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Sunday, Jun 21, 2009
Chennai: With the current job market dissuading students from joining engineering courses and tough competition in medical and dental education streams, there has been an increase in the number of applications for admission to the veterinary science course. The demand is likely to push the cut-off up by 30 marks.
This year, the Tamil Nadu University for Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS) received 1,700 applications, more than double the number (800) it recorded last year. Senior veterinarians are delighted with the increase in demand, which they say will also improve the quality of students joining the university.
TANUVAS vice-chancellor Dr R Thangaraju predicts that the cut-off could go up to 190 in the open category, as against 164 in 2008. "It's a combination of factors. There is a very high demand for medical and dental courses this year. But there are not enough seats to accommodate everyone. Many students who are sure they will not get into medical and dental colleges and don't want to join engineering courses either have now applied for veterinary sciences. This is certainly a good sign," he said.
The admissions, senior professors said, could get tougher. The ranking list for admissions will be announced on June 29, the same day when the Directorate of Medical Education will announce its list. Counselling for the 192 seats in the two government-run veterinary colleges in Chennai and Namakkal will be held on June 15 and 16. While the Chennai college in Vepery has 146 seats, Namakkal has 80. After providing 15% for the all-India quota, the Vepery college will be left with 126 and Namakkal 68.
In 2008, the cut-off for undergraduate medical seats stood at 164 for the Open Category, 137.5 for Backward Classes, 130.75 for Most Backward Classes, 145.75 for Scheduled Classes and 144.5 for Scheduled Tribes. "This year, the cut-off for the Open Category will be 190, and the cut-off is unlikely to go below 150, " Thangaraju said.
"The veterinary courses have been made extremely interesting. At least 20 students will be sent on exchange programmes to the United States," a senior professor said.
There is a greater demand today for veterinarians, too. "The city has over five lakh pet owners. While we have a dog population that is estimated to be close to two lakh, there are cats, cows, goats, fish, birds and even some exotic pets that require specialist care," Thangaraju pointed out.
Demand for vet sciences shoots up
Chennai: With the current job market dissuading students from joining engineering courses and tough competition in medical and dental education streams, there has been an increase in the number of applications for admission to the veterinary science course. The demand is likely to push the cut-off up by 30 marks.
This year, the Tamil Nadu University for Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS) received 1,700 applications, more than double the number (800) it recorded last year. Senior veterinarians are delighted with the increase in demand, which they say will also improve the quality of students joining the university.
The admissions, senior professors said, could get tougher. The ranking list for admissions will be announced on June 29, the same day when the Directorate of Medical Education will announce its list. Counselling for the 192 seats in the two government-run veterinary colleges in Chennai and Namakkal will be held on June 15 and 16. While the Chennai college in Vepery has 146 seats, Namakkal has 80. After providing 15% for the all-India quota, the Vepery college will be left with 126 and Namakkal 68.
In 2008, the cut-off for undergraduate medical seats stood at 164 for the Open Category, 137.5 for Backward Classes, 130.75 for Most Backward Classes, 145.75 for Scheduled Classes and 144.5 for Scheduled Tribes. "This year, the cut-off for the Open Category will be 190, and the cut-off is unlikely to go below 150, " Thangaraju said.
"The veterinary courses have been made extremely interesting. At least 20 students will be sent on exchange programmes to the United States," a senior professor said.
There is a greater demand today for veterinarians, too. "The city has over five lakh pet owners. While we have a dog population that is estimated to be close to two lakh, there are cats, cows, goats, fish, birds and even some exotic pets that require specialist care," Thangaraju pointed out.
Courtesy: Times of India
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