Candidates take part in a physical test during a police recruitment drive at Sector 78 in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Ishrat S Banwait

Mohali, July 29

Ex-servicemen ruled the day of the police recruitment drive in Mohali. With all 18 candidates passing the dope and physical tests, the indomitable Army spirit was on display.The physical test included a run of 1,400 metres in 12 minutes and 50 sit-ups.According to the Superintendent of Police, Harbir Singh Atwal, three per cent of the posts had been reserved for the ex-Army men. While the ex-servicemen said their Army training made test easy, the rest of the candidates said their performance was inspirational.In three days, only one ex-Army man has flunked the dope test.While 334 candidates appeared on the third day of the drive, seven failed the dope test and 174 flunked the physical test. Atwal said, “Yesterday, three ex-Army men had failed to clear the physical test, that too, because they did not have the minimum required height of 5’7.” He added that most of the ex-Army men 1,400-meter run in seven minutes.