Why do less people opt for judiciary exams after becoming a lawyer, whereas there is a lack of judges in India?

That's not the case. Taking an example of my own college Campus Law Centre, there are already 400 people taking coachings from Rahul's IAS for judiciary every year out of 2000 seats. And many are also doing self-study. In a way, you can say that many students opt for litigation or working in a firm. It depends on personal choice, some take a high in being a govt. officer with an average salary and some really aspire to big advocates on the lines of Kapil Sibal, Jaitley Jethmalani, Siddhartha Luthra. Moreover, some people want to earn after degree. They don't have time to prepare for the judiciary which requires at least 1.5 years minimum. Also, there is no security in judiciary as the competition is tough. For every one seat in each state, there are 100 people competing so it is not the case that people are not opting for judge exams.

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Firstly, the problem of less number of judges is not because people don't opt for judicial exams, it is because the government is not so much eager to fill the vacancies. Secondly, it's not that people don't opt for judicial exams after becoming a lawyer there are a lot of lawyers who are continuously trying to crack judiciary exams. In fact, there are thousands of freshers who are preparing for judiciary exams and are doing well.

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Nice question. The thing is when you complete your degree of law, there are many options regarding your career for example litigation, corporate sector, legal adviser and many more but clearing a judicial exam is not a one hand task. Some people are afraid to do hard work and others are attracted towards money which you can easily earn in the corporate sector.

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Only few people will clear it completely and they mostly prefer corporate jobs to earn more money.

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It actually depends in your choice. People want to mint more money and do they go in as corporate lawyers or private practice. Moreover some students try to give exams but don't clear it.

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Hi, Well, the people opting for judiciary exams depends on the no. of vacancies in states. Also, not every person prefers to be a judge. There is a dearth of judges but that is something which state governments can cure by increasing vacancies in the state and also enhancing the infrastructure. The choice of students and what they prefer cant be a generalisation on this.

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Hi, The main reason behind this could be that many students these days are attracted towards the corporate world and legal firms and as well as litigation wherein they get highly paid. They do not have any kind of restrictions and they can switch jobs as per their convenience. whereas it is not the same in the case of the judiciary. Judiciary exams have a very vast syllabus to study, the seats are limited and the salaries are also not as much the corporate world pays or as much a lawyer earns out of litigation. Yes, they do get a status in the society after becoming a Judge, but usually, the students get attracted towards the highly paid legal sectors. Also, one main reason is that judges have a very less of a social life and even you would agree that the students from our generation like so much being a socially active element of the society. So these could be the reasons for students' less attraction and interest towards the judiciary exams.

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Making a mistake and correcting a mistake need more strength and brave heart for them. Some people randomly chosen the courses as a law. And very few are interested to be part of litigation. And I am talking about who few part of litigation as a career. There all are from lawyers family. And as my concerning knowledge, they where very less people in knows about JMFC exams. Judicial service is like a government job. Fixed salaried and no more social acceptance of holiday.

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