Jhenaidah Cadet College
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| Jhenaidah Cadet College | |
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| College Monogram |
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| Date of Establishment | 1963 |
| First Academic Year | 1965 |
| Location | 2 km north of the Jhenaidah town, beside Jhenaidah-Kushtia highway District:Jhenaidah Bangladesh |
| College Motto | The Learned are Judicious. (Sushikhwito jon-e Subibechok - সুশিক্ষিত জনই সুবিবেচক) |
| College Colour | Dark green |
| Total College Area | 101 acres |
| Number of Houses | 3 |
| Web Site | - |
| Badar House | |
| Named After | The battle of Badr between Hazrat Muhammad (SM) and Quraish |
| Motto | Ever Radiant in Deeds (কর্মে চির দীপ্ত). |
| Colour | Green |
| Hunain House | |
| Named After | Battle of Hunain |
| Motto | Concentration in Meditation. |
| Colour | Red |
| Khaiber House | |
| Named After | Battle of Khaiber |
| Motto | Austere Devotion to Work |
| Colour | Blue |
Jhenaidah Cadet College (JCC) is a military high school, located in the outskirts of Jhenaidah, Bangladesh.
It is one of eleven cadet colleges of Bangladesh. JCC is a prestigious education institute and famous for very good result in countrywide Secodary School Certificate (SSC) exam and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination. Each year in the board examinations, a good number of students take place in the merit list (top 20 students).
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[edit] Admission
Students are get admitted in class VII (7th Grade) at the age of approximately 12 years. The governing body of cadet college is responsible for taking the countrywide admission test and lastly selects top 50 students. The selection process is very rigorous having written, viva and medical tests. These 50 students will study here till class XII (Higher Secondary). Some students may be turned out for irregular academic result or indiscipline.
Cadet college is a fully residential school. Cadets get four vacations totalling 100 days in a year called term break.
[edit] Infrastructure
There is a large academic building where the cadets do their classes and study during prep time. Cadet live in three student hostels (houses) - Badr house, Hunain house and Khaiber house. Daily five times meals are served in the college dining hall which has a capacity of 300 cadets. Usually cadet take their magrib and jumma prayer in the beautiful college mosque. All officials of cadet college live in the college premises. The prinicipal has nice two storeyed house. The vice principal, teachers, adjutant, medical office all have one villa to reside.
Cadets have adequate facility for sports. Five basketball, eight volleyball, six football, 3 cricket, one hockey grounds provide huge sporting facilities to them. Having these grounds the playground is large grassy area in the center of the college. Playing any of the above games is compulsory in the afternoon. There is a dairy firm to serve pure dairy product for the cadets. A hospital, bank, post office, tailor shop, a workshop serve the utilities for the cadets. Cadets have a mandatory medical checkup at the start and end of every term.
[edit] Discipline
Cadet Colleges are administered by the Bangladesh Army. So discipline is a key feature of the institutions. A one day activities of cadet may be,
0515 - get up from bed
0545 - Fall in
0600 - Physical Exercise/Parade
0700 - Fall in then to Breakfast
0730 - Fall in then go to academic building and Morning Assembly
0800 - Regular Classes Starts
1115 - Morning Tea Break
1300 - Classes ends
1315 - Fall in and go to Lunch
1350 - After Lunch rest time
1500 - Fall in and Afternoon Study Preparatory time (Afternoon Prep), During winter cadets are exempted from this
1615 - Afternoon Games Fall in
1630 - Afternoon Games Starts
15 minutes to Sunset - Fall in and go for Evening (Magrib) prayer
1900 - After Prayer, fall in and go to Evening Study Preparatory
2030 - Dinner
2200 - Night Study Preparatory time ends
2245 - Lights in Student Dormitory is OFF and get sleep.
Cadets have strong dress code and uniform for all their activities. Breaking the discipline is a prime cause of turned out from cadet college.
[edit] Administration
Principal - may be senior civil person or usually a Lt. Colonel of Bangladesh Army education core. Adjutant - Major/Captain of Bangladesh Army or similar from air force or navy Teachers/Lecturer - for different subjects Medical Officer - Captain/Major from Bangladesh Army medical core. Supporting emplyeed
[edit] Contradiction
Though cadet college provide high quality education, it is always criticized for its huge expensive budget. It is normally very high compared to a secondary and higher secondary educational institute for a poor country like Bangladesh. Several other similar institutions can be run by one of its yearly budget.
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