TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY - REGULATIONS

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University CHENNAI REGULATIONS 76 TANUVAS Regulations NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS OF THE TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (G.O.Ms.No.493, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (AH-VI) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 48 read with sub-section (1) of section 40 of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989), the first Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University hereby makes the Regulations of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University with the approval of the Chancellor. It shall take effect from the 19th September 1990 and shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. CHAPTER - I GENERAL 1 Short title and commencement (1) These Regulations shall be called, “the Regulations of the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University”. (2) They shall come into force from the 19th September 1990. (3) Unless the context otherwise requires the words and expressions used in these Regulations shall be interpreted to have the same meaning as they have in the Act and Statutes. 2 Definitions (1) “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989). (2) “Clause” means a sub-division of a Regulation. (3) “Competent authority” means the authority empowered to exercise such powers under the Regulations and Rules of the University. (4) “Duty” includes service as a probationer or apprentice, provided that such service is followed by confirmation, without break. (5) “Employee” means a whole time appointee in any post of the University. (6) “First appointment” means appointment of a person for the first time either on a permanent or temporary basis in the University. (7) “Foreign service” means service in which an employee receives his salary with the sanction of the competent authority of the University, from any source other than University funds. 77TANUVAS Regulations (8) “Holiday” means a day prescribed or notified by the University as such or with reference to any particular office of the University. (9) “Honorarium” means a recurring or non-recurring payment granted to any person from the University funds as remuneration for work of occasional or intermittent character. (10) “Leave salary” means the monthly amount paid by the University to an employee on leave. (11) “Lien” means the title of an employee to hold substantively or temporarily, either immediately or on the termination of a period or periods of absence of a permanent post. (12) “Month” means a calendar month. In calculating a period expressed in terms of months and days, complete calendar month, irrespective of the number of days in each month, should be first calculated and the odd number of days calculated subsequently. (13) “Officiate” means a University employee officiates in a post when he performs the duties of a post in which another employee holds a lien. An employee may, however, be appointed to officiate in a vacant post on which no other employee holds a lien. (14) “Pay” means the amount drawn monthly by an employee as the pay which has been sanctioned for the post held by him substantively or in any officiating capacity and including special pay or a personal pay, if any, but not other allowances. (15) “Permanent post” means a post carrying a rate of pay sanctioned without limit of time. (16) “Personal pay” means additional pay granted to an employee (a) To save him from a loss of substantive pay in respect of a permanent post, due to revision of pay or to any reduction of such substantive pay otherwise than as a disciplinary measure; or (b) In exceptional circumstances, on other personal considerations. (17) “Provident fund” means the University Provident Fund instituted and maintained under these Regulations. (18) “Subscriber” means a person eligible to subscribe to the Provident Fund under these Regulations. (19) “Subscription” means the sum paid to the Provident Fund by a subscriber under these Regulations. (20) “Subsistence allowance” means a monthly allowance made to an employee who is not in receipt of pay or leave salary. (21) “Substantive pay” means the pay other than special pay, personal pay or emoluments classified as pay by the University, to which an 78 TANUVAS Regulations employee is entitled to on account of a post to which he has been appointed substantively, or by reason of his substantive position in a cadre. (22) “Substantive post” means a permanent post in the University. (23) “Temporary post” means a post carrying a definite rate of pay sanctioned for a limited time. (24) “Tenure post” means a permanent post which an individual employee may not hold for more than a limited period. (25) “Time scale of pay” means the scale of pay which rises by periodical increments from the minimum to a maximum. (26) “Transfer” means movement of an employee from one post to another in the same station or from one station in which he is employed to another station, either to take up the duties of a new post, or in consequence of a change of his headquarters. (27) “Transfer of funds” means the funds transferred periodically by the Finance Officer to the various cheque drawing officers authorised to incur expenditure out of the funds of the University. (28) “Internal transfer of funds” means the transfer of funds made between two cheque drawing officers, under exceptional circumstances with the concurrence of the Finance Officer. (29) “Funds in transit” means the transfer of funds accounted for by the cheque drawing officers in the subsequent year. 79TANUVAS Regulations CHAPTER - II AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY 3 Meetings of the authorities (1) There shall be meetings of the Authorities as prescribed in the Act and Statutes. (2) The Vice-Chancellor may, whenever he thinks fit, convene special meetings of the Authorities. (3) The Vice-Chancellor may at his discretion postpone the date for an ordinary or special meeting. (4) The Registrar, under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor shall give not less than 15 days notice of the date of an ordinary meeting and not less than one week’s notice for a special meeting. However, in the case of circulation of agenda, a minimum of seven days shall be given to respond. (5) The Registrar shall with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor send to each member of the Authorities, an agenda of business to be transacted at the meeting as called for. (6) Any member of the Authority, who wishes to move a resolution or to present a subject for inclusion in the agenda shall forward a copy of the resolution or the subject as the case may be to the Registrar so as to reach him not less than 10 days before the date of the ordinary meeting. (7) Registrar shall place each such resolution or subject before the Vice-Chancellor, who shall direct him, to include it in the agenda provided that: (a) It shall be clearly and precisely expressed and shall raise substantially one definite issue; (b) It shall not raise issues which do not fall within the powers of the University; (c) It shall not contain arguments, unwarranted inferences, ironical expressions or defamatory statements, nor shall it refer to the character or conduct of persons except in their official or public capacity; and (d) It shall not refer to any matter which is under adjudication by a Court of Law. (8) When any resolution or subject is not included in the agenda under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar shall intimate the fact to the member, stating the reasons therefor. 80 TANUVAS Regulations (9) No business other than that brought forward in the agenda shall be transacted at the meetings without the approval of the Vice- Chancellor; at the special or extraordinary meeting only the subject brought forward by the Vice-Chancellor shall be transacted. (10) Notwithstanding anything contained in the above section, the Vice- Chancellor may in case of urgency obtain the approval of views on decisions of the Board by circulation. The Vice-Chancellor shall record the majority decision as indicated in the replies received from the members and place the same in the following meeting of the Board. The Vice-Chancellor will take further action on the majority decision through circulation agenda. 81TANUVAS Regulations CHAPTER - III CLASSIFICATION OF STAFF, RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENTS 4 Classification of staff (1) The employees are classified into several groups based on the time scale of pay. They are as given below: Grade I (a) - Employees drawing pay in Pay Level - 28 and above in the pay Matrix (Including all officers of All India services serving in the state drawing pay in pay level - 13 and above in the pay Matrix of all India service pay rules) Grade I (b) - Employees drawing pay in Pay Level-25 and above in the pay Matrix but below pay level - 28 (Including all officers of All India services irrespective of the pay level serving in the state). Grade II - Employees drawing pay in Pay Level - 13 and above in the pay Matrix but below pay level - 25. Grade III - Employees drawing pay in Pay Level - 5 and above in the pay Matrix but below pay level - 13. Grade IV - Employees drawing pay below Pay Level - 5 in the pay Matrix. If the employees occupy Selection Grade or Special Grade post, their group shall be determined based on the pay scale of the ordinary post. (2) The Scales of Pay of the employees of the University shall be as specified in Appendices I-A and I-B. The Scales of Pay of the non- technical employees shall be the same as applicable from time to time to the employees in the corresponding posts in Tamil Nadu Government service. The special pay and other allowances admissible to the employees shall be at the rates applicable to the employees in the corresponding posts in the Tamil Nadu Government service, as decided from time to time by the University. However, the Board shall have powers to revise the Scales of Pay and allowances attached to any of the posts of the University as and when necessary. The Scales of Pay of the teaching employees of the University shall be as prescribed under the University Grants Commission, ICAR Scales as adopted by Government of Tamil Nadu for the University from time to time. 82 TANUVAS Regulations 5 Qualification and method of recruitment (1) The qualification, method of selection and appointing authority in respect of various posts in the University shall be as specified in Appendices I-A and I-B. The qualifications and procedures for recruitment prescribed in Appendices I-A and I-B shall apply to posts in the University after the date to be specified by Government under section 43 of the Act. All the employees should pass an examination (open book) on ASRR of the University for promotion / recruitment to their next higher cadre. For persons who are appointed for the first time in the university passing of ASRR Examination will be part of the probation. The ASRR Examination shall be conducted four times in a year during January, April, July and October. (a) The Registrar / Deans / Directors / Controller of Examinations shall hold a tenure post of three years. (b) The University shall resort to recruiting Registrar / Deans / Directors / Controller of Examinations by advertisement by circulation within the University / Secretariat and select. (c) The tenure of the selected candidates shall be fixed as three years at a time and one can serve for a maximum of two terms in their career in the University. Even for the second term, the candidate should appear for selection along with other eligible candidates. (d) Professors / Associate Professors / Assistant Professors: The recruitment shall be by advertisement and selection as per the terms stipulated in Appendix I-A. (2) Applications to the posts of Officers of the University, Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors of the technical categories shall be made in the prescribed form given in Appendix-II for technical posts. For all other non-teaching technical and non- technical posts in the University, the application shall be made as prescribed in Appendix-III; A fee of Rs.500/- shall be collected along with the application from the outside candidates. University employees applying for the posts are exempted from paying of such fees. (3) On expiry of the last date for receipt of application, all the applications shall be compiled and placed before a Screening Committee constituted for the purpose by the Vice-Chancellor. The Screening Committee, after tabulating the applications and comparing the qualifications of the applicants, shall prepare a list of names of eligible candidates to be called for an interview and place it before the Vice- Chancellor for his approval. When necessary, the candidates from the approved list shall be called for interview to appear before the Selection Committee, on a specified date at their own expense. 83TANUVAS Regulations (a) All teaching and research posts and technical posts like Medical Officer / Maintenance Engineers / Librarians, etc., be filled through advertisement and recruitment. (a-a) For recruitment at the first level entrance posts of teaching category and equivalent posts, a passing of NET conducted by ASRB / CSIR / UGC or any other educational agency identified by the Government of India / ICAR is mandatory. (b) All non-technical posts other than the first level entrance posts be filled through by promotion from the lower categories. (c) For all the first level entrance posts of non-technical category recruitment shall be made from among eligible candidates of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University who were recruited originally through Employment Exchange or other approved agencies along with the displaced persons on account of acquisition of land by the University. (i) The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University shall recruit without reference to Employment Exchange, at least one member of each family which is displaced on account of acquisition of lands by the University provided that the acquired land should have been the only or major source of sustenance for the family. (ii) The terms “Displaced family” will include “Owner of the land or the cultivating tenants” or “varamdars”. (iii) Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University shall itself ascertain and decide whether the land was the major source of sustenance of family displaced from the land acquired, without insisting on production of any certificate from Revenue Authorities before recruitment is made. (iv) If suitable candidates are not available, the Collector / Employment Exchange shall be addressed. (v) When candidates are not available through Employment Exchange for any post, such posts shall be filled up through advertisement. (4) For certain higher categories of posts where competent men are not easily available, the University may contact persons either directly or indirectly and place the bio-data of such persons before the Selection Committee for its consideration. When such candidates are called for an interview before the Selection Committee, the University shall defray the travelling expenses admissible to the post. For such of those candidates residing outside India, the Selection Committee shall consider them in absentia. 