00605pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001600040245006300056260000900119300001400128362001100142520022800153650002600381650001800407773003400425180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBarik, R.K.  aSocial background of civil service: some depressing trends  c2004  ap.625-28.  a14 Feb  aRecruitment patterns in the civil services have revealed a distinct upper class, urban bias. Candidates from a rural background and from the minority communities find themselves increasingly at a disadvantage. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aEconomic and Political Weekly