Khulna Public College

Khulna Public College (KPC)
খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ
Khulna Public College (KPC); খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ
	College Logo
Location
	Jalil Sarani, Boyra; Khulna, 9000; Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°50′11″N 89°31′58″E
Information
Type	Autonomous
Motto	এসো জ্ঞানের সন্ধানে,ফিরে যাও দেশের সেবায়; (Come to learn, go to serve the country)
Established	20 January 1987
Founder	Quazi Azhar Ali, the then Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
School board	Jessore Education Board
Educational authority	Board of Governors, Khulna Public College[1]
Principal	Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC
Staff	99
Teaching staff	175
Grades	3 to 12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	2,880
Language	Bengali
Hours in school day	10 hours: morning shift (8.00 am–12:30 pm) and day shift (1.00 pm–5.30 pm)
Campus	Boyra, Khulna-9000
Campus size	5.3482 acres
Campus type	Urban
Houses	2
Sports	Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball
Publication	Protyasha-প্রত্যাশা
Website	https://kpcbd.edu.bd

Khulna Public College or KPC (Bengali: খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ), formerly known as Sundarban Boys' Public School and College, is an autonomous educational institution directly administered by the Ministry of Education in Boyra, Khulna, Bangladesh.[2] It offers education for 3rd through 12th grade. It is an educational institution only for boys. In 2015, KPC was named The Best Digital Educational Institution of Khulna zone.[3][4]

Administration

The college is governed by a Board of Governors chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Education of The People's Republic of Bangladesh.[5][6] KPC offers education in two shifts: morning shift (8.00 am–12.30 pm) and day shift (1.00 pm–5.30 pm). The head of the college administration is the Principal and there are two Vice Principals in each of the shifts.[7]

Board of Governors

President: The Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Education (Bangladesh), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Vice-President: The Divisional Commissioner, Khulna Division

Members:

Additional Secretary (Administration), Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Commissioner, Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP)
Chairman, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jessore
Chief Engineer, Directorate of Education Engineering
Deputy Commissioner, Khulna
Director (College & Administration), Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Dhaka
Representative of the Honorable Mayor, Khulna City Corporation
Executive Engineer, Directorate of Education Engineering
Education-interested Member
One from the Vice Principals, Khulna Public College
Two Teacher Representatives of Khulna Public College

Secretary of the members: The Principal, Khulna Public College

Principals of Khulna Public College

Serial	Name	Period
1.	Shah Mohammad Zahurul Haq	7 January 1987 to 31 December 1988
2.	K.M. Hasan (In-charge)	1 January 1989 to 6 August 1989
3.	Harunur Rashid	7 August 1989 to 17 June 1990
4.	Mrs. Hasna Banu (In-charge)	18 June 1990 to 30 June 1990
5.	Prof. Harunur Rashid	1 July 1990 to 10 March 1991
6.	Dr. Shafiur Rahman	10 March 1991 to 15 April 1992
7.	Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge)	15 April 1992 to 17 May 1992
8.	Prof. Shafiur Rahman	17 May 1992 to 3 January 1993
9.	Prof. Md. Younus	3 January 1993 to 3 March 1993
10.	Md. Tarek	1 March 1994 to 27 September 1997
11.	Md. Lal Mia	27 September 1997 to 22 April 2001
12.	Sk. Syed Ali	22 April 2001 to 20 January 2003
13.	Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge)	21 January 2003 to 22 January 2003
14.	Sk. Syed Ali	23 January 2003 to 29 December 2008
15.	Prof. Sk. Syed Ali	30 December 2008 to 14 February 2009
16.	Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge)	14 February 2009 to 30 March 2009
17.	Prof. M. Abul Bashar Mollah	31 March 2009 to 30 March 2010
18.	Prof. M. Abul Bashar Mollah	4 March 2010 to 6 September 2010
19.	Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge)	6 September 2010 to 3 March 2012
20.	Lt. Col. Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, AEC	3 March 2012 to 1 January 2016
21.	Lt. Col. Md. Jahangir Alam, AEC	1 February 2016 to 10 April 2019
22.	Lt. Col. Yare Md. Morshed Alam, AEC	10 April 2019 to 1 December 2019
23.	Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC	1 December 2019 to present

