Cadet College Mastung

Cadet College Mastung is a military high school, for boys grades eight through twelve.

History

In 1976, the Federal Government extended help for establishing a Cadet College in Balochistan to bring this province at par with other Provinces, thus providing equal opportunities to the talented and brighter students from Balochistan as well.

The Project of establishing a Cadet College in Balochistan was conceived in March, 1976. The President of Pakistan gave his blessings in 1979 and ECNEC approved PC-I in 1981. Present site was selected in 1982 and the construction of first two phases started in 1983. College started functioning on April 09, 1987 with induction of its First Entry of 60 cadets.

Location

Cadet College, Mastung is on the RCD Highway at a distance of 54 km from Quetta(Capital of Balochistan)and 630 km from Karachi. It covers an area of 120 acres. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pakistan&ie=UTF8&ll=29.802276,66.815103&spn=0.007299,0.013261&t=h&z=17&om=0 Map on Google]

Academics

Students with age of 11-13 are admitted to CCM(Cadet College Mastung) after an entry test which is usually taken in winter of each year throughout Pakistan. This entry test is based on the course contents of 6th class(Grad 6).Top sixty students are then granted admission to CCM. These students live in a friendly environment under the supervision of teachers and other sports instructors

Infrastructure

The college is spread over an area of about 115 acres. The college campus includes:
* Academic Block
* Administration Block
* Liabrary (Gosha-e-Irfan)
* Four Residential Wings (Wings)
* Two Cadets' Mess Halls
* Mosque
* Cafeteria
* Twelve bed Hospital
* Post Office
* Bank
* Auditorium
* Gymnasium
* Wooden squash court
* Football, Hockey, Cricket, Basketball grounds
* Athletic Ground
* Assault Course
* Riding School
* Computer Lab
* Three Science Labs (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
* Three workshops ( Wood, Metal, Electricity)
* Shooting Range
* Staff Club Building
* Residential accommodation for the Teaching and Administrative staff.

ee also

*Military College Jhelum
*PAF Public School Sargodha
*Garrison Cadet College Kohat

External links

* [http://www.ccm.edu.pk/ Official website]