Question : Veterinary Colleges- Universities

(a) whether the Government proposes to conduct a joint entrance examination for admission to veterinary courses keeping in view the shortage of veterinary doctors in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total number of veterinary colleges/universities in the country and the number of such universities falling under the Union Government/State Governments/private sector, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise;
(d) whether there is any proposal with the Government to open up new veterinary colleges/universities in the country including eastern Uttar Pradesh; and
(e) if so, the time by which the colleges/ universities are likely to be set up?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(MS KRISHNA RAJ)

(a) & (b) As per the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education Regulations, 2016 framed under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, the Veterinary Council of India is mandated to allocate 15% seats against the total number of admissions to each recognized veterinary colleges which is included in the First Schedule of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 on an all India basis through Common Entrance Examination. Following the precedent of 2017-18, it has been decided that during the year 2018-19, these seats for admission to B.V.Sc & A.H programme shall be done through the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET)-2018 qualified merit list.
The admissions to the remaining 85% of the seats shall continue to made by the respective University/State Government as per the provisions of the aforesaid Regulations.

(c) As on date there are a total of 45 recognized Veterinary College whose qualifications are included in the First Schedule to the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 under various Universities. Out of these 45 Veterinary College, one Veterinary College is under Central Agricultural University and 41 Veterinary Colleges are under the State Government and three Veterinary Colleges are under the private sector. The list of the total number of Veterinary Colleges/Universities whose qualification is included in the First Schedule to the Act is enclosed as Annexure -1

(d) &(e) The establishment of Veterinary College and Veterinary University is under the purview of the State Governments as per their requirements. However, the Central Government has notified the VCI (Procedure for recognition and de-recognition of Veterinary Colleges and Veterinary Qualifications) Rules, 2017. As per these Rules, applications in the prescribed format need to be made to the Central Government for opening of new Veterinary Colleges. Detailed list of proposals received by the Central Government and Veterinary Council of India till date is at Annexure-2