Cadet College Larkana
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| Motto: Character & Competence | |
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| Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan | |
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| Opened | 1992 |
| Colour(s) | Red and Blue |
| Demonym | Larkanians |
| Area | 362 acres (1.46 km2) |
| Number of Houses | 8 |
Cadet College Larkana (Urdu: کڈیٹ کالج لاڑکانہ, Sindhi: كڊيٽ ڪالج لاڙڪاڻو) is a Military High School located in Dokri, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
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[edit] History
The plan to build a Cadet College, near Larkana was initiated in 1975, under the directive of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Quaid-e-awam Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. But due to the political upheavals that later followed, the scheme went into oblivion. The project was, however, reactivated in 1988, and the College was commissioned with bare minimum facilities in 1992 under the able guidance and leadership of Professor S. M. Yousuf, founder Principal and Project Director of this institution in the Upper Sindh. The college was formally inaugurated in 1994 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
[edit] Location
The campus of Cadet College Larkana is situated about 3 km from Mohenjo-daro, the world-famous heritage of mankind dating back to 3500 BC, on the Larkana-Mohen-jo-daro Road. Its distance from Larkana town is 24 kilometers, while Mohenjodaro airport and railway station are only 3km and 5km away respectively from the campus. The College is situated in beautiful natural surroundings. It combines the advantages of calm and serene atmosphere essential for effective dissemination and assimilation of instructions, and of easy access to town, airport, rail-haid, bus stand and picnic spots.
[edit] Academics
The Cadet College Larkana conducts classes from 8th to 12th (Both Cambridge and Sindh Text systems are followed) under the supervision of renowned educationist, Prof. S. M.Yusuf,who has also served as a principal in various institutions in Pakistan including Public School Sukkur and Sindh Madarsah Karachi before joining CCL.
[edit] Cadets
There are almost 500 Cadets and every year a batch of 100 cadets is being taken in. Cadets are round the clock trained in a well groomed environment in order to prepare them for future leadership of nation. After passing out, cadets aspire their future careers in Armed Forces of Pakistan and other professional institutes.
[edit] Houses
The college has nine hostels which are called houses in the CCL terminology.
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Green | Jinnah | Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |||
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Light Blue | Iqbal | Allama Muhammad Iqbal | |||
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Navy Blue | Effandi | Hassan Ali Effendi | |||
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Yellow | Latif | Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai | |||
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Red | Tipu | Tipu Sultan | |||
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Brown | Ibn-e-Qasim | Muhammad Bin Qasim | |||
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Gray | Shah Baharo | Shah Baharo | |||
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Magenta | Z.A. Bhutto | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto | |||
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[edit] Infrastructure
The college campus is spread over 362 acres (1.46 km2), making it the largest, among all the Cadet Colleges in the country.
[edit] Library
Cadet College Larkana owns and maintains one of the biggest libraries in Pakistan. It possesses over 35,000 books on various subjects, including latest encyclopedias and other research journals. A large number of dailies and periodicals are also found in three languages English, Sindhi and Urdu are also regularly added to the periodical Section of the Library .
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