Present Principal

Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC

Present Teachers

Serial	Name	ID	Designation	Subject
1.	Salim Haider Chowdhury	SHC	Vice Principal	Political Science
2.	Malin Kumar Basu	MKB	Vice Principal	Chemistry
3.	Md. Shahedul Huq	SH	Vice Principal	English
4.	S. M. Abu Sayeed	AS	Vice Principal	Geography
5.	Muhammad Abdul Malek	AM	Associate Professor	Islamic Studies
6.	Tasrina Begum	TB	Associate Professor	Botany
7.	Mahmuda Khatun	MK	Associate Professor	Bangla
8.	Dr. Khan Alal Uddin	AU	Associate Professor	Physics
9.	Md. Yusuf Ali	MYA	Associate Professor	Chemistry
10.	Md. Tasin Kadir	MTK	Associate Professor	English
11.	Abu Siddiqur Rahman	ASR	Associate Professor	Management
12.	Dr. Md. Beniaz Zaman	BZ	Associate Professor	Zoology
13.	Md. Sharifuzzaman	MSZ	Associate Professor	Agriculture
14.	Md. Sowkat Ali Goldar	SG	Associate Professor	Accounting
15.	Eng. M. M. Saidur Rahman	SR	Associate Professor	Computer Science
16.	Shahanaz Parvin	SP	Associate Professor	Botany
17.	Md. Abdul Latif	AL	Associate Professor	English
18.	Abu Syed Md. Mesbaul Haque	ASM	Associate Professor	English
19.	Shanker Proshad Ghosh	SPG	Associate Professor	Chemistry
20.	Mir Md. Mukitul Hasan	MMH	Associate Professor	Mathematics
21.	M A Bashar	AB	Associate Professor	Physics
22.	Md. Mustafizur Rahman	MR	Associate Professor	Bangla
23.	Uttam Kumar Singho	UKS	Associate Professor	Accounting
24.	Md. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal	AMK	Associate Professor	English
25.	Md. Shahabuddin Bishwas	SB	Assistant Professor	Mathematics
26.	Dr. Md. Azgar Hossain	MAH	Assistant Professor	Agriculture
27.	M. A. Mannan Bablu	MB	Assistant Professor	Accounting
28.	Eskendar Ali Sheikh	EAS	Assistant Professor	Management
29.	Sidhdhrtha Kumar Roy	SKR	Assistant Professor	Agriculture
30.	Md. Rukunuzzaman	RZ	Assistant Professor	Mathematics
31.	Md. Faruque Hossain	FH	Assistant Professor	Chemistry
32.	Asma Khatun	MAK	Assistant Professor	Bangla
33.	Md. Saifullah Siddiquee	MSS	Assistant Professor	Management
34.	Md. Kowsar Ali	MKA	Assistant Professor	Bangla
35.	Mohammad Faruque Hossain	FH-2	Assistant Professor	Statistics
