TANUVAS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The Madras Veterinary College was started as an Agricultural School in Chennai to offer diploma and certificate course in the field of veterinary and animal sciences.
Realizing the importance of education research in animal and fisheries sciences so as to increase its productivity towards better income generation for the resource poor farmers, the government of Tamilnadu established the first veterinary and animal sciences university in Asia on 20th September 1989 with its head quarters at Chennai with the name Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (popularly abbreviated as TANUVAS).
veterinary colleges of TANUVAS
Two more veterinary colleges, one at Tirunelveli and another at Orathandu in Thanjavur district were started in the year 2012 - 13.
College of Food and Dairy Technology
The Institute of Food and Dairy Technology, Koduvalli, Chennai which was established in the year 1993 was upgraded as College of Food and Dairy Technology (CFDT) on 10.04.2012.
Constituent college of this university
The Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukkudi was also made as another constituent college of this university. The mandates of the University are to impart education, to ensure advancement of learning and prosecution of research and to undertake extension to rural people in cooperation with the government departments in different branches of veterinary and animal sciences.
TANUVAS Award
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has been conferred with the prestigious "Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award-2011", recognizing its meritorious performance in education, research and extension in the country in the field of agricultural sciences including veterinary, animal and fisheries sciences at the 84th Foundation Day of the ICAR and ICAR Award Ceremony held at New Delhi on 16.07.2012 among 63 agricultural and veterinary universities. TANUVAS is the first veterinary university in the country to bag this coveted award.
College of Poultry Production and Management
The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is establishing World-Class College of Poultry production and Management at Hosur in Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu.
College of Food and Dairy Technology
Realizing the importance of Food Processing and need for value addition and to cater the education, research and extension needs of this sector, TANUVAS established, the Institute of Food and Dairy Technology in the year 1992.
Postgraduate degree / Diploma programmes
TANVASU, Chennai offers courses in Postgraduate degree / Diploma programmes. Applications are invited for the academic year 201-14.
How to apply for admissions
Here is the note on, how you can apply for PG Programmes admissions 2013 at TNVASU.
List of Constituent Colleges of TANUVAS
TANUVAS's constituent colleges are situated in six other cities as mentioned in the slide. They include both research and technology institutes.


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