Cumilla Cadet College
| Cumilla Cadet College | |
|---|---|
Academic Block of Cumilla Cadet College | |
| Location | |
Kotbari, Comilla Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23°25′44″N 91°08′04″E / 23.4289°N 91.1345°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Comilla Residential Model School |
| Type | Military high school |
| Motto | বাংলা: জ্ঞানই আলো (Knowledge Is Light) |
| Established | 1 July 1983 |
| School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla |
| Gender | Male |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 52 acres (210,000 m2) |
| EIIN | 133844 |
| Website | ccc.army.mil.bd |
Cumilla Cadet College (Bengali: কুমিল্লা ক্যাডেট কলেজ; CCC) is a residential military high school and college in Comilla, Bangladesh, for boys in grades 7 to 12.
History
Cumilla Cadet College (CCC) was created on 1 July 1983 by converting Comilla Residential Model School, a government boarding school that had been established on the site in 1966.[1][2][3] CCC formally opened on 7 April 1984 under founding principal Lt. Col. Nurul Anwar, with 150 cadets in three intakes. In the months that followed, three more intakes brought it to full enrollment.[1]
Campus
The campus is located in Kotbari, Comilla, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city center and near the Buddhist archaeological site Shalban Vihara, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), and Comilla University.[4][1]
The college campus covers an area of 50.74 acres.
Curriculum
Cadet colleges are under the control of the Army. CCC also maintains a separate school and college for girls. Admission starts from seventh grade. At the end of tenth grade, cadets sit the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. Those who pass have the option of continuing into eleventh and twelfth grades.[2]
Students take their SSC and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla. Of the schools under this board, CCC placed among the top ten in terms of SSC and/or HSC results from the early 1990s till date.[5][6][7][8]
Notable alumni
- James Leo Ferguson, freedom fighter and tea industrialist, graduated in 1971.[9]
- Md Jubayer Salehin, E in C, Bangladesh Army.
- S. M. Moniruzzaman, rear admiral, completed his HSC in 1987.[10]
- AKM Shamsul Islam, politician[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "History". Association of Comilla Old Cadets. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Cadet College". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly (1966). "Questions and Answers". Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. 30 (1). Dacca: East Pakistan Govt. Press.: 115.
The other six schools [residential model schools] are in the process of being established at Sylhet, Comilla, ...
- ^ "Cumilla Cadet College". Cumilla Cadet College. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Rajuk school the best". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 16 May 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Rajuk college best in Dhaka". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Best school Rajuk, top board Rajshahi". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Brillaint". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ Mehdi, Ujjal (11 December 2016). "'I fought for this land'". Prothom Alo.
- ^ "New chairman of Ctg port takes charge". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 14 August 2024.
- ^ "বিএনপির প্রধান নিরাপত্তা কর্মকর্তা হিসেবে দায়িত্ব পেলেন ময়মনসিংহের শামছুল ইসলাম". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 February 2026.