Kapil followed up his course record 65 in round one with a three-under-69 to move his total to 10-under-134. Delhi's Naman Dawar and Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow occupied the joint second place at eight-under-136.
Kapil Kumar (65-69), the overnight joint leader, who started from the 10th on Thursday, had a slow start to the day as he bogeyed the 11th. His first birdie of the day came on the 14th courtesy a 10-feet conversion.
The 21-year-old then made two birdies and two bogeys over the next four holes to make the turn at even-par. Kapil had landed it within five feet for birdie on the 17th.
"I'm quite pleased with my effort as the conditions were tough today with the wind coming into play. The wind made club-selection difficult and as a result I ended up using the wrong clubs on two occasions that led to bogeys.
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"I was once again better in the second half of my round and pulled it back towards the end. I'm well placed at the halfway stage and would look to keep it going," said Kapil, whose father Gast Ram is also a professional on the PGTI.
Dawar, on the other hand, picked up four straight birdies from the fourth to the seventh besides another birdie and a bogey.
The Kolkata duo of Feroz Ali Mollah and Shankar Das are in tied fourth along with Meerut's Amardip Sinh Malik at six-under-138. Feroz's six-under-66 was the best round of the day. It included eight birdies and a double-bogey.
Vikrant Chopra, who shot a course record 65 to be the joint leader in round one, slipped to tied 21st. His total now reads one-under-143. The cut was declared at three-over-147. Fifty-six professionals made the cut.