Bhubaneswar: Trisha Patra often faces raw agreements from the community because of being transgender.
Now, he does not leave the stone missed to improve fitness, physical efficiency, and Garner’s knowledge on different subjects, including mathematics.
Not only Trisha, but other people like him out to break the shackles of imperfections and gender limitations to become police officers.
26 The police aspirants have trained hard to become sub-inspectors (SI) in the Odisha police, the exam will be held next month.
Overall 1,32,496 applicants, including 26 people included in the transgender community applied for 477 posts.
Taking a signal from Tamil Nadu, the Odisha police for the first time invited applications from transgender people for the work of the state police.
“Our day starts with strict exercise and exercise from 5am to 9 in the morning.
We have run, practice high jumps, long leaps, yoga and various other physical exercises,” Trisha said, who worked with an NGO involved Various activities with mixed municipal corporation.
Meera Parida, a transgender leader and social activist, has arranged free coaching and hires teachers, who have taught mathematics, English and odia to the candidates.
Applicants have also been given books and magazines to gain knowledge of current affairs.
“We have the opportunity to live a life of dignity.
We don’t know whether we will erode through the test, but we will give the best,” said Shreya nayak, other applicants.
SI examination will be carried out in two phases – computer-based recruitment checks (CBRE) and measurement of physical standards and physical efficiency tests.
CBRE involves paper-i in general English and odia of 100 signs that need to be answered by applicants in 90 minutes.
Paper-II involves a general study carrying 200 marks where applicants will get 180 minutes to answer.
However, the physical efficiency section does not have clarity on test standards for transgender applicants.
The check date can be announced at any time.
The police only clarify physical standards and efficiency for the category of men and women.
“We are still in the dark about standards in the transgender category,” Salma Begum said, another applicant, said.