evidence: Despite the government reserving 45 percent civil service seats for indegenious people, Madhesis, Dalits, women and disabled people, the Hill Brahmins continue to get recruited in civil services in the highest numbers. [...] According to the 62nd Annual Report 2020-21 of the Public Service Commission, 47.83 percent of total candidates recommended by the commission based on the results of written tests and interview for recruitment in government service were Hill Brahmins. [...] Citing a study conducted by Tribhuvan University’s Department of Sociology in 2014-15, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration last year revealed in its publication ‘Prashasan’ that Hill Brahmins constituted 39 percent of total civil servants, followed by 22.3 percent Hill Chhetris.