84 TANUVAS Regulations (5) Where necessary, the Selection Committee may with the approval of the Board relax the minimum requirements / qualifications in favour of candidates who are otherwise considered as qualified for selection. (6) The Selection Committee shall furnish a panel of not more than three names arranged in the order of merit in respect of each post. While recommending the panel of names for more than one post in the same category, the Selection Committee shall rank all the names in one panel. The Selection Committee may recommend, for specific reasons, a higher starting salary in the Scale of Pay for any of the candidates included in the panel, for consideration by the appointing authority. (7) (i) The period of validity of any panel prepared by a Selection Committee shall be one year from the date of approval. (ii) Any employee appointed from the approved panel gets reverted / ousted for want of vacancy, closure of schemes, etc., shall be re-appointed on priority basis to the next vacancy. (8) (i) The appointment by the appointing authority shall be made strictly in the order of ranking from the approved panel. (ii) A maximum time limit of 45 days from the date of receipt of appointment orders for persons within India and a maximum of time limit of three months for persons outside India shall be given for joining the posts. (9) In the interest of the University work, any employee shall be liable for transfer to any other post in that category within the jurisdiction of the University. (10) (i) For all recruitments to the posts in the University, the University employees including those transferred to the University from the State Government shall be given preference. (ii) For all recruitments to the first level entrance posts 50 per cent for the Backward Classes out of which 20 per cent shall be reserved for Most Backward Classes and Denotified community, 18 per cent for Scheduled Castes and 1 per cent for Scheduled Tribe candidates shall be reserved. The roster for reservation for BC / MBC / DNC / SC / ST and OC candidates to the first level entrance posts shall be as prescribed as per instructions of the State Government from time to time. (11) Higher academic grade professorship (Stage VI) (a) As per G.O.Ms.No.41 of A.H.D &F (AH 6) Dept., dt.15.03.2010 and UGC notification 2011 (1st amendment) 10% of Professors in the University shall be in the Higher Academic Grade scale of Rs.67000 (Annual Increment @ 3%) – 79000 with no grade pay. 85TANUVAS Regulations (b) As per para No.6.4.10 of UGC Regulation-2010, 10% of the Professor in position in the University with a minimum of 10 years of teaching and research experience as Professor either in the pre-revised or revised scale of pay will be eligible for promotion for the Higher Academic Grade Professorship (Stage VI) on satisfying the required API score as per Table-I and II through PBAS methodology stipulated in the TANUVAS SERVICE RULES based on the UGC Regulations 2010/ICAR and clarification issued from time to time duly constituting expert committee and such teachers promoted to the Higher Grade shall continued to be designated as Professors. (i) Post-doctoral research outputs of high standard. (ii) Awards, honors and recognitions. (iii) Additional research degrees / patents / process developed / technology transferred. (d) The mode of selection and assessment as prescribed in the Appendix 1-A of TANUVAS Regulations /SERVICE RULES and amendment thereon from time to time based on the UGC/ICAR Regulations. (e) Sanctioned posts include the posts approved under the direct recruitment and Career Advancement Schemes as per UGC Regulations 2010 adopted by ICAR in toto in letter dated (12) The administrative powers of the competent authorities in respect of effecting postings, transfers and deputation, acceptance of resignation, etc., are as given in Appendix-XIII. (13) The Registrar shall have powers to bring contingent paid mazdoors under regular establishment (provincialisation) as per the Rules. (14) To meet the UGC Regulation 2010 pertaining to recruitment and qualification; the Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) shall be prescribed in the Rules of TANUVAS 6 Certificate of physical fitness (1) Every employee, at the time of appointment on probation to a post in the University shall produce a Certificate of Physical Fitness issued by the University authorised Medical Officer in the prescribed form as indicated in Appendix-IV. (2) Certificate of Physical Fitness issued by a Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Assistant Surgeon in the case of employees on a minimum basic pay of less than Rs.8,000/- per mensum and by 86 TANUVAS Regulations a Medical Officer not below the rank of Civil Surgeon in respect of employees whose minimum basic pay in the time scale is Rs.8,000/- and above shall only be valid. (3) The certificate shall be in the form given in Appendix-IV. (4) The following classes of employees shall be exempted from producing the certificate of Physical Fitness:- (a) All employees transferred to the University under Section 43 of the Act; and (b) All employees on deputation with the University. 7 Verification of character and antecedents (1) Every employee shall produce a character and conduct certificate from a responsible person and another from the institution in which he/she last studied or worked, at the time of his/her first appointment to the University. (2) Any employee shall be liable for any action as the appointing authority may deem fit, if at any time, such authority comes to know that the antecedents of the employee had been doubtful. 8 Verification of date of birth (1) Every employee shall produce authentic evidence to prove the correctness of his date of birth. The following records shall be considered as authentic: (a) Secondary School Leaving Certificate / Higher Secondary Certificate / University / College records; (b) Certificate from recognized school; (c) Certificate extract from Register of Birth; and (d) Discharge Certificate from Army; (e) In the absence of items (a) to (d), a Certificate issued by a Medical Officer not below the rank of Civil Surgeon on the assessment of age. (f) In the case of an employee, when the year of birth is known but not the date, the 1st July shall be treated as the date of birth. When both the year and the month of birth are known but not the exact date, 16th of the month shall be treated as the date of birth. (2) Alteration of date of birth (a) If, at the time of appointment, a candidate claims that his date of birth is different from that entered in his SSLC / HSC / University / College / School records, he shall make an application to the University stating the evidence on which he relies and explaining 87TANUVAS Regulations how the mistake occurred. The Registrar with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor shall decide whether the alteration of date of birth may be permitted or the application may be rejected. (b) After a person has entered service, an application to correct the date of birth as entered in the official records shall be entertained, provided such an application is made within five years of entry into such service. Such an application shall be made to the University. The application received after five years after entry into service shall be summarily rejected. In considering such a request, it shall be examined whether such an alteration of the date of birth would have had any effect on the appointment to the post at the time of entry into service. The Registrar with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor may permit the alteration subject to such conditions as he deems fit to impose. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor shall be final. 9 Contracts / Agreements Every teaching / research / extension employee of the University appointed on a regular basis shall be required to execute an agreement to serve the University for a minimum period of three years, in the form prescribed in Appendix-V. An employee who is appointed on a tenure post or in a leave vacancy shall also be required to execute a similar agreement to serve the University for the specified period provided that the Board of Management may exempt any employee or category of employee from executing an agreement. 88 TANUVAS Regulations CHAPTER- IV SERVICE CONDITIONS, LEAVE RULES, TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES ETC. 10 Pay and Allowances (1) Pay, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance and other allowances as applicable to State Government servants shall be applicable to the corresponding non-teaching technical and non-technical staff of the University to whom the University Grants Commission / ICAR Scale of Pay are not applicable. The Dearness Allowance, House Rent allowance, City Compensatory Allowance and other allowances applicable to Government servants shall be applicable for teaching staff to whom the University Grants Commission / ICAR Scales of Pay are applicable. (2) Ordinarily a person on his first appointment to a post in the University shall start at the minimum of the time scale applicable to that post or at a stage in the scale as specified in the Regulations. Higher start in the time scale may be granted by the appointing authority, provided the Selection Committee recommends higher start in deserving cases. (3) Every employee of the University selected for appointment / promotion by transfer to a higher post involving higher duties and responsibilities shall have his pay fixed at the minimum of the time scale applicable to such higher post or at the stage in the said time scale next above the pay notionally arrived at by increasing his pay in the lower post by one increment whichever in higher. The minimum monetary benefit shall be five per cent over the pay drawn in the lower post. If the pay in the lower post on the date of promotion / appointment plus five per cent of the that pay is a stage in the scale of pay of the higher post, pay shall be fixed in the higher post at that stage. If there is no corresponding stage in the scale of pay of the higher post, pay shall be fixed at the next higher stage. However this is valid up to 31.12.2005. From 1.1.2006 onwards revised pay fixation as recommended by the State Government vide GO Ms. No. 234 (Finance Pay Cell) dated 1.6.2009 and GO Ms. No. 41 AHD dated 15.10. 2010 and further orders issued by the Govt. thereon from time to time shall be followed. (a) When a person appointed / promoted to an unclassified post by direct recruitment or by recruitment by transfer/promotion, to which service rules or ad hoc rules have not been prescribed, the following method shall be adopted for fixation of pay. 89TANUVAS Regulations Method of appointment Method of fixation of pay Direct Recruitment Minimum of the time Scale of Pay prescribed to the post transfer (i) The same rate of pay, drawn in the post previously held, if both the posts carry identical scales of pay (ii) If the scale of pay of the unclassified post is higher, fixation as per government rules from time to time by orders of the University By promotion Pay fixation of Teaching and Non-teaching staff of TANUVAS, consequent of revision of Pay and Allowance from 01.01.2006 shall be as prescribed in the TANUVAS Rules (b) When a person, who does not possess the qualification if any prescribed for appointment to a post borne on the cadre of a service, class or category or for appointment to a post borne on the cadre of a higher category in a service or class and tempo rarily appointed / promoted, he is eligible for the highest of the following rates of pay: (i) His substantive pay; or (ii) The minimum of the time scale of pay of the post; or (iii) the officiating pay which he would have drawn from time to time in the post regularly held by him immediately prior to the temporary appointment/promotion to the post, subject to issue of officiating certificate. (4) Employee promoted/ appointed to a higher post on or after 1st May 1981 shall have the option for fixation of his pay to his best advantage, either: (a) with reference to pay fixed under Regulation 10(3) on the date of promotion / appointment with reference to the pay in the lower post immediately prior to the promotion / appointment to higher post, without any further review on accrual of the next increment in the lower post; (or) (b) the employee on promotion / appointment to a higher post shall have his pay initially fixed in the higher post in a stage next above the pay drawn in the lower post. On the date of accrual of next increment in the lower post, his pay shall be re-fixed as contemplated in Regulation 10(3). (c) Option shall be exercised within one month from the date of promotion / appointment to higher post and the option so exer cised shall be final. 90 TANUVAS Regulations (d) If the pay is fixed, under Regulation 10(3), the next increment shall be allowed on completion of one year of qualifying service with effect from the date of re-fixation of such pay. (e) For rectification of anomalies arising consequent on the above mode of fixation, among the senior and junior employees, orders of the University is required. (5) Fixation of pay under Regulation 10(3) shall be allowed for employees appointed/promoted to a higher post temporarily, pro vided the employee satisfies all the requirements prescribed for the post to which such promotion/appointment is made. (6) If the appointment/promotion does not involve higher responsibilities and duties, the pay shall be fixed at the stage in the time scale of pay of the higher post equal to the pay drawn in the lower post. If there is no such stage in scale of the higher post, the pay shall be fixed at the stage next below and the difference shall be allowed as personal pay. If the minimum of the time scale in the higher post is higher than the pay drawn in the lower post such minimum in the time scale of the higher post shall be fixed. (7) When there is an anomaly of a senior in a higher post happen to draw less pay than his junior due to the fact that the senior would have got promotion before earning the increment in the lower post, whereas the junior would have got the promotion after earning the increment in the lower post, the pay of senior shall be stepped up to that of the junior subject to the following conditions.- (a) Both the senior and junior should belong to the same cadre and post to which they have been promoted / appointed. (b) The Scale of Pay, both in the lower and higher posts of these employees should be identical. (c) The anomaly should be directly due to application of Regulation 10(3) only. (d) The next increment of the senior will be from the date of such equation. (e) Equation of pay shall be ordered only by the Registrar. (f) For this purpose, in the case of technical staff, the comparison for such equation shall be based on the employees in the same discipline. (8) In the case of revision of the Scale of Pay of a particular post without any increase in duties and responsibilities, this pay shall be fixed from the date of such revision at the same stage in the revised scale equal to the pay drawn in the previous scale, if such a stage exists, otherwise in the next higher stage. The next increment in the new scale shall be allowed on the normal date. 91TANUVAS Regulations 11 Probation (1) Every employee appointed to the service of the University shall from the date on which he joined duty be on probation for a period of two years on duty, within a continuous period of three years. In the case of Office Assistant / Attendant / Mazdoors, the period of probation shall be one year within a continuous period of two years. When an employee has undergone probation in a lower post, the requirement of probation in a higher post is dispensed with. Well before the expiry of the prescribed period of probation, the superior under whom the employee is working shall recommend to the appointing authority for declaration of satisfactory completion of probation of the employee, if the work and conduct as verified from the personal files are satisfactory, or to extend the probation by a specified period if the work and conduct have not been satisfactory. In either case, the decision of the appointing authority shall be communicated to the employee in writing within six months from the date of completion of the prescribed period of probation. In case of group C and D employees, the Head of Office shall declare the satisfactory completion of probation subject to the condition discussed above. (2) If the work and conduct of the employee do not show an improvement even during the extended period of probation, it shall be open to the appointing authority to order a further extension of probation subject to overall maximum of four years or to terminate the services of the employee. (3) The following periods shall not count for probation: (a) Any kind of leave other than casual leave or compensation leave; and (b) Holidays prefixed or suffixed to leave other than casual leave and compensation leave. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the Board may relax Regulations in respect of declaration of probation in deserving and exceptional cases, as it may consider necessary. 12 Flexible complementing scheme The non-teaching employees of the University stagnating in a particular post, due to inadequate promotional opportunities, over ten years in a particular post shall be eligible for one of the following benefits on completion of 10 years of “qualifying service”. (i) The existing scheme of Selection Grade / Special Grade shall be continued in the revised pay scales to employees drawing the pay in the pay level 5 in the pay Matrix to pay level 13 and such employees shall be allowed to move to Selection Grade on completion of 10 92 TANUVAS Regulations years of service in the Ordinary Grade post and to Special Grade on completion of 10 years in the Selection Grade post or 20 years of total service in a post. The pay of such employees who have moved to Selection Grade/Special Grade on or after 1.1.2006 shall be fixed on the date of award of Selection Grade / Special Grade by granting the benefit of one increment equal to three per cent of the basic pay including grade pay in the same Pay Band and Grade Pay. (ii) Advancement to higher post (time bound promotion to immediate higher post) on completion of 10 years of qualifying service provided the employee has acquired the qualification or has passed the tests prescribed for regular promotion to the immediate higher post. 13 I ncrements (1) Increments shall normally be drawn on the due dates unless it is ordered to be withheld. Penalty of stoppage of increment, when ordered, shall have the effect of postponing the subsequent increments. The competent authority imposing the penalty of stoppage of increments shall specify the period for which it is stopped and whether it will have the effect of postponing future increments. (2) The increments shall be advanced to the first of the quarter, viz., January, April, July and October as the case may be (increments falling between 2nd January and 31st March shall be advanced to 1st January and so on). (3) Temporary employees who satisfy all the requirements prescribed for holding that post in a regular capacity shall also be sanctioned the increments. (a) The following periods shall count for increments: (i) Duty in a time Scale of Pay (iii) Foreign service treated as duty (iv) Service in post carrying identical Scale of Pay (v) Training period treated as duty (vi) All periods of leave including extra-ordinary leave with medical certificate (vii) Training period (viii) Compulsory wait and (ix) Service in a higher post will count for increment in the lower post. (b) The following periods shall not count for increments: (i) Extra-ordinary leave without medical certificate (ii) Overstay of leave 93TANUVAS Regulations (iii) Overstay of joining time (iv) Suspension treated as specific penalty (v) Service in the lower post will not count for increment for higher post (4) The appointing authority shall have the discretion to sanction advance increments, if the qualifications possessed by them are higher than the minimum qualifications prescribed for the post in which they are employed; one to four advance increments to persons in the accounts and administrative branches. (5) The authorities empowered to sanction periodical increments shall be as given in Appendix-XV. (6) The rate of increment in the revised pay structure shall be three per cent of the sum of pay in the Pay Band and Academic Grade Pay / Grade Pay applicable, which shall be rounded off to the next multiple of 10. The amount of increment shall be added to the existing pay in the Pay Band. (7) Revised sanction of increment is 3% per annum. The details of sanction of increment shall be prescribed in the Rules for Teaching and Non-teaching staff of TANUVAS. The TANUVAS employees governed by UGC / State Government Scales of Pay are eligible for additional / advance increment for additional qualifications as contemplated in the Government Orders, including amendments and clarification issued by the State Government from time to time from 01.01.2006 14 Seniority of members in service The seniority of an employee shall, unless he has been reduced to a lower rank as a punishment, be determined by the rank obtained by him in the list of candidates drawn by the Selection Committee. 