Presidents Message

Dear Candidate,
The Veterinary Council of India is a statutory body established under act of Parliament viz Indian
Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984) and charged with the responsibilities of regulation of Veterinary
practice, preparation and maintenance of Indian Veterinary Practitioner's Register, regulation of minimum
standards of Veterinary education and matters connected therewith.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 22 read with clause (b) of sub-section
(1) of section 21 of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, the Council with the prior approval of the Central
Government has framed Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education - Degree Course (B.V.Sc. & A.H.)
Regulations, 2008.
As per the provisions of regulation 7(7) of the aforesaid Regulations, the Veterinary Council of India
conducts All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT) for admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H. Course for filling up 15%
of All India Quota seats in the Veterinary Colleges in India (except from Jammu & Kashmir State).
This year, Haryana, Manipur and Rajasthan States are also participating in AIPVT-2016 for
admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H Course for filling up State Quota seats (other than 15% All India Quota) in their
Veterinary Colleges.
I am happy to inform you that the next All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT)-2016 shall be held on
14th May, 2016 (Saturday from 2.00 to 5.00 P.M.). Online applications for All India Pre-Veterinary Test
(AIPVT) -2016 for admission to 1st year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. COURSE have been started wef 8th January,
2016 on Councils website aipvt.vci.nic.in. The applications can be submitted between 08.01.2016 to
07.02.2016 without late fee and during 10.02.2016 to 01.03.2016 with late fee.
Through this message, I want to convey the opportunities available in the field of Veterinary Science.
Kindly go through the enclosed article Carrer opportunities for Veterinary Doctors A Scenario
Work hard and do your best. I wish all the Candidates Good Luck and Success

Carrer opportunities for Veterinary Doctors A Scenario

Introduction:
It is a great privilege to be a Veterinarian as he / she has a major role to play in the
society for welfare of animals and inturn for well being of humans. In India Veterinary
Profession all along has been revolving around Livestock production system involving Cattle,
Buffalo, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses and Poultry, but in the last 2-3 decades impetus started in
small animal pets mainly involving dogs and cats and to some extent spreading to animals like
rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, love birds etc. The trade involved around pet industry in the
developed countries like USA, UK, Europe and Australia in terms of business in major malls is
around 20-30% and the same is around 5% in Asia in some countries and may be less than
1% in India. In the current decade the trend in animal industry in terms of growth has seen a
tremendous change. This is clearly evident from the number of companies or separate dairy /
poultry / pet / equine / laboratory animal divisions that have emerged in major companies in the
recent years. In the last 1-2 decades India has seen a positive growth in activities relating to
animals and has emerged as a strong component in agricultural industry. This has been
possible by the individual and collective efforts of policy makers and Veterinarians involved in
industries, animal owners, breeders, NGOs concerned with Animal Welfare, Kennel Clubs,
Philanthropists, IT & BT Companies etc.
In order to become a veterinary doctor a person has to complete the B.V.Sc. & A.H.
degree course which is of 5 years duration with a common syllabus throughout the country and
is regulated by Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi through an Act of Parliament enacted
during 1984.

B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree is a professional degree which gives opportunity to:

work for welfare of birds and animals,

improve the economic status of the citizens of the country,
treatment of livestock, poultry, companion animal and wild / zoo animals and
improve the wellbeing of human beings by way of preventing diseases communicable to
man.

This is one of the professional degree which can be completed with minimum budget as
compared to the similar professional degree like MBBS, BDS, etc. and is one of the most
respected profession by the farming community in particular and the society in general. This is
the only profession which enables the graduates to be appointed as Class I Officers in the
Government Sector in many States who are in direct control with the farmers and farming
community. By and large as on today, there has been no unemployment amongst the
veterinarians in the country and this itself speaks about the veterinary profession. Unlike
medical doctors, veterinary doctors generally have no mental stress and trouble in treatment of
animals. Good service brings in name and fame much easily. Thus, In one word we can
say that this is the profession which can improve the society and can also help in the
development of the nation, so why wait join the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course and you
have enough opportunities for a good career in life.

How to get admission into B.V.Sc. & A.H. course:

A student after completing plus two system of examination with Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and English as subjects can apply for admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme
in their respective states through qualifying examination / common entrance test and also can
get admitted through the All India Pre-Veterinary Test conducted by Veterinary Council of
India, New Delhi for a total of 15% of the seats in each college reserved under VCI Quota.
Some institutions provide opportunities for students from other countries to enroll as students
in India under the category of foreign nationals / non-resident Indians / non-resident Indian
sponsored.

Career opportunities for VETERINARIANS in the Country:

Veterinarians of the country have made the position of India in milk production to the
number one place in the world and this speaks about the opportunities the veterinarians have
in improvement of socio-economic status of the people in the society. Veterinarians also have
a great opportunity to improve the economic status of the country through meat, egg & wool
production and make them available to all the citizens of the country at affordable prices. In
addition, veterinarians can play a major role in control and prevention of many zoonotic
diseases and thus help in the welfare of the human beings. The following are the major areas:
1. Job opportunities in the State Veterinary University / State Agricultural Universities /
Veterinary Colleges as teacher / researcher / extension worker.
2. Veterinary officers in the State Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Services.
3. Army and Border security forces.
4. Milk federations.
5. Research organizations.
6. Central Agricultural / Veterinary Institutes.
7. Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
8. Pharmaceuticals industries.
9. Drug discovery laboratories.
10. Poultry industry.
11. Feed manufacturing companies both cattle and small animals.
12. Turf clubs and race course.
13. Banks.
14. Insurance companies.
15. Zoos and wildlife sanctuaries.
16. Animal welfare organizations and NGOs concerned with animal activities.
17. Krishi vignana Kendras.
18. Higher education within the country and outside the country.
19. Job opportunities outside the country.
20. Private practice as individual practice as well as group practice.
21. Employer by way of own entrepreneurship (clinical research facility, dairy, hatchery,
poultry, pet spa, pet hotels, pet stores, etc.).
22. Civil and administrative services like, IAS, IFS, etc.
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