Judicial officers share success stories with varsity students
First, the law students must clearly decide whether they want to pursue judiciary, litigation or join corporate law firms. For the same reason, it is very important to join internships Everybody faces difficulties. I too was working as a senior accountant before clearing the RJS exam. But with determination and conviction, you can clear the exam
officers and probationers of Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS) interacted with the students of University of Rajasthan on Monday and shared their success stories with them.
The programme was jointly organised by department of law and the Administrative Service Pre Training Centre of the university.
Chaired by the university vice chancellor and Jaipur divisional commissioner Rajeshwar Singh, the programme was the third in the series of interactions between officers and students. It was preceded by an interaction with probationers and officers of Indian Administrative Service on February 11 and Rajasthan Administrative Service on February 18.
Addressing the students, Chitrakshi Singh, who has cleared the RJS in 2017, said first, the law students must clearly decide whether they want to pursue judiciary, litigation or join corporate law firms. “For the same reason, it is very important to join internships and participate in debates and moot court competitions which will help you discover your inclinations,” said Chitrakshi, who is currently in the final year of LLM at University of Rajasthan.
She further said that internships nurture research and drafting skills of students and court room visit gives them a basic practical knowledge about the way things function. While emphasizing on the importance of patience, confidence and articulation, Chitrakshi also urged the students to be aware about major judgments and legal developments.
Another speaker Ajay Pratap Singh, who cleared the RJS 2016, said that aspirants approach him and say that they find preparing juggling between academics and jobs difficult. “Everybody faces difficulties. I too was working as a senior accountant in Dholpur before clearing the RJS exam. But with determination and conviction that you can do it, you can clear the exam,” said Ajay, who is undergoing training at district and sessions court, Jaipur metropolitan.
He also asked the students to stop comparing themselves with others and focus on their own preparations.
Other speakers also discussed the syllabus-related details. SPS Shekhawat of the department of law in the university, who was also the convener of the programme, said such programmes will give help the aspirants in the long run.