15 Service book There shall be a Service Book for every employee in which shall be entered all matters relating to his service in the University. The Service Book shall contain in particular a history of his service from the date of his appoint ment including increment, promotion, reward, punishment and all other special events of his service career. The Service Book shall also contain a leave form for the employee showing a complete record of all earned as well as unearned leave except casual leave, taken by him. The Service Book shall be in the form as prescribed for the employees of the Tamil Nadu Government. 16 History of service There shall be a history of service maintained in respect of each employee of the University in the form given in Appendix-XI, except for all Group-D employees. These records shall be maintained for each distinct category by the Registrar of the University. 94 TANUVAS Regulations 17 Personal file / Record sheet (1) Personal file / Record sheet shall be maintained for all employees, except last grade employees. The reports for the file shall be prepared in the form given in Appendix-VI. (2) In the case of permanent employees and approved probationers, these reports shall be prepared once a year for the period ending 31st December and in the case of others, once in six months for the periods ending 30th June and 31st December. (3) In cases involving a change of station, six days shall end of the period for which the report relates, get countersigned by the competent authority and shown to the employee reported upon and necessary acknowledgement obtained from him for his having seen the report, before the end of August or February as the case may be. (4) The Officers who are to write, countersign and maintain the personal files / record sheets shall be as specified in Appendix-VII. 18 Joining time and transit pay (1) Joining time shall be allowed to an employee to enable him:- (a) To join a new post either at the same or a new station on transfer while on duty; (b) To join a new post in a new station on return from any kind of leave of not more than six months; (c) To join a new post on return from leave exceeding six months when the employee is not given sufficient notice of his appointment / transfer to the new post; (d) To join a post from training held at a fixed place for a period exceeding three months; and (e) To join a post on expiry of leave, including the leave exceeding six months in a remote locality not easily accessible. (2) Not more than one day is allowed to a Government servant in order to join a new post when the appointment to such post does not necessarily involve a change of residence from one station to another. If a holiday or a series of holidays including Saturday and Sunday follows the date of relief, it may be excluded for the purpose of calculation of one day joining time. No joining time is admissible in cases where the change of post does not involve an actual change of office. (3) In cases involving a change of station, six days shall be allowed for preparation and in addition, a period to cover the actual journey calculated as follows:- 95TANUVAS Regulations (a) For that portion of the journey which he travels or might travel.- (i) by Railway - One day for each 400 km (ii) by motor car or horse drawn conveyance plying for public hire - One day for each 130 km (iii) in any other way- One day for each 25 km (iv) by aircraft- Actual time occupied in the journey. (b) For any fractional portion of any distance prescribed in clause (a) an extra day is allowed. (c) Travel by road not exceeding 8 km to or from a railway station at the beginning or end of a journey does not count for joining time; (d) Sundays do not count as days for the purpose of calculation of joining time but they are included in the maximum period of thirty days. If the day on which an employee has to join duty on expiry of joining time, accidentally happens to be a holiday or a series of holidays he shall be permitted to join duty on expiry of such holidays. (e) When an employee on transfer joins the new post without availing full joining time, the un-availed portion of joining time, subject to a maximum of 15 days, shall be credited to the earned leave account of the employee, provided the earned leave account of the employee plus un-availed joining time do not exceed 240 days. (4) An employee on joining time will be regarded as on duty and is entitled to pay and allowances admissible for that period. An employee who does not join his post within the joining time is not entitled to any pay or leave salary after the expiry of joining time. Willful absence from duty after the expiry of joining time may be treated as misbehaviour and action taken as deemed fit, for such absence. (5) If an employee, is appointed to a new post while in transit from one post to another, his joining time begins on the day following that on which he receives the order of appointment, but no second period of six days for preparation is admissible. (6) If an employee, while in transit from one post to another, is reposted to the original post, such posting shall be construed as appointment to a new post for the purpose of this clause. (7) The appointing authority shall have powers to extend joining time up to a maximum of 30 days. (i) due to late issue of posting orders by competent authority on administrative reasons. 96 TANUVAS Regulations (ii) when an employee is unable to use ordinary mode of conveyance or happens to spend more time on journey due to dislocation of services. (iii) when extension of joining time is considered in public interest and to save expenditure. (8) An employee on joining time shall be entitled to pay and allowances which he would have drawn if he had continued in the old post or the pay which he will draw on taking charge of the new post, whichever is less. (i) If the employee, on relief from the old post, proceeds on leave and then joins the new post, the transit pay may be equal to the leave salary. (ii) But in both the above cases, the compensatory allowances other than cash allowance, conveyance allowance at lesser of the two rates are admissible. (9) When an employee joins his post before the expiry of his leave without availing full joining time admissible, the period of joining time not availed shall be considered as leave not enjoyed and a corresponding period of leave sanctioned shall be re-credited to his leave account. 19 A dditional charge arrangement and additional charge allowances Where the Registrar with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor places an employee of the University in additional charge of an executive or a similar post or posts of equal or higher category, he shall be granted additional pay as indicated below.- (1) Full additional charge: Where an employee is directed to attend the duties of another employee in addition to his normal duties, as if he has assumed full charge of the additional post, he is eligible for additional pay for the additional work. Both the posts should be independent. The period of such additional charge shall be more than 39 days. For lesser period no additional pay is allowed. For this purpose, holidays and casual leave shall be included. Earned leave, unearned leave, etc., shall be excluded. Additional pay shall not be paid for exceeding five months of additional charge arrangement. If the period of additional charge exceeds five months and when it is considered necessary that the additional charge arrangement should be continued in the interest of administration, such arrangement as may be necessary shall be decided by the Vice-Chancellor. (2) Rate of additional charge allowance: The following shall be the rate of additional pay: 97TANUVAS Regulations 0 to 3 months More than three months but not more than five months More than five months 1/5th of the pay drawn by him in the regular post (or) ½ of the minimum of the time scale attached to the additional post whichever is less shall be allowed as additional pay per month. 1/10th of the pay drawn by him in the regular post (or) 1/4th of the minimum of the time scale attached to the additional post whichever is less shall be allowed as additional pay per month. Nil Explanation (1) Pay for this purpose includes basic pay and personal pay sanctioned to compensate loss in emoluments. Special pay shall not be taken into consideration to compute regular pay. (2) From 9th February 1987 onwards, the rate of additional charge allowance for the whole period of five months shall be uniform as in column (1) above. (3) Current additional charge: Where an employee is directed to attend duties of current nature only, but not the various functions which an employee is expected to attend, the employee is not eligible for any additional pay. (4) Holding additional charge of more than one post: Further at the same time, an employee may also be directed to look after the duties of more than one post, in addition to the normal duties and he shall be eligible for additional pay as contemplated under sub-paragraph (2) above for each post. 20 L eave (1) The Tamil Nadu Leave Rules of 1933, as amended from time to time, shall be applicable to the employees of the University. The following kinds of leave shall be admissible: (a) Earned leave (b) Unearned leave on private affairs (c) Unearned leave on medical certificate (g) Special disability leave 98 TANUVAS Regulations (i) Special casual leave In addition to the above, the following kinds of leave shall be admissible for the teaching staff as per Clause 8 of UGC Regulation vide notification No.F.3-1/2009, dated 30.6.2010 and the rules for the same shall be prescribed. (m) Study leave; and (2) Every employee shall be eligible for 12 days of casual leave in a calendar year and three days of restricted holidays. (3) An employee who is required by the competent authority to work on a holiday shall be eligible for compensation leave, subject to a maximum of 20 days in a year, provided such leave shall be availed within a period of six months from the holiday in which he/she worked. (4) Special casual leave, not counting against ordinary casual leave, may be allowed to an employee who is detained in a plague camp on the way to rejoin duty or who is ordered by the appointing authority to absent himself from duty on the certificate of a medical officer on account of the presence of infectious diseases in his house, provided no substitute is appointed. The following diseases are treated as infectious: (a) Rabies; (b) Any other diseases declared infectious from time to time by the Government. (5) An employee may be permitted to surrender the earned leave at his credit and draw leave salary in lieu thereof subject to the terms and conditions in force from time to time under Tamil Nadu Government Service. (6) An employee may be permitted to encash the earned leave at his credit on the date of superannuation, subject to a maximum of 240 days and 90 days of unearned leave on private affairs by the authority competent to grant such leave subject to the terms and conditions in force from time to time under Tamil Nadu Government Service. The concession shall also be allowed to the following categories of employees: 99TANUVAS Regulations (a) Those retiring on medical invalidation (b) Those retrenched from Government service (c) Those permitted to retire from service without prejudice to the disciplinary proceedings pending against them (d) In the case of death of an employee while in service (e) To those going on voluntary retirement and (f) Those sent on compulsory retirement In the case of death of an employee, the earned leave and unearned leave on private affairs at his credit may be permitted to be encashed without waiting for a formal application. (i) At the time of retirement, 50% of the leave on private affairs standing to the credit of the employees, up to a maximum of 90 days, be entitled for full leave salary. The Head of office shall draw the leave salary in encashment of leave on private affairs, as in the case of encashment of earned leave; and (ii) Full leave salary including Dearness Allowance and all other allowances normally admissible while going on leave during service be allowed for the entire period of earned leave encashment at the time of retirement subject to the terms and conditions in force from time to time under Tamil Nadu Government service. Provincialised mazdoors shall compute earned leave at 1/11 of the period spent on duty on completion of five years. (7) Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right and when the exigencies of service so demand, leave of any description other than leave on Medical Certificate may be refused or the employee may be compulsorily recalled from leave by the sanctioning authority. The administrative powers of the competent authorities in respect of grant of leave to the employees of the University shall be specified in Appendix-XIII. 21 Foreign Service (1) In addition to the provisions contained in Statute 46 of this University, the following Regulations shall govern the Foreign Service conditions of the employee. (a) The Board of Management has empowered the Vice Chancellor to send the University employees on deputation on Foreign Service for a period up to three years to Government, Quasi-Government Institutions. The deputation beyond three years to these institutions shall be got approved by the Board of Management. Deputation to private institutions or other agencies shall be got approved by the Board of Management. 100 TANUVAS Regulations (b) Transfer on foreign service should not ordinarily be made unless the duties to be performed after the transfer are such as should be rendered by an employee of the University or involves such technical knowledge in which experts are not easily available from any other source. (c) An employee at the time of transfer on Foreign Service should hold a permanent post in the University. (d) No employee of the University on deputation with an outside agency shall be allowed to retain lien on his post for more than one year. (e) The Vice-Chancellor shall, in every case of deputation on foreign service, lay down the duration, emoluments and other conditions including all the costs involved in the transfer by way of travelling and daily allowance, etc., and provident fund, pension and leave salary contribution to be made by the foreign employer. (2) Persons who are appointed in the University on deputation either from Government or from other Universities / Institutions shall be governed by the Statute 46 of the University and other terms and conditions prescribed from time to time. 22 C ode of conduct of the employees: The code of conduct of the employees shall be as given in Appendix-VIII. 23 C ontrol and discipline of the employees (1) The following penalties may, for good and sufficient reasons and as hereinafter provided, be imposed upon an employee: Minor penalties (a) Censure (b) Fine (in the case of Group D employees only) (c) With-holding of increments (d) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the University by negligence or breach of orders (e) Suspension Major penalties (f) Reduction in rank including reduction to a lower post or time- scale or to a lower stage in the same scale (h) Removal from service of the University (i) Dismissal from service of the University 101TANUVAS Regulations Explanation (a) The discharge of a person appointed otherwise than under contract to hold a temporary appointment on the expiration of the period of the appointment does not amount to removal or dismissal within the meaning of this Regulation. (b) The removal of person from the University service shall not disqualify him from future employment but the dismissal of a person from the University shall ordinarily disqualify him from future employment. (2) These Regulations shall be applicable to all employees, temporary or permanent and also those on deputation and on contractual service in the University. (3) The detailed procedure governing the discipline and control of the employees shall be as detailed in Appendix-IX and X. 24 R etirement, extension of service and re-employment (1) The age of superannuation of the employees who are recruited against permanent or temporary posts of the University, governed by the policy of the UGC and borne by the UGC scales of pay and the employees who are transferred and permanently allotted to the University from TNAU / Government department governed by the policy of the UGC and borne by the UGC scales of pay shall be sixty years. The age of superannuation of the other employees who are borne under the Tamil Nadu Government service rules and who are recruited against permanent and temporary posts of the University and those who are transferred and allotted to the University from TNAU / Government department shall be fifty