Aspirants take part in a race during an Army recruitment rally in Patiala on Monday. Photos: Rajesh Sachar
Tribune News Service
Three aspirants from Fatehgarh Sahib failed the dope test, conducted on 37 of 375 candidates, during the first day of the Army recruitment drive today. A total of 2,514 candidates from Fatehgarh Sahib had turned up for the recruitment drive, of which 1,800 passed the the initial screening process. They were then asked to participate in the physical test and 375 of them cleared it. The authorities then conducted dope test on 37 aspirants, of which three failed the test. The recruitment process for Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Barnala and Mansa is underway at the Army grounds on the Patiala-Sangrur highway. As many as 33,911 candidates had applied online for the recruitment drive, which would continue till August 13.