Veterinary Education Regulations

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Veterinary Education Regulations

• VCI-Minimum standard of
• Veterinary Education
• Degree course (B V Sc A H)
• regulations - 2008

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• Implemented from 2009 Session.
• Each Academic year shall consist of 200 days of
  instructions, excluding days of examination

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B V Sc A H Curriculum

• Six components
• Core courses
• Tracking Progamme
• Study circles
• Entrepreneurial Training
• Internship
• Competence in skills

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Core courses

• 177 Credit Hours (101 76)
• RVC/ NCC
• NSS
• NSO

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SemesterWise Distribution of Credit load
Professional year Semester Theory Practical Total
First I 11 7 18
II 12 8 20
Second III 12 9 21
IV 12 9 21
Third V 12 7 19
VI 13 8 21
Fourth VII 10 10 20
VIII 10 8 18
Fifth IX 9 10 19
Total 101 76 177
1credit (01) each for two courses on livestock
Farm Practice (non credit) included. 1credit
(10) for Veterinarian in Society (non credit)
included.
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Tracking Programme

• Aimed at motivating for self learning in virtual
  class room, distant learning etc.
• A student has to take any two programmes of two
  credits (2 x24) of one semester duration each.
• Non-credit course, to be graded as
• A - Excellent, B- Good, C- Average.

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Tracking Programme

1. Feline Medicine
2. Cryobiology of gametes
3. Neurosciences
4. Clinical/Interventional Science
5. Dermatology/Integument Science
6. Alternate Veterinary Medicine
7. Ophthalmology
8. Anesthesiology
9. Small Animal Critical Care
10. Non-Mammalian Medicine
11. Drug designing
12. Sheep Goat Medicine
13. Fish Diseases
14. Zoo wild Animal Management

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Study circles

• Each student has to enroll for any two study
  circles.
• Study Circle Advisor shall guide, to develop
  Present a Seminar on notified date.
• Non-credit course, to be graded as
• A - Excellent, B- Good, C- Average.

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Study circles

1. Live stock And Livelihood Study Circle
2. Production System Study Circle
3. Ecosystem and Livestock Study Circle
4. Equine Study Circle
5. Canine Study Circle
6. Diagnostic Study Circle
7. Alternate Animal Use Study Circle
8. Fun/Sport Animal Study Circle
9. Law and Veterinary Science Study Circle

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Entrepreneurial Training

• Aimed at developing entrepreneurial Skills.
• A batch of 5 students to be assigned a
  production unit with monetary support from
  revolving fund.
• Profit/loss shall be shared by group of students.
• All accounting etc too has to be carried out by
  students themselves.

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Entrepreneurial Training

• Broiler and Egg Production
• Meat Production and Processing
• Fish Production
• Feed production Mineral mixture
• Pharmaceutical Formulations
• Milk Products
• Pet Production

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Schedule of Non Credit Courses
Year Semester Courses
First Second I II NCC/RVC/NSS/ NSO
Third I Tracking Prog.
II Study Circle
Fourth I - Tracking Prog. - Entrepreneurial Training
II Study Circle
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Internship

• Prior to registration for Internship, all the
• Core courses
• NCC/NSS/RVC/NSO
• Tracking Progamme
• Study circles
• Entrepreneurial Training
• Six Months Rotational compulsory Internship.
• Clinical Departments
• Production Departments
• Livestock Farms
• Veterinary Hospitals.

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Competence in skills

• Based on complete course curriculum of Degree
  programme
• For details See Page 106 of document

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Examinations

• A student is required to secure 50 marks in
  theory as well as practical in each examination.
• Weightage of theory Practical shall be in
  ration of 60 40 in both internal and external
  exams.

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Make up Examination rules

• For Internal Exam. Only
• Due to Hospitalization, demise of Family member,
  Interview of SSB, Govt organization etc.
• Apply with in three days of conduct of
  examination to Head of concerned Department
  through respective Advisor.
• No make up for external examinations.

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Promotion and Failure

• A student should secure over all grade point
  average (OGPA) of 5.00 out of 10.00 at the end
  of degree to be eligible to get B V Sc A H.
• Failed students shall register again for the
  entire professional year.
• A student failing 3 consecutive years in a
  professional year of B V Sc A H shall be
  dropped automatically.

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Compartment Examination

• A student failing in maximum of two papers only
  may be allowed once to appear in compartment
  examinations for those paper(s).
• Compartment examination shall comprise of the
  external component of both the theory and
  practical of the failed paper(s), which shall
  constitute the 100 weightage for that Paper(s)
  and the marks of internal examination shall not
  be considered for the evaluation of Compartment
  Examination.

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Compartment Examination

• The compartment examinations shall be conducted
  within 20 calendar days after the date the
  results of concerned professional year
  examination declared. The results of such
  compartment examination shall be declared within
  5 days after the examination is conducted .
• In case of failure of any of the compartment
  paper (s), the student will be reverted back to
  the previous professional year and will be
  required to repeat all the requirement of that
  failed Professional year, as a fresh year.

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• There shall be no provision for grace marks in
  any case.

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Grades Grading

• 8.000 and above - first division with
  distinction
• 7.000 to 7.999 - first Division
• 6.000 to 6.999 - Second Division
• 5.000 to 5.999 - Pass

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