eight years, except in case of Office Assistants and Provincialised Mazdoors. The age of superannuation for Office Assistants and Provincialised Mazdoors transferred from Government departments and appointed by the University shall be sixty years. The date of retirement of a University employee shall be with effect from the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he/she attains the superannuation age as above. (2) For good and sufficient reasons, the Board shall have the power to re-employ a person retired from the service of the University up to a period of four years, at a maximum of two years at a time. The person so re-employed shall be paid salary at the rates decided by the Board based on the merits of the individual case. (3) The Board may at its discretion re-employ such of the transferred employees from the State Government Service, who retire from 102 TANUVAS Regulations the University and the Government service and others while on deputation, on superannuation at the age of fifty eight years or otherwise, for a period of not more than two years. The pay plus pension of such re-employed persons shall not exceed the pay last drawn. (4) In respect of re-employment of the officers of the University, the prior approval of the Board shall be obtained. The pay and allowances of such re-employed persons shall be as decided by the Board. (5) No person dismissed from any service shall be eligible for re-employment of any kind in the University. (6) The employees of the University may be permitted to retire from service voluntarily on completion of qualifying service of 20 years with pensionary benefits and with a weightage up to five years towards qualifying service. The scheme of weightage will not be applicable to persons who retire under voluntary retirement on completion of 50 years of age or 25 years of qualifying service. The rules relating to the voluntary retirement shall be as per the Government rules issued from time to time. In the case of employee who retires voluntarily the date of retirement shall be treated as on non-duty day. (7) (a) Employees who have attained the age of 50 years or completed 25 years of qualifying service shall be considered for compulsory retirement subject to the following conditions: (i) Cases where an employee’s integrity is not in doubt, but his physical or mental condition is such as to make him inefficient for further service or render him unfit to discharge his duties properly. (ii) Cases of employees against whom there are repeated complaints of corruption. (iii) Cases of employees who although, have done well in the lower grades, are not considered adequate for the responsibilities of the posts they occupy or will not be able to perform efficiently in their posts for the next three years. (iv) Cases of employees who have close links with the banned organisation. (b) The review of compulsory retirement cases will be examined by a Committee constituted by the Board and such cases recommended by the committee for compulsory retirement will be placed before the Board for its approval. In the case of employee retired pre-maturely, the date of retirement shall be treated as “non-duty day”. 103TANUVAS Regulations (c) The review of cases will be made once in six months. the review of the work of the same individual will be carried out firstly on completion of 25 years of qualifying service or 50 years of age, whichever is earlier and again after 5 years of service. 25 I ssue of retirement notice Six months prior to an employee attaining the age of superannuation of retirement, a notice shall be sent to him about his impending retirement by the Registrar or other officers of the University. 26 Gratuity, pension and provident fund (1) The University shall institute gratuity, pension and provident fund schemes for the benefit of the officers and employees of the University. (2) In the event of death in harness of an employee of the University, his nominee(s) or heir(s) is/are eligible for gratuity and family pension. (3) The Pension and Provident Fund Rules are given in Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Rules. 27 D aily allowance and travelling allowance (1) Officers and other employees of the University and other persons who have to travel on University business shall be paid daily and travelling Allowances as per the Tamil Nadu Government Travelling Allowance Rules, as amended from time to time. (2) (a) Member of the Board of Management shall be entitled to draw daily and travelling allowance as prescribed in Statute 3 (2)(d). (b) All employees shall be entitled to draw daily and travelling allowances under the Tamil Nadu Travelling allowance rules with reference to Pay plus Academic Grade Pay / Grade Pay as grades 1 to 4, as per G.O.Ms.No.237, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated 01.06.2009 and further amendments / clarifications issued by the Government thereon from time to time. (c) Employees of the State or Central Government or Corporate bodies who have to travel on University business shall be paid daily and travelling allowances admissible under the rules governed by their respective parent organizations. (d) Members of the Academic Council, Board of Studies, other Committees specially constituted and other invitees, who do not come under any of the categories mentioned above, but travel on University business shall be paid actual Air fare / AC I Class/ I Class or AC 2-tier fare plus daily allowance on par with 104 TANUVAS Regulations Grade-I Officer of the State Govt., as amended from time to time. (e) Outside experts who attend the Selection Committee Meeting shall be paid an honorarium as follows: (i) University Officers selection : Rs.2000/-per day (ii) Other categories : Rs.500/- per day (f) For stay at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi, the employees shall be eligible to draw the actual expenses incurred subject to the ceiling prescribed for stay in Hotel. (3) All tours by the employees outside the State of Tamil Nadu shall be authorised by the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the concerned superior. (4) All other tours within the State by the officers and other employees shall be authorised as detailed in Appendix-XIII and XV. (5) All travel outside India by the Officers and other employees shall be authorised by the Board of Management on recommendation of the (6) The Finance Officer, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor shall issue standing orders relating to the preferring of daily and travelling allowance claims. 28 Medical allowance / medical reimbursement charges The Medical Allowance shall be enhanced from Rs.50/-p.m. to Rs.100/- p.m. to all. As regards medical reimbursement for those who have opted for the same on or before 21-4-1995, the annual ceiling on reimbursement of medical expenses shall be revised at 30% of basic pay (Pay + Academic Grade Pay / Grade Pay) as on 1-1-2006 in the revised pay structure. 29 L oans and advances (1) The employees of the University shall be eligible to draw the various advances as applicable to the employees of the Tamil Nadu Government. The authorities empowered to sanction the advances are as given in Appendix-XV. (2) (a) The grant of the advances shall be governed by the Rules and other orders issued by the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from time to time. (b) The rates for the grant of House Building Advances to the employees of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University are as per Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Rules. 105TANUVAS Regulations (3) The Finance Officer shall issue standing orders regarding the procedure and other matters relating to sanction and drawal of the above advances. (4) Subject to availability of funds, the University may at its discretion grant the following loans and advances to the officers and other employees, as per the rules and orders of the University issued from time to time: (a) House Building Advance (c) Advance for the purchase of motor car, motor cycle, scooter, moped, bi-cycle and personal computer (5) The rate of interest to be charged on such advance shall be the same as that of the State Government, on similar advances. 30 A cceptance of examinership and remuneration (1) The Vice-Chancellor may at his discretion grant permission to the University Officers to accept external examiner ship and other specific assignments and to receive fee / remuneration. The Deans and Directors may accord similar permission to the employees working under them. In all other cases, the Registrar may accord similar permission. The maximum amount that can be received during a calendar year by any such employee shall not exceed Rs.10,000/-. (2) The period of absence for such work outside the University shall be treated as leave to which the employee is eligible if the employee is to receive remuneration and if the employee is to receive no remuneration, the absence shall be treated as on duty. (3) The Vice-Chancellor has powers to permit University Officers and employees to serve as members of Committees, etc., constituted by the Government without financial commitment to the University. 30(A) For faculty members, who are transferred on promotion, there shall be a mandatory requirement of two years of service in the new station. 106 TANUVAS Regulations CHAPTER - V ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES 31 Withdrawal of Degrees, Diplomas etc. The Board, may on the recommendations of the Academic Council by a resolution passed with a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members pres ent and voting at the meeting after providing an opportunity for the concerned person to explain his action in person and or in writing, withdraw a degree, diploma, certificate or other academic distinctions conferred earlier by the University provided that the withdrawal of an Honorary Degree shall be with the concurrence of the Chancellor. REGULATIONS FOR UG & PG EDUCATION UNDER SEMESTER PATTERN 31(a) Undergraduate Regulations and 31(aa) Undergraduate (B.V.Sc.) Regulations-2001 - Deleted 1. Short title and commencement (1) These regulations shall be called Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal (2) This shall apply to the students admitted from the academic year 2009-2010 onwards. (3) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires the words and expressions used in these regulations shall be interpreted to have the same meanings as they have in the Act. 2. Definitions (a) “The Act” means the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989). (b) “University” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. (c) “Government” means the State Government of Tamil Nadu. (d) "Degree" means the course of study in Veterinary Science, namely B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry). It shall comprise a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University as per Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – Degree course (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) Regulations – 2008 of the Veterinary Council of India and spread 107TANUVAS Regulations over five academic years including a compulsory internship of six months duration undertaken after the completion of all credit hours provided in the syllabus. During the course of study, there shall be training in teaching veterinary hospital, livestock and poultry farms and field training in veterinary institution as part of the course. (e) “Academic year” is a period during which a cycle of study is completed. It shall ordinarily be from August to July (except in the year of admission) and shall consist of two semesters covering 200 days of instruction excluding the days of examination. However, the commencement of classes for the first year B.V.Sc. & A.H. alone shall be extended up to October 31. (f) “Semester” is an academic term consisting of not less than 100 instructional days excluding examination days. (g) "Syllabus" and "Curriculum" mean the syllabus, and curriculum for courses of study as specified by the University as per Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – Degree course (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) Regulations – 2008 of the Veterinary Council of India. (h) “Course” is a unit of instruction or a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester. It has a specific number, title and credit(s). (i) “Subject / Paper” is the one that consists of course / courses in a subject listed under a department, in an academic year. (j) "Credit hour" means the weekly unit of work for any particular course as per the course catalogue issued by the University . A lecture class of one hour per week shall be counted as one credit whereas a practical class of two hours duration or a working period of three hours in Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex or Instructional Farm per week shall count as one credit. (k) “Examination” means internal evaluation or annual board examination: (i) Chief Superintendent means the Dean of the college concerned. (ii) Hall superintendent means a teaching staff nominated for the purpose by the Dean of the college concerned. (iii) Invigilator means a teacher in charge of invigilation work in the examination hall. (l) “Internal examination” is an examination conducted in a course, separately in theory and practical, after the course is completed. The weightage for theory and practical shall be 60:40 respectively. (m) “Annual Board Examination” (ABE) is a composite external examination for a group of courses / course in a subject / paper, as per the schedule of the examination conducted by the University 108 TANUVAS Regulations at the end of each academic year. The weightage for theory and practical shall be 60:40 respectively. (n) “Grade point of a subject / paper” is a value obtained by dividing the total marks obtained in a paper (A) by maximum marks allotted to the paper (B) and multiplied by 10 (GP = A/B x 10). It shall be calculated together for theory and practical. (o) “Credit point of paper / subject” is the product of credit hours and grade point obtained by the student in a paper / subject. The credit points earned by a student shall be taken as zero if the grade point is less than 5.000. (p) “Grade point average” is the quotient of the total credit points obtained by a student both in theory and practical of various papers / subjects at the end of each academic year divided by the total credit hours taken by him / her in that year. The grading is done on a ten- point scale. (q) “Overall grade point average” (OGPA) is the quotient of cumulative credit points obtained by a student in all the papers / subjects both in theory and practical taken by him / her from the beginning of the first academic year of the degree course divided by the total credit hours of all the papers / subjects which he / she had completed up to the end of a specified academic year from the first year. It determines the overall performance of a student in all the papers / subjects taken during a period covering more than an academic year. The OGPA shall be rounded to three decimals. (r) “Advisor / Ward Counsellor” means a teacher of the faculty who has been nominated by the Dean as advisor / ward counsellor to a particular student to advise him / her in all academic matters. (s) “Transcript” means a copy of the consolidated report of marks secured by the student and issued by the University. (t) "Teaching experience" means teaching experience in the subject concerned in a veterinary college or animal science or allied subjects institution or veterinary hospital or institution recognised by the Veterinary Council of India. (u) "Veterinary Hospital / Institution" means teaching and non- teaching veterinary hospital / institution relevant to livestock health, production or technology by whatever name called and approved by the Veterinary Council of India. (v) “Council” means the Veterinary Council of India. (w) “VCI Act” means the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984 (Act 52 of 109TANUVAS Regulations (x) “First schedule” and “Second schedule” mean the First schedule and Second schedule appended to the VCI Act. (y) “VCI guidelines” means the guidelines / instructions issued by the Veterinary Council of India from time to time for uniform implementation of Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – (z) “Inspector” means the Veterinary Inspector appointed as per the VCI Act. (aa) “President” means the President of the Veterinary Council of India. (ab) “Qualifying examination” means Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or equivalent conducted by State Board of Education or Central Board of Education. (ac) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Veterinary Council of India appointed as per the VCI Act. (ad) “Visitor” means a visitor appointed as per the VCI Act. (ae) “Veterinary college” means an institution imparting veterinary education for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree having the required number of departments / units, infrastructure, manpower and other facilities laid down in the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education-Degree Course (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) Regulations – 2008 of the Veterinary Council of India and under the overall administrative control of the Dean / Principal. 2. All the other words and expressions used but not defined in these regulations shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Description: A degree course of B.V.Sc. & A.H. shall comprise of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University as per Minimum Standards of of the Veterinary Council of India and spread over five academic years including a compulsory internship of six months duration undertaken after the completion of all credit hours provided in the syllabus. During the course of study, there shall be training in teaching veterinary hospital, livestock and poultry farms and field training in veterinary institution as part of the course. 