Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)

The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) has invited applications for an entrance test for admission to its Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) and Ph.D. programmes offered in the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Mannuthy, Thrissur and Pookot, Wayanad.
The Master's programme is offered at both the colleges in veterinary public health, veterinary microbiology, animal reproduction, gynaecology and obstetrics, clinical veterinary medicine, ethics and jurisprudence, veterinary pathology, veterinary surgery and radiology, veterinary parasitology, veterinary physiology, animal genetics and breeding, livestock production and management, veterinary and animal husbandry extension, veterinary anatomy and histology, livestock products technology and animal nutrition.
At Mannuthy, the Master's course is also available in veterinary pharamacology and toxicology, veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine, poultry science, veterinary biochemistry, dairy science.

Eligibility: Bachelor's degree holders in veterinary and animal sciences with 50 per cent marks can apply. Application–cum-processing fee is Rs.1,000.
The selection is on the basis of an entrance examination of one-hour duration consisting of multiple-choice questions. The tuition fee per semester is Rs.10,000. Total fee to be remitted for the first semester is Rs.23,600 and for the second semester Rs.11,300.


Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) programmes are also offered in the above mentioned disciplines at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur.
Eligibility: Master's degree in the respective/ related subject with good marks. Application–cum-processing fee for the Ph.D. programme is Rs.1,250.
The selection is on the basis of score obtained in entrance test, marks obtained in the qualifying examination and interview. The entrance test is of one-and-a-half hour duration consisting of a common paper of objective general knowledge and an objective paper of the relevant discipline.

How to apply
Application form and prospectus for both courses are available from the web site www.kvasu.ac.in. The filled in application form along with application fee and other relevant documents should be sent to the Registrar, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Camp Office, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, so as to reach the addressee on or before June 10 at 3 p.m.
A fixed number of candidates admitted for M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes are eligible for assistantship. The assistantship for M.V.Sc. course is Rs.10,000 per month and for Ph.D. Rs.20,000 per month.
All the students admitted for M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes are eligible to get scholarship amount of Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000 per month, respectively. For more details visit www.kvasu.ac.in.