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Veterinary Sciences and Vet Doctors are in Demand

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September 5, 2011

Vets in demand

RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI

There is a big rush for courses in veterinary and allied sciences

Veterinary and allied sciences have emerged as preferred courses of talented students in recent years. “Just five years ago, we went around colleges sticking posters and distributing pamphlets asking students to study veterinary and allied sciences. Now, we receive 10-15 times the number of applications for the 300-odd seats,” says Suresh Honnappagol, Vice-Chancellor of the Bidar-based Karnataka Veterinary, Animal, Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU).

“When the University was formed in 2005, the number of applications received for the 200-odd seats was not more than 300. Now, we receive around 4,500 applications for 300 seats,” he said.

According to him, the reason for this is the increasing employment opportunities for graduates in veterinary and allied subjects. “A fair estimate of vacancies tells us that no veterinary graduate will remain unemployed in the coming decade.” Jobs are being created in government and private sectors at the same rate. “The most lucrative career of a veterinarian is treating pet animals. Nowadays, there are chains of pet care centres and clinics in the metros.”

According to him, around 700 posts of veterinarians are vacant in the State Government services alone. The Government has promised to fill the vacancies. Secondly, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research and other premier agencies are supporting research in an unprecedented manner. These agencies fund several hundred research projects every year and it is not difficult for a passionate student to consider being a researcher all his life.

Corporate investment

“At the national level, there is a 40 per cent vacancy in all teaching and research institutions. The demand for candidates who have completed postgraduation and doctorate courses will not come down for some time now,” he said. “At the same time, the job market has significantly expanded in the private sector. There has been a steady growth of corporate investment in hatcheries, dairies and fish farms. Corporate interest in breeding of exotic birds such as emu is also picking up. All these places need qualified personnel. Several stud farms, equestrian agencies and zoological gardens have also recruited our students. In some States, veterinarians, teachers and researchers have moved from the government to the private sector.''

M.M. Appannanavar, technical advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, pointed out that graduates and postgraduates of dairy sciences are also sought by the defence forces. “The Remount Veterinary Corps of the Indian army, various military farms and cantonment settlements hire veterinarians and dairy technologists. Veterinary surgeons are in great demand in the Middle East where camels are used as draught animals. Postgraduates in fisheries sciences are joining research agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation in India and abroad.”

Stiff compeition

“The cut-off percentage for all categories of students has been increasing every year,” says S.M. Usturge, Dean of the Bidar Veterinary College. Competition for admission is so stiff that the cut-off percentage for various categories of students is almost equal. “This is overwhelming,” Dr. Usturge said.

According to the University's admission records this year, the cut-off percentage for general merit category was 74. It was the same for students of Scheduled Tribe and Backward Class category 1, 2A, 3A and 3B. While the cut-off for 2B category stood at 73 per cent, it was 70 per cent for SC students.

Dr. Appannanavar points to an interesting trend. “The percentage of girls in veterinary and allied courses is increasing. Just ten years ago, there were very few girls in such courses. Now, half the students of fisheries courses are girls. In dairy sciences it is around 40 per cent and in veterinary sciences, girls form nearly 30 per cent of the student population,'' he said.

Similarly popular is the MBA course started recently in the Dairy Sciences College, Bangalore. The course is under self-financing mode. Pass-outs are being placed in food processing industries, dairy units and packaged food trade. The institute admits 20 students per year. Graduates of veterinary and allied sciences are eligible. Those who have passed agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, and BBA and BBM can also apply. Candidates have to face an entrance test and an interview.

From this year the University will start polytechnic colleges that offer diploma courses for youth who have completed SSLC or 10th standard. The objectives behind this move are to produce mid-level workers in animal clinics and to prepare professionals who can rear and manage livestock, poultry, sheep and goat and horses. “The two-year course will not only be job-oriented, but will also help young people set up dairies, poultry or fish farms,'' says Dr. Honnappagol.

Wildlife medicine

An interesting course offered by the University is the Master of Veterinary Sciences in wildlife medicine. A vast campus is coming up on the fringes of the forest in Doddaluvara village in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district. It offers postgraduate diplomas and helps researchers obtain doctoral degrees.