4. Admission: The admission to the undergraduate (UG) course shall be made in the beginning of the first semester of the academic year and shall be in accordance with the regulations laid down from time to time by the State Government and the University. 5. Fees: The fees for application, semester fees, special fees, examination fees and other fees shall be as prescribed by the University from time to time. 6. Advisory system: The students on their admission shall be divided into convenient groups by the Education Cell / UG Co-ordinator in consultation 110 TANUVAS Regulations with the Dean of the College and each group assigned to one of the teachers who is designated as Advisor. Each student immediately after enrolment fills up all the registration cards with the guidance of his / her advisor. Among other things, the advisor shall help the students in planning their programmes. The advisor will establish and foster close personal relationship with the students assigned to him / her during their entire stay in the college by having periodical meetings at least once in a month either with the entire group of students or with each individual student as often as is considered necessary in an effort to know their problems, review their study programme and take such remedial actions as may be necessary in consultation with the teachers, Education Cell / UG Co-ordinator and the Dean. The advisor shall also maintain a record containing particulars of previous history of the student, courses registered, examinations appeared and grades obtained in each course. 7. Registration (a) Registration for the first time in the University: Students who have received notification of admission from the University will receive on arrival guidelines for the registration from the Dean of the respective colleges. A registration and orientation programme will be conducted by the Dean of the College for the benefit of the students joining the University for the first time. The programme shall be for a duration as decided by the University from time to time. During this programme, the students shall be taken to the various departments and appraised of facilities available. They shall also be introduced to the course teachers, warden, deputy wardens and other staff Members whom they should know. They may also be explained of various scholarships, and other assistantships available and methods of applying for them. Attendance in respect of fresh students for the first semester shall be reckoned from the first day after the completion of orientation programme. For the students who are registering late due to late admission, attendance shall be reckoned from the date of their registration. However, this is only for the first semester of the first year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. course. The registration will be done in person and failure to register for the first semester before nominated date shall result in forfeiture of admission. (b) Subsequent registration: At the beginning of each semester there will be registration for various courses listed under a subject. The list of courses to be registered for a semester shall be given by the Education Cell / UG Co-ordinator in consultation with the Dean. The student in each batch shall have to register for the set of courses offered in toto for the batch and fill in the registration cards. However, there is choice in tracking programme, entrepreneurial training and study circle. The semester in which they are offered shall be identified by the Dean of the college concerned from time to time. The advisor in turn will countersign and send the cards to the Education Cell / UG Co-coordinator who will 111TANUVAS Regulations forward them to the Dean. The Dean’s office should prepare a list of students who have registered for each course and send them to the University. (c) The payment of fees and other arrears due to the College, Departments, Hostel, Library, etc., shall precede commencement of each semester. The students shall be allowed to register for the semester only after payment of fees and production of clearance certificates from the hostel, library and such other places. (d) The students including new entrants shall register the requisite courses in the beginning of each semester within seven working days, the first two working days without fine and the remaining five working days with a fine as decided by the University from time to time. The attendance will however be reckoned from the day the instruction commences as per the academic calendar (i.e. second day of registration week). (e) Preparation of timetable: The timetable for a semester should be prepared by the Education Cell / UG Co-ordinator in consultation with course teachers of the semester. The timetable should be released only after the approval of the Dean of the college concerned. (f) Lecture and practical schedules: At the commencement of a semester, the lecture and practical schedules for all courses including tracking programme, entrepreneurial training and study circle should be drawn by the course teacher / coordinator as the case may be and concerned head of the department and circulated to the students with a copy to the Dean. The instruction should be strictly adhered to according to the schedule. The Head of the Department / Dean shall ensure that the schedule is adhered to and alternate arrangements are made to cover up the loss in case of any eventualities of unavoidable reasons that lead to non-adherence of the above schedule. 8. Study load for semester: The full time study load for a student ranges from 18 to 23 credit hours per semester as prescribed. The maximum limit includes non-credit and audit courses. 9. Inter-departmental teaching: The courses identified for inter-departmental teaching are mentioned in the syllabus. These courses have to be dealt by teachers from departments concerned as mentioned. The distribution of theory, practical and work experience for such courses shall be decided by the Dean of the college concerned in consultation with the Heads of the Departments concerned before the commencement of the course. In case of VPB 321 Animal Biotechnology course, the same shall be handled by the faculty from the Animal Biotechnology department, if such department exists in the college. Otherwise, it shall be handled by faculty from VPB, VMC and VGO. Guidelines for conduct of such courses on issues like setting up of question paper, evaluation of answer sheets and such other issues shall be provided by the University from time to time. 112 TANUVAS Regulations 10. Attendance requirements: Every student shall ordinarily attend all classes in a course. However, a minimum prescribed attendance in a paper shall be 80%. The minimum limit of attendance shall be reckoned for theory and practicals separately on the basis of cumulative attendance of all the courses grouped for a paper for appearing in the Annual Board Examination for a full period of two semesters of study before he / she is eligible for appearing in the Annual Board Examination (ABE). A student who fails to put in the minimum attendance either in theory or practical shall not be permitted to appear for the ABE and his / her registration for that paper shall be treated as cancelled. (1) Normally a student who fails to put in the minimum attendance separately in theory or practical shall not be permitted to appear for the annual board examination and his / her registration for that course(s) shall be treated as cancelled. Such candidates shall be considered failed in that professional class and they have to fulfill all requirements of that class afresh. The Dean may depute students on the recommendations of the Vice-President of Student Association / Sports Council Chairman, to represent the College / University at various functions such as NSS, NCC, Sports and other co-curricular activities and the mandatory minimum requirement of attendance under these circumstance is 75% provided the Dean is informed well ahead of time. A student who fails to put in a minimum requirement of 80% attendance because of sickness, the mandatory minimum may be reduced to 75% on the basis of medical certificate for hospitalization obtained from a medical officer of government hospital or a registered medical practitioner. The attendance should be maintained by the course teacher and the attendance register should be kept in safe custody by the Head of the Department. A certificate to this effect shall be sent to the University along with attendance percentage to issue hall ticket for ABE. Hall ticket will be issued for ABE by the Controller of Examinations based on the prescribed application from the candidate duly filled in along with payment of fees, supported by fee receipt and attendance certificate from the Dean. The attendance particulars should reach the Controller of Examinations at least three days prior to issue of Hall tickets. (2) No student shall be issued with a hall ticket unless he / she produces clearance certificate from the competent authority of hostel. (3) The students receiving any scholarship should put in a minimum of 80% attendance or the attendance specified by the agency to receive the scholarship amount for the particular semester. (4) If a student admitted in the first year does not register the course of first semester or having registered, failed to put in 80% attendance on the basis of cumulative attendance of all the courses grouped for a paper for Annual Board Examination, his / her admission stands cancelled. If no prior permission is obtained from the Dean of the college, he / she shall 113TANUVAS Regulations forfeit the admission to the course. Where a student leaves the college after completion of first semester for reasons beyond his / her control, he/she shall be eligible for re-admission within one year by the Dean to the appropriate semester on payment of re-admission fee as decided by the University from time to time under intimation to the University. Where the period of break exceeds one year, but does not exceed two years, a reference should be made to the University and the decision of the University shall be final. However, a student who registers for the first semester but does not put in the required attendance even after obtaining permission to rejoin the course in three consecutive years, the admission of the student shall be treated as cancelled, since the student cannot complete the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course within the stipulated period of eight academic years. Once a student leaves the college after issue of Transfer Certificate, he / she shall not be eligible for re-admission. (5) How to calculate attendance for a course: Normally the number of classes conducted is calculated by the course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the timetable) to the last working day. However, for the students who are reverted back owing to failure in the compartment examination, the attendance shall be calculated from the date of declaration of result of the compartment examination to the last working day. (a) Theory class: Number of classes conducted by the course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the timetable), to the last theory class of the semester. (b) Practical class: Number of classes conducted by the course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the timetable), to the last practical class of the semester. No student shall be allowed to compensate his / her absence by attending classes along with other batches. (c) Students absenting from classes by prior arrangements on official University business shall be given due consideration in completing the attendance requirements and may be permitted by the Dean of the college concerned to condone the deficiency. (d) Mass absence of students from a class or examination: Absence of students en masse from a class or examination shall not be condoned. The Dean, in addition, may order suspension of the course, if deemed necessary. 11. Evaluation / Examination / Moderation: (1) The detailed guidelines for the conduct of examinations both internal and annual board examinations, award of marks, recording, preparation of mark lists, transcripts etc. circulated from time to time by the University shall be followed. The schedule of examinations shall consist of internal and ABE. 114 TANUVAS Regulations (2) The proportion of marks for internal and ABE shall be 50:50 for theory and practical separately. The weightage for theory and practical shall be in the ratio of 60:40 respectively in both IE and ABE. In the theory paper in both IE and ABE, 60% of the question shall be of objective type and 40% of the question shall be of subjective type. The maximum marks are 100 for each paper (i.e. for theory and practical). The duration of the examination is three hours. For objective type, the distribution is 120 questions each carrying 0.5 marks. The questions may be of fill in the blanks, choose the correct answer, true or false, match or answer in one words. For subjective type the pattern of the question paper consists of short notes, short answers, differentiation, detailed answers, brief essay with not less than 20% choice. The following shall be the mark distribution for practical examination for internal examination: Record - 10 Practical - 30 Viva voce - 10 Marks obtained in theory and practical in the internal examinations shall be recorded separately and submitted to the Dean of the college concerned by the end of a particular semester. A student shall appear in all internal theory as well as practical examinations in the course(s) in a subject to become eligible to take ABE. The notification for the conduct of internal evaluation shall be issued by the Deans of the respective colleges as decided by the University. The internal theory examination shall be conducted after the completion of the particular semester (i.e.) the next day of closure and the practical examination shall be conducted at the last practical class hours of the course concerned. The course teacher will submit the corrected answer papers along with mark sheet to the Dean through the Head of the Department concerned and Education Cell / UG Co-ordinator for keeping them in safe custody till the student complete the subject / paper. The marks shall be displayed on the notice board. The internal evaluation shall be conducted for 50% of the total marks in theory and practical separately and shall invariably be conducted on completion of lecture and practical schedule and shall be held without any preparatory leave. The IE shall be held without loss of instruction days specified for the semester. The internal practical examination shall be conducted by a board of examiners consisting of instructor(s) of the course and a representative of the Head of the Department. However, the question paper for theory examination shall be set by the course teacher as per common pattern decided by the University and answer 115TANUVAS Regulations papers shall also be corrected by him her. The examination schedule for the internal evaluation shall be decided by the Dean of the college concerned. (3) It shall be the responsibility of the course teacher that topics to be covered in the theory and practical in each course shall be recorded through a lecture / practical schedule and distributed to the students at the beginning of each course. The Heads of the Departments and Dean shall ensure that the schedule is adhered to and alternate arrangements are made to cover up the loss in case of any eventualities of unavoidable reasons that lead to non-adherence of the above schedule. (4) Annual Board Examination (ABE): A composite annual examination for a group of courses / course shall be held for the rest 50% marks in theory and practical separately as per the schedule of examination. The courses which form the ABE papers are as mentioned in the VCI ACT Annexure-IV page numbers 188-189. The practical examination shall be conducted by a Board appointed by the University consisting of two or more internal examiners representing the subjects involved in the paper and one external examiner. Example-1: In Veterinary Microbiology, VMC 211 – General Veterinary Microbiology (2+1) is offered in III semester and VMC 221 - Immunology and Serology (1+1) is offered in IV semester. The ABE conducted at the end of second year includes a paper in Microbiology called Veterinary Microbiology Paper- I, which will have 67% questions from VMC211 and 33% from VMC 221. In practical examination, also due weightage will be given for each course. Due weightage to each course shall be given (based on the credit hours) to determine the questions under a subject. Example-2: If there is only one course in a subject in an academic year, the ABE will have questions from only that course. Summary: The ABE is only for a subject in an academic year and not for the courses. (5) The student shall be given a maximum of six preparatory holidays (inclusive of public holidays) before commencement of annual board examinations. (6) The schedule of examinations for both IE and ABE shall be held on such dates, time and places as notified by the Dean and the University respectively. No re-examination shall be allowed in events of students strike, boycott, walkouts, medical grounds or what-so-ever may be the reason. The results of ABE shall be announced before the commencement of the next academic year. (7) In an unusual event of external examiner for ABE not turning up at the last moment despite accepting the offer, the Deans of the respective college shall fix an external examiner from the available faculty and such action may be ratified later by the University. 