Dhaka Residential Model College

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. 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. ==College clubs==

The college has a variety of clubs and organizations that students can join to pursue their interests and participate in extracurricular activities. ==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. 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. DRMC also hosts many tournaments on its grounds. 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. DRMC students won championships in the quiz contest at Notre Dame College Science Festival 2002, Standard Chartered-Prothom Alo 14th Inter College Quiz Contest hosted by the National Defence College, India, Inter-School Quiz Contest 2006 hosted by Shishu Academy 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. ==Notable alumni==

• Faruque Ahmed, former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board • Kabir Bin Anwar, cabinet secretary of Bangladesh (2022–2023) • Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, automotive engineer, designer, and coachbuilder • Shamsher M. Chowdhury, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh • Sheikh Jamal, son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh • Shaikh Monzurul Haque Rahad, member of parliament for Bagerhat-2 constituency, Bangladesh • Tarique Rahman, prime minister of Bangladesh and chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) • 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) ==References==