Akshay Sharma of Chandigarh is in second place at three-under-67.
Arjun Singh Chaudhri's bogey-free 65 at the par-70 course came as a result of some excellent hitting. Arjun, the current Feeder Tour Order of Merit leader, began the day with birdies on the first two holes as he landed it within three feet on both occasions.
The 34-year-old converted a six feet putt for birdie on the fifth to move to three-under for the day. Chaudhri's tee shot stopped two feet from the hole on the 11th to set up another birdie. His final birdie of the day came on the 14th where he holed an eight-footer.
Akshay Sharma of Chandigarh fired four birdies against a lone bogey in his round of 67 to be placed second.
Moinuddin Malak of Pune occupied the third place at one-under-69 while the 2010 Feeder Tour Order of Merit champion Maniram Sharma of Karnal is in fourth place at even-par-70.
Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala is placed tied 11th along with Rajinder of Chandigarh and Delhi's Wasim Khan.
The two seasoned Chandigarh professionals Ranjit Singh (six-over-76) and Harmeet Kahlon (eight-over-78) finished the day in tied 32nd place and tied 44th place respectively.
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