Garrison Cadet College Kohat


Garrison Cadet College Kohat is a boarding school, situated in the suburb of Kohat City. The college has classes from class 8th to FSc. Students are inducted in class 8 and Class 11; after a 3-step selection process, which composed of a written test, interview and medical examination. The college has over 600 enrolled cadets aged 12–19 years. Each class has approximately 125 cadets.

History

Garrison Cadet College Kohat is situated in the suburb of Kohat City. The foundation stone of the college was laid on 1 March 1990 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The college was inaugurated on 10 May 1993 by the then Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bangash. It was established as Kohat Garrison College but later it was renamed Garrison Cadet College Kohat in 1999. Regular classes commenced in March 1993. The first principal was Col Muhammad Idrees Niazi. The college is affiliated and patronized by the Provincial Government of KP since 2017.

Present composition of BOG

;Patron-in-Chief
;Chairman
;Members
  • Secretary E&SE KP
  • Secretary Finance KP
  • Secretary Establishment KP
  • Secretary P&D KP
  • Commissioner Kohat Division
  • Commandant Signal Training Centre, Kohat
  • VC KUST
  • RPO Kohat Division
  • Station Commander, Kohat
  • Principal