Rajuk Uttara Model College

In the order of the Ministry of Bangladesh, Rajuk Uttara Model College (RUMC) was founded in 1994 in April and started its functionality. It was located in Uttara Dhaka, Bangladesh. Now, it is the number one college in Bangladesh. To be a College student, you must gain requirements CGPA for Science is 5.00, Business Studies is 4.25, and Humanities is 3.90. This College started with a branch but pressure for the more students. It introduced another branch on the government's advice.

Location: Uttara, Dhaka, Dhaka

Address: Sector#6, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka

+88-02-48957101-4

Students: 6000

Teachers: 200

Campuses: 1

Established: 1994-04-01

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. It is situated about a kilometer north of Shahjalal International Airport. Established in 1994, the institution teaches its students in Bengali (morning & day) and English (morning & day) under the Bangladeshi national curriculum. Students are admitted into all grades according to the current availability of seats starting from sixth up to twelfth grade. The school has around 6000 students and employs more than 200 teaching staff and more than 100 other staff.

History

The main academic building was constructed in 1994 and the college was formally inaugurated during the 1994–95 academic year by the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia. Due to a shortage of infrastructural facilities, further construction was taken up in 1995. This construction was completed in two phases and the campus took its present shape in 2001.

Admission

Admission to RUMC is highly competitive, due to it being among the most reputed colleges in the capital. Applicants have to pass a written test to qualify. Admission tests for the sixth grade are generally held in December and academic sessions begin in January. 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.

Academic performance[edit]

In 2008, the Dhaka Board of Education recognized RUMC for its performance on the HSC examinations. RUMC also received the Best School award in the National Debate Festival 2008.