Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University - 2024 Admission, Fees, Courses, Ranking, Placement

The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)

  Realizing the importance of Education Research in Animal and Fisheries Sciences and to increase its productivity towards better income generation for the resource poor farmers, the government of Tamilnadu established the first Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Asia.  The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, popularly known by the acronym 'TANUVAS', blossomed on 20.09.1989 as the first Veterinary University of the country, through the Tamil Nadu State Government Act 42 of 1989. The seed for the establishment and growth of TANUVAS was sown as early as 1876, when the Madras Veterinary College was started as an Agricultural School in Chennai to offer diploma and certificate course in the field of veterinary and animal sciences. The institute attained the status of a college on 01.10.1903, when it started functioning at Dobbin Hall, Chennai and admitted 20 students for a three-year diploma course called GMVC (Graduate of Madras Veterinary College).

  Based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Agriculture, the college was upgraded to impart degree in veterinary science.  Although the college was the fourth veterinary institution to be started in India, it was the First Veterinary college in the country to be affiliated to a university, the University of Madras in 1935 and the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc.) degree course was started in 1936.  It was the only Veterinary college in the erstwhile composite Madras State till mid 1950’s.  The University of Madras also recognized the college as a centre for postgraduate education. In 1969, the college was made as the Directorate of Veterinary Education and Research. The college was then academically affiliated to Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in 1974 and became a constituent unit of TNAU in 1976. To meet the demand of veterinary education and research, a second veterinary college was started in Namakkal in the year 1985.

  The Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukkudi was also made as another constituent college of this university. The mandates of the University are to impart education, to ensure advancement of learning and prosecution of research and to undertake extension to rural people in cooperation with the government departments in different branches of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. It needs emphasis that in recognition of the University’s credentials, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research haD accredited this university up to 15-03-2020.  

  The internationally acclaimed Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, the Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi (presently under Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalitha Fisheries University) and other Training and Research Centres, Research Farms, Farmers’ Training Centres, and Diagnostic Laboratories were TANUVAS' constituent units. TANUVAS later established a College of Food and Dairy Technology at Koduvalli  in 1993 which was later upgraded as College of Food and Dairy Technology (CFDT) on 10.04.2012.   The College of Poultry Production and Management was established in the year 2011-12 at Mathigiri, Hosur, Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu to offer a four-year B.Tech. course, followed by a number of Training and Research Centres (located in most of the TN districts), as well as a Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Madurai.  It also established two more veterinary colleges at Tirunelveli and Orathanadu (2012-2013)   Additionally, three more veterinary colleges have been established during 2020 at Salem, Theni and Udumalpet.  A unit of TANUVAS, the College of Poultry Production and Management  is the first of its kind in the country to offer such a unique course particularly catering the needs of technical man power demands of poultry industry with the mandate of producing technocrats with sound skills in Poultry Engineering, Management, Processing and Technology.

  At present, TANUVAS has a total of seven Veterinary Colleges, a College of Food and Dairy Technology, a College of Poultry Production and Management, 10 Research Farms, 15 Research Laboratories and Diagnostic Centres, 20 Veterinary University Training and Research Centres, three Farmers’ Training Centres, and four Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

  The undergraduate courses offered by TANUVAS include B.V.Sc. & A.H., B.Tech. (Food Technology), B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) and B.Tech. (Poultry Technology). Besides, Postgraduate courses including M.V.Sc. in 22 disciplines, M.Tech. in three disciplines, M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, M.Sc. in Biostatistics, and MBA in Food and Livestock Business Management, the college also offers Ph.D. in 20 disciplines of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ph.D. in Food Technology, as well as 5 PG Diploma  A number of PG Diploma and Certificate courses in distance education mode are also offered.

  TANUVAS desires to be an institution of International Excellence in providing education and pursuing research in the field of Veterinary, Animal and Food Sciences and to develop innovations, disseminate scientific knowledge and skill for enhanced livestock and poultry productivity through the use of technologies of social, economic and environmental relevance developed by adopting a team approach.

  TANUVAS was established primarily with a mandate to impart education, to develop learning and prosecution of research and undertake extension to rural people in co-operation with the Government departments in different branches of veterinary, animal and food sciences.

  The main objectives of TANUVAS are (i) to impart education in different branches of veterinary and animal sciences, (ii) To further the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in veterinary and animal sciences and (iii) To undertake the extension of such sciences to the rural people in co-operation with the government departments concerned

  TANUVAS is a Tamil Nadu State Government Veterinary University (SVU).  It is an autonomous institution governed by its Board of Management which regulates the polices of the university in accordance with the provision of act and statues. The Planning Board and the Finance Committee of the university also support the University administration. While the Boards of Studies of Faculties and the Academic Council look after the academic pursuits of the University, the research policy of the university is watched over by the Research Council of the University. The Extension Education Council decides the policy with regard to the outreach programmes. TANUVAS is a non-profit and fully funded by the Tamil Nadu State Government.

