Goa’s first vet college to begin academic session on Nov 16

Goa‘s first College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences will welcome its maiden batch on November 16 at its Curti site, starting its academic session for forty students. Dean Rajkumar Solomon stated that all enrolled students in this inaugural batch have qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. Solomon stated, “All our 40 students have qualified NEET, as required for admission, just as in MBBS and dental programme.” The five-and-a-half-year undergraduate programme consists of four-and-a-half years of academic training and a one-year internship. Although veterinary institutions generally follow a fifty per cent All India quota, the initial four batches will consist entirely of students from the state. Solomon stated that the Veterinary Council of India has mandated a memorandum of understanding with other institutions for student exchanges, allowing learners to complete internships across the country in clinical settings, livestock farms, dairy plants, meat-processing units, and zoos. The Goa Public Service Commission has filled twenty-nine faculty posts for the first year, covering positions such as associate professors, assistant professors, and a librarian. Practical training infrastructure, including animal sheds and fodder facilities, will be set up on twenty-five acres at Codar.