Sylhet Cadet College ( bn, সিলেট ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a

military high school Military high schools are a type of high school that include military cadet education and so are a form of military academy. They are found in several countries and offer a regular high school education but with an extra military training curriculu ...

for boys (Grade VII - XII) situated in

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

City, east to the Osmani Air Port Road, beside Parjatan hotel of Sylhet.

History

When Bangladesh (as

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, 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 ...

) was part of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

established some cadet colleges in

West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial exclaves created during the One Unit Scheme in 1955 in Pakistan. It was d ...

(now Pakistan) and four cadet colleges in East Pakistan (now

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

) in the form of British Public Schools. After the liberation war,

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

established eight more cadet colleges (among them

Mymensingh Girls Cadet College Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ গার্লস ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a military high school for girls, located in Mymensingh town, Bangladesh, near Charpara. It was the first girls' cade ...

1983, Joypurhat Girls Cadet College 2006,

Feni Girls Cadet College Feni Girls' Cadet College is a military high school for girls, located in Feni Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh. Cadet colleges are autonomous residential institutions that impart an all round education to the young learners at the secondary and higher ...

2006 had been established for girls). Sylhet Cadet College is the first cadet college established after the

liberation War of Bangladesh 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 armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

in 1971. It was established in Pakistan as a model school in 1969. In 1974, it was modified and converted to a model college. Bangladesh Army modified this model college and converted it to a cadet college in 1978. In 1979, An admission test took place for selecting the students from model college to keep them in this new modified Cadet College. First, second and third batch of this new cadet college was from the model college, and in the same year 4th Batch was taken as fresh cadets. First Batch passed the college in 1982 and first intake, i.e. fourth batch, passed in 1985. And from that time, an admission test started taking place every year to admit new cadets in class seven.''

Infrastructure

;House: The three houses are on the same building. On the ground floor there is

Titumir Syed Mīr Nisār ʿAlī ( bn, সৈয়দ মীর নিসার আলী তিতুমীর; 27 January 1782 – 19 November 1831), better known as Titumir ( bn, তিতুমীর, links=no), was a Bengali freedom fighter, who de ...

House, on 1st floor Hazrat Shahjalal (R:) house and on the 2nd floor is the Surma house. There are 34 rooms in each house in 3 different blocks. Each House has 31 rooms for the living of cadets. The remaining rooms are reserved for House Office, House Store, and Duty Master's Room in case of Titumir House And mobile room for other two houses. ;Dining hall A large dining space for the cadets, located just beside the house. The dining hall is named Birsrestho Matiur Rahman dining hall. ;Hospital Birsrestho Nur Mohammad hospital is situated on South-eastern corner of the college adjacent to the Athletics Ground. It is a single-story building. Cadets including other members of the college can report to the hospital in case of sickness or an injury. A Captain/Major of Bangladesh Army is usually in charge of the hospital. ;Auditorium A large auditorium is there adjacent to the academic block. The auditorium is named after Birshrestho Mostofa Kamal. All the competitions, cultural shows and Assembly are held here.

Houses

Academics

Sylhet Cadet College has been providing great academic support to the cadets to make them a perfect man for the service of the nation. Recently SCC has made a brilliant result in

Secondary School Certificate The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), Matriculation examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan conducted by educational boards for the successful completion of the seco ...

(SSC) examination, 2007 (28th) and 2010 (31st). They all achieved GPA 5.00. The academic performance of SCC is always on the increase. The result of SCC has always been best in Sylhet Education Board.

Administration

Administration of this college is run by Principal (Colonel or equivalent defense official or professor of Cadet College), Vice principal (professor of Cadet College), Adjutant (Major or equivalent defense official), Medical Officer (Captain/Major or equivalent defense official) and three House Masters (Associate professor of Cadet College). Current Administration: Principal: Professor Md. Wahid Ullah, Adjutant:Maj Sheikh Rashshad Rahman (Ex-Cadet of 27th batch, SCC), Medical Officer: Maj Omar Faruk Fahad.

History

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Infrastructure

Houses

Academics

Administration

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