Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Joint Entrance Examination for Veterinary Courses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2677

TO BE ANSWERED   ON  2 ND  AUGUST,  2016

## JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR VETERINARY COURSES

2677. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has formulated a scheme to conduct Joint Entrance Examination for admission to veterinary courses in view of heavy shortage of veterinary doctors in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    the  names  of  the  States  which  have  given  their  consent  to  conduct  the  Joint  Entrance Examination;
- (d)  the total number of Veterinary Colleges/Universities in the country, the details thereof indicating the number of such colleges under the Union Government/State Governments/Private Sector separately, State-wise; and
- (e) the number of students who take admission in the said colleges/universities every year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)  & (b) As per provisions of Section 22(1) and Section 21(1)(b) of the Indian veterinary Council Act 1984, Veterinary Council of India, with the approval of the Central Government,  has framed Minimum  Standards  of  Veterinary  Education  Regulations  2016  for  undergraduate  degree  course namely Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc & AH).  Clause 7(8) of the said regulations provides that 15% of the total number of seats of each recognized veterinary college shall be reserved  and to be filled on an all India Basis through Common Entrance Examination (All India Pre-Veterinary Test) to be conducted by the Veterinary Council of India.

Veterinary Council of India conduct common Entrance Examination  for 15% of total number of seats  of  each  recognised  veterinary  colleges  in  India  except  the  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  for admission to the BV Sc. & AH course for the academic session 2016-17.

- (c)    Haryana,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Manipur  have  given  their  consent  for  filling  up  of remaining 85% seats to the B.V.Sc. & AH course through All India Pre-veterinary Test conducted by Veterinary Council of India for the year 2016.
- (d)  &  (e)      The  total  number  of  Veterinary  Colleges  /Universities  in  the  country,  indicating  the number  of such colleges under the  Union  Government/State  Governments/Private  Sector separately, State-wise along with the number of students who take admission in the said colleges/ universities every year is Annexed .

## LIST OF RECOGNIZED COLLEGES INCLUDED IN FIRST SCHEDULE WITH THEIR APPROXIMATE ANNUAL ADMISSION MADE DURING 2015-16

| Sl. No                 | State                  | Sr.                    | Name of University                                                     | Name of College                                                          | Total number of admission in 2015-16   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Under State Government | Under State Government | Under State Government | Under State Government                                                 | Under State Government                                                   | Under State Government                 |
| 1.                     | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 1.                     | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                       | 1. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati                               | 75                                     |
| 1.                     | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 1.                     | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                       | 2. NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram                         | 75                                     |
| 1.                     | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 1.                     | Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati                       | 3. College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur                              | 75                                     |
| 2.                     | ASSAM                  | 2.                     | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat                                  | 4. College of Veterinary Science, Guwahati                               | 100                                    |
| 3.                     | CHHATTISGA RH          | 3.                     | Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg                    | 5. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Durg                | 90                                     |
| 4.                     | GUJARAT                | 4.                     | Anand Agricultural University, Anand                                   | 6. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand             | 61                                     |
|                        |                        | 5.                     | Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar | 7. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar | 67                                     |
|                        |                        | 6.                     | Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari                               | 8. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Navsari           | 60                                     |
|                        |                        | 7.                     | Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh                             | 9. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh          | 30                                     |
| 5.                     | HARYANA                | 8.                     | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar    | 10. College of Veterinary Science, Hisar                                 | 60                                     |
| 6.                     | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 9.                     | CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalay, Palampur                   | 11. Dr. G.C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur    | 30                                     |

| 7.   | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10.   | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu    | 12. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Jammu             |   60 |
|------|-------------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|      |                   | 11.   | Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Srinagar | 13. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Srinagar, Kashmir |   60 |
| 8.   | JHARKHAND         | 12.   | Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi                                     | 14. Ranchi College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Ranchi    |   40 |
| 9.   | KARNATAKA         | 13.   | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar       | 15. Veterinary College Hebbal, Bangalore                                 |   80 |
|      |                   |       |                                                                           | 16. Veterinary College Nandinagar, Bidar                                 |   69 |
|      |                   |       |                                                                           | 17. Veterinary College, Hassan                                           |   75 |
|      |                   |       |                                                                           | 18. Veterinary College, Shimoga                                          |   80 |
| 10.  | KERALA            | 14.   | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookot                   | 19. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Thrissur                    |  100 |
| 10.  | KERALA            | 14.   | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Pookot                   | 20. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookote                   |   60 |
| 11.  | MADHYA PRADESH    | 15.   | Nanaji Deshmukh University of Veterinary Sciences, Jabalpur               | 21. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur           |   61 |
| 11.  | MADHYA PRADESH    | 15.   | Nanaji Deshmukh University of Veterinary Sciences, Jabalpur               | 22. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow               |   60 |
| 11.  | MADHYA PRADESH    | 15.   | Nanaji Deshmukh University of Veterinary Sciences, Jabalpur               | 23. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa               |   60 |
| 12.  | MAHARASHT RA      | 16.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur                  | 24. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani                    |   80 |
| 12.  | MAHARASHT RA      | 16.   | Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur                  | 25. Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur                                    |   80 |