VISION
TANUVAS desires to be an institution of international excellence in providing education and pursuing research in the field of Veterinary, Animal and Food Sciences and to develop innovations, disseminate scientific knowledge and skill for enhanced livestock and poultry productivity through the use of technologies of social, economic and environmental relevance developed by adopting a team approach.
MISSION
TANUVAS was established on 20th September 1989 with a mandate to impart education, further the development of learning and prosecution of research and undertake extension to rural people in co-operation with the Government departments in different branches of veterinary, animal and food sciences.
OBJECTIVES
1.To impart education in different branches of veterinary and animal sciences
2. To further the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in veterinary and animal sciences

3. To undertake the extension of such sciences to the rural people in co-operation with the government departments concerned

  Candidates should fill, upload necessary documents / certificates and submit applications online at University website.Candidates can apply for BVSc & AH or BTech or both by selecting the appropriate options. Candidates who are willing to apply for BTech (Food Technology), BTech (Poultry Technology) and BTech (Dairy Technology) can submit their online application through single pooled BTech application.

  Candidates will be selected on the basis of their marks in the qualifying examination as computed below:

* or Zoology and Botany together;
** Physics and Chemistry together;
***Theory, Practical-I and Practical-II together

Online Counselling will be conducted on the basis of order of merit, rules of reservation of Government of Tamil Nadu and preference opted by the candidate. The eligible candidates need to register for participation in online counselling

The selected candidates shall download their admission letter. They have to report to the mentioned venue within the prescribed time period to submit their certificates / documents for verification and pay the prescribed fee. Upon submission of necessary documents and prescribed fee payment, the candidate will be admitted to the course and admission slip will be issued to the candidate and they shall report to the admitted colleges on the prescribed date of registration / orientation.

The campus (for BVSc & AH) / course (for BTech) preference shall be made by the candidate only once for the couselling.The candidates who failed to register for online counselling WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION THEREAFTER.

Based on the vacancy position, next round of counselling will be conducted.Sliding procedure (internal counselling for campus / course change based on the rank and preference for the eligible candidates) will be followed for already admitted candidates. Further,for the resultant vacancies’candidates will be selected based on the counselling registration.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR B.V.SC. & A.H. / B.TECH.

Candidate should be a Native of Tamil Nadu State.

A pass in the Higher Secondary Course (10+2)/CBSE/any other examination (regular mode) recognized as equivalent thereto and fulfilling the following requirements are mandatory.

In addition, for those candidates who have appeared HSC examination of Tamil Nadu State Board from March 2019, a pass in 11th standard examination is mandatory(G.O. Ms. No. 195, School Education Dept., Dated: 14.09.2018 of the Government of Tamil Nadu).

Only academic qualification examination marks secured by the candidate will be considered for the aggregate mark calculation. Grace marks for co-curricular / extracurricular activities will not be considered.

Age limit:

Candidates should have attained the age of 17 years.

Maximum Age:

Candidates of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Caste – Arunthathiyar (SCA) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories- NO age limit

Other candidates- 21 years

The Differently abled candidates shall be given an upper age relaxation of 5 years vide Lr. No. 9768/DAP-3.1/2017-19 Dated: 28.06.2021 of the Welfare of Differently abled persons (DAP-3.1) Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

Time of admission:

The regular admission starts from the month of October of every year

POST-GRADUATE ADMISSION

DEGREE/ DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES OFFERED

COLLEGES OFFERING PG PROGRAMMES

Madras Veterinary College, Chennai – 600 007

Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002

Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358

Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur – 614 625

College of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli, Chennai – 600 052

College of Poultry Production and Management, Hosur – 635 110

 
ADMISSION PROCESS

The admission strength available for that academic year will be filled by the candidates from Tamil Nadu.

If there are any unfilled seats, the same will be filled with candidates from other States who have applied and appeared for the entrance examination conducted by the University.

The candidates from other states will be considered for admission by maintaining a separate rank list only against the vacancies that may arise after filling the Tamil Nadu State quota

 
Counselling procedure for MVSC/M.Tech program

Eligible candidates will be called for Counselling as per the rank. Admission shall be made by Counselling on the basis of total marks duly applying the rule of reservation. MVSc candidates can choose any one of the disciplines and campus available at the time of Counselling. Alternatively, they can opt to remain in the waiting list. If a candidate desires to be in the waiting list, he / she will not be given any seat in other disciplines. The waiting list will be filled by second Counselling based on merit and vacancy.

 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

MVSc degree programmes

Candidates possessing a BVSc / BVSc & AH degree of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University or any other University recognized as equivalent thereof shall be eligible to apply. The candidates should have completed their degrees from colleges recognized by the Veterinary Council of India.

