Assam has become the first Indian state to add "transgender" as an identity category for people seeking civil service jobs, allowing 42 trans candidates to apply to sit an entry exam, an official and a campaigner said on Friday.

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'Matter of pride': Indian state lets transgender to register for civil services exam

Why Indian schools have so few transgender students