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Rajuvas Profile
The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), Bikaner is a newly constituted body established under sub section (3) of section 1 of the Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Act, 2010 consequent to carving out of units pertaining to veterinary & animal sciences from Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner and Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur. The University came in to existence on 13th day of May, 2010 with His Excellency the Governor of Rajasthan as the Chancellor of the University. Professor A.K. Gahlot was appointed as first Vice Chancellor of the University.
The University is located in heritage and palatial buildings of erstwhile Ganga Avenue housing the College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner (since 1954) and its precincts, spreading over 200 acres of land. The University has sophisticated equipments and well equipped facilities for execution of three major organs of the University, i.e., Teaching, Research and Extension. The Bijey Bhavan Palace, a magnificent red sandstone edifice designed by well-know architect Sir Swinton Jacob, was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881-1942) as residence of his son Prince Bijey Singh in 1927. Two other buildings, the state Museum known as Sadul Sadan and State Librarywere also built contemporarily. These magnificent buildings are an example of pure Rajput martial architecture. They have several grand halls lounges, cupolas and pavilions. The exotic palatial buildings have magnificent pillars richly carved fire mantles, Italian colonnades etc. After independence, the Government of Rajasthan thought to open a veterinary college in the state. The custodians of the earst while state of Bikaner came forward and offered these three monumental buildings of the Ganag Avenue for the college along with a land of about 200 acres (1200 Bighas, as the measurement unit existed at that time).
Within a short period after its establishment, University has constituted its statuary bodies like Board of Management, Academic Council, Research Council and Extension Council etc. Before constitution of such bodies the Vice-Chancellor has also constituted bodies like Core Advisory Committee and Public Relation Cell, Placement Cell and also appointed the Dean Postgraduate Studies, Controller of Examination, Dean Students Welfare, Director Clinics, Director Extension Education, Director Works, Director, Prioritization, Monitoring and Evaluation Cell etc., and some committees to get the University function as per act and regulation being prevalent in universities from where the new University has been carved out.
The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner is to look after the work of teaching, research and extension in the fields of veterinary and animal science, dairying, fisheries and allied sciences in the state of Rajasthan. At present only the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science is there. Within a short span of its existence, the University is striding ahead towards its progress by leaps and bounds under the able guidance, dynamic leadership, positive approach, innovative ideas and administrative flair of the Vice-Chancellor.
The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is offering a 5 years Bachelors degree of the B.V.Sc. & A.H., two years Masters Degree, M.V.Sc. in 16 subjects, and 3 years Doctoral degree the Ph.D. in 11 subjects and a two years Animal Husbandry Diploma Programme besides many short term training courses for Animal Husbandry, Disease Investigations, Biotechnology usage in Animal Science and Refresher Courses for vets and para-vets of Rajasthan and other states engaged in Animal Husbandry and Extension Services. Total student strength in constituent colleges of RAJUVAS is about 700 out of which around 79% are pursuing B.V.Sc. &A.H., 10% M.V.Sc, 1% Ph.D. and 10% Animal Husbandry Diploma Programme. Student welfare is well institutionalized and regular activities of NCC, NSS, Games and Sports, Cultural, Union, Scholarships etc. are taken care of.
The oldest constituent college of the University is College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bikaner, established in 1954, is the oldest Veterinary College in the state. It has a sanctioned strength of 104 faculty out of which 94 are in teaching and 13 in research. The other constituent college of this University is the College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania-Vallabhnagar which is situated in Udaipur district of southern Rajasthan. Recently, a new veterinary college at Jodhpur has been sanctioned by the Government of Rajasthan. There are seven private veterinary colleges affiliated to RAJUVAS out of which two are situated in Jaipur district and one each in Bharatpur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Sriganganagar, and Dungarpur districts. The graduate education is imparted as per Veterinary Council of India's Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education Regulation 1993 and 2008 through 17 departments. The University has also added four more institutes for providing two years diploma in Animal Husbandry at Jaipur, Vallabhnagar (Udaipur), Chandan (Jaisalmer) and Nohar (Hanumangarh). In all, the University has 51 institutes providing 2 years diploma in Animal Husbandry after 10+2 spread over whole Rajasthan producing about 2500 para-vets annually.
RAJUVAS governs the research activities at its on campus and off campus research stations, Institutional research in different disciplines at College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner. Post Graduate Education and Research Center for Livestock Health and Production, Jaipur and Apex Center, Bikaner.
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