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Covenanted service was given by the elite top ranks of the Civil Service who gave a pledge good behaviour. Lower ranks that took Uncovenanted Service were recuited in India, be they English, Indian, or [[Anglo Indian]].
A subcategory of the Indian Civil Service was the Indian Political Service whose members were responsible for the civil administration of frontier districts and also served as British Agents to rulers of Princely States.
==Positions==
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*[[wikipedia:Indian Civil Service|Indian Civil Service]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Administrators_in_British_India Category: Administrators in British India] Wikipedia
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/civilservice/civilservice.html India Office Records Civil Service sources] British Library *[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/centralasia/2009revisedguide.pdf Guide to India Office Records relating to Central Asia] explains the role of the Political and Secret Department. British Library publication.
*[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203758 “The Men Who Ruled India”] by Sagarika Ghose, ''Outlook'', 25 June 1997
*[http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2089/1/Coombs_CEB_History_PhD_2011.pdf.pdf ''State Change in the Punjab: Professional and Personal Experiences of British Civil Servants over India’s independence and beyond''] by Catherine Eleanor Brown Coombs. Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of PhD, The University of Leeds, School of History September 2011.
