Cadet Colleges are special institutions which aim to produce students capable of leading the country and also act as skilled Army Officers. These institutions were primarily constructed in accordance with the Public Schools of England.
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The system of cadet college was first introduced in Germany in the era of Bismarck. Napoleon Bonaparte introduced this in France. Military and Royal aristocrats would send their children or wards to those cadet colleges for education and a career in the Royal Army. After partition in 1947 the new state of Pakistan, consisting of East and West Pakistan, the system was introduced by the then President of Pakistan Field Marshal Ayub Khan. The first cadet college was built in West Pakistan near Hasan Abdal town of Attock district of Punjab province in the year 1954. Faujdarhat Cadet College in Chittagong District was founded in 1958.
There are 12 Cadet Colleges in Bangladesh. Among these, nine for boys and three for girls. Four Cadet Colleges were established before 1971. Other cadet colleges were built after the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
| No. | Name | Location | Area (acre) | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Faujdarhat Cadet College | Chittagong | 185 | 1958 |
| 02 | Jhenaidah Cadet College | Jhenaidah | 110 | 1963 |
| 03 | Mirzapur Cadet College | Mirzapur, Tangail | 95 | 1965 |
| 04 | Rajshahi Cadet College | Sardah, Rajshahi | 110 | 1965 |
| 05 | Sylhet Cadet College | Sylhet | 1978 | |
| 06 | Rangpur Cadet College | Alamnagar, Rangpur | 37 | 1979 |
| 07 | Barisal Cadet College | Rahmatpur, Barisal | 50 | 1982 |
| 08 | Pabna Cadet College | Pabna | 1982 | |
| 09 | Mymensingh Girls Cadet College | Mymensingh town, Mymensingh | 1983 | |
| 10 | Comilla Cadet College | Kotbari, Comilla | 57 | 1983 |
| 11 | Joypurhat Girls Cadet College | Joypurhat | 2006 | |
| 12 | Feni Girls Cadet College | Feni | 2006 |
Cadet colleges are governed by a central governing body consisting of senior Army officers of the respective country. Adjutant General of Army acts as the chairman of the Body.
| No. | Rank | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Major General | Aga Mohammad Yahya Khan | November 29, 1963 | August 5, 1964 |
| 02 | Major General | Fazal Mukim Khan, SPK, SQA | August 6, 1964 | October 23, 1966 |
| 03 | Major General | Muzaffar Uddin, SPK | October 24, 1966 | October 15, 1969 |
| 04 | Major General | Khadem Hussain Raja, SQA | October 16, 1969 | March 25, 1971 |
| 05 | M. Sadat Hossain | August 8, 1972 | September 18, 1973 | |
| 06 | Major General | Ziaur Rahman, BU, PSC | September 19, 1973 | November 13, 1975 |
| 07 | Major General | Hossain Mohammad Ershad, NDC, PSC | November 14, 1975 | February 27, 1979 |
| 08 | Brigadier | Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, BB | February 28, 1979 | September 23, 1981 |
| 09 | Lieutenant General | Hossain Mohammad Ershad, NDC, PSC | September 24, 1981 | March 29, 1982 |
| 10 | Major General | Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury, TQA | March 30, 1982 | August 11, 1983 |
| 11 | Major General | Safi Ahmed Chowdhury, PSC | September 1, 1983 | April 1, 1984 |
| 12 | Major General | Abdus Samad, PSC | April 2, 1984 | April 23, 1984 |
| 13 | Brigadier, Major General | Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, BB, PSC | April 23, 1984 | February 12, 1986 |
| 14 | Major General | M. Anwar Hossain | November 1, 1986 | January 26, 1987 |
| 15 | Major General | Mohammad Abdul Matin, BP, PSC | January 27, 1987 | March 7, 1987 |
| 16 | Major General | Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, BB, PSC | March 8, 1987 | May 10, 1989 |
| 17 | Major General | Mohammad Abdul Matin, BP, PSC | May 11, 1989 | March 5, 1991 |
| 18 | Major General | Mohammad Azizur Rahman, BU, NDC, PSC | March 6, 1991 | June 9, 1992 |
| 19 | Brigadier | Amin Ahmed Chowdhury, BB, PSC | June 10, 1992 | February 13, 1995 |
| 20 | Brigadier | A. M. Siraji | February 14, 1995 | January 31, 1997 |
| 21 | Major General | Mohammad Matiur Rahman, BP | February 1, 1997 | November 28, 1998 |
| 22 | Major General | Mohammad Masudur Rahman, BP, NWC, PSC | January 10, 1999 | March 6, 2000 |
| 23 | Major General | Ahsan Nazmul Amin, NDC, PSC | March 7, 2000 | December 26, 2000 |
| 24 | Major General | Tarique Ahmed Siddique, RCDS, PSC | February 5, 2001 | November 16, 2001 |
| 25 | Major General | Jalaluddin Ahmed, NDU, PSC | November 17, 2001 | |
| 26 | Lieutenant General | Sina Ibn Jamali, AWC, PSC |
The first cadet college in Bangladesh was established in 1958 over an area of 185 acres (0.75 km2) of land at Faujdarhat in Chittagong District. The college was put under the management and supervision of the army general commanding officer of the 14th division, although the education ministry provided the funds and was in charge of accreditation. Sir William Maurice Brown (a Lieutenant Colonel of the New Zealand army) was the first Principal of the college and served it in that capacity for 7 years. The idea behind the establishment of cadet colleges was to train the country's youth and instill in them high moral, sound mental capacity, breadth of vision, physical stamina, power of leadership and the capacity to run the rapidly expanding government administrative machinery. The cadet colleges were completely different from all existing types of secondary and higher secondary educational establishments, but soon became famous for their performance in terms of the excellent results of their students in public examinations. Such excellence was attributed mainly to rigorous scrutiny in intakes and the good quality of instruction
Cadets passed out from a Cadet College feel deeply for his or her alma mater. From this aspiration, ex-cadets of almost every cadet college have been able to form alumni associations called ex-cadets associations. Some of these are :
| No. | Short name | Full name | Established | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | OFA | Old Faujians' Association | ||
| 02 | ORCA | Old Rajshahi Cadets' Association | ||
| 03 | JEXCA | Jhenaidah Ex-Cadets Association | ||
| 04 | MECA | Mirzapur Ex-Cadets' Association | ||
| 05 | ROCA | Rangpur Old Cadets' Association | ||
| 06 | ACOC | Association of Comilla Old Cadets' | ||
| 07 | AMEC | Association of Mymensingh Ex-Cadets' | ||
| 08 | BEXCA | Barisal Ex-Cadets' Association | ||
| 09 | APEC | Association of Pabna Ex-Cadets' | ||
| 10 | OCAS | Old Cadets' Association of Sylhet |
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