4.38 lakh students take China's judicial exam

A record 4.38 lakh people have taken China's national judicial examination this year, an increase of 20 per cent from the last year, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry said 249 examination districts were set up nationwide with more than 19,000 exam sites in 31 provincial-level regions as well as in Hong Kong and Macao.
According to central government guidelines, by 2017 the current judicial examination will only be open to graduates majoring in law or people who have worked in law-related fields for a certain number of years.
This year's exam held yesterday and today is likely to be the last chance for many non-law graduates to take the test.

The reforms have led to a record high number of people applying to take the exam this year, an increase of 20 per cent from 2015, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
With their average age around 28, a total of 4.38 lakh people took the test.
The examination tests candidates on legal theory and applications, current law and regulations, legal practice and professional ethics.
The national judicial examination, one of the most exacting national tests in China, is the professional qualification for lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other related careers.