Government Science College, Dhaka


Government Science College, Tejgaon, Dhaka, also known as GSC, is a public higher secondary school.
It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established in 1954.
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History

The institution was founded in 1954 under the Colombo Plan of the Common Wealth as Technical High School. The same was upgraded as Intermediate Technical College under the Directorate of Technical Education in 1962. It was the only college in Dhaka city, where students could study science, technology and basic engineering at the higher secondary level. The Secondary School Certificate Board used to issue certificates to qualified students under a special subject group called "Industrial Arts". In 1972, it was renamed as Government Science College and came under the Ministry of Education. It started offering degree courses in science subjects.

Infrastructure

The college is located on 9 acres of land. It has a three-story building along with a large semi-pucca building and another building is in under construction, as well as a library, auditorium, gymnasium, mosque, playground, Shaheed Minar, and Russell Square.
There are two residential hostels for students from outside Dhaka.
There are two buses for students residing in Dhaka.

Notable alumni