Excessive exams cut class time at Sadaat College

The Government Saadat College classes remain closed for half of the year due to excessive exams.

The 90-year old academic institute is riddled with shortcomings. It has inadequate accomodation facilities and a lack of transportation. It was built on 37 acres of land by the Tangail zemindar Maulana Wajed Ali Khan Panni in 1926. Some of its buildings were built inside the premises and are now at the risk of dispossession.

Teachers and students of the college said lack of residential facilities cause the students to miss classes. About 40 per cent of the teachers come from Dhaka or some other faraway areas, so they tend to miss classes too. The college closes after 2:00pm, but the timetable for classes goes up to 4:00pm. 

A business department teacher said they want to take classes whenever they can manage, but the students decline to come. A permanent solution is needed.
Despite these adversities, the college has a passing rate of 95 per cent.
Most of the students said the secret is in having private tuition. Mobarrak Hossain, a student of mathematics department said he had has two private tutors.
One of the biggest shortcomings of the college is perhaps lack of teachers. There are only 125 teachers in the college, while the college needs at least 204. The college offers academic sessions for graduation (honours), graduation (pass), post-graduation and preliminary. They have 18 courses for graduation and 15 courses at the post-graduation level.

The teacher-student ratio is 1:160, while the ratio in public universities is 1:20.
There are two hostels for boys and one for girls. The ratio of boys and girls are almost the same in the college, so the girls are at a loss for living accomodation. The girls’ hostel has seats for 400 girls, but houses 1500 girls. Rimi Akter, a student of the girls' hostel said she is staying in a room shared by 20 girls.
Some girls are staying in messes close to the college. Another hostel building is under construction.

For the boys, there are two hostels. Each of the buildings has seats for 700 students but the number of students is almost double. In one of those buildings, 61 students live in four rooms in deplorable condition. Abu Raihan, a student living in one of the hostels, said it is a big hassle when it rains.
Transportation is a serious problems too. The few buses that run are often out of order.
The vice principal of the college Md A Alim Mia said this college was built just five years after Dhaka University, but is nowhere near Dhaka University when it comes to infrastructure.