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Previous Year Question Paper (2025) · DU & College · Tribes of India
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This is the 2025 Semester Previous Year Question Paper for Tribes of India — Delhi University DU & College under the UGCF/NEP framework. Free to view on Sulaksh.
Tribes of India is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a tribal society and culture paper (vac.du.ac.in/tribes.html credit tiles: 02 credits, 1 lecture, 0 tutorial, 1 practical). As per the official VAC page at vac.du.ac.in (live), the course has Unit I On the Concept of Tribe in India (4 hours) features of tribes as a significant component of Indian civilisation; Unit II Tribal Social Institutions (5 hours); Unit III Tribal Worldview (3 hours) folklore, myths and legends; and Unit IV Tribes and National Freedom Movement (3 hours) role in freedom struggle — total 15 lecture hours with 15 weeks practical (syllabus collapse pp.1-2). The practical includes networking in tribal cultural/food festivals in Delhi, visiting the Centre for Tribal Studies and museum at Department of Anthropology, and preparing experiential notes on human values from diverse groups (practical list). Suggested readings include Beteille 2008 on Concept of Tribe and Xaxa 2008 on State, Society, and Tribes (reading list). Examination is as per University guidelines. Students lose marks by writing generic tribe definitions without citing the Concept of Tribe debate or the freedom movement role, both repeated long answers (as of 12 Sept 2026).
This is the Tribes of India - UPC 2152013602 | DSC/Core | DSC-17 | MAY-JUNE-2025 | SET-1 | — a Tribes of India your semester previous year question paper.
Source: DU examination paper — verify paper code and semester from your college handout before relying on it. Sulaksh is an independent student platform and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Delhi.
About this file: Tribes of India · this semester · May–June (even-semester). This PDF is 0.1 MB. It is one of 15 Tribes of India this semester PYQ documents on Sulaksh — compare it with the others in the same folder to spot repeating questions.
Official: University of Delhi · DU Exam Portal · your college's Tribes of India your semester handout.
Tribes of India is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a tribal society and culture paper (vac.du.ac.in/tribes.html credit tiles: 02 credits, 1 lecture, 0 tutorial, 1 practical). As per the official VAC page at vac.du.ac.in (live), the course has Unit I On the Concept of Tribe in India (4 hours) features of tribes as a significant component of Indian civilisation; Unit II Tribal Social Institutions (5 hours); Unit III Tribal Worldview (3 hours) folklore, myths and legends; and Unit IV Tribes and National Freedom Movement (3 hours) role in freedom struggle — total 15 lecture hours with 15 weeks practical (syllabus collapse pp.1-2). The practical includes networking in tribal cultural/food festivals in Delhi, visiting the Centre for Tribal Studies and museum at Department of Anthropology, and preparing experiential notes on human values from diverse groups (practical list). Suggested readings include Beteille 2008 on Concept of Tribe and Xaxa 2008 on State, Society, and Tribes (reading list). Examination is as per University guidelines. Students lose marks by writing generic tribe definitions without citing the Concept of Tribe debate or the freedom movement role, both repeated long answers (as of 12 Sept 2026).
Official sources: University of Delhi · DU Exam Portal · your college's Tribes of India handout. Verify paper codes and units for your batch.
