Veterinary is the branch of medicine that basically deals with finding, curing a prevention of diseases on animals. Veterinarians are basically animal doctors who diagnosis and prescribe treatments for animals. The physicians who treat human being when they are sick are called doctors and those who treat animals when they are sick or injured are called vets (veterinarians). The demand for veterinary specialists is going up nowadays. Because of this, numerous colleges have been started as to offer students with courses in this discipline.

Objectives

• To better and develop an understanding of the biological and welfare needs of animals.
• To become an expert in health and welfare of diverse animal groups and the conservation of endangered species.
• To formulate and appraise disease control programmes.

Top Colleges for Veterinary Science in India

• Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, [OUAT] Bhubaneswar
• National Dairy Research Institute, [NDRI] Karnal
• Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, [KVAFSU] Bidar
• Nagpur Veterinary College, [NVC] Nagpur
• Maharashtra Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, [MAFSU] Nagpur
• Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, [DPDKV] Akola
• College of Agriculture, [CA] Nagpur
• RIMT University, Gobindgarh
• Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, [GADVASU] Ludhiana
• Guru Kashi University, [GKU] Bathinda

Entrance Test for Veterinary Science

• All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health Entrance Exam
• Animal and Fishery Sciences University Hebbal, Entrance Exam
• Assam Agricultural University Entrance Exam
• Birsa Agricultural University Entrance Exam
• Central Agricultural University, Selesih Entrance Exam
• Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar H.P. Krishi Vishwavidyalaya   Entrance Exam
• Gujarat Agricultural University Entrance Exam
• Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Exam

Exam Pattern of the Entrance Test in Veterinary Science Course

The exam will be of the standard 10+2, CBSE syllabus. Questions will be asked from topics like:

• Botany
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Zoolog

Various Field for Jobs in Veterinary Science

• Agricultural and Food Scientists
• Animal Care and Service Workers
• Dentists
• Medical Scientists
• Microbiologists
• Optometrists
• Physicians and Surgeons
• Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
• Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Pay Scale for A Veterinarian 

Remuneration of a vet exists in between Rs 10,000 to 50,000 per month depending upon the type of practice and experience.

Job Title for A Veterinarian 

• Veterinarian Assistant
• Veterinarian Technician
• Veterinary physician
• Veterinarian food inspection specialist
• Associate veterinarian
• Veterinary surgeon
• Veterinary pharmacologist
• Veterinary epidemiologist
• Veterinary neurologist
• Veterinary dermatologist