# Forest guard walk test set for 99 candidates in Shajapur 2026-10-23T10:57:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Madhya Pradesh forest department has completed biometric, document and physical measurement checks for candidates selected for the second stage of the Forest Guard Recruitment 2026 written exam in Shajapur division. Divisional Forest Officer Hemlata Shah said 99 candidates participated, 75 from Shajapur district and 24 from Agar Malwa. The walk test will be held on Saturday (24 October) from 6 am to 10 am at the Stadium Ground. Male candidates must complete a 25-kilometre march, covering 12.5 kilometres each way. Four checkpoints with colour-coded tokens have been set up along the route. Candidates must report one hour before their scheduled time. The test assesses physical endurance before final selection. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Approximately 99 candidates cleared the biometric, document and physical measurement stage for the forest guard recruitment in Shajapur and Agar Malwa. The walk test on Saturday (24 October) will determine final selection. Candidates must complete a 25-kilometre march within a four-hour window, with four checkpoints issuing colour-coded tokens. The physical demands of the walk test remain the principal hurdle before appointment letters are issued. The forest department has not stated how many of the 99 will ultimately be selected. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Neutral report of recruitment process steps and figures, no editorial framing This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Hemlata Shah, Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Shajapur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/forest-guard-walk-test-set-for-99-candidates-in-shajapur/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/forest-guard-walk-test-set-for-99-candidates-in-shajapur/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/