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Adamjee Cantonment College

আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট কলেজ
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Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka – 1206

Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°47′41″N 90°23′36″E / 23.7946°N 90.3933°E / 23.7946; 90.3933Coordinates: 23°47′41″N 90°23′36″E / 23.7946°N 90.3933°E / 23.7946; 90.3933
Type Intermediate college
Motto শিক্ষা, শৃঙ্খলা, নৈতিকতা
(Education, discipline, morality)
Established 16 February 1960; 63 years ago (1960-02-16)
Founder Gul Muhammad Adamjee
School board Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
Authority Bangladesh Army
Principal Brigadier General Al Faroque Siddiquee, BSP, ndu, afwc, psc, MPhil[1]
Staff 114
Faculty 3
Teaching staff 110 (permanent)
Grades I-XII
Years offered 12
Gender Co-educational
Age range 7-25
Enrollment 6,500
Language Bengali and English
Campus size 9.96 acre
Campus type Suburb
Yearbook প্রতীতি
Affiliation National University, Bangladesh
Website www.acps.edu.bd

Adamjee Cantonment Public School and College (Bengali: আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাব্লিক স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ) is an intermediate college in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The institution was established in 1960 following the ideology of original renowned public schools of England – Eton and Harrow. It is managed by Bangladesh Army[2] and primarily for the children of Army personnel. But students from the civilian section can also study in this college.

History[edit]

On 16 February 1960, Adamjee Cantonment College started its journey as an English medium school that was founded by Gul Muhammad Adamjee (son of Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood, founder of Adamjee Group). The institution was later renamed Adamjee Cantonment College. A public school attached to the college served students in first to tenth grade. The school was separated in 1995 and was made totally an independent institution.[3]

Location and infrastructure[edit]

The college is located in the center of Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh.

Spread across nearly 10 acres of land, the college has an administration building, a science building, a library building, a BBA building, a Masters building, a playground, a mosque, a garden, a cafeteria, a Shaheed Minar and a stage (Shaheed Rumi Moncho).

Academics[edit]

Education, Discipline, Morality – these three words are the motto of the college.

Admission[edit]

The college authority publishes an admission circular every year after the publication of the SSC results. New students (both boys and girls) are admitted to the 11th grade via online applications.[4] They are admitted to the college according to the merit list based on their obtained marks in the SSC examinations. The children of Army personnel have a special quota for admission.

Curriculum[edit]

Higher secondary level: HSC – science (Bengali version and English version), humanities (Bengali version), and business studies (Bengali version and English version).

Graduate level: Bachelors of Arts (honours) – English, economics, political science; Bachelor of Commerce (honours) – management, accounting; Bachelor of Business Administration.

Postgraduate level: Master of Arts – English, economics, political science; Master of Commerce – management, accounting.

Its’ honours and master’s programs are affiliated to the National University of Bangladesh.

The college is noteworthy for its extracurricular activities which are performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of college education. Examples include hosting science festivals and Model United Nations (MUN) assemblies,[5][6] participating in debate competitions and sports tournaments,[7][8] and so on.

The college holds annual sports competitions that help students develop mental and physical toughness.[9]

Photo gallery[edit]

  • Gul Muhammad Adamjee, founder of the college

    Gul Muhammad Adamjee, founder of the college

  • Front View of ACC
  • Inner View of ACC
  • Shaheed Rumi Moncho
  • College Garden
  • A winter morning in the college premises

    A winter morning in the college premises

Notable alumni[edit]

  • Ayman Sadiq, Bangladeshi education entrepreneur and founder of 10 Minute School[10]
  • Md. Mofizul Islam, Senior Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and current Chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission[11][12]
  • Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Bangladesh Police officer and current Inspector General of Bangladesh Police[13]
  • Mohammad Khaled Hossain, Bangladeshi mountaineer and film director[14]
  • Piash Karim, sociologist and political commentator[15]
  • Salman Shah, Bangladeshi film actor[16]
  • Shafi Imam Rumi, freedom fighter and martyr in the Liberation War of Bangladesh[17]
  • Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi film director[18]
  • Ferdous Ahmed Bangladeshi film actor and producer[19]
  • Tony Dias, Bangladeshi television actor and director[20]

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