116 TANUVAS Regulations (8) All examinations must be completed as per the schedule prepared by the University so that the results are announced before the commencement of the ensuing academic year. (9) Unfair means during examinations: The Dean of the college shall be responsible for dealing with all cases of “Use of unfair means” in the various examinations. The phrase, “Use of unfair means” includes possession of any information or material by the student, talking to other students, copying from other students or from printed or written material etc. The invigilator concerned, on finding the use of unfair means by any student may take the answer scripts of the student and the material evidence, if any, and the explanation from the student. The student may also be sent out of the examination hall immediately. The invigilator concerned shall report each case of unfair means direct to the Dean immediately with full details of the incident, answer scripts, the available evidence and explanation of the concerned student, if any. The Dean, on receipt of the report, may give an opportunity to the concerned student to represent his case. Considering all the available evidence, the Dean shall take appropriate action immediately. The penalty shall be as indicated below: (i) A student found using unfair means during the internal and annual examinations shall be deemed to have failed in all the courses he / she has registered in that academic year and / or in such of those courses in which he / she appeared for annual examination in that year. In such cases, the student shall not be permitted to take the remaining examinations, if any, in that academic year and shall be deemed to have attempted and failed in those examinations. The Dean after passing orders shall report each case on above immediately to the University. (ii) For using unfair means of a serious nature such as ignoring the repeated instructions of invigilator or abusing or threatening or assaulting the invigilator, warranting higher penalties that those indicated in the above clause the Dean, besides treating the students as failed in all the courses, he / she registered in that year, may further debar the student for the succeeding year and the fact informed to the University. If further or more severe punishment is felt necessary, the Dean shall immediately inform the University about the full details of each together with all the material evidence, if any, and his recommendation. The explanation or representation of the student, if any, may also be sent. The Vice-Chancellor after examining the case may debar the student for further period or permanently. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor shall be final. (iii) The parent or the guardian of the concerned student shall be informed of any punishment awarded to the student and the reason there of. 117TANUVAS Regulations 12. Materials to be evaluated for ABE (practical examination) (a) Practical records and log book of all courses involved – 15% (b) Performance during practical examination – identification of spotters, experiments, problem solving, case study etc. – 50% (c) Performance during viva-voce to assess the level of competence and concept of the subject covered – 20% (d) Projects/assignments completed in each course during the period – 15% 13. Compartment examination: A student failing in a maximum of two papers only may be allowed once to appear in compartment examinations for those papers. Compartment examinations shall comprise of the external component of both theory and practical of the failed papers, which shall constitute the 100% weightage for those papers and the marks of internal examination shall not be considered for the evaluation of compartment examination. The compartment examination shall be conducted within 20 calendar days after the date the results of the concerned professional year examination declared. The results of such compartment examination shall be declared within five calendar days after the examination is conducted. In case of failure in any of the compartment paper(s), the student will be reverted back to the previous professional year and will be required to repeat all the requirements of that failed professional year. Students should not be permitted to take compartment examination as a mean for improving the marks in a paper in which he / she has passed. It should be extended only to students failed in a paper(s). 14. Scrutiny of grades, answer books and rectification of errors: The fee for such scrutiny shall be as decided by the University from time to time. The Controller of Examinations shall arrange for the scrutiny of answer book by the moderation committee. Scrutiny means re-totaling of marks and examination of unmarked questions if any. The answer books shall not be shown to the student under any circumstances. In case the total marks are found to be incorrect on scrutiny, the same will be corrected and the results shall be revised accordingly (even if it is on the lower side). If, however, any question is found to be unchecked by the examiner, the answer book shall be sent to the examiner for the needful and the result shall be revised accordingly if there occurs any change in the marks. A photocopy of answer book shall be retained at the University while sending the original answer book to the examiner. No representation by the student shall be entertained regarding the outcome of the result after scrutiny. In case a student on the basis of the result of scrutiny becomes eligible for the compartment examination, he / she may apply to the authority concerned to appear in the compartment examination on the announced scheduled date. However, the scheduled date of the compartment examination shall under no circumstances be changed on this account. There shall be no provision for re-evaluation of answer books. 118 TANUVAS Regulations The student may apply to the Controller of Examinations within three working days after the announcement of the grades for scrutiny of the totaling of marks in the annual board examination (for both theory and practical) or calculation of grade points obtained by his / her advancing sufficient reasons for such a request. 15. Moderation (a) Question paper: The University may appoint a single moderator or a board of moderators not exceeding three in number for every paper in Annual Board Examinations. The moderator(s) shall review the question papers on the day of examination after they have been distributed. Any corrections needed, will be conveyed to the external examiners and any discrepancy in the question paper in respect of syllabus noticed will be conveyed to the Controller of Examinations in a written report for necessary action. (b) Results: The Board of Examination shall review the results for the normal distribution of marks, the percentage of pass or failure. Any moderation suggested shall be uniformly applied to all students for that paper(s) without altering the merit of the passed candidates. Any moderation effected should not involve of enhancing of more than total five marks in a professional year for a particular candidate, and in no case more than three marks in one paper. The provisions for moderation of results shall not apply to compartment examinations. There shall be no provision for grace marks in any case. 16. Teachers, Examiners and Paper Setters (1) The persons with basic veterinary qualification (B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. &A.H.) shall be recruited as teaching faculty in veterinary colleges. (2) Teachers in the disciplines of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biostatistics and Computer Application, Entrepreneurship, Extension and Economics may be recruited from the persons having qualifications other than the basic veterinary qualifications only in case of non-availability of candidates with basic veterinary qualifications. Where candidates with basic veterinary qualifications are available they should be given priority in selection / appointment over the candidates without basic veterinary qualification. Appointment of persons without basic veterinary qualification as teachers in the aforesaid disciplines shall require prior approval of the Veterinary Council of India. (3) The post of Head of Department in a veterinary college shall be filled up only with a teacher with basic veterinary qualification. (4) A person possessing qualification included in the First Schedule or Second Schedule to the VCI Act shall be appointed as examiner or paper setter for the conduct of a professional examination for the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course. However, a person without the qualifications mentioned 119TANUVAS Regulations above may also be appointed as examiner in his / her concerned subject provided he / she possesses the doctorate degree in that subject and a minimum three years teaching experience. Provided that (a) No such person shall be appointed as an external examiner unless he /she has at least three years of teaching experience. (b) No person below the rank of an Assistant Professor / Lecturer shall be appointed as an internal examiner; (c) No person shall be appointed as an external examiner in any para- clinical / clinical subject unless he / she possesses a recognised veterinary qualification and holds a post-graduate degree and teaching experience in the subject concerned. (d) Persons working in government / semi-government or similar employment may also be considered for appointment as external examiners provided they possess qualification and experience as laid down above. (e) A paper setter shall be chosen by the University from among professionals who are not in the current teaching roles of the University and shall conform to the qualification suggested in these regulations. Paper setter(s) cannot be appointed as practical examiner(s) in the same paper. He shall be provided with courses and syllabus prescribed by the University. He shall be asked to prepare two sets of question papers each for ABE and for compartment examination, seal them in separate covers and affix his / her signature on each set. The University may appoint more than one paper setter. (5) The respective internal and external examiners with mutual co-operation shall conduct oral and practical examinations. They shall each have 50% of the maximum marks out of which they shall allot marks to the candidate appearing at the examination according to their performance and the marks sheet so prepared shall be signed by both the examiners. (6) The college shall provide all facilities to the internal and external examiners, which are necessary for the conduct of examinations and the internal examiner shall make all preparations for holding the examinations. (7) The external examiner shall have the right to communicate to the University and VCI his / her views and observations about shortcomings or deficiencies in the facilities provided by the veterinary college, if he / she so desires. (8) Verification of percentage of passing / failing and deviation from the normal curve of distribution will be subject to scrutiny / enquiry by the University. 120 TANUVAS Regulations 17. Academic status and scholastic deficiencies (1) Promotion or failure of a student in a professional year shall be decided only on the basis of aggregate marks of internal and annual examinations. Overall performance of the student in various examinations including the ABE is the criterion for passing or failing in a paper and not the internal examination conducted at each semester. (2) A student shall be promoted to next higher professional class only if he/she has passed in all the papers of his / her class by obtaining at least 50% marks in theory and practical separately (internal and annual examinations combined). (3) A student should secure overall grade point average of 5.000 out of 10.000 besides clearing successfully the internship, non-credit and audit courses / programmes at the end of degree programme to be eligible to (4) Conditionally allowed promotion: A student may also be allowed provisional promotion to next higher class till the declaration of the result of the compartment examination(s). However, this promotion shall be subject to clearance in the compartment examination(s) of that/those paper(s) and shall be provisional. If the student fails in the compartment examination(s), he / she shall stand automatically reverted to the class from where he/she was allowed promotion. (5) Failed students shall register again for all the credit courses only and not for the non-credit courses in the professional class, they failed. Such students shall have to fulfill all requirements of credit courses of that class afresh. (6) A student failing in the annual examination for three consecutive years in a professional year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme shall be finally dropped automatically from the University on account of poor academic performance. (7) In no case, a student shall be allowed to continue his / her B.V.Sc. & A.H. studies beyond eight academic years (16 semesters) in a veterinary college. 18. Year of standing: The year of standing of a student shall be determined solely on the basis of his / her completion of prescribed number of credit hours successfully. 19. Graduation requirements: The student shall satisfy minimum residential requirement of IX semesters of study, non-credit courses / programme, audit courses and internship programme of six months. 121TANUVAS Regulations 20. Requirements for bachelors degree (1) A student undergoing course of study leading to the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. shall pass the course and complete the minimum number of credit hours prescribed thereof, by the Academic Council from time to time by obtaining a minimum OGPA of 5.000 in the 10.000 point scale. (2) The University shall issue a provisional course completion certificate on passing the ABE at the end of IX semester including non-credit courses / tracking programmes, audit courses and such other courses / programmes identified by the University from time to time. (3) The State / Union Territory Veterinary Council or Veterinary Council of India will grant provisional registration to the candidate on production of provisional B.V.Sc. & A.H. course completion certificate. The provisional registration will be for a minimum period six months and maximum period of eight months. (4) Classification of successful candidates: The successful candidates after completion of the graduation requirements who secured an OGPA of 5.000 or more in the 10.000 point scale shall be classified as under: 5.000 to 5.999 – Pass 6.000 to 6.999 – Second Division (provided the student has secured a pass within the minimum prescribed period of study) 7.000 to 7.999 – First Division (provided the student has secured a pass within the minimum prescribed period of study) 8.000 and above – First Division with Distinction (provided the student has secured a pass within the minimum prescribed period of study) However, under the circumstances, where a student discontinued the course temporarily on medical grounds, etc. during any one year with prior permission, but passed all the Board Exams which he / she appeared shall be given division such as “distinction or first class”, even if the student has not completed the course within the minimum prescribed period of study. 21. Internship: Every student is required after passing the fifth annual examination (Final B.V.Sc. & A.H. examination) to undergo compulsory rotating internship to the satisfaction of the University for a minimum period of six calendar months to be eligible for the award of the degree of B.V.Sc. & A.H. and full registration with the council. (1) Compulsory rotating internship shall include fulltime training in veterinary and animal husbandry service (including emergency duties and night duties). The intern will devote whole time to the training and will not be allowed to accept a whole time or part time appointment, paid or otherwise. 