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West Bengal’s first private veterinary college has started functioning in Hooghly, aiming to ease the acute shortage of trained veterinarians in India.
West Bengal’s first private veterinary college started in Hooghly.
West Bengal’s first private veterinary college began operations on Friday, marking an important step towards reducing the shortage of trained professionals in the veterinary field, according to an official statement.
India currently needs more than 1.5 lakh veterinarians, but there are only 61,943 trained professionals in the country. As reported in a study published in the Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, this leads to a reduction of about 60 percent.
The requirement is expected to increase to 2.84 lakh by 2040, indicating an urgent need for greater private sector involvement in veterinary education and services in West Bengal.
Livestock sector plays an important role in the economy of the state. It contributes about 3.89 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of West Bengal and about 20.34 percent to the agricultural GDP.
The newly opened JIS College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (JISCOVAS) has been built on a 30-acre campus at Mogra in Hooghly district. The formal announcement of the launch of the college was made by Group Managing Director Sardar Taranjit Singh.
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The college is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries Sciences (WBUAFS) and recognized by the Veterinary Council of India (VCI). JISCOVAS will offer a five and a half year Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc&AH) degree, which includes a mandatory one-year internship. The institute has a fixed annual intake capacity of 80 students.
For admission, candidates must qualify NEET and obtain 50 per cent marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English at class 12 level for general category. The eligible age for applicants is between 18 to 25 years.
(With inputs from PTI)
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