The science of taking care of, diagnosing and curing the many types of diseases in animals and birds is called as Veterinary Science. This subject also encompasses the examination of animal physiology, healing and prevention of maladies amongst animals. A professional physician of this field is known as a veterinarian. He not only takes care of the animals, but also incorporates scientific breeding as well as handling of livestock. Details of the Veterinary Science Courses are as follows:

Various Veterinary science Courses offered in India

BV.Sc

• B.V.Sc (Animal Genetics & Breeding)
• B.V.Sc (Animal Nutrition)
• B.V.Sc (Animal Production & Management)
• B.V.Sc (Extension Education (Veterinary))
• B.V.Sc (Poultry Science)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Anatomy & Histology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrician.)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Medicine, Public Health & Hygiene)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Microbiology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary parasitology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary pathology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Physiology)
• B.V.Sc (Veterinary Surgery & Radiology)
• B.V.Sc. & A.H.

M.Sc. (Veterinary Surgery & Radiology)

M.V.Sc

• M.V.Sc. & A.H.
• M.V.Sc. ((Veterinary Anatomy & Histology)
• M.V.Sc. (Animal Biochemistry)
• M.V.Sc. (Animal Biotechnology)
• M.V.Sc. (Animal Breeding & Genetics)
• M.V.Sc. (Animal Genetics and Breeding)
• M.V.Sc. (Animal Nutrition)
• M.V.Sc. (Bio-Statistics)
• M.V.Sc. (Epidemiology)
• M.V.Sc. (Extension Education)
• M.V.Sc. (Livestock Economics)
• M.V.Sc. (Livestock Production & Management)
• M.V.Sc. (Livestock Products Technology)
• M.V.Sc. (Poultry Science)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Animal Breeding & Genetics)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Animal Reproduction Gynecology & Obstetrics)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Bacteriology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Biochemistry)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Immunology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Medicine)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Microbiology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Parasitology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Pathology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Physiology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Preventive Medicine)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Public Health)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Surgery and Radiology)
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Virology)
• M.V.Sc. (Wildlife)

Ph.D.

• Ph.D. (Animal Genetics and Breeding)
• Ph.D. (Veterinary Anatomy & Histology)
• Ph.D. (Veterinary Animal Breeding & Genetics)
• Ph.D. (Veterinary Extension Education)

Eligibility Criteria for Veterinary science Course

Students who desire to pursue this program must have a pass in standard 10+2. They must have studied in the science stream. To get admittance into the graduate level veterinary course, students must prepare to write an admission test. This is the All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT). A few other universities also carry out their own entrance exams.

Entrance Exams

There are many exams for getting admission into veterinary science courses. Students can appear for these admission tests and go for their advanced studies. A few veterinary entrance exams are:

• All India Common Entrance Examination (AICEE)
• All India Common Entrance Test
• All India Pre Veterinary Test
• College Of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Entrance Exam
• Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research Entrance Examination
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute Entrance Exam
• JNU Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam
• Kerala Agricultural University Entrance Exam
• Kerala Engineering Agricultural and Medical Entrance Test
• Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University

Major Veterinary Science Colleges in India

• Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University
• College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University.
• College of Veterinary Sciences, CCS Haryana Agricultural University
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Job Scope after Veterinary Science Courses

Students who have finished their studies can look for a lucrative career in this field. This is because of the number of animals that require treatment nowadays. Animals are grown either for personal requirement or for business needs.  India being a nation focusing on agriculture, one can say that the number of domesticated animals is quite high. Apart from this, there are many animals that are kept in wild life parks and zoos. All these animals require treatment. It is here where veterinary doctors have their uses. Also, veterinarians are needed in the defense services for looking after the mounted regiment. Because of all this, one can say that there will be absolutely no dearth for veterinary jobs in India. But, one more thing, veterinarians can get jobs not only within our country, but also overseas. Pharmaceutical companies, pet food manufacturers etc take in students of veterinary science.