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Dhaka Residential Model College
Public autonomous school in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC; Bengali: ঢাকা রেসিডেনসিয়াল মডেল কলেজ) is a public autonomous residential school on Mirpur Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2] The college offers primary, secondary education and higher secondary education,[3] for students from third grade to twelfth grade (approximately ages 8 to 18). DRMC is the largest public boarding school and college in the country, with 60 acres of land, modeled after Eton College which has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen".[4]
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History
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Dhaka Residential Model College was established by the then President of Pakistan Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan[citation needed] in 1960 on an area of about 52 acres beside Mirpur Road near Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
In 1962, the administration of DRMC was assumed by the provincial government of then East Pakistan.[5]
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.[6]
The initial purpose of establishing DRMC was to provide education for the sons of elite military 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 Public Schools Act 1868), particularly Eton College.
The house system was designed to resemble Eton's. After the independence of Bangladesh, 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”.[6]
The school initially operated with a single study session, known as the Morning Shift. In March 1993, an additional session, the Day Shift, was introduced in accordance with the government’s education expansion policy to accommodate the increasing number of students. The Morning Shift operates from 07:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., while the Day Shift runs from 12:30 p.m. to 05:10 p.m.[7]
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College clubs
The college has a variety of clubs and organizations that students can join to pursue their interests and participate in extracurricular activities.
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Extracurricular activities
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Sports
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. Besides, the DRMC football team reached the finals and became runner-up in the first-ever Inter-School Football Tournament 2003; moreover one of its players won the Man of the Match trophy.[8]
The team won the championship in the Inter-School Football Competition for the first time in 2006.[9] DRMC also hosts many tournaments on its grounds.[10][11]
Quiz Bowl
DRMC students actively take part in various quiz bowls. 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 Viqarunnisa Noon School.[12] DRMC students won championships in the quiz contest at Notre Dame College Science Festival 2002,[13] Standard Chartered-Prothom Alo 14th Inter College Quiz Contest hosted by the National Defence College, India,[13] 28th National Science & IT Week 2005,[14] Inter-School Quiz Contest 2006 hosted by Shishu Academy[14] and BCSIR Science Fair, the national level science fair hosted annually by the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.[15]
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. The team also won the 2017 'Quiz Quiz', an interschool competition organized by Bangladesh Television.
In September 2025, DRMC's quiz team, DRMC Sparks, won the 1st Collegiate Quiz Cup by defeating top teams from Notre Dame College, Holy Cross College, St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka College, and Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College.
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.[16]
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Notable alumni
- Sheikh Jamal, Son of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- Shamsher M. Chowdhury, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.
- Tarique Rahman, Politician and Senior Joint Secretary-General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
- Faruque Ahmed, Former President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
- Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, automotive engineer, designer, and coachbuilder.
- Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.
- Kabir Bin Anwar, senior secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh.
- Sadid Afridi- HR Country Lead- Bangladesh, GAOTek Inc.
- Shadman Wasi- Sales and Marketing Head, Hoque Brothers.
- Shawfikul Ghani, former State Minister for Defense, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
- Abdun Nur Tushar, media personality, TV presenter, and former president of the Bangladesh Debate Federation.
- Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, current Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Bangladesh
- Dr Nizamuddin Ahmed, noted architect and the president of ORWA.
- Dr M M Azizur Rahman, a noted educationist and electrical engineering professor in the USA.
- Shafiq Alam Mehedi, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, and former chairman of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation.
- Shamim Chowdhury, a famous cricket commentator.
- Habibul Alam Bir Pratik, an active member of famous "crack platoon" during the 1971 liberation war.
- Khaja Rahmatullah, general secretary, Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
- Sajjadul Alam Bobi, former vice president, Bangladesh Cricket Board.
- G S Tamim, former general secretary, Bangladesh Cricket Board.
- Tonmoy Tansen is a movie director and vocalist for Vikings, one of the most renowned bands in the country.
- Salman Shah, style icon and charismatic actor from the 90s.
- Nafees Bin Zafar, the first person of Bangladeshi origin to win an Academy Award (Academy Scientific and Technical Award in 2008 and 2015)
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