal to accept padma bhshan in 1992.......]"If HUME and other English liberals hoped to use Congress as a SAFETY VALVE ,the Congress leaders hoped to use HUME as a lightening conductor".[Words of BIPIN CHANDRA...]

HISTORICAL FACTS.

1-Facts are importand for the constuction of history.2-Anything which gives us some idea about the past or present or future can be termed as fact.3-it is also called sources.4-sources are two kinds PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.5-Primary or Direct sources are anything which gives us information directly.6-Secondary sources or Indirect sources provides information indirectly.7-TERTIARY sources are used to describe a work which is a compilation of primary and secondary sources.It focused on the identification of scholarly work than on content. For example :bibliography,library catalog,directories etc.8-That is why RANKE said”NO SOURCES,NO HISTORY”.9-To Ranke “all kinds of sources should be subjected to criticism.10-HEURISTICS means searching of facts or sources.11-HERMENEUTICS aims to find out the authenticity or veracity of the sources.12-DEDUCTIVE METHOD is a type of reasoning from general to particular.13-INDUCTIVE METHOD is a reasoning from particular to general.

HISTORIAN OF THIS MONTH

K.P.PADMANABHA MENON Born in October 1857. Father: Diwan Peshkar Sankunny Menon. Mother: Parvathy Amma. K.P. Padmanabha Menon was the son of Diwan Peshkar Sankunni Menon who for the first time attempted to write the history of Travancore. Through his work Kerala Charithram (History of Kerala), Padmanabha Menon surpassed the talents of his father. Padmanabha Menon was an eminent Advocate, Judge and Historian. He also wrote Kochi Rajya Charithram (History of Cochin). He was also the Advocate General of Madras Government and member of Marumakkathayam Committee. He died on 1 May 1919.

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

STRUCTURE OF PAPER III-UGC/NET

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