Tuesday, September 17, 2019

About Defence Services Command and Staff College

Defence Services Command and Staff College is a prime military institution of Bangladesh Armed Forces. Established on 30th December, 1977, DSCSC provides professional military education to selected mid-career officers of the three services and prepares them for assumption of increasing responsibilities both in command and staff appointment. Here officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force from home and abroad learn about operations of war in a joint environment encompassing Land, Air and Maritime forces. The College is well acclaimed internationally as a centre of excellence for study on subjects of contemporary military interest and has so far graduated over 4200 officers including 860+ officers from 40 different countries. The college is affiliated to the Bangladesh University of Professionals which offers an 'MSc in Military Studies' degree on successful completion of the course. Located at Mirpur a suburb of Dhaka city, 16 Km away from the city centre, the College provides a wonderful campus with adequate infrastructure for education, training, research, housing, sporting and recreational facilities for the student officers.

History of DSCSC

DSCSC is the oldest tri-service military institution in Bangladesh. It was inaugurated on 30th December 1977 by the then President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman. The objective for setting up the college was to prepare the officers of the three services for assumption of higher responsibilities in command and
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Mission of The College

Defence Services Command & Staff College is a tri service organization and simultaneously runs staff courses for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force every year. The duration of the course is of 45 weeks, which normally starts in the month of April and ends in February on the following year. All training
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Course Objective

To provide adequate education and knowledge on national and international issues and the role or part military forces play therein. To provide adequate education and knowledge on principles, evolution and theories of warfare.To inculcate thorough knowledge and understanding on employment and
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MSc Programme

DSCSC is affiliated to the BUP. Officers on successful completion of the DSCSC Staff Course are awarded MSc. However, this entails some additional work in the form of writing a dissertation of 7000 words, on a topic approved jointly by the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and
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Graduation Info

DSCSC awards the title ‘psc’ (passed staff college) to the officers successfully completing the course. Besides, all who qualifies in the Masters programme, are also awarded MSc in Military Studies under the auspices of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). The Graduation Ceremony is held at the end of the course, usually in the month of February and is preceded by a Graduation Dinner. Hon’ble President or the Prime Minister graces the ceremony as the chief guest and hands over the graduation certificates to the graduating officers. The other guests in the Graduation Dinner and Ceremony include, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, Services Chiefs, Senior Armed Forces Offiers, Ex Services Chiefs, Ex Commandants of the College, Ambassadors/High Commissioners and Defence Attaches, guest speakers, civil sponsors and other eminent members of the country.

Life at Mirpur

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