Dhaka Residential Model College

Dhaka Residential Model College
ঢাকা রেসিডেনসিয়াল মডেল কলেজ
Location
Mirpur Road

Mohammadpur, Dhaka
,
1207

Bangladesh

23°45′54″N 90°22′4″E / 23.76500°N 90.36778°E / 23.76500; 90.36778
Information
Former nameResidential Model School
TypePublic autonomous
Mottoউৎকর্ষ সাধনে অদম্য
(Strive for Excellence)
EstablishedMay 5, 1960 (1960-05-05)
FounderField Marshal Ayub Khan
School district
Dhaka Education Board
School number
108258
School code
1300
Principal
Brigadier General Md. Zaber Hossain, PhD
FacultyFull time-170, part time-31
Grades3-12
GenderBoys
Age range8–18 (approximately)
Enrollment5550[1] (2022-2023)
LanguageBengali, English
Campus size
52 acres (21 ha)
Campus type
Urban
Color  White
SportsFootball, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, hockey, badminton
Team nameDRMC Team
Publicationসন্দীপন
DemonymRemians
Alumni OrganizationOld Remians Welfare Association (ORWA)
ORWA's Websitewww.remians.com.bd
Websitewww.drmc.edu.bd

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 52 acres of land, modeled after Eton College which has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen".[4]

History

Dhaka Residential Model College was established by the then President of Pakistan Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan 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.The college also was the first to establish the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps.”[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 7:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., while the Day Shift runs from 12:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.[7]

College clubs

The college has a variety of clubs and organizations that students can join to pursue their interests and participate in extracurricular activities.

#Club Name
1DRMC Adventure & Tour Club
2DRMC Games and Sports Club
3DRMC MUN Association
4Remians Art Club
5DRMC Islamic Cultural Club
6Remians Cultural Club
7DRMC Social Service Club
8DRMC Science Club
9DRMC IT Club
10Remians Nature & Earth Club
11DRMC Youth Club
12DRMC Business and Career Club
13Remians Language Club
14DRMC Film and Photography Club
15DRMC Math Club
16Remians Red Crescent Youth
17Remians Debating Society
18DRMC Scouts
19DRMC BNCC Platoon
20DRMC Band Team

Extracurricular activities

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. The college was also the first to establish the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps. [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]

Notable alumni

  • Arafat Rahman, Bangladeshi cricket organizer and former chairman of the Development Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, younger brother of Tarique Rahman.
  • Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid, Managing Director of Fakir Fashion Limited
  • Nahiyan Zaman Sammo is a Bangladeshi poet, writer and cultural activist, known for his leadership in student cultural organisations, including serving as Cultural Prefect of Dhaka Residential Model College and President of the Remians Cultural Club, and for his poetry collection Nokkhottrer Noishobdo.

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Dhaka Residential Model College. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ↑ "Dhaka Residential Model College". Banglapedia.
  3. ↑ "Teaching System". DRMc. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Eton – the establishment's choice". BBC News. 2 September 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dhaka Residential Model College". www.drmc.edu.bd. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  6. 1 2 "History of Dhaka Residential Model College". DRMC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  7. ↑ Asif Ali (January 31, 2010). ঢাকা রেসিডেনসিয়াল মডেল কলেজ: বিশৃঙ্খল নগরে সুশৃঙ্খল জীবন [Dhaka Residential Model College: Disciplined life in an undisciplined city]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. p. 22. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Schools football final today". The Daily Star. August 7, 2003. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ Nurunnahar Begum, Saiyada (2006). "DRMC footballers achieve championship". Shandipan: 26.
  10. ↑ "UG Inc. Introduces Underground Football Association". Rising Stars. The Daily Star. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  11. ↑ "UFA Champions League". The Daily Star. March 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  12. ↑ Hossain, M (2002). "DRMC wins BTV quiz contest". Srijon: 35,36.
  13. 1 2 Shahidul Islam, A B M (2003), "Quiz team's successes in quiz competitions". Shandipan 44.
  14. 1 2 Nurunnahar Begum, Sayed (2006), "DRMC wins National Science Week quiz contest". Shandipan, 47.
  15. ↑ Kamruzzaman Khan (2008), "Quiz team gets awarded at BCSIR science fair", Shandipan 62.
  16. ↑ "DRMC Prospectus". DRMC (in Bengali). Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Biography of Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar". Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  18. ↑ "Personal life". Tarique Rahman. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  19. ↑ "PM greets students from his alma mater during Parliament visit". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  20. ↑ "I too was a Remian". The Daily Campus. 2026-04-30. Retrieved 2026-04-30.

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