The College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry,[1] one of the constituent colleges of the Central Agricultural University, was established through the promulgation of an ordinance (No. M-2 of 1995, dated 20 February) and became functional with the admission of first batch of students to BVSc & AH degree course in the 1997. It is near Aizawl in the state of Mizoram. Lalnuntluangi Hmar is the dean of the college.
[2] The college took part in a CAU-organised North-East Agri Fair 2007–2008, and in a national seminar on "Integrated Farming System relevant to North-East region" in February 2008. The Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics of the College organised XXVII Annual Conference of ISSAR from 27 September 2011.
As per the Veterinary Council of India's Minimum Standards for Veterinary Education (five-year BVSc & AH degree course) Regulations 2008 (implemented from the academic session 2009–10), the college has the following 17 teaching departments:[3]
Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry
Veterinary Anatomy & Histology
Animal Nutrition
Livestock Production & Management
Livestock Products Technology
Animal Breeding & Genetics
Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Microbiology
Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Surgery & Radiology Animal Reproduction, Gynecology & Obstetrics
Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Service Complex (TVCC)
Instructional Livestock Farm Complex
Academic programmes
Undergraduate programmes
The College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih has offered the degree course of Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH) since its inception. The college is fully adopting the Veterinary Council of India’s Minimum Standards for Veterinary Education (five-years BVSc & AH degree course) Regulations-2008 with effect from the academic session 2009–10. The BVSc & AH degree programme is spread over 10 semesters covering 177 credit hours including six-month internship programmes.
At present, the total intake capacity is 67 students. However, the intake capacity may be increased further with the implementation of 27% reservation for OBC students.
Postgraduate programmes
The Academic Council and the Board of Management of Central Agricultural University, Imphal approved the introduction of post-graduate (two-year MVSc degree) programmes under semester system of education in the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry from the academic session 2006–07 in three selected disciplines: Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, Veterinary Surgery & Radiology and Livestock Production & Management with an intake capacity of three students in each discipline.
The first batch of post-graduate MVSc students were admitted from second semester of academic session 2006–07. From the academic session 2007–08, MVSc programmes in three more disciplines; Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Animal Nutrition and Veterinary Microbiology were introduced.
Currently (1011–12), the college is offering MVSc degree programme in 11 disciplines and PhD programmes in three disciplines.