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8,500 candidates appearing on runway of airstrip for home guard job in Odisha gone viral

Published - December 21, 2025 04:45 am IST - BHUBANESWAR The pay is less than ₹650 a day and the job sits at the lowest rung of policing, demanding long hours of vigil at police stations and law-and-order hotspots. Yet, such was the rush for job that the Odisha Police had to turn an airstrip into an examination hall for nearly 8,500 aspirants competing for just 183 Home Guard posts in Sambalpur district on December 16. The images have since gone viral.

8,500 candidates appearing on runway of airstrip for home guard job in Odisha gone viral

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Key Highlights

  • “When we advertised for recruiting 183 posts of home guards, little did we know that so many candidates would vie for the job.
  • More than 10,600 candidates have applied for the job for which Standard V was the minimum qualification.
  • We had to reject applications on ground of under-qualification and under-age,” said Bilkis Nesha, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Home-Guard), Sambalpur.
  • Around 8,500 admit cards were issued and routed through police stations for distribution among aspirants.
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