M.Tech degree programmes

M.Tech. (Food Technology): Candidates possessing a BTech (FPT / FT) degree of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University or candidates who have studied a FOUR-YEAR degree programme in Food Processing Technology / Food Technology / Food Process Engineering / Food Science & Nutrition / Dairy Technology/ Biotechnology shall be eligible to apply.

M.Tech. (Dairy Technology / Dairy Chemistry): Candidates possessing a BTech (DT) degree of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University or candidates who have studied a FOUR-YEAR degree programme in Dairy Technology shall be eligible to apply

M.Tech. (Poultry Technology): Candidates with a minimum OGPA of 2.75 out of 4.00 under trimester system or 6.50 out of 10.00 or 65% aggregate under semester pattern in undergraduate degree alone are eligible to apply for admission to M.Tech degree programme.

Placement Cell:

• The Students Counselling and Placement Cell (USCPC) has been strengthened to cater the needs of university students from the faculties of Veterinary, Fishery and Food Technology, for their placements in various institutions/organizations reputed nationally and internationally.
• The alumni of the university works with the placement cell to provide the students with the best job opportunities.
• The placement cell organises various career guidance sessions, job fairs, talks, workshops etc for the development of its students.
• The university has tied up with reputed companies who visit the university for campus  placements.

TANUVAS Placement Statistics 2021

TANUVAS Recruiters

Vibrac

Boehringer

Idexx

Biomerieux India Pvt. Ltd 

Globion  

Global Biotech 

Gotarne Farm Solutions.

Merck              

Vetoquinol

Aashirwad Exports 

Genex Biopharma 

 Merial

Vetoquinol     

Enrich Solutions 

Heska Corporation 

Burlvets Nutritional Technologies

Zoetis

Ingelheim 

Elanco 

Bayer

TANUVAS - Tamil Nadu Veterinary And Animal Sciences University Scholarships and Funding

*Scholarships such as SC / SCA / ST Welfare and Backward Class scholarships,

*Scholarships given by Govt. of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and Indian Council of
 Agricultural Research, TANUVAS Merit Scholarship, Pattukottai Azhagiri Endowment

*scholarship and scholarships from other agencies and financial assistance from Tamil Nadu

*Agricultural Labourers - Farmers (Social Security and Welfare) Scheme are available for the
deserving candidates.

*The cost of application form (Rs. 350/- for online) will be refunded to the SC / SCA /
 ST candidates admitted, along with the scholarship.

There are several TANUVAS scholarship programmes for its students. Not only scholarships, but the university also financially supports the students with various fellowship and award programmes. TANUVAS scholarship facilities for UG and PG students help the students with financial assistance and reward academic performance. The TANUVAS scholarship programmes are listed below, with the criteria to be fulfilled by students to be eligible for them.

·   The top scorers of each course are eligible for the TANUVAS scholarship

·   Students from the category SC/ST/OBC quota who obtained 75% in the higher secondary examination and got a good rank in the national level entrance examination are eligible to get this scholarship.

·   Students who obtained 75% in the higher secondary examination and got a good rank in the national level entrance and belong to the minority communities are also eligible to get a scholarship.

·   The university offers students from economically weaker backgrounds a TANUVAS scholarship

·   Students whose at least one parent is serving or has served in the Indian Defence Services are also eligible for the TANUVAS scholarship

·   Students who have given a state level performance in sports are eligible for the TANUVAS scholarship

·    Physically challenged students are also eligible

TANUVAS Fee-Waiver Scholarship Scheme Eligibility

·    Candidates must be enrolled in UG courses at any of TANUVAS or its affiliated colleges

·    Candidates should be from the SC, ST or OBC category

·    The family income of the candidate should not be more than Rs 1 LPA

   In addition to this, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University is entitled to provide financial assistance to its M.Tech students in the form of a stipend worth Rs 18,000 per month through the ministry's human resources department. To be eligible for this stipend, only one condition is that they must have passed the GATE.

   Candidates enrolled in the PhD programme at TANUVAS on a regular basis are eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs 31,000 from MHRD for the first two years of the programme and a monthly stipend of Rs 35,000 for the next three years of course of study; after completing five years, if students are still working on their doctoral degree, then they are provided monthly financial assistance of Rs 12,000 for only one year. PhD scholars are eligible for a stipend only if they have qualified for national-level entrance examinations such as UGC/CSIR NET (JRF) examination, SET, GATE (with a valid score), or Teacher Research Fellowship.

