Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veerinary Education and Research
Motto
Animaux Soignes Hommes Aimes
Motto in English
Animals should be treated like humans
Type Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry education; Research Institute; Public
Established1994
Affiliation Pondicherry University
Administrative staff
51
Location
Kurumbapet, Puducherry
,
India

11°56′16″N79°45′49″E / 11.93778°N 79.76361°E / 11.93778; 79.76361
Website www.river.edu.in

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER) (formerly Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, RAGACOVAS) is a veterinary college in Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry), India. [1] Founded in 1994 in accordance to the standards of Veterinary medicine education in India, set by the Veterinary Council of India, the college is affiliated to the Pondicherry University. It is an educational institute for imparting undergraduate and masters specializations in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, as well as having a veterinary hospital/clinic providing veterinary health care in the region. [2]

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History

The college was inaugurated on the auspicious day of Vijayadasami that fell on 14 October 1994 at a rented building at Ponlait, Kurumbapet, Puducherry and christened as the Pondicherry Veterinary College. The first batch intake of the college was 30. The campus is spread out at two locations, with classrooms at the Ponlait campus and laboratory facilities at the Krishi Vignan Kendra campus.

Pondicherry Veterinary College was rechristened as the Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, named after Rajiv Gandhi, in a state function presided over by Sonia Gandhi. In due time, a full-fledged 59-acre (240,000 m2) campus was established adjoining the Krishi Vignan Kendra campus at Kurumbapet, Puducherry. [2] In 2013, RAGACOVAS was renamed as RIVER (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research).

The clinical training facility was established after a veterinary hospital run by the Animal Husbandry Department of Puducherry State Government was taken over by the college to establish a full-fledged teaching hospital for imparting veterinary clinical training to the students.

This college, also known as RAGACOVAS, was recognized by the Veterinary Council of India on 25 November 1999 and the first batch of students passed out with 25 veterinary graduates and their Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc and A.H.) degrees recognized by and included under the first schedule of the Indian Veterinary Council (IVC) act. [3]

The college has 56 faculty members mentoring and educating students in 18 academic departments. RAGACOVAS also offers higher education training through Masters in Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) programs. [4]

Campus location

The campus is spread across three locations. The main campus [5] adjoining the Krishi Vignan Kendra campus on the Thirukanur Road, [6] at Kurumbapet which is 6 km from the Pondicherry bus station and the railway station. The campus can be reached by buses from Pondicherry to Thirukkanur.

The main campus houses Campus A and B. Campus A consists of the administrative block, departments, central library, herbal garden, mini-zoo and the livestock farm. Campus B [6] consists of the ICAR block, student hostels, dean's quarters, faculty and non-teaching staff quarters, playground, gymnasium/badminton Court and basketball court. The teaching hospital campus [7] is in the industrial estate at Mettupalayam. The campus can also be reached through Vazhudhavoor Road. [8]

Academics

There are 18 departments:

Deans

Admission procedure and education system

B.V.Sc and A.H.

B.V.Sc and A.H. stands for Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry and is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine equivalent. Presently, RIVER admits a total of 60 students; 30 students from the Union Territory of Puducherry through Joint Entrance Test (JET) conducted by Centralized Admission Committee CENTAC, Government of Puducherry; five seats are allotted through an All-India Common Entrance test conducted by the Veterinary Council of India; five seats are allotted to students from Goa; five seats for the students from Nagaland; and five NRI seats admitted through an entrance test conducted by RAGACOVAS. Total intake for an academic year is 55 to 60. The education is through a semester system spanning ten semesters (4.5 years) followed by a compulsory rotatory internship for a period of six months. [2]

M.V.Sc.

M.V.Sc. (Master of Veterinary Sciences) admission is available for eight academic specializations and is through an entrance test. The masters programme is offered in the departments of Veterinary Biochemistry, Veterinary pathology, Veterinary Microbiology, Animal Husbandry Extension, Livestock Products Technology, Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, and Veterinary Clinical Medicine. In each department two seats are given to the candidates belonging to the union territory of Puducherry and one seat for the candidates from other states. A fellowship amount or Rs.3000/-is supposed to be given to the candidates belonging to the state of Puducherry and the candidates belonging to the other states. [2]

Campus life

Students from all across India study at RAGACOVAS. The day scholars are mostly students who hail from Puducherry; students from other states and districts of Puducherry board at hostels. The campus has separate hostels for men and women.

The campus provides indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. There is a basketball court, an indoor shuttle badminton court, and a gymnasium.

Bus services transport students from across the town to the campus.

Landmarks

Alumni activities

RAGACOVAS alumni interact through a website. [11]

See also

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "River - Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research". river.edu.in.
  3. ↑ "Veterinary Council of India". www.vci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Aboutus". Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Pondicherry – 605009.INDIA. (Map not to scale)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Map of Pondicherry to College campus (Not to scale)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Google Maps".
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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