36.	Molla Firoz Ahmed	MFA	Assistant Professor	Physical Education
37.	Tamjidur Rahman Chowdhury	TRC	Assistant Professor	Political Science
38.	Md. Shahidul Islam	MSI	Assistant Professor	Physics
39.	Eng. Rebeka Yeasmin	RY	Assistant Professor	Computer Science
40.	Eng. S. A. Ahsan Rajon	SAAR	Assistant Professor	Computer Science
41.	Md. Alim Bahar Bulbul	MAB	Assistant Professor	Mathematics
42.	Md. Nurul Islam	MNI	Assistant Professor	Mathematics
43.	Md. Shamsul Alam	SA	Lecturer	Fine Arts
44.	Golam Mortoba Hossain	GMH	Lecturer	Physical Education
45.	Md. Palash Uddin	MPU	Lecturer	Fine Arts
46.	K. M. Mamun Shirajul Islam	MMSI	Lecturer	Chemistry
47.	Tahera Sultana	TS	Lecturer	Bangla
48.	Sujoy Kumar Biswas	SKB	Lecturer	Mathematics
49.	Farzana Islam	MFI	Lecturer	Botany
50.	Gopi Kishor Dash	GKD	Lecturer	Social Science
51.	Md. Nasir Uddin	MNU	Lecturer	Agriculture
52.	Tasnuva Rahman	TR	Lecturer	English
53.	Md. Mehedi Aual	MMA	Lecturer	English
54.	Aklima Aktar	AA	Lecturer	Economics
55.	Eng. Biplab Biswas	BB	Lecturer	Computer Science
56.	Anathbandhu Sarkar	ABS	Lecturer	Bangla
57.	Md. Anisuzzaman	AZ	Lecturer	English
58.	Rakesh Das	RD	Lecturer	Physics
59.	Md. Takdirul Gani	MTG	Lecturer	Bangla
60.	Md. Shiful Kazi	MSK	Lecturer	English
61.	Abdur Rashed	AR	Lecturer	English
62.	Prabir Kumar Mallik	PKM	Lecturer	Chemistry
63.	Prabir Kumar Dey	PKD	Lecturer	Mathematics
64.	Yahia Sardar	YS	Lecturer	Social Science
65.	Mowduda Parvin	MP	Lecturer	Bangla
66.	Kinu Ram Mondol	KRM	Lecturer	Mathematics
67.	Md. Ansaruzzaman	ANZ	Lecturer	English
68.	Md. Amanatullah	MAU	Lecturer	Islamic Studies
69.	Md. Amirul Islam	ARI	Lecturer	Islamic Studies
70.	Salauddin Yusuf	SY	Lecturer	Finance & Banking
71.	Muzahid	MZH	Lecturer	History
72.	Md. Asifuzzaman	MAZ	Lecturer	Mathematics
73.	Inamul Haque Sabuj	IHS	Lecturer	English
74.	Md. Mahbubur Rahman	MMR	Lecturer	Zoology
75.	Md. Ali Asgar	MAA	Lecturer	Islamic Studies
76.	Paresh Chandra Sarkar	PCS	Lecturer	Sanskrit
77.	Mahbuba Parvin	MP-2	Demonstrator-cum-teacher	Biology
78.	Sardar Mojjaffar Ali	SMA	Demonstrator-cum-teacher	Physics
79.	Md. Tahajjut Hossain	MTH	Demonstrator-cum-teacher	Chemistry
80.	Arun Kumar Bairagi	AKB	Demonstrator-cum-teacher	Hindu Studies

