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In contrast, many more students appear for judicial service exams today, including from the general category. I think the change in attitude can be attributed to the following reasons:
1. A culture of seeking govt jobs among the lower-middle classes (as opposed to the affluent and upper-middle class) and a rise in students from this segment in NUJS (and other NLUs).
2. A tough job market. Unlike earlier years, there is Jindal to compete with, plus newer NLUs like MNLU and NLUO. TCs are rare and Big 7 jobs are harder to get. Successive Indian govts have failed miserably at job creation and the refusal to liberalise the legal sector has added to this.
3. Successive Indian governments have failed to create the Indian Judicial Service, which would have the prestige of the IAS and attract the cream of the crop. So students wanting to start off as judges have no other option.