Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University logo.png
Established1989;36 years ago (1989)
Chancellor Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor Dr. K. N. Selvakumar [1]
Location
Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Website www.tanuvas.ac.in

Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS) is a veterinary university founded in 1989 in Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, India. It is composed of the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur and the Institute of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli, Chennai-52. Research farms are for leprosy bacteria, for prawn and edible fish culture, and for animal feed safety.

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History

The institution now operating as a university was established in 1876 and became a college in 1903, with 20 students at Dobbin Hall, Chennai. The three-year diploma course, Graduate of Madras Veterinary College, was then offered. [2]

The Government of Tamil Nadu established the university on 20 September 1989 through the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989). Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (i.e., Madras Veterinary College, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal and Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi) formed the nucleus of university and the institutes became constituent colleges of the newly formed university.

Constituent colleges

The university has the following constituent colleges.

No.College NameLocationDistrictEstd
1 Madras Veterinary College Vepery, Chennai Chennai district 1903
2Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal Laddivadi Namakkal district 1985
3Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli Ramayanpatti, Palayamkottai Taluk Tirunelveli district 2011
4Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur Orathanadu Thanjavur district 2011
5 Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi Chidambara Nagar, Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district 1977
6College of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli Koduvalli Chennai district 1972
7Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam Kattupakkam Tiruvallur district 1972
8Veterinary College and Research Institute, Salem Salem Salem district 2019
9Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalaipettai Udumalaipettai Thirupur district 2020
10Veterinary College and Research Institute, Theni Theni Theni district 2020
11College of Poultry Production and Management, Hosur Hosur Krishnagiri district 2021

Rankings

The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranked it 17th among Agriculture institutes in India in 2024. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor of TANUVAS". www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "TANUVAS, Chennai admissions 2015: Apply for MBA programme". India Today, Education. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
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