Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC; ) is a public autonomous residential school on

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, Mohammadpur,

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. The college offers

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and

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education, for students from

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(approximately ages 8 to 18). DRMC is the largest residential public school and college in the country, with 52 acres of land.

History

Dhaka Residential Model College was established by the then

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in 1960 on an area of about 52 acres beside

near

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. In 1962, the administration of DRMC was assumed by the provincial government of then

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. In 1965, the government converted the institution into an autonomous body, and its administration was relegated to a board of governors with the Chief Secretary as its chairman. In 1967, the government again took control of the school. At that time, a new board of governors was constituted with the Education Secretary as its chairman. The school opened its eleventh and twelfth grades in 1967. The initial purpose of establishing DRMC was to provide education for the sons of elite

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officers and high-ranking government officials in East Pakistan. The school, and later the college, were modeled after public schools in the United Kingdom (according to the British Public Schools Act 1868), particularly

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. The house system was designed to resemble Eton's. After the

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, a board of governors was appointed with the Education Secretary as its chairman. Since its inception, the school has been funded through government grants and minimal student fees. The Board of Governors has been empowered to “frame rules as it deems necessary for the proper functioning of the school”. The school began with only one study session, known as the ''Morning'' shift which operates from 07:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. In March 1993, another session known as the ''Day'' shift was added, according to the education expansion policy of the government, to cope with the growing number of students.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

The DRMC cricket team achieved 6th consecutive champion title in Dhaka Metropolis and 3 times champion in Dhaka Division Organized By Education Ministry from 2019 to 2024. Also The DRMC football team reached the finals and became runner-up in the first-ever Inter-School Football Tournament 2003; one of its players won the

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trophy. The team won the championship in the Inter-School Football Competition for the first time in 2006. DRMC also hosts many tournaments on its grounds.

Quiz bowl

DRMC students actively take part in various

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s. The DRMC quiz team became champions in a competition organized by Bangladesh Television in 2001. Among 50 competing schools, the DRMC team won first place by defeating

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. DRMC students won championships in the quiz contest at

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Science Festival 2002,Shahidul Islam, A B M (2003), "Quiz team's successes in quiz competitions". ''Shandipan'' 44. Standard Chartered-Prothom Alo 14th Inter College Quiz Contest hosted by the

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, 28th National Science & IT Week 2005,Nurunnahar Begum, Sayed (2006), "DRMC wins National Science Week quiz contest". ''Shandipan'', 47. Inter-School Quiz Contest 2006 hosted by

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and BCSIR Science Fair, the national level science fair hosted annually by the

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. DRMC quiz team 'Platinum' became champion in The HSBC Prothom Alo Language Competition in 2005 both at the regional and national levels. DRMC quiz team 'BOMARU' secured the championship in the National Inter-School quiz competition organized by Bangladesh Shishu Academy in 2009. DRMC quiz team became champion in the 2017 'Quiz Quiz', an interschool quiz competition organized by

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Publications

''Shandipan'' is the yearbook of Dhaka Residential Model College, containing school-related news and writing by the students, teachers, and staff. In addition, the college publishes supplements and souvenirs on the occasion of special functions and events, such as the Science Club publishing a souvenir named ''Aurora'', the Language Club publishing ''Dhoni'' and the Islamic Culture Club publishing ''Deen''.

Notable alumni

* Baharul Alam — 31st

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— 25th

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— Acting Chairman of the

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(BNP) * Farhan Faiyaaz — a martyr of

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— Principal Engineer at animation studio

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and the first person of Bangladeshi origin to win an Academy Award (

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in 2008 and 2015) * Shamsher M. Chowdhury — former Foreign Secretary of the

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* Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia — automotive engineer, designer and

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— former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh * Kabir Bin Anwar — former senior secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh

References

External links

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ORWA (Old Remians Welfare Association)
{{Colleges in Dhaka Colleges in Dhaka District Schools in Dhaka District Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in East Pakistan Boarding schools in Bangladesh