B.V.Sc and AH at Veterinary College, Hebbal Offline Course

3.1 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION: The candidates to be eligible for admission to B. V. Sc. and A.H., the degree programme of the University, should possess the following requirements:

1. The candidates should have completed the minimum age of 17 years and the maximum age of 25 years as on or before 31 December of the year of Admission to the I year of B.V.Sc. & AH course, and there shall be relaxation of maximum age by five years for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, or Other Backward Class candidates.

2. The candidates should have passed and scored a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology, and English of the Second year PUC of Karnataka Pre-University Board or its equivalent examination. However, a relaxation of 10% is admissible for the candidates belonging to SC/ST and Cat-I (i.e., 40%).

3. The selection of students for admission to B. V. Sc. and A.H. shall only be based on merit through a competitive entrance examination. Appearing for the common entrance test is mandatory. Applicants claiming under the VCI quota are exempted from taking the common entrance test conducted/adopted by the University. However, the candidates claiming admission under the Foreign National / NRI's children / NRI sponsored / Kashmiri migrants quota have to take an entrance examination conducted by the University.

4. A candidate shall not be allowed admission to the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry degree course, including those admitted under the 15% reserved quota of the Veterinary Council of India, if he or she suffers from the following disabilities, namely:

a. disability of the total body, including disability of the chest or spine of more than 50%,

b. disability of the lower limb of more than 50%, disability of the upper limb,

d. visually handicapped candidates and those with hearing disability,

e. Candidates with progressive diseases like myopathies, etc.

f. Disabilities which otherwise would interfere with the performance of the duties of a veterinarian.