The Faculties

There are three faculties under this University, namely Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Technology and Faculty of Fishery Sciences.

• Undergraduate Programme
  This Faculty consists of the following departments as per VCI

  Departments

  • Veterinary Anatomy & Histology.
  • Veterinary Physiology.
  • Veterinary Biochemistry.
  • Veterinary Pathology.
  • Veterinary Microbiology.
  • Veterinary Surgery & Radiology.
  • Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics.
  • Veterinary Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence.
  • Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine.
  • Veterinary Public Health.
  • Animal Genetics & Breeding.
  • Livestock Production & Management.
  • Animal Nutrition.
  • Livestock Products Technology.
  • Livestock Production Management.
  • Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education.
  • Veterinary Parasitology.
  • Instructional Livestock Farm Complex.
  • Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex.

  Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences offers the following degrees.

  • Undergraduate Programme -
    Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) – 5 years integrated programme followed as per V.C.I. syllabus.
  • P.G. Programme -
    M.V.Sc. – Two year programme
  • Ph.D. Programme
    3 years (One year course works)
• Faculty of Dairy Technology
  This Faculty consists of the following departments

  Departments

  • Dairy Technology.
  • Dairy Engineering.
  • Dairy Chemistry.
  • Dairy Microbiology.

  Faculty of Dairy Technology offers the following degrees

  • Undergraduate Programme -
    Bachelor of Technology (Dairy Technology) B.Tech (DT) 4 years integrated programme (AICTE, New Delhi Approved)
  • P.G. Programme -
    M. Tech. – Two year programme
  • Ph.D. Programme
    3 year (One year course works)
• Faculty of Fishery Sciences
  This Faculty consists of the following departments.

  Departments

  • Fishery Biology & Resources Management
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquatic Environment Management
  • Aquatic Animal Health.
  • Fish Processing Technology.
  • Fishery Extension.
  • Fishery Engineering.
  • Fishery Economics & Statistics.

  Faculty of Fishery Sciences offers the following degrees.

  • Undergraduate Programme -
    Bachelor of Fishery Sciences (B.F.Sc.) - 4 years integrated programme.
  • P.G. Programme -
    M.F.Sc. – Two year programme
  • Ph.D. Programme
    3 year (One year course works)

Undergraduate Programme

Note :

• Candidates of other Board/council (10+2) level passed from institutions in West Bengal will be considered provided that he/she is a domicile in West Bengal.
• The Candidate should attain 17 years of age as on 1st July in the year of application.
• Only medically fit candidates declared by the University Medical Officer or a Medical Board constituted for the purpose will be considered for admission.
• A candidate shall be required the produce in original the mark sheets of all the examinations passed together with the admit card as proof of his/her age at the time of admission for verification.
• Candidates selected for admission shall be required to deposit the fees etc. at the time of admission in Demand draft. The right of admission of a candidate will summarily be rejected if a candidate fails to show his/her original documents and /or pay the requisite fees for the purpose at the schedule time of admission.
• The admission criteria for Person with Disability (PwD) candidate will be based on his/ her marks in the qualifying examinations as well as degree of disability which will not cause any inconvenience to the candidate to pursue his/her studies in particular course. In this regard, the decision of the Admission Committee and University Medical Officer or a Medical Board Constituted for the purpose will be final.
• The admission criteria other than PwD candidates are strictly based on his/her performance in the qualifying examinations.

Reservation in each course

SC-22%, ST-6%, OBC-A-10%, OBC-B-7%, VCI Nominee-15% for B.V.Sc. Courses and ICAR Nominee-15% for both B.F.Sc. & B.Tech. (DT) courses, Physically challenged (Handicapped)-3%

* As the reservation for Person with Disability (PwD) is on horizontal basis, the selected candidate will be placed in the appropriate category i.e. General, SC, ST , OBC-A and OBC-B to which candidate belong.

Postgraduate Programme

Ph.D. Programme

Hostel Accommodation :

There are Boys and Girls Hostels at Belgachia, Mohanpur and Chakgaria Campuses. Students (boys & girls) will get hostel accommodations in the respective campuses subject to the availability of seats. The allotment of seats in the hostels will be made under the instruction of Dean, Students’ Welfare of the University.

Scholarship :

Merit scholarships will be provided to a few meritorious students of different faculties as per the guidelines as notified by the State Government.

Conduct and Discipline :

The student should obey the rules and regulations of the University. Students are expected to maintain Good relationship with the University Authorities, teachers and non-teaching staff of the University. It shall be presumed that guardians of the students have agreed that their wards shall comply with the rules and regulations of the University and behave politely with the authorities/Teachers/Staff of the University. Failure to comply with these Rules will make the student concerned liable for disciplinary action including expulsion of the student from the University. The decision of the University Authority in such cases shall be final and binding on students and their guardians.

The course curriculum and examinations procedure including fail/pass in different academic courses and year will be strictly adhered to as per guideline of VCI in B.V.Sc. & A.H. and ICAR in B.Tech. (D.T), B.F.Sc. & Masters’ degree courses.

There is the provision of ‘Year back’ in different courses as per the rules & regulations of examination.

The ragging in any form is strictly prohibited in campuses of the University. The detail on prevention of the ragging can be consulted in the website of the University.

Educational Tour :

The University organizes Educational tour, Block Training, In-Plant Training etc. for the students of the different faculties, subject to the availability of fund from the State Government (for the purpose).

Library :

There is a Central Library at main campus with all modern facilities. Besides that, equally equipped libraries are situated at Mohanpur campus and at Chakgaria Campuses also.

West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences was established on 2nd January, 1995 vide West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences Act - 1995 to impart education, training and to conduct research in veterinary and animal sciences, dairy sciences and fishery sciences and also to cater the needs of the farming community of the State of West Bengal. During this period the University has been recognized as one of the leading institutions of the country to uplift the socio-economical status of farmers. The hallmark of the University has been the development of human resources to meet the requirements of the society and to promote the socio-economic development of the region.The University has been engaged in commendable task of improving the research infrastructure to develop cutting edge technologies for improved management of animal and fishery resources, disease problems, nutrients, water resources and environment. Significant achievement has been made to improve the research activities with the funds made available from State and Central Governments and non-government organizations.

There are three faculties in this University viz. (1) Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (B.V.Sc. & AH, M.V.Sc. & Ph.D. courses) (2) Faculty of Dairy Technology (B.Tech.(DT), M.Tech. (DT) and M.Sc. (Dairying) and Ph.D. courses) and (3) Faculty of Fishery Sciences (B.F.Sc., M.F.Sc. courses). The research, extension and farm activities of the University are organized through the Directorate of Research, Extension & Farms of the University. Various research programmes have been running since 1995 under the aegis of the said Directorate I joined the West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences as Vice-Chancellor on 7th August, 2014. I fervently hope that in the coming years we will get more opportunities to expand our educational and research activities in the national and international arena. Our faculty members have already proved this by getting international fellowships, awards and have also been invited to present their papers in the international congress, symposia and conferences. I am confident that with the co-operation of all concerned I would be able to take this University to its new height.