Madras Veterinary College offers a five-year n half duration of undergraduate program, namely Bachelors in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSC and AH), which is approved by the Veterinary Council of India. Candidates who have scored at least 50% in 10+2 examinations with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Botany/Zoology as compulsory subjects are eligible to apply, along with those who have done vocational courses in Agricultural Practices/ Dairy/ Poultry.

Admission to the undergraduate course is merit-based and managed by TANUVAS. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria specified by the university and the State Government can obtain the application form from the university website. The university issues counselling lists in which names of the shortlisted candidates are mentioned. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their academic record have to attend counselling conducted by TANUVAS on the specified date.

Separate lists are released for NRI candidates. Candidates are called for counselling in order of their rank in the merit list. Final selection is done on the basis of a candidate’s academic performance, document verification and seat availability. The university releases a provisional list and if all seats are not filled, it may conduct further counselling rounds after completion of which the final list is released.

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Key Points:

• Field and laboratory work are an important part of the course curriculum.
• Students are provided with internship opportunities up to a period of 6 months to enhance their knowledge and skills.
• Students also visit small and large animal clinics to understand the practical challenges associated with animal and poultry diseases and management.

Students can enrol for postgraduate courses at the Madras Veterinary College which offers MVSc degree programs in 22 disciplines, an M. Sc program in Biotechnology and PG Diploma courses in Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis and Companion Animal Practice.

Candidates seeking admission to the MVSC and PG Diploma courses must be veterinary science graduates having successfully acquired BVSc/ BVSc and AH degrees from TANUVAS or any other recognized university with at least 55% marks or an OGPA of 2.75/4.0 or a CGPA of 6.50/10.0 in order to be eligible.

For M.Sc in Biotechnology, candidates need to be B.Sc degree holders in Biotechnology/ Animal Biotechnology/ Gene Technology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Marin Biology/ Environmental Sciences/ Fisheries Sciences or other areas of Life Sciences.

Admissions to the PG and PG Diploma courses are entrance based and students are admitted on the basis of their academic performance and Common Entrance Test (conducted by TANUVAS) scores.

A candidate’s total score out of 200 marks (100 for qualifying exam and 100 for CET) determines his/her ranking on the merit list released by the Chairman of the Admission Committee (PG).

For PG Diploma courses, candidate scores out of a total of 175 marks (100 for qualifying exam, 75 for CET) are considered. This list is published on the university website and shortlisted candidates are called for counselling at the university. Colleges and disciplines are allotted to students at the time of counselling. 75% seats are filled by Tamil Nadu students under the Tamil Nadu state quota, while 25% seats are reserved for all-India candidates applying through ICAR test. Tamil Nadu students who have not studied in institutions under TANUVAS must produce a Nativity Certificate at the time of admission.

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Key Points:

• There are 6 seats (each) available for the PG Diploma courses in Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis and Companion Animal Practice and 10 seats for M.Sc in Biotechnology.
• The course work also includes research and thesis submission.

Madras Veterinary College offers Ph.D programs in Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Food Technology and Biotechnology for three-year. Candidates must complete Master’s degree course in the concerned field of specialization with minimum 65% marks or an OGPA of 2.75/4.0 or a CGPA of 6.50/10.0 in order to be eligible.

Candidates applying to the Ph.D programs at MVC must appear for Common Entrance Test conducted by TANUVAS at the Masters level. Those who have qualified for Senior Research Fellowship of ICAR are exempted from appearing for the entrance test. The following criteria are taken into consideration while evaluating merit:

• Entrance Test score- 75
• OGPA/Qualifying exam marks- 40
• Experience-10
• Publications-15
• Medals/Awards-10

A merit list with the names of the shortlisted candidates is released on the university website. Such candidates need to attend the counselling rounds conducted by the university to gain admission to the program and institution of their choice. 75% candidates are admitted under the Tamil Nadu state quota. Rest of the 25% candidates are admitted from other states through ICAR. Tamil Nadu native students who have not studied in colleges under TANUVAS must produce a Nativity Certificate at the time of admission.

Eligibility Table