Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University explained

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Established:1989
Vice Chancellor:Dr. K.N. Selvakumar [1]
City:Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai
State:Tamil Nadu
Country:India

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.

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 Name !Location District Estd
1 1903
2 Laddivadi 1985
3 Ramayanpatti, Palayamkottai Taluk 2011
4 2011
5 1977
6 1972
7 1972
8 2019
9 2020
10 2020
11 2021

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vice-Chancellor of TANUVAS . www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in . Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University . 15 July 2018.
  2. News: India Today, Education. TANUVAS, Chennai admissions 2015: Apply for MBA programme. 27 July 2015. 3 July 2017.