Changes

In 1856 the system of appointment by patronage was replaced by an open competitive examination. Courses of instruction and language training were then carried out in England. Young men were deemed to be fit for immediate service so no longer socialised in the capital unlike their predecessors. They would rely on local tutors for regional dialects.

==Records==

===Uncovenanted service===

This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-02/1297381051 post] advises that a number of [[LDS]] microfilms in respect of uncovenanted servants are listed in the LDS Library catalogue under the title [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831494&disp=A+return+of+all+offices%2C+places+and+pe&columns=*,0,0 A return of all offices, places and pensions, civil, political, military and commercial held under the East India Company within the United Kingdom and colonies. India Office]. The reference IOR/ L/AG/30/1-22/1-60 is quoted, however an examination of page 2 of the film notes for the catalogue entry shows that many of the records for uncovenanted servants are from the series '''IOR/L/F/10/119-188''', for the period to 1900 (broken range). [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlf8&cid=1&kw=IOR/L/F#1 India Office Records: Financial Department Records '''IOR/L/F'''] c.1800-1948 states "For the principal subjects represented in L/F, see Martin Moir 'A General Guide to the India Office Records' (London 1988) pp.171-172". The series IOR/L/F/10 does not appear in the Access to Archives catalogue (The only catalogue entries in Access to Archives for IOR/L/F are Contracts and Agreements IOR/L/F/8 1853-1946). If you wish to view these records at the [[British Library]] you will need to consult a guide such as [[British Library|Baxter’s Guide]] for details.

==Individuals==