Guidelines for veterinary diploma courses issued

 by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JAN 15

 Haryana Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has issued guidelines for veterinary diploma courses conducted by private institutions in the State.

          While stating this today, a spokesman of the Department said that all private institutions offering diploma courses in veterinary or  animal sciences in the state   would follow the procedure and guidelines laid-down by College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LLRUVAS), Hisar   to maintain   uniformity and   ensure high quality of training.

          He said that the academic standards with respect to quality and strength of the faculty and minimum essential infrastructure such as laboratories, lecture halls, sports grounds, computer labs, multi-facility labs, teaching animal farms and clinics would be governed by College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS, Hisar.

          The intake capacity for various diploma courses shall be as per the approval of the State Government. However, not more than 30 students be admitted for Diploma in Veterinary Laboratory Technology, to ensure adequate hands on practice of all techniques. The examination process for conduct and evaluation of all diploma courses shall be under the control and supervision of the Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences of the LLRUVAS. Admission to different diploma courses in the private institutions will be on the basis of the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS, Hisar for open merit seats. However, for management seats, the students may apply directly to the concerned institutions provided they possess the minimum basic qualifications and have qualified the Common Entrance Test.

          The admission fee for students admitted to private institutions shall be as decided by the State Government. The diploma certificates, after successful completion of the course shall be issued by College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS, Hisar till the proposed colleges in these institutions are approved or recognised by Veterinary Council of India.

          The institutions shall have to pay the prescribed fee, charges for conduct of entrance test, counselling, regular examinations, evaluation or any other activity to the College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS as decided by its Board of Studies. The rules, regulations and guidelines as framed and revised from time-to-time by the Board of Studies, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS will be mandatory for all the affiliated institutions.

          The minimum faculty strength for a diploma course for a batch of 60 students shall be one Principal and four faculty members having at least BVSc degree and two years of relevant experience. The Principal must possess Master's degree (MVSc) in any discipline of Veterinary Sciences with a minimum of 15 years experience in teaching, research, extension or field. The qualifications can, however, be relaxed in exceptional cases by the State Government. The upper age limit for the faculty shall be 68 years. The faculty shall be full-time. The optimum teacher-students ratio should be maintained around 1:10, however, if the institute is running more than one diploma course, there should be appropriate increase in the faculty strength of the institute.

          The admission process for diploma courses must be completed before September 30 and no admission will take place after this date. The academic calendar as prescribed by College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS shall be followed by all other institutions.

Either the institution should have its own clinics with a good number (30 cases) of outdoor cases, or a batch of five students may be attached to Government Veterinary Hospitals as approved by the State Government, provided the number of outdoor cases in such hospitals is sufficient.

All Committees constituted by the Government with respect to the Diploma Courses would include the Dean of the College and at least one experienced professor as members.The Supervisory-cum-Expert Committee for diploma courses at the college or university level shall be headed by the Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS with Director Clinics, Head of Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, Livestock Production Management (LPM) and APT in veterinary college as members. The Associate Dean will be the Member Secretary of this committee.The list of minimum essential equipment and infrastructure required for undertaking any diploma course shall be as provided by the Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLRUVAS. It shall be mandatory for all the institutions seeking affiliation.