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Instruction.
Selection of
candidates.
57. Soldiers recommended to attend a class must be of good character
and have a taste for veterinary work. A British soldier must have a
third class certificate of education; a native candidate must be able to
read and write and possess a fair knowledge of arithmetic.
Fees.
58. British officers attending a class will, on joining the class, pay the
following fees:—field officers, Rs. 15 ; captains, Rs. 10; subalterns, Rs. 6.
Course.
59. The syllabus of the course of instruction is laid down in Appx.
III
Discipline of
classes.
60. Questions of discipline will be referred by the veterinary officer
in charge of the class to the G. O. C., Poona, or Sirhind district ; in the
case of the Simla class to the A. G., India, through the P. V. O. The
application of a member to withdraw from the class will also be referred
to the above authorities.
Examinatio
of candi-
dates
61. On the completion of the course, an examination will be held by a
board of veterinary officers convened by the I. V. O. (at Simla by the
P. V. O.). For a pass 50/40 per cent. of the marks in each theoretical subject,
60/50 per cent. in the practical examination, and 60/50 per cent. in the aggre-
gate are required for an officer/an soldier. Seventy-five per cent. of the aggregate
constitutes a pass with credit. The names of officers who qualify will be
published in India Army Orders, of soldiers in Command Orders, and
an entry will be made in the pocket ledger of a British soldier by the
president of the board.
The Punjab Veterinary College.
Military
students.
62. Twenty-five soldiers from native cavalry regiments Nos. 1 to 19
and five from the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th cavalry are admitted annually
to this institution which is under the Punjab Government. If accom-
modation exists, soldiers from other silladar cavalry regiments and dress-
ers of the remount department may also be admitted.
Qualifica-
tion for
admission.
63. A candidate must have a taste for veterinary work, be of good
character, of strong constitution with good eye-sight, not over 25 years
of age, and, preferably, a Musalman. A soldier must sign an agreement to
serve three years with his corps after leaving the college. Before recom-
mending an applicant his O. C. will test him in the following subjects in
Urdu :-
(1) Reading fluently a passage of some well-known work. (2) Ex-
plaining the meaning of words and phrases. (3) Reading manus-
cript fluently. (4) Writing from dictation. (5) Arithmetic up to
and including compound division.
Applications will be submitted on I. A. F. X 1835
Remand of
students.
64. A student who, on joining the college, is found educationally
unfit, will be remanded at once to his corps. An undesirable student will
be remanded to his corps at any time.
Course.
65. The course lasts three years. There are two sessions in each year,
viz., from 1st April to 30th June, and from 1st October to 31st March.
The curriculum is as follows:—
Lectures—
First year.
Second year.
Third year.
—Anatomy up to anthrology inclusive; elementary physiology;
elementary botany; elementary chemistry; materia medica and
pharmacy ; handling of animals.
— Anatomy; theoretical equine medicine and surgery; theoretical
bovine medicine and surgery ; therapeutics including toxicology ;
principles of horse-shoeing.
— Practical equine medicine and surgery ; practical bovine medicine and
surgery ; operative surgery ; obstetrics including the principles of
breeding and rearing; hygiene; soundness of horses, ageing,
detection of lameness ; veterinary law.
Practical work —
First year
Second year
— The students will be instructed in nursing, dressing, handling,
casting and securing animals, and in the names of instruments and
appliances.
— The students will attend hospital practice, receive clinical instruc-
tion and instruction in the use of instruments and appliances.
They will attend the forge and pharmacy Dissections will be
carried out and operations performed on the dead subject.