All India Pre Veterinary Test : Application from Jan 1

All India Pre Veterinary Test : Application from Jan 1

The Veterinary Council of India has invited applications from Indian Nationals for the entrance examination for admission to the 15% of All India Quota seats to be filled by the Veterinary Council of India on merit, to the 1st year B.V.Sc. & A.H. Course for academic session 2008 -09, in the various Veterinary College in India (except from Jammu and Kashmir State).

The All India Pre Veterinary Test - 2008 (AIPVT) will be held at notified centres in the country from 2 pm to 5 pm on 10.5.2008 (Saturday). The list of centres is available in the Information Bulletin.

The duration of B.V.Sc. & A.H. Degree course is five complete academic years including a compulsory rotating internship of six months.

Eligibility conditions:

Qualifying Examination: Applicant should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination (after a period of 12 years of study) with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Education Research and Training and with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and any other elective subject or equivalent qualification as prescribed in the Veterinary Council of India - Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education - Degree Course (B.V.Sc. & A.H. Regulations, 1993. OR should have passed the B.Sc. examination from a recognized University with not less than two of the subjects among Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany/Zoology) and should have passed the earlier qualifying examination with the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

Minimum Marks: Applicant should have passed the qualifying Examination obtaining not less than 50% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. In respect of candidates belonging to the SC/ST or other special category of students as specified by the Government from time to time, marks required at the qualifying examination shall be 10% less than that prescribed for general category. Those who are taking the qualifying examination prior to the Entrance Examination, or those who are awaiting the results may also apply and take the examination but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the B.V.Sc. & A.H. Programme, if he/she does not pass the qualifying examination with the required percentage of marks as prescribed on or before 30th June, 2008 and submit the documentary proof during counselling, if selected.

Age: The candidate should have attained the age of 17 years as on 31st December, 2008.

Applications: Application for admission to the AIPVT can be submitted either online or offline.

Online Application : The online submission of Application will be through the website of the Veterinary Council of India . The facility will be available from 10 am on 1.1.2008 (Tuesday) to 5 pm on 15.2.2008 (Friday). On successful submission of the form, the applicant has to take a printout of the online application. It should be filled up as in the case of offline applications and sent to Controller of Examination, Veterinary Council of India, 'A'Wing, 2nd Floor, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 by Registered/Speed Post only to reach the addressee before the stipulated date. Candidates belonging to the General/Other Category have to submit a Demand Draft from a Nationalized Bank for Rs. 700/- (For SC/ST categories a DD, for Rs.350/-) drawn in favour of ‘Veterinary Council of India- Examination Fund’, payable at New Delhi, along with the Application.

Offline Application:

By Post: The Information Bulletin and Application form can be obtained by post from the Controller of Examination, Veterinary Council of India, 'A' Wing, 2nd Floor, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066. on payment of Rs. 750/- for General Category and Rs. 400/- for SC/ST category (including exanimation fee, handling and other charges) through Demand Draft only, drawn in favour of ‘Veterinary Council of India - Examination Fund’, payable at New Delhi on any Scheduled Bank and two plain paper slips with the complete postal address of the applicant (in Capital Letters) with pin-code. Demand Draft issued prior to the date of advertisement will not be accepted. The last date for receipt of requests will be 15.2.2008 (Friday).

By Hand: The Information Bulletin and Application Form can also be obtained by hand from the following centres on payment of Rs. 700/- for General Category and Rs. 350/- for SC/ST category by way of a Demand Draft on any Scheduled Bank, drawn in favour of ‘Veterinary Council of India – Examination Fund’, payable at New Delhi:
(i) Veterinary Council of India, 'A' Wing, 2nd Floor, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066.
(ii) The Registrar, Andaman & Nicobar UT Veterinary Council, Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, HADDO (P.O.), Port Blair-744102.
(iii) The Registrar, Kerala State Veterinary Council, Peroorkada P.O. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695005.
(iv) The Registrar, Manipur State Veterinary Council, Sanjenthong, Imphal 795001, Manipur.
(v) The Registrar, Mizoram State Veterinary Council, Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Aizawl-796001, Mizoram.
(vi) The Registrar, Nagaland State Veterinary Council, Directorate of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Kohima-751003, Nagaland.
(vii) The Registrar, Tripura Veterinary Council, Astabal Veterinary Complex, Agartala-799001, Tripura.
(viii) The Registrar, Sikkim State Veterinary Council, Deptt. of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Krishi Bhawan, Tadong, Sikkim-737602.
(ix) The Registrar, Goa State Veterinary Council, C/o Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Pashusamvardhan Bhawan, Patto, Panaji, - Goa.