The University, started in Bidar in 2005, has Statewide jurisdiction. It has four veterinary colleges, two dairy science colleges and one fisheries college. A veterinary college is proposed at Gadag..

It also has eight research and information centres where farmers are trained in livestock and fish rearing. The University runs an institute for animal health and veterinary biologicals in Bangalore and another one for wildlife research in Kodagu. A vaccine research centre in Belgaum and a toxicological centre in Shimoga are on the anvil.

www.kvafsu.kar.nic.in.

Keywords: veterinary and allied subjects

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Vetrinary College, Hassan - Course is Recognised for Sure

ಪ್ರವೇಶ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧ: ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆತಂಕ

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August 27, 2011
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ಹಾಸನದ ಚಿಕ್ಕಹೊನ್ನೇನಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಶು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಭರದಿಂದ ಸಾಗಿದೆ

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ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜು ,

ವಸಂತ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ,

ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್ ,

ಹಾಸನ: ಹಾಸನ ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ವೆಟರಿನರಿ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಆಫ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ನೋಟಿಸ್ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಕ್ತ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಐವತ್ತು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆತಂಕ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ 2007ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾರಂಭ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಭೌತಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾನವ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲದ ಕೊರತೆ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಹೇಳಿದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿಯೇ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಪ್ರವೇಶಾವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಿದೆ.

ಆದರೆ ನೋಟಿಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಗದು ಎಂದು ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಡೀನ್ ವಸಂತ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ `ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ` ಜತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು, `ನೋಟಿಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಇರಿಸುಮುರುಸಾಗಿರುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗೊಂದಲ ಉಂಟಾಗಿರುವುದು ನಿಜ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪಡೆದಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಾವಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ತಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆಯೇ ವಿನಾ ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ರದ್ದಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. 2012ರೊಳಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿದರೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ಮಾನ್ಯತೆ ಬಂದೇ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಅಂತಿಮ ವರ್ಷ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವುದರೊಳಗೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳು ಬರಲಿವೆ` ಎಂದರು.

`ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಗಬಾರದೆಂಬ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಅಂತಿಮ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ವರ್ಗಾವಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ 91 ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಕರು ಇರಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ 23 ಮಂದಿ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್‌ನ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಕ್ಕೆ ಇದೇ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರಣ ಇರಬಹುದು.

ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ನೇಮಕ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿದೆ. ಹಾಸನ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದ ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗಾಗಿ 200 ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ನೇಮಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳೆದ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಟಿಫಿಕೇಶನ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಹುದ್ದೆಗಳೂ ಭರ್ತಿಯಾಗಲಿವೆ.

ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷ 10 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಅನುದಾನ ನೀಡಿತ್ತು. ಅದನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಕಟ್ಟಡ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಭರದಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ವರ್ಷ 30 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಬರಬೇಕು. ಹಣ ಬಂದರೆ ವರ್ಷದೊಳಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡು ಹಾಸನದಲ್ಲೇ ಅತಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗಲಿದೆ. 2012ರೊಳಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂಬ ಭರವಸೆ ನಮಗಿದೆ` ಎಂದು ವಸಂತ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

`ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲಲ್ಲ, 2008-09ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ್ಲ್ಲಲೂ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ನೀಡದಂತೆ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್ ನಮಗೆ ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಭರದಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿ, ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೆವು. ಅದರಂತೆ ಅವರು ಬಂದು ಪ್ರಗತಿ ನೋಡಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂದಿದ್ದರು.

ಈ ಬಾರಿಯೂ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲ್‌ಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದ್ದೆವು. ಆದರೆ ಈ ನೋಟಿಸ್ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಏನೇ ಇದ್ದರೂ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಗದಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ.

