32000! In my opinion thats not enough to attract the brightest of the country, which is evident if you have a look at the qualifications of the applicants. Although I have no right to be judging it from the outside but from what I have observed and heard till now is that most of the people who attempt the css exam are those who haven't achieved any notable success in their academic careers and are just hoping for a miracle in this exam (tukka chalne ka bohat suna hai maine),of course there are some bright people also and they are the ones who mostly clear it as well. But the fact remains that there is a dearth of quality candidates applying for CSS. You don’t see many MBA’s and MSC’s from the top universities in the world giving the exam.
Please correct me if I am wrong I am just expressing my opinion so please don’t get offended.