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Veterinary University performed well in the Chancellor’s Award contest.

            Kerala University has been selected for the Chancellor's Award. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University located in Pookode, Wayanad, could display an extremely credible performance by securing 256.74 points  in the Chancellor’s Award Competition for the best performing University in the last three years.  The University could establish its merits in direct competition with Universities like the Kerala University and CUSAT which have fifty to hundred years of operational experience.

 The University which operates in interim headquarters at Pookode has grown from 700 students in four academic programmes run by 150 faculty members to a present student strength of 2200 supported by a faculty of 254.   The University has 80% faculty in position against the maximum strength which is a first in the State and a per annum student growth of 16%.  This rapid growth without sacrificing academic and research quality was the University’ trump card in edging out the competition. 

The University had overall student passing out  rate of 96% in prescribed time and an average academic achievement of 74% marks per student.  The researchers and Ph.D students had published more than 400 research articles with relatively high impact factors in the last three years.  Its papers were published by reputed American Journal such as ‘NATURE’ and the University had become a listed partner in the Global Food Platform which lists other important Universities like University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), University of Bristol (UK), University of Kansas State (USA), Zhejiang (China), University of Guelph, (Canada), University of Western Australia (Australia), University of Edinburgh (UK).

 The University had also completed process to accredit six leading laboratories with NABL and successfully re-applied for national accreditation from ICAR for 2 out of its 3 faculties.  The University has a strong entrepreneurship programme with start up village, technology business incubator supported by the State Industries Department and entrepreneurial training for its students and farmers.  It had a strong social support programme as well.

            The University overcame infrastructural constraints and some adverse publicity through systematic academic activity confirmed now by the Award evaluation process.  The efforts of the University substantially funded by the Central Government are led by a team of professionals led by the Vice Chancellor Dr.B.Ashok for the last five years, Registrar Dr.Joseph Mathew, Director of Academics and Research Dr.K.Devada, Director of Entrepreneurship Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan, Prof.V.Ramnath, Controller of Examinations,  Dr.S.Maya, Professor of Academics, Pookode and  Dr.K.M.Lucy, Professor of Academics, Mannuthy.

  The Vice Chancellor had made detailed presentation to the Award Committee led by the Chancellor on 21-11-2015.   The Vice Chancellor recorded the University’s gratitude for the opportunity to test its competitive strength in the first ever Chancellor’s award competition.  Initially the University was in two minds whether to participate or not.  We were not aware about what each Sister University had to offer in the parameters evaluated in the contest.  A weak comparative position would have demoralised many.  However, the management took a considered decision to contest as it would reveal the areas which need strengthening.  We are happy to see gamble as paid off.

 “The University’s present challenge is to compete the national ranking framework announced by the UGC and also get listed respectably in Asia Pacific ranking and global rankings in the next two years.  These challenges ahead are daunting and require perhaps several times the present efforts.  The University needs to gear fully for the same”, the Vice Chancellor said.