Bir Uttam Shaheed Samad School and College, Cantonment Board
# Bir Uttam Shaheed Samad School and College, Cantonment Board

## History

আবু মঈন মোহাম্মদ আশফাকুস সামাদ(1949-1971) was a brave freedom fighter of Bangladesh's independence war. The Bangladesh government awarded him the Bir Uttam title for his bravery in the war of independence. Named after him, this school started in 1974.

The educational institution is managed by the Rangpur Cantonment Board under the Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonment.

## Curriculum and teaching process

The institute follows the curriculum provided by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. It provides teaching in Sciences and Humanities group. The institute is under Dinajpur Education Board. It is also controlled by Rangpur Cantonment Board.

This institute provides educations from 1 grades to 12 grades only. The students appear for the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC), Secondary School Certificate (SSC), and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams from the college.

## Houses

The Current Champion House is Nazrul House

| House | Colour | Crest | Motto | Named after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nazrul House (নজরুল হাউস) | Blue | Blue | we are fearless (মোরা নির্ভীক) | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| Titumir House (তিতুমীর হাউস) | Yellow | Clenched Fist | God is great (সৃষ্টিকর্তাই মহান) | Meer Nisar Ali Titumeer |
| Rokeya House (রোকেয়া হাউস) | Green | Rising Sun | Invincible in Struggle (সংগ্রামে দুর্জয়) | Begum Rokeya |
| Sher-e-Bangla House (শের-ই-বাংলা হাউস) | Red | Red | We will win (আমরা করবো জয়) | Sher-e-Bangla a.k Fazlul haqe |

### Success in national and international arena

2011 – The institution ranked 18th out of 20 institutions that excelled in results in Dinajpur Education Board.[1] 2014 - Ranked 15th among top 20 educational institutions of Dinajpur Education Board.[2] 2015 - 10 institutes of Rangpur placed in top 20 of Dinajpur Board; The institute ranked 17th.