|     |             |     |                                                                                                            | 26. Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai                                        |   100 |
|-----|-------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|     |             |     |                                                                                                            | 27. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir                           |    64 |
|     |             |     |                                                                                                            | 28. K.N.P. College of Veterinary Sciences, Satara                            |    60 |
| 13. | MIZORAM     | 17. | Central Agricultural University, Imphal (Under Central Government)                                         | 29. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram        |    67 |
| 14. | ODISHA      | 18. | Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar                                                 | 30. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Bhubaneswar          |    80 |
| 15. | BIHAR       | 19. | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur                                                           | 31. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna                                          |    60 |
| 16. | PUDUCHERR Y | 20. | Pondicherry University, Puducherry (Under Central Government)                                              | 32. Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Puducherry         |    60 |
| 17. | PUNJAB      | 21. | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University                                                   | 33. College of Veterinary Science, Ludhiana                                  |    60 |
|     |             |     |                                                                                                            | 34. College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner                        |   100 |
| 19. | TAMIL NADU  | 22. | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                | 35. Madras Veterinary College, Chennai                                       |   120 |
| 19. | TAMIL NADU  | 22. | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                                | 36. Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal                      |    80 |
| 20. | TELANGANA   | 24. | Sri P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana State University for Veterinary, Animal & Fishery Sciences, Rajendranagar, | 37. College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad                                 |    75 |
| 20. | TELANGANA   | 24. | Hyderabad                                                                                                  | 38. College of Veterinary Science, Korutla                                   |    75 |
| 21  | TRIPURA     | 25. | Tripura University, Agartala (Under Central Government)                                                    | 39. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry at R.K. Nagar, Agartala |    32 |

| 22.              | UTTAR PRADESH    | 26.              | Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad                                             | 40. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Faizabad                                                                                                                                                                                         | 68               |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|                  |                  | 27.              | Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evam Go- Anusandhan, Mathura | 41. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura                                                                                                                                                                                          | 80               |
| 23.              | UTTARAKHA ND     | 28.              | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar                                      | 42. College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pantnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 62               |
| 24.              | WEST BENGAL      | 25.              | West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata                                               | 43. Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences , Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 66               |
|                  |                  |                  |                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3004             |
| Private Sector:- | Private Sector:- | Private Sector:- | Private Sector:-                                                                                           | Private Sector:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Private Sector:- |
| 1.               | PUNJAB           | 1.               | Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University                                                   | 1. Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amritsar (The college is under the Pvt. Sector)                                                                                                                                                     | 60               |
| 2.               | Rajasthan        | 2                | Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner                                            | 2. Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Jaipur (The B.V.Sc & A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on or after the 13 th May, 2010 and on or before the 24 th July, 2015) No admission in the college took place during 2015-16.    | 60               |
|                  |                  |                  |                                                                                                            | 3 . Mahatma Gandhi Veterinary College, Bharatpur (The B.V.Sc & A.H. qualification has been recognized only when granted on or after the 19 th January,2011 and on or before the 24 th July, 2015) No admission in the college took place during 2015-16. | 60               |
|                  |                  |                  |                                                                                                            | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3184             |

## List of Colleges under establishment and allowed permission to admit students but not yet recognized and included in the First Schedule

| Name of state   | Sr.no.   | Name of University                                                                              | Sr. no.   | Name of College                                                          |   No. of seat |
|-----------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Haryana         | 1.       | Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar                             | 1.        | IIVER, Rohtak, Haryana ( Private Sector )                                |            60 |
| Rajasthan       | 2.       | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner                                   | 2.        | Veterinary College, Udaipur, Rajasthan                                   |           100 |
| Rajasthan       | 2.       | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner                                   | 3.        | PGIVER, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                                |            60 |
| Tamil Nadu      | 3.       | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                   | 4.        | Veterinary College, Orthanadu, Tamil Nadu                                |            40 |
| Tamil Nadu      | 3.       | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai                                   | 5.        | Veterinary College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu                              |            40 |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 4.       | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (under Indian Council of Agricultural Research) | 6.        | ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly), U.P. |            20 |
|                 |          |                                                                                                 |           | TOTAL                                                                    |           320 |