Cadet college is a special military school system of British India and later, Pakistan and Bangladesh. FCC academy

History

British India

This system was first established in the pre-Partition, pre-Independence era in order to support the push to indigenise the officer corps of the

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, a reward to the social classes that had provided loyal support for the British Empire's war efforts in the 1914-1918 First World War and which in return expected greater opportunities for participation at higher levels. The first to be established was the

Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College The Rashtriya Indian Military College (abbreviated RIMC; formerly known as Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College) is a military school for boys and girls situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for ...

(RIMC) in March 1922 at Doon Valley which was then in

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(now the Indian state of Uttarakhand) following the severe difficulties in acceptance and adjustment faced by the first batch of South Asian cadets sent directly to

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in England. RIMC was lost with the partition of the country and the army in August 1947 and became the Indian Republic's Rashtriya Indian Military College. The first cadet college to be built by the newly established

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was the Punjab Cadet College Hasanabdal, Attock District in Punjab in 1954. Faujdarhat Cadet College was built in

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, then East Pakistan in 1958. In 1922 the

established the King George Royal Indian Military Schools (KGRIMS) in

at Jalandhar Cantonment with extension campus at

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for the purpose of providing education to the sons of the enlisted men and Other Ranks of the Army. KGRIMS opened between 1925-1930 at Jullundhar, Jhelum and Ajmer. Later two more KGRIMS were started at

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and Bangalore.

Pakistan after partition of India

After independence and partition the Jhelum campus was upgraded to the status of a military college and is known as Military College Jhelum. The expansion of the Pakistan armed forces, and the broadening of the social base of its officers corps from the 1960s onwards has inevitably led to the expansion in the number of cadet colleges and their distribution around the country. the Pakistan Armed Forces that act as feeder schools for the services officer training academies of the

, Navy and Air Force. It was first introduced by

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military ruler of Pakistan (1958–69). Later on in the late 1990s many private Cadet Colleges were also made by Pakistani citizens to stand and collaborate with Pakistan armed forces in order to provide pre military academia training to the youth of Pakistan. Most of the privately managed Cadet College are registered by Pakistan Armed Forces. Renowned Cadet College in private sector include

Cadet College Fateh Jang ) , motto_translation = I Desire Naught Save Reform ud – 11:88 (Sura : 11, Verse 88) Al-Quran, address = Civil Hospital Road , city = Fateh Jang , province = Punjab , postalcode = , country ...

, Cadet College Kallar Kahar,

Cadet College Jhelum A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...

and Cadet College Rawalpindi.

Eastern Pakistan and independence of Bangladesh

Eastern Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, wit ...

the first cadet college was established in 1958, with three more cadet colleges were established between 1958 and 1964. No more cadet colleges were established after 1964 and after the

independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh ...

, the report of the first Education Commission headed by Qudrat-e-Khuda, recommended the dismantling of the cadet colleges.Muinul Islam, Nitai Chandra Nag Economic Integration in South Asia: Issues and Pathways 2010 -- Page 109 8131729451 Cadet College In Bangladesh, the first cadet college was established in 1958. Three more cadet colleges were established between 1958 and 1964. No more cadet college came into being after 1964 as the political environment became increasingly tumultuous. After independence, the report of the first Education Commission headed by Qudrat-e-Khuda, recommended the dismantling of the cadet colleges referring to their discriminatory standing. So no more cadet college came into ... After the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

and subsequent formation of independence, Bangladesh has established several cadet colleges.

Purpose

They are specifically intended to prepare young students from a very broad range of socioeconomic and linguistic backgrounds to pass the demanding physical, educational, psychological and behavioural standards of the Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB). This is distinct from the purpose of regular cantonment schools intended to educate the children of service members. The schools are overseen by the Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Cadet colleges in Pakistan

There are numerous Cadet Colleges in Pakistan both in government and private sector.

Cadet colleges in Bangladesh

References

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