Madras Veterinary College

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Established1 October 1903; 121 years ago (1903-10-01)
DeanR. Karunakaran
Location,
India

13°05′09″N 80°16′00″E / 13.0857°N 80.2666°E / 13.0857; 80.2666
AffiliationsUniversity of Madras
Websitewww.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/index.html

The Madras Veterinary College, the college affiliated with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, is a veterinary college in Vepery, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was established on 1 October 1903 in a small building known as Doblin Hall.[1]

The college became affiliated with the University of Madras in 1936 and became the first college to offer the bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine in India. In 1989, the first veterinary university in India, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), was formed, and the college became affiliated with it. [1] The current Dean is R. Karunakaran, who has held the post since September 2021.[2]

  1. ^ a b "HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES OF TANUVAS". Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. ^ "TANUVAS". tanuvas.ac.in.