Infrastructural Facility:

  The 700-acre campus of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Chennai, has everything a student will need for their overall development. The campus is located at Madhavaram Milk Colony in the capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

  The TANUVAS campus houses 10 constituent institutions, an academic block, hospitals and clinics, complexes, student-faculty and residential staff quarters, a healthcare centre that is operational 24 hours, an administration block, and all other offices. The TANUVAS campus is also provided with an instructional livestock farm complex block, livestock products technology block, teaching veterinary clinical complex block, and the following clinical units to cater for the needs of small and large animals as a part of the TANUVAS infrastructure:

Endoscopy Referral Clinic

Cardiology Referral Clinic

Imaging Referral Clinic

Large Animal Referral Clinic

Small Animal Critical Care

Nephrology Referral Clinic

Oncology Referral Clinic

  These clinics are well equipped with advanced instruments for different tests, including upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy, otoscopy, vaginoscopy, cystoscopy, electrocardiography, ECG, blood pressure, phonocardiogram, ultrasound, ultrasonography, echocardiography, chemotherapy, and many more. In addition, the TANUVAS campus is well equipped with a sports ground for indoor and outdoor games, a gym, an ATM, a library, a mess, an auditorium, hostels, laboratories, a cafeteria, bus transportation facilities, postal services, etc.

  Hostel – TANUVAS hostel is located near the institution and has nine blocks with a capacity of 750 students' accommodation. The University and its constituent institutions have separate hostels and messes for girls and boys students. Facilities like a reading room, modernised kitchen, an indoor stadium, RO water and a solar water heater are provided for the inmates.

  Student Day Centre – On TANUVAS campus, a building complex that houses ten lecture halls and two seminar halls equipped with audiovisual facilities is available. Two lecture halls are also provided in the animal husbandry block and a modern conference hall has been set up in the clinical block.

  Gym - Gymnasium is part of the TANUVAS facilities. Students can take care of their health and fitness by making use of this gymnasium facility provided by the university. The gym is well equipped with exercise and training equipment. 

  Internet - A server station located at MVC campus (a constituent institution of TANUVAS). It had five servers to cater to the internet and intranet services of the TANUVAS headquarters and all its constituent colleges. A firewall has been installed at Server Station to secure the computer network of the university. It is available with provision for 20 people to conveniently browse. 

  Sports – The TANUVAS campus has outdoor and indoor games facilities for students' recreation, including basketball, badminton, tennis courts, cricket, and football grounds. The campus sports ground also has a running track. 

  Hospital - A hospital attached to the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University for treating small and large ruminants and also companion animals. The hospital is provided with excellent diagnostic and surgical facilities. Along with this hospital, there is a 24 hours functioning casualty unit, inpatient unit, and referral clinic that are equipped with advanced equipment like an ophthalmoscope, endoscope, arthroscope, ECG, dialyzer, Electro Encephalo Graph etc.

  Training and Research Centre - TANVAS University has 16 Veterinary University Training and Research Centres, three Farmers' Training Centres, two Krishi Vigyan Kendras, and two Fisheries Training and Research Centres, which encompass the entire Tamil Nadu state to cater to the needs of the farming community.

  Cafeteria – The air-conditioned cafeteria facilities provided by the university include Chinese, Indian, and South Indian cuisines. There is another split cafeteria available for coffee and snacks on the campus. 

  Bioinformatics Centre - The Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) at TANUVAS was established in the year 1990-91 under the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi. This centre is well equipped with CD ROM databases, broadband Internet connectivity, IBM Think Centre A50 computer system, a 48X CD ROM Drive, and a 40GB HDD for online and offline information retrieval and bioinformatics.

  Auditorium – The university has two auditoriums to be used for academic talks, conferences, seminars, slide and film shows, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, etc.

  Wifi – The TANUVAS campus has high-speed wifi connectivity in all laboratories, libraries, hostels, auditoriums and seminar halls, and even guest houses. The campus has been using the new standard for next-generation wireless technology for wifi networks so that the teachers, students, and support staff can easily access the data, voice, multimedia, and video conferencing services as well as research, e-learning, and business applications.

Laboratories:

Animal feed analytical and QC lab

Avian disease lab

Centralised clinical lab

Centralised instumentation lab

Central university lab

Vaccine research centre

Zoonosis research lab 

Pharmacovigilance Laboratory for Animal Feed and Food SafetY

Poultry Disease Diagonostic Lab

  Library – The TANUVAS library, situated at MVC campus is one of the biggest of its kind in India, to offer the knowledge building of its students, research scholars, faculty members, and scientists with a rich information resources base of more than 40,000 books, 25,000 back volumes, 500 e-books, 65 national journals, 100 foreign journals, and 5 online databases. It allows the students to have access to about 2,800 e- journals through the CeRA (the Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture). The Institutional membership facility (MALIBNET) at TANUVAS Chennai helps the students to share the resources of 20 important libraries in the city.

Farmers Training Centres – Three farmers training centres are housed at TANUVAS at Kancheepuram, Theni and Tiruvarur. Also, the university has three Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at Kattupakkam, Kundrakudi and Namakkal.

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