RAJUK Uttara Model College

RAJUK Uttara Model College (RUMC) (Bengali: রাজউক উত্তরা মডেল কলেজ) is a co-educational secondary school and intermediate college (grades VI-XII) in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1] It is one of the country's top educational institutions offering secondary & higher secondary education.^[2] It is situated about a kilometer north of Shahjalal International Airport. Established in 1994,^[3] the institution teaches its students in Bengali and English under the Bangladeshi national curriculum. It has two recurring schedules: Morning and Day. It is an autonomous school and college with an EIIN number of 108573.^[4]

Main academic building of RUMC

Rajuk Uttara Model College রাজউক উত্তরা মডেল কলেজ
Logo of RAJUK Uttara Model College
Location
Shahjalal Avenue, Sector-6, Uttara Dhaka 1230 Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.8704°N 90.4021°E / 23.8704; 90.4021
Information
Other names	RUMC RAJUK College
Former name	Uttara Model College
Motto	Education for Humanization (মানুষ হওয়ার জন্য শিক্ষা)
Established	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Founder	Government of Bangladesh
School board	Dhaka Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
Authority	Board of Governors
Chairman	Siddique Zobair
Principal	Brigadier General Dr. Enamul Islam, PSC, PhD
Founding Principal	Col. Nur-Un-Nabi (retd.)
Grades	6-12
Gender	Co-educational
Language	Bengali and English
Schedule type	Morning & Day
Hours in school day	5 and 5
Campus size	4.5 acres (18,000 m2)
Campus type	Urban
Publication	Anupranon (অনুপ্রাণন) Rajuk Bulletin
Demonym	Rajukians
Website	www.rajukcollege.edu.bd

History

RUMC was set up on an area of about 4.5 acres (18,000 m²) at Uttara in 1994 under the control and management of the Ministry of Education. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha or RAJUK provided land for the school.

The construction of the main academic building was completed in 1994 and the college section was formally inaugurated in the academic year 1994–95 by former Prime-Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia. Due to acute shortage of infrastructural facilities another development project for construction of a new building was taken up in 1995 which was completed in two phases and the campus took its present shape in 2001. The new campus of Rajuk Uttara Model College has been built in the same premises. It started its journey from 2014.

The school is under the control of an autonomous board of governors headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Education. Although the school commenced with only one shift (morning shift), later in 2003 a day shift was launched to cope with the growing number of students.

Admission

Admission to Rajuk Uttara Model College is highly competitive, due to it being one of the most reputed colleges in the country.^[5] Applicants have to pass a written test to qualify. The admission procedure for the eleventh grade starts soon after the publication of results from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam, with admission based on SSC exam results.^[5]

Academic performance

In 2008, the Dhaka Board of Education recognized and celebrated RUMC for its performance on the HSC examinations.^[6] RUMC also received the Best School award in the National Debate Festival 2008.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan, victim of extra-judicial killing^{[citation needed]}
• Nusraat Faria, actress and model^{[citation needed]}
• ^[8]

Gallery

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  The main academic building of RUMC, used by class 9-12 grade students, also called the senior building.
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  The academic building for the 6-8 grade students, also called the junior building.