Pabna Cadet College

Pabna Cadet College (Bengali: পাবনা ক্যাডেট কলেজ), is a military high school, modeled after public schools in the UK (according to the Public Schools Act 1868), financed partially by the Bangladesh Army, located at Jalalpur, east of Pabna town, Bangladesh.

Overview

Pabna Cadet College boards approximately 300 boys between the ages of 12 and 18 (roughly 50 in each year for grade-7 ) through a nationwide admission test composed of written, oral and medical examinations.

The school is headed by a Principal, appointed by the Adjutant General's branch of Bangladesh Army. It contains three houses, each headed by a housemaster, selected from among the senior members of the teaching staff.

School uniform

All students wear a uniform similar to cadet officers in military academy in academic hours, shorts sleeves in afternoon games and sports, and long sleeves with tie, that is effectively a strip of the college colors, during their evening activities. There are some variations in the uniforms worn by boys in authority.

History

Previously a residential model school, it was converted to a cadet college in 1981.

Location

Pabna Cadet College is located at Jalalpur, Pabna beside Dhaka-Pabna highway.

Academics

The academic situation of this renowned cadet college is well known in Bangladesh. It scores A+ in both public exam SSC, HSC of Bangladesh.

Administration

Administration key figures include a principal (a Lt. Colonel ranking officer from Army/Navy/Air Force or a very senior faculty teacher), a vice principal (a very senior faculty teacher), an adjutant (a major from Army), a medical officer (a major from Army Medical Core), and 3 house masters and faculty teachers.

External links

• Official Pabna Cadet College Site
• Unofficial Pabna Cadet College Site
• Association of Pabna Ex-Cadets

Notable Students

* Kazi Shahidullah, Passing year: 2000