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India needs more judges, and you can be one of them

I’ll come straight to the point, one that we all know: India does not have enough judges. Currently, more than 4.7 crore cases are pending across different courts owing to a shortage of judges. Think about this. India has about 21 judges per 10 lakh people as on December 31, 2021, while the sanctioned strength …

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How difficult is the journey to the bench really?

I thought I’d go crazy while preparing, I forgot the difference between day and night.  ~ Anupriya Sanga, Judicial Magistrate, First Class Unlike a lot of students who begin preparing for the judiciary during their law school days, Anupriya, who now holds a position as Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in a Jharkhand court, decided to …

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Busting the myth of the vast Judiciary exam syllabus

What is the fundamental requirement to clear any competitive examination?  Knowing the nature and pattern of the examination, wouldn’t you say? Because without understanding what questions will be asked and how, you can’t expect to crack the paper.  But when it comes to organising examinations for the lower judiciary, almost every Indian state has its …

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Life changes once you clear the Indian Judiciary exam

I want to begin by discussing the reasons why you should pursue a career in the Judiciary despite the challenges. Think about what motivates us to opt for a career, any career. While our passion might play some part in it, a large part of our motivation is based on the benefits associated with the …

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Which is the toughest judiciary exam to crack

In the last three years, five major states in India were not able to successfully fill all the judiciary seats that were advertised.  For three of the five states, more than 60% of the seats lay vacant! This was despite the fact that the number of students who appeared were more than 50 times the …

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How to achieve peak performance in judiciary exams: developing your mindset, health and habits for consistency

Are you preparing to crack the judiciary exam? Do you aspire to become a judge?  Have you wondered why some people are able to study effectively for hours, weeks, months and years, retain the information and apply themselves, and therefore crack the country’s toughest competitive exams, sometimes in one-shot, while others struggle for years and …