MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Block – F, Greenwood City, Sector 46, Gurgaon – 122001

HISTORY CLASS XII PROJECT GUIDELINES Date: 30.05.2022

INTRODUCTION:
History is one of the most important disciplines in school education. It is the study of the
past, which helps us to understand our present and shape our future. It promotes the
acquisition and understanding of historical knowledge in breath and in depth across
cultures.
GUIDELINES:
• Students should provide relevant materials, suggesting websites, obtaining of required
permission for archives, historical sites, etc.
• As per CBSE guidelines one Project topic to be chosen by the students in the month of
April/May before the summer vacation and assessment of the project to be completed
by September. •
• Students are free to select from the given topics or they can even select any topics
related to NCERT syllabus.
• The students must submit original work.
• Project report should be hand written only.
• Eco-friendly materials can be used by students.
• AS per CBSE guidelines the Project must have minimum Thirty-Five pages.

PAGES IN SEQUENCE:

 Cover Page: Title of the Topic must be written.

 Personal Details: NAME-ROLL No.-SCHOOL’S NAME-SUBJECT-TOPIC
 Page of Certification (Will be provided by Teacher)
This is to Certify that ____________, Roll No. ___________ of Class XII
(Humanities) of Manav Rachna International School, Sector – 46, Gurugram,
has successfully completed the micro research project as per CBSE curriculum
for the academic year 2020-2021 under the guidance of Mrs. Sangeeta Ghosh.
INTERNAL EXAMINER
Date:
Signature:
EXTERNAL EXAMINER DIRECTOR PRINCIPAL
Name:
School:
Date:
Signature:
 Page 2: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 Page 3: INDEX
Sl. No. CONTENT Page No.
1. Need and Objective to the Study 4
 Page 4: NEED AND OBJECTIVE TO THE STUDY (Related to the topic: In Points)
 Page 5: HYPOTHESIS
(Positive or Negative Connotation. For Example- If the Child is attempting on
Mesopotamian Civilisation then to write down two to three lines like: The factors
that help to sustain the civilization through ages whereas the Harappan civilization
could not sustain.)
• Page 6: INTRODUCTION (of the Topic)
• Page 7: KEY WORDS (related to the Topic with Meanings) (Approximately 10)
• Page 8 to 27: (Specific Heading related to the Content/Topic)
(Needs to start each and every Content from a new page with title on the top)
• The CONTENT (Project) must have the following:
• Time Line
• Web Chart
• Picture Related With Theme (The Photographs must be bordered with title, can be
coloured or black and white)
• Map (Both printed and location/shade with pencil and colours)
• Page 28: METHODOLOGY (Based on Primary and Secondary Research)
• Page 29: (Questionnaire: Close Ending, Based on YES/NO/DONT KNOW)

• Page 30: DATA ANALYSIS (Based on the Questionnaire, through Pie Chart/Bar
Diagram, along with pasting of photographs of interviews)

• Page 31:REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE (Reviews of Other Historians,

Min 3, Max 5)

• Page 32: ANALYSIS (Total analysis of the topic)

• Page 33: CONCLUSION (of the topic)

• Page 34: BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Page 35: ANNEXURE – JOURNEY OF THE RESEARCH (Photographs and

Evidences related to the making of the Project, for example- Visit to Museum/ Library/
Ancient Heritage Site, etc)

FEW SUGGESTIVE TOPICS FOR PROJECTS

1. The mysteries behind the mound of dead –Mohenjo-Daro

2. An In-depth study to understand Spiritual Archaeology in the Sub-Continent

3. Buddha’s Path to Enlightenment

4. Insight and Reflection of Bernier’s notions of The Mughal Empire

5. “Mahatma Gandhi” – A legendary soul

 6. To reconstruct the History of Vijayanagar through the Archaeology of Hampi

7. Vision of unity behind the first war of Independence

8. Divine Apostle of Guru Nanak Dev

9. The process behind the framing of the Indian Constitution

10. The ‘BrahmNirupam’ of Kabir – A journey to Ultimate Reality

ASSESSMENT:
Allocation of Marks (20)
The marks will be allocated under the following heads:
1 Project Synopsis 2 Marks
2 Data/Statistical analysis/Map work 3 Marks
3 Visual/overall presentation 5 Marks
4 Analysis/explanation and interpretation 5 Marks
5 Bibliography 1 Mark
6 Viva 4 Marks
Total 20 Marks