Cadet college is a special

military high school Military high school is a type of high school that includes military cadet education and so are a form of military academy. They are found in several countries and offer a regular high school education but with an extra military training curricul ...

system of

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and later,

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and

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History

British Raj

This system was first established in the pre-Partition, pre-Independence era in order to support the push to indigenise the officer corps of the

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, a reward to the social classes that had provided loyal support for the British Empire's war efforts in the 1914-1918

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and which in return expected greater opportunities for participation at higher levels. The first to be established was the

Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College The Rashtriya Indian Military College (abbreviated RIMC; formerly known as Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College) () is a military school for boys situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the Nation ...

(RIMC) in March 1922 at

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which was then in Punjab Province (now the Indian state of

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) following the severe difficulties in acceptance and adjustment faced by the first batch of South Asian cadets sent directly to

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in England. RIMC was lost with the partition of the country and the army in August 1947 and became the Indian Republic's

Rashtriya Indian Military College The Rashtriya Indian Military College (abbreviated RIMC; formerly known as Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College) () is a military school for boys situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the Nation ...

. The first cadet college to be built by the newly established

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was the Punjab Cadet College Hasanabdal, Attock District in

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in 1954.

Faujdarhat Cadet College Faujdarhat Cadet College is a historic public military high school being the first of its kind in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and second in entire Pakistan, modelled after Public school (United Kingdom), public schools in the UK (according t ...

was built in

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, then

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in 1958. In 1922, the

established the King George Royal Indian Military Schools (KGRIMS) in Punjab Province at Jalandhar Cantonment with extension campus at

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for the purpose of providing education to the sons of the enlisted men and Other Ranks of the Army. KGRIMS opened between 1925 and 1930 at Jullundhar, Jhelum and

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. Later two more KGRIMS were started at

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and

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Pakistan after Independence from British rule

After independence and partition the Jhelum campus was upgraded to the status of a military college and is known as Military College Jhelum. The expansion of the Pakistan armed forces, and the broadening of the social base of its officers corps from the 1960s onwards has inevitably led to the expansion in the number of cadet colleges and their distribution around the country. the

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that act as feeder schools for the services officer training academies of the

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and

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. It was first introduced by

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military ruler of Pakistan (1958–69). Later on in the late 1990s, many private Cadet Colleges were also made by Pakistani citizens to stand and collaborate with Pakistan armed forces in order to provide pre military academia training to the youth of

. Most of the privately managed Cadet College are registered by

. Renowned Cadet College in private sector include WAPDA Cadet College Tarbela
Kings Cadet College Gujrat
Cadet College Kallar Kahar, Cadet College Jhelum and Cadet College Rawalpindi.

Eastern Pakistan and independence of Bangladesh

In Eastern Pakistan, the first cadet college was established in 1958, with three more cadet colleges were established between 1958 and 1964. No more cadet colleges were established after 1964 and after the

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, the report of the first Education Commission headed by Qudrat-e-Khuda, recommended the dismantling of the cadet colleges. After the

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and subsequent formation of independence, Bangladesh has established several cadet colleges.

Purpose

They are specifically intended to prepare young students from a very broad range of socioeconomic and linguistic backgrounds to pass the demanding physical, educational, psychological and behavioural standards of the Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB). This is distinct from the purpose of regular cantonment schools intended to educate the children of service members. The schools are overseen by the Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) of the

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Cadet colleges in Pakistan

There are numerous Cadet Colleges in Pakistan both in government and private sector.

Cadet colleges in Bangladesh

References

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