Sylhet Cadet College

Sylhet Cadet College
Location
7 km away from the Sylhet divisional city beside Sylhet-Osmani International Airport Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Information
Motto	আলোকের অভিসারী (Follower of Light)
Established	May 15, 1978
Area	52.37 acres (211,900 m2)
Colour(s)	Violet

Sylhet Cadet College (Bengali: সিলেট ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a military high school, for boys grades seven through twelve. The high school is located in the outskirts of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History

When Bangladesh and Pakistan were a joined country, Pakistan Military Force established some Cadet Colleges in West Pakistan (Now Pakistan) and some Cadet Colleges in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the form of British Public Schools Act 1868. After the liberation war, Bangladesh Defense Force established six more Cadet Colleges (among them Mymensingh Girls Cadet College , was established for girls). Sylhet Cadet is the 1st Cadet College after the liberation war of 1971. Basically this college was established in Pakistan time as a Model School in 1969. In 1974, it was modified and converted to a Model College. Bangladesh Defense force 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. And first , second and third batch of this new Cadet College was from the Model College, and in the same year a fresh new batch ( 4th Batch ) was taken as fresh Cadet. 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.

Location

Sylhet Cadet College is located at 7 km north to the Sylhet City, in a green and high hill oriented cool and serene environment.

House-Dining Hall-Hospital-Auditorium

HOUSE The three houses are on the same building. On the ground floor there is Titumir House,1st floor Hazrat Shahjalal(r:) house and on the 2nd floor is the Surma house.Each house having 34 rooms arranged in three different blocks is. Titumir House has 31 rooms for the living of cadets while the other houses have 32 for them. The remaining rooms are reserved for House Office, House Store and Night Duty Master's Room in case of Titumir House.

Dining Hall A large dining space for the cadets, located just beside the house. Named Birsrestho Matiur Rahman dining hall. It has 30 tables for normal cadets and 2 high tables for prefects at both ends. First high table is on the right side, sits 6 prefects and the duty master. Second high table sits the remaining 10 prefects including the Dining Hall Prefect.

Hospital Birsrestho Nur Mohammad hospital is situated on South-eastern corner of the college adjacent to the Athletics Ground.

Auditorium A large auditorium is there adjacent to the academic block.

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 SSC exam,2007. They have achieved cent percent GPA 5.00. The academic performance of SCC is always on the increase. The result of SCC has always been the best in Sylhet Education Board.

Recent Administration-2009

Principal- Md Sheikh Liaqat Mia. Vice Principal- (Acting) Adjutant -Captain Mahbubul Hasan(AMC)(acting)

Medical Officer- Captain Mahbubul Hasan(AMC) College Prefect- Cadet Mutasim College Games Prefect-Cadet Ovijit College Cultural Prefect-Cadet Shakil College Dining Hall Prefect-Cadet Hamidi

External links

• Old Cadets Association of Sylhet Website
• SCC Facebook Page