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“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER” PROSPECTUS DSCSC 2021-2022 DEFENCE SERVICES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE MIRPUR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH CONTENTS Page Contents i Foreword by Commandant ii Part I: Overview of DSCSC Introduction, Vision and Course Mission 1 Course Contents 2 Course Duration, Working Hours and MSc Programme 3 Graduation, Faculty and Staff 4 Organogram of DSCSC 5 Overseas Course Participants‟ Participation 6 Course Activities 7 College Facilities 11 Outline Programme of DSCSC Course 2021-2022 13 Part II: Administration Location 14 Arrival, Accommodation and Dress 15 Electronic, Baggage, Stationery, Transport, Leave Medical, Pay and Allowance 16 Financial Aspects, Service Charges, Utilities and Maintenance Charge, Personal Expenditures, Registration Fee for the 17 Masters Programme at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and Banking Addresses, Discipline, Detailed Administrative Instructions, Course Participant In-Processing Data and Medical Fitness Certificate 18 Course Participant In-Processing Data Form 19 Medical Fitness Certificate Form 25 Part III: Basic Information on Bangladesh General Information 27 Airlines Operating – Bangladesh and Airline Representatives 28 Map of Bangladesh 29 i FOREWORD BY COMMANDANT I am very delighted to welcome the Course Participants and their families at Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Mirpur, your home for an exciting journey ahead. This is a life time opportunity for the Course Participants to pursue academic excellence from different cultures of the world. The College offers a conducive environment to enhance the professional knowledge and skills imbued with military norms and ethos. I believe that you shall be able to build a lifelong bond of friendship with people coming from all over the globe. Life in DSCSC is a small chronicle that will be treasured by all alumni forever. The College follows a well-structured, methodical yet very rewarding programme of events. This booklet will give you an idea about the college and offer the required information for joining the course. The course curriculum includes subjects on individual services as well as joint operational understanding. The College is affiliated to Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) for Master of Science (MSc) in Military Studies Programme. Besides the academic programmes, sports events and social activities are organized in the college to develop cohesiveness among the Course Participants, Faculty and Staff Officers. We expect your wholehearted participation in every event of the college as we consider you to be the ambassador of your country and services. The College will appreciate the participation of spouses in Ladies Club and social activities organized by the institution. To facilitate the education and upbringing of your children, the college runs a Kindergarten School inside the residential premises. I can assure you that the college will remain focused on maintaining a homely environment for learning. I hope and believe that the year in Mirpur will turn out to be one of the most rewarding years of your life and you will surely reap its benefit in your professional career as well. Major General Md Akbar Hossain, SBP, SUP (BAR), afwc, psc, G+ Commandant Defence Services Command and Staff College ii PART I: OVERVIEW OF DSCSC Introduction 1. Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is a prime military institution of Bangladesh Armed Forces, established in December 1977. DSCSC provides professional military education to selected mid-career officers of the three services and prepares them for assumption of higher responsibilities both in command and staff appointments. Here officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force of both home and abroad learn in a joint environment encompassing Land, Air and Maritime operations. The College is well acclaimed internationally as a centre of military excellence. As of 2020, 5253 officers including 1165 officers from 42 different countries have graduated from this college. The College is affiliated to Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) which offers a Master of Science (MSc) in Military Studies degree on successful completion of the course. It is located at Mirpur, a suburb of Dhaka City, 12 km away from the city centre. The College provides a picturesque and serene campus with modern infrastructures for education, training, research, housing, sports and recreation for the Course Participants. In fact, along with BUP and National Defence College (NDC) DSCSC forms the „educational village‟ of the Mirpur Cantonment. Vision 2. The vision of DSCSC is to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of selected mid-career officers of the three services in order to prepare them for the assumption of higher responsibilities both in staff and command appointments. Course Mission 3. DSCSC Course 2021-2022 is designed to attain the following mission: a. To provide education and knowledge on doctrinal fundamentals, history, evolution and theories of warfare. b. To impart knowledge on employment and training of armed forces across the entire spectrum of military operations at tactical level including unconventional warfare. c. To impart knowledge and understanding on operations other than war including operations in aid to civil administration. d. To develop understanding of joint and inter agency operations including application of tools of operational art in support of a campaign. e. To impart in-depth knowledge on a broad range of relevant national and international issues encompassing contemporary developments and their security implications. f. To provide education and knowledge on command and leadership, defence management and defence administration during peace and war. 1 g. To instill knowledge and understanding on all kinds of staff works and procedures at tactical level. h. To provide knowledge on staff works and procedures at operational level. j. To encourage creativity and instill analytical ability to support all types of military analysis, planning and research activities. k. To inculcate both oral and written skills needed to communicate effectively. l. To develop the required personality traits and skills which are essential to efficiently perform in command and staff positions. Course Contents 4. DSCSC devotes 45% of the curriculum to joint operational and common subjects, while the rest 55% covers individual service studies. The syllabus spans approximately 1700 periods each of 35 minutes duration. Core subjects include Staff Duties, Tactics, Strategy, Logistics, Joint Services, Single Service and Combined Operation/ Warfare, Campaign Planning, Air Warfare, Modern Management Techniques, Operations other than War, Leadership, Disaster Management, Media Studies, Military History, Cyber Warfare Artificial Intelligence (AI), Counter Insurgency Warfare, etc. There are a number of research works that the Course Participants have to undertake both individually and in groups. The design of the course makes the Course Participants go through the Military Decision Making Process both as an individual and by teamwork. 2 5. To enhance awareness, Course Participants are also exposed to national, international and regional affairs. Special emphasis is given on the studies relating to South Asia. United Nations Peace Support Operations also figures prominently in the curriculum. 6. Above all, Course Participants from different countries having varied experiences share a dynamic and interactive learning environment with eminent scholars from home and abroad, which remains to be one of the important components of the curriculum. Course Duration and Working Hours 7. The duration of the course is 45 weeks excluding 2 weeks overseas orientation programme for Overseas Course Participants from 28 February to 11 March 2021. There are 4 terms each of 10 weeks duration except 1st term which is of 11 weeks duration. There are breaks of one week each after first and third term and 2 weeks after the second term. Working hours are from 0800 to 1420 hours from Sunday to Thursday (during Ramadan working hours are from 0900 to 1445 hours). Friday and Saturday are weekly holidays. However, for training purpose, the working hours may be increased as required. Weekends may also be utilized for training purpose - if necessary. MSc Programme 8. Course Participants are awarded with Master of Science (MSc) degree on successful completion of the course. Every Course Participant has to meet the following requirements for obtaining an MSc degree: a. Should have a Bachelor‟s degree or equivalent from a recognized university/ college. b. Must write a dissertation paper of about 7000 to 10000 words on a topic selected jointly by the college and the University authority. c. Must attend and complete the tenure of Staff Course at DSCSC, Mirpur. Missing of 10% or more classes makes a Course Participant ineligible for Master of Science (MSc) degree. d. Overseas Course Participants must bring a certificate from their respective countries stating that they have qualified in Staff College entrance or equivalent examination. They are to submit the English rendition of the following certificates within 7 days of arrival: (1) Secondary School Certificate Examination/ ‟O‟ level/ equivalent – original/ provisional. (2) Higher Secondary Certificate Examination/ „A‟ level/ equivalent – original/ provisional. (3) Bachelor‟s degree/ equivalent – original/ provisional (in any discipline). 3 Graduation 9. On successful completion of course, the participants are awarded with the acronym