Even as the number of aspirants writing these exams continues to rise every year, the number of positions remains limited.
In the 2023 examinations, Uttar Pradesh held its exam in February, with a total of 79,565 applicants filling out the forms. 50,837 of them took the preliminary exams for 303 available seats. Likewise, in Bihar, which conducted its preliminary exam in June, 17,819 aspirants appeared for just 155 positions. In Uttarakhand, approximately 13,000 aspirants appeared for just 15 seats. In Tamil Nadu, a total of 12,037 aspirants appeared for a mere 50 seats.
In 2020, when Bihar organized the exam for 221 seats, approximately 15,000 students appeared. Similarly, in Uttar Pradesh, for 610 seats, more than 60,000 students sat for the preliminary exams.
Similarly, when Delhi conducted the PCSJ exams the previous year, approximately 15,000 students took the preliminary exam for only 123 positions. In 2019, about 10,000 candidates sat for the exam, which had 50 available seats.
Around 16,000 aspirants appeared for just 122 seats in the Maharashtra judiciary exam for 2022.
Source: Barandbench
