Army Veterinary Schools.
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Course.
64. The syllabus of the course of instruction is laid down in Appx.
III.
Discipline of
classes.
65. Questions of discipline will be referred by the Principal of the
school to the G. O. C., Poona Dn. or Sirhind Bde. The appli-
cation of a member to withdraw from the school will also be referred
to the above authorities.
Examina-
tion of
candidates.
66. On the completion of the course, an
examination will
be held by a Board of Veterinary Officers convened by the S. V. O.
If a sufficient number of Veterinary Officers are not available for the
examination of the native classes in the vernacular, reference will be
made to the Q. M. G., India. For a pass 50/40 per cent. of the marks
in the theoretical subjects, 60/50 per cent. in the practical examination,
and 60/50 per cent. in the aggregate are required for an officer/a soldier. Seventy-
five per cent. of the aggregate constitutes a pass with credit. The names
of Officers who qualify will be included in a printed circular, a copy of
which will be furnished to each individual whose name appears therein.
In the case of a British soldier, an entry will be made in the pocket ledger
by the President of the Board. As regards Native soldiers the result
will be communicated to their O. C.
Report.
67. An annual report on the working of the Poona School will be
submitted by the Principal of the school on the 1st October to the
committee and the Q. M. G. in India, through the G. O. C., Poona
Dn., and that of the Ambala School by the Principal to the Q. M. G.,
India, through the G. O. C., Lahore Dn., on the same date.
The Punjab Veterinary College.
Military
students.
68. Twenty-six soldiers from silladar cavalry regiments, four from
Indian mountain batteries and one stand jemadar from the Jhelum
Canal Colony Circle are admitted
annually to this institution,
which is under the Punjab Government. If accommodation exists,
dressers of the remount department may also be admitted.
Qualifica-
tion for
admission.
69. A candidate must be a smart man and 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 Sikh or
Hindu, before admission, will be required to sign a certificate of his
willingness to handle cattle, dead or alive. A soldier must sign an agree-
ment to serve three years with his corps after leaving the college. Before
recommending an applicant, his O. C. will test him in the follow-
ing subjects in Urdu:—
(1) Reading fluently a passage of some well-known work. (2) Ex-
plaining the meaning of words and phrases. (3) Reading manu-
script fluently. Writing from dictation. (5) Arithmetic up to
and including compound division.
Applications will be submitted on I. A. F. X 1835.
Remand of
students.
70. 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 and
subject.
71. The course lasts three years. There are two sessions in each
year, viz., from 15th April to 30th June, and from 1st October to 31st
March. Lectures, demonstrations, and general instruction will be given
during each sessional course of education, the syllabus for which is con-
tained in Appendix IV.
Yearly ex-
amination.
72. A viva voce examination is held every year in April by a board
of examiners appointed by Government.
In classes A and B, 33 per cent. of marks in each subject, excepting
Botany and horse-shoeing, in which 20 per cent. are required to pass.
In class C, 33 per cent. in all subjects, excepting equine and bovine
medicine and surgery, and operative surgery, in which 50 per cent. will
be required to pass, the aggregate in all classes being 50 per cent.