Name of the Programme: PhD programmes in Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Total duration: 3 years

Scope:
PhD degree programmes is offered by the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Pattern of course (Semester/annual): Semester

Mode of teaching (Regular/distant): Regular

Language of teaching: English

Colleges/ Institutions offering the programme with number of seats at each college

PG - PhD programmes in Veterinary and Animal Sciences

NB: Seats shown in brackets are earmarked for the EWS category students.

Eligibility for admission:

Eligibility for Ph.D. Programme is Master’s Degree in the respective/ related subject recognized by the University with an OGPA of 7.5/10 or equivalent OGPA/equivalent percentage of marks at Master’s Degree level. For SC/ST candidates the OGPA shall be 7.0/10 or equivalent. Students awaiting results can also apply. They should produce attested copy of the final mark list on or before the date of interview.

Mode of selection and admission:
As a part of selection procedure there will be separate entrance examination and interview by the University. The nature of the entrance examination will be of objective type with questions on general knowledge and the subject concerned. Selection shall be done on the basis of the OGPA in the qualifying exam, score in the entrance exam, experience, published articles, interview and the extracurricular activities of the candidate.

Candidates will be considered for admission only if they secure a minimum of 40% marks in the entrance examination. The minimum is 30% for SC/ST candidates.

Seat reservations:
Reservation of seats shall be governed by the rules of Government of Kerala. Seats will be reserved for candidates sponsored by ICAR and Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Kerala. In absence of ICAR candidates, the vacancy will be filled from the general category.

Syllabus (Provide as a separate document): Attached with M.V.Sc.

Mode of evaluation:
The evaluation of a student in a course shall be based on his/her performance in various examinations, submission of practical records, record of practical class work and performance in other types of exercises/assignments. Distribution of marks for theory examinations

Mid-term exam: 40 marks (Shall be conducted on completion of the 40% classes.)

Final exam: 60 marks (Shall be conducted at the end of semester.)

Total: 100 marks

Distribution of marks for practical examination

Regullar Practical Class works: 30 marks, Records: 20 marks, Viva-voce: 10 marks, Final Practical exam: 40 marks

Total: 100 marks

A student shall be allowed to appear for comprehensive examination after completion of 75% of his/her prescribe course work separately in major and minor subjects and should have secured OGPA of not less than 8.0 out of 10. The comprehensive examination shall consist of a written test and viva voce. There shall be two theory papers – one paper (100 marks) for major subjects and one paper in minor subjects (100 marks)

The comprehensive viva-voce examination shall be conducted by the Advisory Committee with external examiner appointed by the University for the students who qualify by securing 60% or above marks for the comprehensive theory examination. The result of comprehensive examination shall be satisfactory or unsatisfactory

On completion of research work, a student shall be allowed to submit his/her thesis duly certified and signed by members of advisory committee on any day after completion of 80% of working days in the last semester. The thesis will be referred for adjudication to two external examiners. The final viva-voce will be conducted by board of examiners consisting of the chairperson and members of advisory committee and one external examiner who evaluated the thesis.

Based on the reports of external examiners who evaluated the thesis and the performance at the final viva-voce examination, the board of examiners shall declare whether the thesis is approved or not. Only on approval of thesis the candidate becomes eligible for the award of the degree

Attendance requirement:
Every student shall ordinarily attend all classes in a course. However, the minimum attendance prescribed for a course is 80% for theory and practical separately. An additional 10% absence is permitted to students for attending official duties as directed by authorities. In any case the overall attendance shortage shall not exceed 30% (20+10) including duty leave and other cases of absence.
 

• Fee structure (semester wise) on as per KVASU Academic prospectus 2020.