Veterinary Science

As a rule, to get into the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH) in India, you have to have a valid NEET UG score. NEET is mandatory to 15 per cent of all India Quota government veterinary college seats prescribed by Veterinary Council of India (VCI). NEET scores are also accepted by many state quotas. But some private universities or some state-level entrance (such as OUAT, RPVT or particular state CET) may provide other channels of admission to the left-over seats or under management quota, albeit usually an appearance in NEET is still needed. BVSc & AH admission is by direct entry (i.e. no exam) almost never, and is not approved by VCI.

NEET is generally necessary to pursue BVSc & AH but admissions given out by some privately run colleges are limited and may either admit on the basis of Class 12th marks in PCB or on the basis of their entrance examination, as management quota. Besides, there are states that have their own vet admission tests. It is always important that the college is a VCI-approved college in order to ensure validity of the degree. In particular colleges that provide non NEET you would have to search VCI sanctioned personal schools in states such as Rajasthan or Haryana that specifically state direct admission / state examination openings as options, bearing in mind VCI guidelines which have come to stress more heavily the importance of NEET.