122 TANUVAS Regulations (2) It shall be undertaken only after successful completion of all credit requirements of veterinary curriculum including tracking programme, study circles, entrepreneurial training and RVC squadron / NCC / Equestrian / NSS / Sports and such other programmes as identified by the University from time to time as prescribed under these regulations. (3) The University shall issue provisional course completion certificate of having passed all the professional examinations and having successfully completed course work. The State or Union Territory Veterinary Council or the Veterinary Council of India will grant provisional registration to the candidate on production of provisional B.V.Sc. & A.H. course completion certificate. The provisional registration will be valid for a minimum period of six months and a maximum period of eight months. After provisional registration with the State or Union Territory Veterinary Council or Veterinary Council of India, the candidate shall register for internship of six calendar months. (4) Interns will be actively involved in rendering veterinary service under the supervision of an experienced teacher / veterinarian. They shall assist the teacher / veterinarian in all activities of the units they are posted in. (5) During the period of internship they shall be provided residential accommodation / lodging if available and shall be paid consolidated remuneration in the form of internship allowance as may be decided by the University from time to time. (6) Attendance during internship will be compulsory. However, they are entitled to 10 days of casual leave. The leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right until and unless sanctioned by the sanctioning authority. The sanctioning authority shall be the Coordinator for the internship programme identified by the Dean of the college concerned. If an intern willfully absents from the training programme even if for part of a day or during off hours duty (including Sundays / holidays) he / she may be treated absent for that day. The candidate will be required to undergo training for additional days in lieu of the absence period and internship allowance will not be paid for these additional days. (7) In case of unsatisfactory work / performance and / or shortage of attendance the period of compulsory internship shall be extended by not more than two months by the Dean of the college concerned. If the period is more than two months, the intern has to re-register afresh for the internship programme for six calendar months including registration with the State or Union Territory Veterinary Council. No internship allowance will be paid for the period of absence / unsatisfactory performance / extended period. (8) The internship programme shall be monitored by a committee constituted by the Dean of the college concerned under his / her Chairmanship including among others, the Heads of Teaching Veterinary Clinical 123TANUVAS Regulations Complex and Instructional Livestock Farm Complex as Members. The committee shall monitor the effective implementation of the internship training programme from time to time. (9) All parts of the internship shall be done as far as possible in veterinary institutions in Tamil Nadu. However, the University may identify institutions located outside the state of Tamil Nadu either national or international to impart internship. (10) The compulsory rotating internship for six calendar months shall be done in teaching and approved veterinary polyclinics/ veterinary hospitals, veterinary biological, technology centres, farms and veterinary disease investigation centres attached to the institutions. The compulsory rotating internship shall be in the following areas:- (a) Clinical training covering veterinary medicine, surgery and radiology, animal reproduction, gynaecology and obstetrics, clinical emergencies, indoor ward care, hospital management, record keeping etc. for three months. (b) Livestock production and management training, covering farm routines of cattle and buffalo farms, piggery and rabbitry, sheep and goat farms and equine / camel units etc. for one month. (c) Poultry production and management covering layer and broiler production, hatchery and chick management, quail, turkey, duck units etc. as well as fishery or any other recycling unit where feasible for one month. (d) Livestock technology and service covering familiarisation in biological product units, disease control campaigns, (disease investigation and sample collection and despatch, vaccination, mass testing etc.) in plant training in meat plants, milk plants, etc. training in zoo / wild life centre / national parks for one month. (11) Details of day-to-day work posting need to be worked out by the veterinary institution as per the needs and infrastructure facilities. (12) Where an intern is posted to a recognised veterinary hospital for training, a representative of the college and the officer-in-charge of the veterinary hospital shall regulate the training of such interns. (13) Every intern shall render professional veterinary service, skill and knowledge under supervision and guidance of a registered veterinary practitioner working in the approved veterinary institution. (14) Functions, responsibilities and duties of the interns: (a) Participation with clinical faculty in the hospital practice. (b) Shares the emergency and night duties on rotation in the large and small animal hospitals including Sundays and holidays. 124 TANUVAS Regulations (c) Participation with staff of the place of posting in veterinary practice (production or technology). (d) Hands-on diagnostic and treatment procedures for hospitalized cases under the supervision of the attending veterinarian. (e) Participation in the tutorial programme of the veterinary college. (f) The intern will administer primary care to emergency cases and participate in service such as anaesthesia, radiology, ultrasonography, endoscopy, laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Medicine and Surgery rounds are held periodically allowing the interns to present cases and participate in topic discussion. (15) The training shall be supplemented by weekly sessions of clinical conference, farm operation, data analysis, preparation of feasibility reports, project reports, campaigns / discussions in clinical training, farm training and technology and services respectively. (16) For the purpose of internship all necessary inputs, like accommodation, transport, adequate clinical facilities etc. shall be provided as far as possible. (17) The intern shall maintain a log-book of day-to-day work, which may be verified and certified by the supervisor under whom he / she work. In addition the intern will prepare a brief project report on the basis of his / her case study / case analysis, survey reports etc. This shall be based on his/her own study during the internship. Such reports can be supervised by more than one teacher, if required. The interns shall present such report in a seminar organized for the purpose. (18) Every intern shall have to submit an entrepreneurial project during the internship programme. (19) The list of core competence in veterinary skills is as below: (i) Restraint of cow, sheep, horse, dog and pig, haltering, snaring, muzzling, tail switch, bandaging of horse for exercise and stable bandaging. (ii) Animal identification, dentition and ageing of animals. (iii) Housing layout / requirements of livestock and poultry. (iv) Computation of ration for livestock of different breeds and age groups in health and disease. (v) Fodder management and interpretation of feed quality evaluation. (vi) Physical evaluation of livestock health parameters (auscultation, percussion, recording of temperature, pulse, heart rate, respiration rate etc.) (vii) Recording and interpretation of cardiovascular response. 125TANUVAS Regulations (viii) Testing of milk and milk products for quality, clean milk production. (ix) Carcass quality evaluation (ante-mortem & post-mortem examination). (x) Specific diagnostic tests for zoonotic diseases. (xi) Sample collection, handling and dispatch of biological materials for laboratory examination. (xii) Staining techniques for routine clinico-pathological examinations. (xiii) Relating post-mortem lesions to major livestock diseases. (xiv) Haematological evaluation (total leukocyte count, differential leukocyte count, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, erythrocyte sedimentation rate etc.) and interpretation. (xv) Tests and their interpretation for haemoprotozoan diseases. (xvi) Body fluids collection, examination and interpretation as an aid to diagnosis. (xvii) Urine evaluation procedures and interpretation as indicators for diagnosis of diseases. (xviii) Fecal examination procedures and interpretation. (xix) Examination of skin scrapings and interpretation. (xx) Interpretation of blood chemistry profile in diseases. (xxi) Deworming procedures and doses for different species of animals / birds. (xxii) Managing an outbreak of infectious / contagious disease. (xxiii) Approach to diagnosis of a given disease condition. (xxvi) Pre-anesthetic administration and induction, maintenance of general anaesthesia and dealing with anesthetic emergencies. (xxv) Local anaesthetic administration. (xxvi) Nerve blocks – sites, functional applications. (xxvii) Suture material, suture pattern and tying knots. (xxviii) Common surgical procedures including dehorning, docking, caesarian section, ovario-hysterectomy, castration, rumenotomy. (xxix) Application of plaster cast / splint for fracture immobilization and other bandaging procedure in large and small animals. (xxx) Soundness in horses. (xxxi) Rectal examination – palpation (xxxii) Detection of oestrus, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis. 126 TANUVAS Regulations (xxxiii) Management of vaginal / uterine prolapse and dystocia. (xxxiv) Andrological examination of bull, handling, preservation and evaluation of semen. (xxxv) Vaccination procedures, vaccination schedules and vaccine types for different diseases. (xxxvi) Handling of radiograph, interpretation of a given radiograph of large and small animals. (xxxvii) Client management. (xxxviii) Managing a clinical practice, ambulatory van, transporting a sick animal requirements, etc. (xxxix) Dosage regimens of important drugs. (xl) Drug administration techniques in different species of animals- oral, parenteral, rectal, intra-peritoneal and intra-uterine. (xli) Identification of major livestock-poultry breeds. (xlii) Measuring climatic parameters and their interpretation. (xliii) Communication technology tools. However, the University shall add to this list of core competence from time to time. (20) A comprehensive viva-voce examination will be conducted at the end of internship programme at college concerned by an evaluation committee constituted for the purpose by the Dean. The committee shall consist of faculty representing the departments concerned with the internship. The grading shall be based on evaluation of log book, their performance reports from all the minimum prescribed training postings, project report and comprehensive examination in core competence in veterinary skills conducted at the end of the programme by the evaluation committee. There shall be no marks for this examination. Every intern shall be graded as Excellent / Very Good / Good / Satisfactory or as Unsatisfactory based on the evaluation of this examination and submission of Entrepreneurship project. The grade “unsatisfactory” shall be treated as unsuccessful completion of internship programme. In case of unsuccessful completion, the student has to repeat the internship programme and no allowance shall be paid to the student during that period. (21) The other details of conduct of evaluation for the internship programme shall be provided by the University as operating guidelines from time to time. (22) On successful completion of training, the Dean of the college concerned shall issue a certificate regarding this as prescribed by the Veterinary Council of India and the University shall approve the same and award the provisional degree certificate. 127TANUVAS Regulations (23) The candidate will become eligible for registration with the State / Union Territory Veterinary Council only on the award of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree or production of a provisional degree certificate issued by the University. 22. Tracking programme: The tracking programmes have been developed to allow students to exercise control over the specific direction of their profession and motivate them for self learning through virtual class room, distant learning, internet etc. (1) A student has to compulsorily register for two programmes of two credits (2 X 0+2 = 0+4) any time during second to fifth year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course. Each programme shall be for duration of a semester and they should not be taken together in a semester. (2) The Dean of the college concerned shall identify one or more faculty as supervisor(s) for each programme and students should register for the same. (3) The tracking programmes are considered as non-credit courses but shall be mentioned in the degree transcript along with the grades obtained. (4) The list of tracking programme, method of its conduct, evaluation, grading and other issues related to this shall be as provided by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. 23. Study circles: Each student of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course should enroll for at least two study circles during the course out of the proposed study circles as identified by the Veterinary Council of India. (1) The list of study circles as identified by the Veterinary Council of India are as below: (a) Livestock and livelihood (c) Ecosystems and livestock study (d) Equine (e) Canine (f) Diagnostics (g) Alternate animal use (h) Fun / support animal (i) Law and Veterinary Science (2) No student shall be allowed to change the study circles during the professional year. (3) The method of its conduct, identification faculty, evaluation, grading and other issues related to this shall be as provided by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. 128 TANUVAS Regulations 24. Entrepreneurial training: Every student of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course shall be required to compulsorily undertake one of the activities of entrepreneurial training as identified by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. The areas identified by the University should be of regional importance. (1) The method of its conduct, allocation of funds, identification of faculty, evaluation, grading and other issues related to this shall be as provided by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. 25. Non-credit training programmes: The Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) / National Cadet Corps (NCC), Sports (Physical Education), National Service Scheme (NSS) and such other programmes as identified by the Veterinary Council of India and the University shall be the non-credit programmes for B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course. Every student has to enroll for any one of these programmes for a duration of minimum of two professional years. Enrolling in any of the programmes is compulsory for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. (1) The method of its conduct, identification of faculty, evaluation, grading and other issues related to this shall be as provided by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. 26. Migration / Transfer of student (1) A student studying in a recognized veterinary college may be allowed to migrate / be transferred to another recognised veterinary College under another / same University. (2) The migration / transfer may be allowed by the University concerned after passing I year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course within one month after start of academic session of II year of the receiving college / University. (3) Migration / transfer of a student shall not be allowed during the middle of an academic year. (4) The number of students migrating / transferring from one veterinary college to another veterinary college during the period of one year will be kept to the maximum limit of 5% of the intake capacity of each of the veterinary colleges in one year. (5) Cases not covered under such regulations, (1) to (4) may be referred to the Veterinary Council of India for consideration on merits. (6) An intimation about the admission of migrated / transferred students into any veterinary college may be sent to the Veterinary Council of India by the respective University. 27. Student responsibility: All undergraduates studying in this University are expected to know the requirements for the award of Bachelor’s degree and general academic requirements and assume full responsibility for meeting them. They are expected to keep constantly in touch with their advisors so that the later may watch their progress and guide them along right lines. In 129TANUVAS Regulations no case will a regulation be waived or exemption made simply because a student pleads ignorance to it. 28. Record of courses: To ensure that requirements for the award of degree have been completed by a student, the University shall keep a record of courses completed by the students. A copy of the same shall be maintained by the Dean of the college concerned. 29. Authorities to approve results and issue pass certificates, transcripts, etc.: The Vice-Chancellor shall approve the results on the recommendation of the Board of Examination and Registrar shall issue the provisional degree certificate, transcript etc. to the candidate. 30. Award of Diploma: A diploma under the seal of the University and duly signed by the Officers authorized on its behalf shall be presented at a Convocation to each candidate who has successfully completed the graduation requirements for the award of degree. Diplomas of the candidates, who have successfully completed the graduation requirements for the award of degree and are admitted in absentia to a degree at Convocation, shall be sent by post. The diploma shall set forth the name of the candidate, father’s name, degree, month and year of successful completion of the graduation requirements, etc. The Bachelors degree in the faculty of Veterinary Science shall contain the OGPA obtained and the class in which he / she has been placed in addition to the particulars already mentioned in the regulations. 31. Amending or cancellation of results: If the result of a candidate is discovered to be vitiated by error, malpractice, fraud, improper conduct or any other reasons, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers to amend the result in such a manner as to accord with the true position, and to make such declaration as the Vice-Chancellor may deem necessary in that behalf. If it is found that the result of a candidate has been vitiated by malpractices, fraud or other improper conduct whereby he / she has been benefited and that he / she has in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, been a party to or conceived at the malpractice, fraud or improper conduct, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers at any time, not-withstanding the award of a diploma or a certificate or prize or a scholarship, to amend the result of such candidate and to make such declaration as the Vice-Chancellor may deem necessary in that behalf, including debarring the candidate from the University for such a period as may be specified and the cancellation of the result of the candidate in such a manner as the Vice-Chancellor may decide. 