A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

People line up outside a national civil service exam site at a Shijiazhuang Industrial & Commercial College in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. 

 People line up outside a national civil service exam site at a Shijiazhuang Industrial & Commercial College in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

 A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. 

 People line up outside a national civil service exam site in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

People line up outside a national civil service exam site in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. 

 A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

 A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

 A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.

People line up outside a national civil service exam site at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. [Sina.com]

 People line up outside a national civil service exam site at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. [Sina.com]

People are taking the national civil service exam at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. [Sina.com]

 People line up outside a national civil service exam site at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Nov. 25, 2012. A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches. [Sina.com]

A record 1.12 million people took the annual national civil service exam on Sunday. They are competing for around 20,800 positions in more than 140 State-level government agencies and their affiliated public institutions and local branches.