Forms from Bank: The Information Bulletin and Application Form can also be obtained by hand against cash payment from the following branches of Vijaya Bank (Rs. 700/- in case of General Category and Rs. 350/- for SC/ST Category).
Andhra Pradesh:
(i)PB.No.218, 306-308, 3rd Floor, Babukhan Estate, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad - 500 001.
(ii)Tirupati, B.P.O. No. 15, 195/196, Prakasam Road, Tirupati - 517501.
Bihar: Satkar Shopping Arcade, Fraser Road, Patna, Bihar-800 001.
Chandigarh: PB. No. 119, LIC Building, Sector-17B, Chandigarh- 160 017
Chhattisgarh: Madina Manzil, Jail Road, Kutchery Chowk, Raipur-492001
Delhi:
(i) Barakhamba Road, 17, Vijaya Building, New Delhi-110 001.
(ii) Ansal Chamber-ll, 6, Africa Avenue, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110 066.
(iii) Plot No. 5, No.-1, Savitri Plaza, I.P. Extension LSC-2, Patparganj, Delhi-110 092.
(iv) Plot No1,CU Block,Vikas Surya Plaza,Local Shopping Centre,Pitampura,New Delhi-34.
Himachal Pradesh: No.-2, Mall Road, Shimla-171001.
Jharkhand: No. 55, Baralal Street, Upper Bazar, Ranchi.
Karnataka: PB No.5118, Public Utility Building, Mayo Hall, MGRoad, Bangalore-560 001.
Kerala: PB. No. 150, Swastik Centre, M.G. Road, Trivandrum-695 001.
Madhya Pradesh: 111, Laxmi Niwas, Sindhi Colony, Berasia Road, Bhopal-462 001.
Meghalaya: P. B. No. 18, G.S. Road, Shillong-793 001.
Orissa: No. 148, Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751 009.
Rajasthan: P. B. No. 23, Ahinsa Circle, Subhas Marg, Jaipur-302 001.
Uttar Pradesh:
(i) 31/49, M.G. Marg, Mayfair Building, Hazratgang, Lucknow-226 001.
(ii) P. B. No. 322, Heera Sons House, 74/276, Haisley Road, Kanpur-208 001.
(iii) P. B. No. 7, No. 48/141/A, 1st Floor, Misir Pokhra Luxa Road, Varanasi-221001.
Uttaranchal: P. B. No. 120, No. 6, Mahant Laxmandas Road, Dehradun-248 001.
West Bengal: P. B. No. 2038. 1/2. Old Court House, Brabourne Road. Kolkata-700 001.

The Sale of Information Bulletin and Application Form by Hand/Post will commence on 1.1.2008 (Tuesday) and will close on 15.2.2008 (Friday)

Last Date: Filled up Applications (online as well as offline) should reach the office of the Council latest by 5 pm on 22.2.2008 (Friday) by Registered/Speed Post only.

Scheme of Examination: The scheme of the Examination will be given in the Information Bulletin. In 2007, the Entrance Examination (All India Pre-Veterinary Test) of 3 hours duration had one paper consisting of 200 objective type (multiple choice and reason-assertion type) questions from Physics (60 questions) , Chemistry (60) and Biology (Botany and Zoology) (80).

Syllabus for the Examination: The general standard of the AIPVT will be that of XIth and XIIth class under the 10+2 Scheme/Pre-Medical/Intermediate Science or an equivalent examination of an Indian University/State Board/CBSE. No separate syllabus for the examination is prescribed by the Council as per the Bulleting of 2007.

Applicants should verify the Information Bulletin for the details on the scheme and syllabus of the All India Pre Veterinary Test for 2008.

For more details, visit the site http://www.vci.nic.in/