Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly
The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is the MVP of animal research facilities! Based in Izatnagar, Bareilly, this advanced institute specializes in veterinary medicine and related fields. With additional campuses across the country, including in Palampur and Pune, IVRI is spreading its knowledge far and wide. Formerly known as the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, it underwent a name change in 1925 to become the Imperial Veterinary Research Institute before settling on its current moniker after India’s independence. These days, IVRI is under the administrative control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and is making waves in the world of animal research.
P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad
Let’s take a walk down memory lane and explore the roots of veterinary education in Telangana! Back in pre-independence times, the Hyderabad Veterinary College was established on August 5th, 1946, thanks to the generosity of His Excellency The Nizam of Hyderabad, a Princely state in the pre-independent India. This college became a constituent college of Osmania University and played a significant role in the development of the veterinary education sector in Telangana. Fast forward to today, and this institution has evolved into the P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University since May 24th, 2016.
Mumbai Veterinary College
The foundation of The Mumbai Veterinary College, Mumbai, in 1886 marked the establishment of the veterinary profession in this country. The Mumbai Veterinary College was inaugurated by Prof. J. H. Steel, B.Sc. F.R.C.V.S., a person with experience and dynamism as its first principal. But due to foresight of its pioneers and unceasing efforts of the successors the college has reached a stage when as it enters the 125th year it is poised to make a quantum jump. The Mumbai Veterinary College can claim a just pride in seeing that the seeds of the Veterinary Science it had sown a hundred years back, has developed into a huge tree giving out numerous branches of specialization in various aspects of live stock industry.
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, popularly known as 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). It was the only veterinary college in the erstwhile composite Madras State till mid 1950’s.
Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU)
Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU) has been established with its headquarters at Patna through an act of Bihar State. The University became operational from 13 June 2017 with the appointment of it’s first Vice Chancellor. The new University has been carved out of the Bihar Agricultural University as two of its constituent colleges at Patna viz. Bihar Veterinary College and Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology have been transferred to the BASU, whereas a new College of Fisheries has been established in 2018. To further expand the horizon of the University and strengthen the research and outreach, following research institutes, stations and substations are being transferred to BASU.