Hassan, August 28, 2011

Course not recognised, says veterinary council

Staff Correspondent - G T Sathish

With the Veterinary Council of India refusing recognition to courses offered by the Government Veterinary College here, students are a worried lot. The council recently issued a statement that the Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry course offered by the college was not recognised. It directed the college not to admit students in 2008 and the admission was stopped. However, the State Government admitted students from 2009-10.The council said its stand remained unchanged, as the college did not have the required infrastructure on its campus.

The college was set up in 2007, and the first batch of students will complete the course in mid-2012. Since its inception, the college has been functioning in a building owned by the Sericulture Department.

“We have shifted the first batch of students to the Government Veterinary College, Bangalore,” Dr. Vasanth Shetty, Dean, said. He said the Government had taken steps to improve infrastructure on the campus. The new building would be completed in 2012.

Hassan Veterinary College yet to get its own building

Sathish G.T. Snail's pace: The first phase of construction of the building is expected to be complete in 2012.

Snail's pace: The first phase of construction of the building is expected to be complete in 2012.

With the new batch of 50 students set to join the veterinary college here on August 1, the authorities are a worried lot as the construction of the new building is yet to be completed.

Thus, the newcomers will have to study in congested rooms on the premises of the Sericulture Training Centre, where the college has been functioning since it was set up in 2007.

Now, the college is functioning in a 54.32-acre plot and the space is insufficient for a veterinary college, as per the guidelines of the Veterinary Council of India. According to the council, a veterinary college should function on a 150-acre campus. Also, the college is yet to get recognition from the council. It could not admit students in 2008-09 as the council said it did not have proper infrastructure. Dr. Vasanth M. Shetty, dean, said: “We are hoping to get recognition by August 2012.”

Congested rooms

Now, 109 students are studying in congested classrooms. There are no separate rooms for many departments. The buildings allotted for hostels also don't have proper facilities, prompting students to look for private buildings in nearby villages.

Against the requirement of 91 teaching staff, there are only 23 people working there.

The State Government has allotted 76 acres for a building and other infrastructure for the college near Chikkanhonnenahalli in Hassan taluk. Dr. Shetty said the first phase of construction, which included the main building and hostels, would be completed by August 2012.

However, the dean said at least Rs. 30 crore more was needed to complete the first phase of construction and the Government had allocated only Rs. 5 crore in the budget this year. Dr. Shetty said the Government should release more funds for completion of the work.

The college is now functioning on the premises of the Sericulture Training Centr

New batch of 50 students will join the college on August 1

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2222751.ece

It is twilight for these rescued animals

STAFF REPORTER

Bannerghatta Biological Park says 55 big cats seriously ill

safe and sound: White tigeress Preetha,19, who has a growth in her eye, was successfully operated upon on Monday.

A special “clinical” and “biological” observation carried out by Bannerghatta Biological Park's (BBP) Rescue Centre has revealed that many of its 55 lions and tigers — most rescued from circuses and quite old — are seriously ill, some in terminal stages.

As many as 21 of the big cats had serious health complications such as malfunction of liver and kidney and are now under immediate intensive care and medication, said a press release from BBP.

The situation is “not satisfactory but manageable for the time being,” it said. Of the 55 animals (53 lions and 2 tigers), aged between 15 and 24 years, most have lived well above their natural lifespan, sources said.

In their natural habitat, lions and tigers live from 15 to 18 years, while in captivity, their life span increases to 18 to 22 years. Three of these animals were successfully operated upon on Monday and are being closely monitored.

They include a 20-year-old male lion named Gemini suffering from suspected fibroma; 19-year-old lioness Jamuna, suspected to suffer from cystitis; and a white tigress Preetha, also 19, who has a growth in her eye.

Another lioness, Priya, aged 24, is suffering from senile atrophy of organs and is also under intensive care and management. “It appears she is heading to the natural end of her life due to old age,” said the note.

The team of experts attending to the animals is headed by Vasanth M. Shetty, Dean of Veterinary College and B.C. Chittiappa, Assistant Director (Veterinary Service), Bannerghatta Biological Park.

Congratulations Dr. Vasath M. Shetty and Team of Experts