Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH)

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:کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential

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located in

Hasan Abdal Hasan Abdal ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city in the Attock District of Punjab Province in Pakistan, located 40 km northwest of the country's capital city, Islamabad. Hassan Abdal is the headquarters of Hasan Abdal Tehsil (sub-district). As home ...

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. The college has over 500 enrolled students aged 13–19 years. The main aim of the academic program is to train students to become 21st century global leaders in their chosen field of influence. The college offers Matriculation as well as GCE 'O' Levels to the students, including those from overseas.

History

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal was the first

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in 1952. It was established by the

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government and initiated by General

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(then Commander-in-Chief of the

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) to serve as a feeder institution to the Services Academies. For this purpose, military wings were started in 1952 at Government College,

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, and Islamia College,

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. When the present buildings were completed in April 1954, these military wings were transferred to

and the new college opened as Punjab Cadet College, with

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as the founding Principal.Hugh Catchpole of Cadet College Hasan Abdal
The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 3 November 2017, Retrieved 9 November 2022 In 1960, the government created a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college. The members of the board include the Honorable Governor of Punjab — Chairman Board of Governors, Chairman POF’s Board — Vice Chairman,Commissioner, Rawalpindi Division (Member), Secretary, Finance Dept, Govt of Punjab - Member, Secretary School, Education Dept, Govt of Punjab — Member and Principal, Cadet College Hasanabdal — Member. Since then, it has been known as Cadet College Hasanabdal.

Wings

The college is divided into six wings:

Student life

Students attending Cadet College, Hasan Abdal, are called Cadets. The college prepares boys for the secondary school and intermediate examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi, and also for the

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'O' Levels and 'A' Levels, which follow a similar format to the

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s and 'A' levels used in the UK. Some cadets study for Matriculation or F.Sc. (both pre-medical and pre-engineering). English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan studies, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology are compulsory at each level; some other subjects (e.g. computer science) are offered within the different levels. Fitness activities include

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, and

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. Physical training (PT) is conducted in the mornings and sports in the evenings. Cadets take part in sports such as

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, and

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. Students are also taught drill. Classes are conducted in the morning and preps (individual silent study periods) at night. The routine is a structured daily regime to promote maximum performance by the students. CCH Schedule

Infrastructure

The college is spread over approximately . Buildings on the property include a

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, a two-story education block, college hall—known as Naeem Hall in memory of ex-cadet Captain Naeem Akhtar (Shaheed)— the six boarding wings, two cadet

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es—known as Khatlani Hall and Hussain Shah Hall in memory respectively of ex-cadet Lt. Ahmed Farooq Khatlani (Shaheed) and ex-cadet Lt. Hussain Shah (Shaheed)— a swimming pool, a 16-bed hospital, the administrative block, a workshop and a hobbies block. Sports facilities include two squash courts and a number of football, hockey and cricket pitches, as well as a horse-back riding ground. The college has residential accommodation for the teaching and administrative staff based within the college. There is an oval ground in the middle of the college around which all the six wings are located. Recently, every wing has been given a slogan and a mascot. A road –'Scholar's Walk' as called by BOGs - surrounds the oval. It is a cricket ground with flood lights installed around for playing cricket matches even at night.

Notable alumni

The following notable people are graduates of the college: * Faisal Sultan — Federal Minister of Health and Special assistant to PM on health *

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— former Senior Vice President of

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* Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi — Former Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy *

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— first Dean of LUMS School of Science and Engineering, Professor of

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— Minister for Defense and also Minister of Water & Power *

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— Commander

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and former Inspector General Training & Evaluation (IG T&E) *

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— Tamgha i Jurat recipient * Vice Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar— former Vice Chief of Naval Staff * Muhammad Hafizullah — Vice Chancellor,

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* Hamid Javaid— former Chief of Staff (COS) to the

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— former Secretary Defence and ex-

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(CGS),

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— Defense Minister of Pakistan, Previous Minister of Commerce *

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— former Chief of Air Staff,

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Sitara- e-Jurat and Bar * Javed Ashraf Qazi — former Federal Minister of Education, Communication and Railways, Secretary Railways, Commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala and DG ISI *

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— Federal Secretary to Govt of Pakistan *

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— former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee *

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— former Chief of Naval Staff,

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* Naweed Zaman — Rector,

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, ex-Commandant Army IV Corps *

–

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, Pakistan

References

External links

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