Mirzapur Cadet College

Mirzapur Cadet College
মির্জাপুর ক্যাডেট কলেজ
Location
On the Dhaka-Tangail Trank Road
PO: Mirzapur Cadet College
Union: Gorai
Upazilla: Mirzapur
Tangail, 1942
Bangladesh
Information
Motto Knowledge is Power
Established 29 November 1963
at Mirzapur Upazila in Tangail
Opened 1965
First Principal Michael William Pitt
Area 95 acres (380,000 m2)
Color(s) Maroon
Demonym Mirzapurian

Mirzapur Cadet College (Bengali: মির্জাপুর ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a cadet college of Bangladesh. Like other cadet colleges it follows the national curriculum prescribed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) and gives emphasis to extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

College monogram

Location

Mirzapur Cadet College is situated at 90°9' east longitude and 24°5.3' north latitude. The Bangshi River runs through the east side of the college and on the south and south-west side the Barinda River flows. The Footjani River joins with Barinda River at the west side. It is on the edge of Tangail District, and the nearby Kaliakair Upazila in Gazipur District HQ is 3 km from the college. The college is 8 km south of Mirzapur town, 37 km south-east from Tangail city and 58 km north-west from the capital city, Dhaka.

Aerial photo of MCC taken by an ex-mirzapurian on 10th March, 2014

History

After the establishment of Faujderhat Cadet College in Chittagong district and Jhenaidah Cadet College in the Khulna division the foundation of Momenshahi Cadet College (former name of Mirzapur Cadet College) was planned. The objective of the new college was to prepare army officers for the Pakistan Army.

First Principal of MCC

East Pakistan period

The then president of Pakistan Field Marshal Ayub Khan laid the foundation stone of Momenshahi Cadet College at the Mirzapur Upazila in the then Mymensingh District (now Tangail district) of Bangladesh on 29 November 1963. The foundation stone is still there on the wall of the main academic building of the college.

Major General Fazle Mukim Khan formally opened the college on 9 January 1965. The first principal was Mr. Michael William Pitt.

Academic activities started from that year with intakes in Classes 7, 8 and 9.

Liberation War period

After 7 March speech a violent procession by an angry mob entered the college campus on the 8th. Principal Wng Comd Sulaiman Haider Kayani closed the college then and sent all the cadets home. During the liberation war the college was opened in the first week of November 1971 with Mr Wahab as acting Principal.

Bangladesh period

The foundation stone

Each year at least 900 7th graders compete to earn the 50 seats available. Other cadet colleges were established. Today there are 12 cadet colleges, including three for girls only.

Academic system

Cadets are enrolled in the seventh grade and continue their study for six years. The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) is the final examination to pass.

Each class generally has fifty students. The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations are administered under direct control of the Board of Education of Dhaka Division. Cadets secure top positions in board examinations each year.

Departments

In accordance with the National Education Policy, Mirzapur offers only the Science and Humanities educational sections for the cadets from the 9th grade. However, the cadets are encouraged to study Science. a

Infrastructure

Inside Suhrawardy House

Museum

The museum is situated just beside the Arts and crafts and Geography department. Some items are:

The Curator is Mr. Debabrata Mallik, Head of the Department of Arts and Crafts.

Dining hall

All cadets take their meals together in the dining hall. There are separate seating facilities for the prefects and the duty master generally known as the " High Table". Five meals are served every day.Dining hall prefect from class 12 nominatated by college authority lead the dining hall.

Houses

The House flags
Fazlul Huq House named after A. K. Fazlul Huq
Search Struggle Victory
Tiger
Blue
Suhrawardy House named after Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy
Vini Vidi Vici
Eagle
Red
Nazrul House named after Kazi Nazrul Islam
Ever Erect is My Head
Lion
Green

When the academic activities of the college started on 9 January 1965, there were only two houses - Jinnah (now Fazlul Huq House) and Liaqat (now Suhrawardy House) for students' accommodation. Later Ayub House (now Nazrul House) was constructed to accommodate more students. Points are awarded to houses on the basis of different house competitions. At the end of the year house championship is determined depending on total house points.

Mosque

There is a central mosque where all the cadets say their evening prayers. The cadets also says their Jumma prayer there.

A cadet at 400m hurdles

Hospital

Mirzapur Cadet College has a hospital for cadets and for employees. A full-time doctor from the Army Medical Corps is appointed along with assistants. All the medicines are free of cost. The hospital is open 24 hours to accommodate any special needs.

Critical cases are directly referred to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka Cantonment.

Designer

Mirzapur Cadet College

The MCC Campus was designed by the architect Mr. Thariani.

Library

Entrance to the house area
Gate of the house area
Circular ground in front of the academy building

The college library is named Shahid Khurshid Smriti Granthagar, after the martyr of the Liberation War of Bangladesh who was a cadet of the college. There is a portrait of Khurshid Ali on the wall of the library.

The library has 18000 books, and daily newspapers and weekly magazines are available.

Clubs and societies

First administration

Current administration

Notable alumni

Government and military

Pop culture

External links

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Coordinates: 24°05′01″N 90°10′10″E / 24.0837°N 90.1694°E / 24.0837; 90.1694

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