Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

About Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

Madras Veterinary College was started on 01.10.1903. The “Dobbin Hall” was the only building available for it when there were 20 students on roll. The veterinary course was then spread over a period of 3 years and the diploma awarded was GMVC (Graduate of Madras Veterinary College). Though started as the 4th veterinary institution in the country, Madras Veterinary College was the first veterinary institution to get affiliated to a University and soon it became a constituent college of the University of Madras in 1935. The degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc.) was offered thereafter.

The Indo-American team on Agricultural Research and Education recommended for upgradation of this college, as a “Southern Regional Centre for the Post Graduate Education and Research” during 1958. Subsequently, the Post Graduate programme of Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) was introduced in 1960. The year 1969 was a milestone in the history of this college, when the Government of Tamil Nadu, recognizing the college’s contributions in the development of livestock sector, formed a separate Directorate for Veterinary Education and Research. In 1974, the college was affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and in 1976, it became a constituent college of TNAU.

The Government of Tamil Nadu established Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in 1989, which was the first veterinary university in the country and the Madras Veterinary College became a constituent unit of TANUVAS since then.

Madras Veterinary College
Address:
The Dobbin Hall,
Vepery,
Chennai - 600 007
Tamil Nadu

Phone: (44) 22560106 , 22565418 , 22581506