Over 8,000 candidates write home guard test in Odisha

Sambalpur’s airstrip in Odisha was converted into an exam centre, where more than 8,000 candidates appeared to compete for a limited 187 Home Guard posts on December 16.

The Aerial footage of the scene of several thousand candidates, some of them reportedly with MBA and MCA degrees, went viral on social media.

According to the administration, the overwhelming number of



candidates made it difficult to conduct tests in different exam centres across the state.

Keeping in view the large number of candidates, the Sambalpur district police converted the Sambalpur airstrip into an examination centre to ensure smooth conduct of the tests. The candidates were seated under the open sky on the runway, while authorities deployed multiple drones and police personnel to monitor the exam.