The academic and administrative building of KPC

Education

Khulna Public College offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Bengali. After grade 5, students take the Primary Education Completing exam (PEC); after grade 8, they take the Junior School Certificate (JSC); after grade 10, they take the Secondary School Certificate (equivalent to O Levels); and after grade 12 they take the Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (equivalent to the high school diploma in the United States and A Levels). [8][9][10]

Multipurpose Building of Khulna Public College

Curriculum

The college follows the national education curriculum of Bangladesh. Classes in computing are compulsory until grade 8. Students of secondary (9 and 10) and higher secondary (11 and 12) classes select one of three major concentrations: Humanities, Business Studies or Science.

Academic performance

Primary Education Completing (PEC) exam results from 2012 to 2017

Year	Number of Examinees	A+	A	A-	B	C	Percentage of passed students
2012	206	120	65	12	04	05	100%
2013	192	105	64	12	09	02	100%
2014	189	141	34	12	02	00	100%
2015	172	158	14	00	00	00	100%
2016	188	164	18	05	01	00	100%
2017	194	149	44	01	00	00	100%

Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam results from 2012 to 2017

Year	Number of Examinees	Number of Passed students	Percentage of passed students	Obtained GPA-5 or A+
2012	216	216	100%	57
2013	191	191	100%	126
2014	191	189	99%	115
2015	213	213	100%	137
2016	189	189	100%	116
2017	216	216	100%	106

Secondary School Certificate results from 2007 to 2018:[11][12]

Year	Number of Examinees	Number of Passed students	Percentage of passed students	Obtained GPA-5 or A+
2007	166	166	100%	46
2008	163	163	100%	68
2009	177	170	97%	58
2010	184	184	100%	113
2011	211	211	100%	87
2012	292	292	100%	86
2013	182	182	100%	102
2014	185	185	100%	126
2015	172	172	100%	120
2016	187	187	100%	102
2017	235	235	100%	99
2018	245	245	100%	119

Higher Secondary Certificate results from 2007 to 2012:[11][12][13]

Year	Number of Examinees	Number of Passed students	Percentage of passed students	Obtained GPA-5 or A+
2007	406	377	93%	59
2008	450	440	97%	114
2009	389	370	95%	71
2010	438	411	94%	83
2011	405	405	100%	91
2012	435	435	100%	143

Campus

The cenotaph of KPC in memory of the martyrs of the great Liberation War of Bangladesh

Khulna Public College is located on a 5.3482-acre campus in a residential neighbourhood.[14] The campus consists of student dormitories, individual residences for staff, a mosque, academic and administration buildings, gardens, and a playground. The academic buildings include classrooms, a library containing 5,824 volumes, laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, geography, psychology and a modern computer lab.[15] There is a Shaheed Minar in the college premises which has been sculpted to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952. This exceptional Shaheed Minar has been designed by architect Al Masum Billah, who is an ex-student of this institution.

Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

KPC puts special emphasis on literary and cultural activities. A special class named CTP ( Class Teacher's Period ) is held on every Wednesday in every class with a view to publishing the latent talents of the students.

Cultural Week

Every year, the college organizes an annual cultural week having competitions on debate, recitation, music, drama, art, story telling and so on. Talented students are rewarded with attractive gifts and prizes. .[16]

Special Day Celebration

The college arranges various programs on International Mother Language Day (21 February), Pohela Boishakh, Independence Day, Victory Day with a view to informing the student about the significance of the days. Beside these, every year KPC day is celebrated on 20 January as it is the establishment day of the college.[6][14]

External Competitions

The students of KPC are continuously making success and representing the college with glorious achievements. The extraordinary talented students participate in Math Olympiad, Biology Olympiad, National Education Week, Creative Talent Hunt etc. competitions and bringing reputations for the college.

Sports

Sports is a major focus of college life.[17] Inter-class cricket and football tournaments are held every year. The college also hosts indoor tournaments in the hostels.[16] Sports week is held in January and includes running, long jump, high jump, shot put, and weight throwing, javelin, and discus events.[18][19][20]

Publications

The college publishes an annual magazine, Protyasha (Bengali: প্রত্যাশা; expectations), with special publications to commemorate major events.[16]

Board of Prefects

The college has a tradition of structuring a board of prefects every year. The board is mainly to represent the students.

The Board of Prefects for the year 2020

Serial No	Post	Name of the student
1.	College Captain	S. M. Sajid
2.	Assistant College Captain	Tahmid Anaf
3.	College Elder	Fahim Faisal
4.	Assistant College Elder	Sabbir Hasan Emon
5.	Cultural Prefect	Istiak Mamun
6.	Assistant Cultural Prefect	Zahin Syed
7.	Sports Prefect	Jahidul Islam Laim
8.	Assistant Sports Prefect	Saiham Rahman

Uniform

Uniform of the students of KPC

The color white has been a unique symbol for the KPCians. White is the symbol of freshness as well as peace. Student are to wear white shirts and white pants. Belts and shoes should be black in color. Beside these, the students are given epaulettes for identifying their classes and ID cards, name-tags for personal identification. [21] The epaulettes for grades 3–6 are 1.25-inch wide, and those for grades 7–12 are 1.5-inch wide.