Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

Madras Veterinary College, MVC, is a recognised institution that was founded in 1903 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Being an affiliated college it provides various courses in veterinary science and other animal sciences. The college has 624 enrol student in which 89% students undertaking undergraduate programme while 11% student accepting post graduate programme.

MVC has a good male female student ratio of 53:47 for males and females respectively. The institution provides ten courses under six degree programmes in the fields of veterinary sciences, animal husbandry, and related courses. Various facilities are available in the college to improve the learning of the student and student’s well being as well. This resource centre is comprised of an area of 12,000 sq.

and the centre boasts of a rich collection of books, journals and digital resources. It has also an archive of 2,400 sq. inclusive of historical documents and theses. MVC has provided dedicated hostel sections for boys and girls to assure that proper gender standards are followed. Madras Veterinary College offers 6 full-time degree curricula and 4 postgraduate diplomas.

The core of the undergraduate programmes offered at the college is its Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry known as B. V. Sc & AH. At postgraduate level, MVC offer Masters of Veterinary Science (M. V. Sc), Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science (Ph. D. ) and Masters in Philosophy (M. Phil) with various specialisation. This college also teaches M.

Sc programmes in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics as well. Notably the approved intake for the Ph. D. programme in Veterinary and Animal Sciences is 20 seats. The admission requirements of the programmes offered at Madras Veterinary College avail the institution to set conditions that it can allow it admit the most qualified students in the different programmes that it offers.