01062pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002600040245008300066260000900149300001300158362001100171520065600182650002600838650001800864773003400882180718b2009   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aTangirala, Maruthi P.  aLanguage choice and life chances: evidence from the civil services examination  c2009  ap.16-20.  a26 Sep  aCareers in the civil service are a continuing source of prestigious employment to the middle and upper classes of non-metropolitan India, even as a erstwhile elite classes look for greener pastures. Differential access to languages, especially to English, distinguishes the "national" and regional elites in India. This article presents evidence relating to language choice from the civil services exams post-1979. The perceptible changes in preferences of candidates taking this exam reflect a new confidence with using Indian languages led by Hindi and mirror the larger changes in the linguistic landscape and in linguistic relations. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aEconomic and Political Weekly