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Another alternative is you can consider going for masters at any of the T1s. Along with it, you can continue studying for PSUs, judiciary etc.
1. You graduated from a T1 NLU - you have passed out already.
2. The internships you did are useless and have no weight in your CV
3. Did nothing in college
4. Your parents want you to do a job now
Leave aside law, in any UG college course, a reasonable parent would expect their reasonable child would get a job (though I disagree with there being a 'job' in the legal profession) or have a career path which is set. The fact that your parents did not have that conversation before you graduated, and the fact that they are asking you now, after they saw you being sitting at home for so long, for so many months, means that you are spoiled - no one would have otherwise used the terms in the fashion you used - "fucked around" etc. You had and have an umbrella which protected you for so long.
You ask for advice - as to what you should do - whether join a firm, or sit and prepare for an stupid ass examination. On jobs, there is no job in aproffesion, and these law firm jobs are nothing but clerical work - something said out aloud here alot of times. Second, unless your parents have the contacts, how are you even gonna join a good law firm bro? People from poor colleges struggle to get internships even in the most shadiest of firms because of their college background, and you - a t1 nlu graduate wants to join a good law firm w/o having any experience? Not even a mid or a low tier would hire you. It may come off as harsh, but that's the truth. Second, on preparation for examinations, sir, what exams are you gonna prepare for? Without going on the merits of these useless lack of respect govt exams which people respect for no reason whatsoever, the way you call these exams stupid, and your history in college clearly shows that you won't end up studying - you'll "fuck around" again.
Clearly, there's no easy path out of this - even litigation cannot save you, or perhaps it could - because it is a great leveller and you working there might have a change of perspective, but its rather clear that a brat like you won't consider it. My advice will be to have your mentality changed - you need to change your outlook in life and get rid of this attitude - then only can you even succeed at whatever possible options you have.
Don't waste your time on exams you clearly have no discipline to see it through.
Might I suggest looking into some in house roles as well, with steady work life balance and a decent salary you can have your space to grow at your own pace and make an informed decision maybe a year later.
Grow you LinkedIn presence, pick up a long term internship (3-5 months), use this time to write a publish papers. Time is on your side, this phase of your life is only going to strengthen you mentally.