32. Transitory provision: These regulations shall apply to the students who were admitted from the academic year 2009-2010 onwards. No regulation made by the Academic Council, governing the undergraduate courses of study shall be construed, to limit or abridge the powers of the Academic Council to deal with any case or cases of any student or students of B.V.Sc. & A.H. course in such manner as it may appear to be just and equitable. 130 TANUVAS Regulations 1. Short title and commencement (1) These regulations shall be called Tamil Nadu Veterinary and (2) This shall apply to the students admitted from the academic year 2017-2018 onwards. (3) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires the words and expressions used in these regulations shall be interpreted to have the same meanings as they have in the Act. 2. Definitions (a) “The Act” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989). (b) “University” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. (c) “Government” means the State Government of Tamil Nadu. (d) “Degree” means the course of study in Veterinary Science namely B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry). It shall comprise a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University as per the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education-Degree Course (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) Regulations-2016 of the Veterinary Council of India and spread over five and half complete professional years including compulsory internship of one year duration undertaken after successful completion of all credits as prescribed in the syllabus. During the course of study, there shall be training in veterinary clinical complex or state veterinary hospital / dispensary, private veterinary hospital and animal farm or livestock farm complex as part of the course. (e) “Professional Year” means a period covering at least two hundred and ten days of instruction, excluding time spent for Annual Examinations except the fourth professional year which consists of three hundred and fifteen days of instruction. It shall be ordinarily from August to July (except in the year of admission). However, commencement of first professional year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. classes alone shall be latest by 1st September or as decided by the university from time to time. (f) “Syllabus” and “Curriculum” means the syllabus and curriculum for courses of study as specified by the Veterinary Council of India. (g) “Course” means teaching units of a subject to be covered within a professional year as prescribed in the syllabus of a department. 131TANUVAS Regulations (h) “Credit Hour” means the weekly unit of work recognised for any particular course as per the course catalogue issued by the University. A lecture class of one hour per week shall be counted as one credit whereas a practical class of two hours duration and a working period of three hours in the Veterinary Clinical Complex and Livestock Farm Complex per week shall count as one credit. (i) “Examination” means Internal Assessment and Annual Examination. (i) “Chief Superintendent” means the Dean of the college concerned. (ii) “Hall Superintendent” means a teaching staff nominated for the purpose by the Dean of the college concerned. (iii) “Invigilator” means a teacher in charge of invigilation work in the examination hall nominated for the purpose by the Dean of the college concerned. (j) “Internal Assessments” are theory examinations conducted in a course after completion of 30%, 60% and 90% of the course. There shall be three Internal Assessments. Each Internal Assessment shall be conducted for a maximum mark of 40 with a weightage of 10. (k) “Annual Examination” is a composite external examination for a course as per the schedule of the examination conducted by the University at the end of each professional year. The weightage of theory and practical shall be 60:40, respectively. (l) “Grade Point” in a course is the total marks obtained by a student out of 100 divided by 10. (m) “Credit Point” in a course is the grade point obtained by the student in a course multiplied by the credit hours. (n) “Grade Point Average (GPA)” is the sum of the total credit points earned divided by the sum of credit hours. (o) “Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA)” is the sum of the grand total credit points earned divided by the grand sum of credit hours. (p) “Percentage of Marks” is the OGPA multiplied by 10. (q) “Ward Counsellor (Advisor)” means a teacher of the faculty who has been nominated by the Dean as ward counsellor to a particular student to advise him / her in all academic matters. (r) “Transcript” means a copy of the consolidated report of marks secured by the student and issued by the University. (s) “Teaching Experience” means the experience of teaching in the subject concerned in a recognised veterinary college or provisionally recognised veterinary college or recognised 132 TANUVAS Regulations veterinary university after obtaining post-graduate qualification in the concerned subject. (t) “Veterinary Hospital or Institution” means the Veterinary Clinical Complex of the college or Veterinary hospital / dispensary of State Government or private hospital recognised by the University and duly approved by Veterinary Council of India which shall have the basic infrastructure such as diagnostic lab, X-ray, ultrasonographic facilities etc. or institution relevant to livestock health, reproduction and diagnostics by whatever name called. (u) “Council” means the Veterinary Council of India. (v) “VCI Act” means the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of (w) “First Schedule” and “Second Schedule” means the First Schedule and Second Schedule respectively appended to the Act. (x) “Guidelines or Instruction” means the guidelines or instruction issued by Veterinary Council of India from time to time for uniform implementation of Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – (y) “Inspector” means the Veterinary Inspector appointed under sub- section (1) of Section 19 of the VCI Act. (z) “President” means the President of the Veterinary Council of India. (aa) “Qualifying Examination” means Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or equivalent conducted by a State Board of Education or Central Board of Education. (ab) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Veterinary Council of India appointed under Section 11 of the VCI Act. (ac) “Visitor” means a visitor appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the VCI Act. (ad) “Recognised Veterinary College” means any veterinary college or institution either a constituent college of the university or affiliated to a university and engaged in imparting teaching of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course and recognised by the Central Government on the recommendation of Veterinary Council of India after inclusion in the First Schedule for the Act under overall administrative control of the Dean. (ae) “Provisionally recognised Veterinary College” means a newly established veterinary college where admission shall be allowed by the Veterinary Council of India on annual basis after conducting inspection and subject to fulfilment of Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education Regulations, 2016. 133TANUVAS Regulations All other words and expressions used herein and not defined but are defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act. 3. Course of Study: (1) A degree course of B.V.Sc. & A.H. shall comprise a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University as per Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education–(B.V.Sc. & A.H. Degree Course) Regulations, 2016 of the Veterinary Council of India and spread over five and half complete professional years including a compulsory internship of one year duration undertaken after successful completion of all credits as prescribed in the syllabus. (2) During the course of study, there shall be training in veterinary clinical complex or state veterinary hospital / dispensary, private veterinary hospital, animal farm or livestock farm complex as part of the course. 4. Admission: The admission to the under-graduate course shall be made in the beginning of the first professional year and shall be in accordance with the regulations laid down from time to time by the State Government and the University. 5. Fees: The fees for application, yearly fees, special fees, examination fees and other fees shall be as prescribed by the University from time to time. 6. Ward Counsellor: The students on their admission shall be divided into convenient groups by the Education Cell in consultation with the Dean of the college and each group is assigned to one of the teachers who is designated as ward counsellor. Each student immediately after enrolment fills up all the registration cards with the guidance of his / her ward counsellor. Among other things, the ward counsellor shall help the students in planning their programmes. The ward counsellor will establish and foster close personal relationship with the students assigned to him/ her during their entire stay in the college by having periodical meetings at least once in a month either with the entire group of students or with each individual student as often as is considered necessary in an effort to know their problems, review their study programme and take such remedial actions as may be necessary in consultation with the teachers, Education Cell and the Dean. The ward counsellor shall also maintain a record containing particulars of previous history of the student, courses registered, examinations appeared and grades obtained in each course. 7. Registration (1) Registration for the first time in the University: Students who have received notification of admission from the University will receive on arrival guidelines for the registration from the Dean of the respective colleges. A registration and orientation programme will be conducted by the Dean of the college for the benefit of the students joining the 134 TANUVAS Regulations University for the first time. The programme shall be for duration as decided by the University from time to time. During this programme, the students shall be taken to the various departments and apprised of facilities available. They shall also be introduced to the course teachers, warden, deputy wardens and other staff members whom they should know. They may also be explained of various scholarships, and other assistantships available and methods of applying for them. Attendance in respect of fresh students for the first professional year shall be reckoned from the first day after the completion of orientation programme. For the students who are registering late due to late admission, attendance shall be reckoned from the date of their registration. However, this is only for the first professional year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. course. The registration will be done in person or through student support cell (on line mode) at Education Cell and failure to register for the first professional year before nominated date shall result in forfeiture of admission. (2) Subsequent registration: At the beginning of each professional year there will be registration for various courses as specified in the regulations. The ward counsellor in turn will countersign and send the cards to the Education Cell who will forward them to the Dean. The Dean’s office should prepare a list of students who have registered for each course and send them to the University. (3) The payment of fees and other arrears due to the College, Departments, Hostel, Library, etc., shall precede commencement of each professional year. The students shall be allowed to register for the professional year only after payment of fees and production of clearance certificates from the hostel, library and such other places. (4) The students including new entrants shall register the requisite courses in the beginning of each professional year within seven working days, the first two working days without fine and the remaining five working days with a fine as decided by the University from time to time. The attendance will however be reckoned from the day the instruction commences as per the academic calendar (i.e. second day of registration week). (5) Preparation of time-table: The timetable for a professional year should be prepared by the Education Cell in consultation with course teachers. The time-table should be released only after the approval of the Dean of the college concerned. (6) Theory and practical schedules: At the commencement of a professional year, the theory and practical schedules for all courses should be drawn by the course teacher / Education Cell as the case may be and concerned head of the department and circulated to the students with a copy to the Dean. 135TANUVAS Regulations 8. Veterinary Curriculum – (1) The following shall be the veterinary curriculum, namely:- (a) (i) Core Courses; and (ii) Internship including Entrepreneurial Training; (b) The curriculum shall provide adequate emphasis on cultivating logical and scientific habits of thought, clarity of expression, independence of judgment, ability to collect information and to correlate them and develop habits of self-education; (c) Medium of instruction for B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree course shall be in English; (d) Practical training at Livestock Farm Complex or Clinical practice shall be organised in small groups of 5 to 10 students so that each teacher can give personal attention to each student with a view to improve his or her skill and competence in handling of the patients and each practical batch for a course shall be preferably not more than twenty students; (e) Efforts shall be made to encourage students to participate in group discussions and seminars to enable them to develop personality, character expression and other abilities which are necessary for a veterinary graduate to function either in solo practice or as a team member when he or she begins his or her independent professional career and an appropriate time slot for this activity be provided in the student study time table. 9. Migration or Transfer of Student (1) A student studying in a recognised veterinary college may be allowed to migrate or be transferred to another recognised veterinary college under another or same university. (2) The migration or transfer may be allowed by the university concerned after passing 1st year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course within one month of the start of 2nd professional year of the receiving college or university. (3) Migration or transfer of a student shall not be allowed during the middle of a professional year. (4) The number of students migrating or transferring from one veterinary college to another veterinary college during the period of one professional year will be kept to the maximum limit of 5% of the intake capacity of each of the veterinary colleges in one year. (5) The cases not covered under sub-regulations, (1) to (3) may be referred to the Veterinary Council of India for consideration on merits. (6) An intimation about the admission of migrated or transferred students into any veterinary college shall be sent to the Veterinary Council of India by the respective institution. 136 TANUVAS Regulations 10. Syllabus (1) The details of syllabus comprising of 81 credits are the minimum requirement for a programme leading to B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree and the summary of the distribution of credits shall be as follows: Professional year Theory Practical Total First year (one year) 12 6 18 Second year (one year) 15 7 22 Third year (one year) 15 9 24 Fourth year (one and half year) 8 9 17 Total 50 31 81 (2) In addition to the core courses above, a student shall have to successfully complete the internship including entrepreneurial training for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. (3) Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) or National Cadet Corps (NCC) or National Service Scheme (NSS) or Equestrian or Sports and Games shall be non-credit (0+1) training programmes any of which for all the professional years shall be compulsory (except fourth year) for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree and the performance of the students in these training programmes shall be assessed and graded as ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’ and the student has to obtain ‘Satisfactory’ grading for successful completion of course requirements. (4) The syllabus prescribed is the minimum instructional syllabus and is illustrative of the course content for teaching different courses at the veterinary college for B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme: Provided that there is scope for flexibility of addition of topics or courses in the programme as per need or regional or institutional demand from time to time and such changes shall be non- violative and commensurate to the basic structure, curriculum and infrastructure prescribed in these regulations. 11. I nternship (1) Every student of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course shall be required after passing the fourth professional examination to undergo compulsory rotating internship to the satisfaction of the University for a minimum period of twelve calendar months so as to be eligible for the award of the degree of B.V.Sc. & A.H. and full registration with the council. 137TANUVAS Regulations (2) Compulsory rotating internship shall include a full time training in veterinary and animal husbandry services (including emergencies and night duties, Sundays and holidays) and the intern shall devote whole time to the training and shall not be allowed to accept a whole time or part time appointment paid or otherwise. (3) Internship shall be undertaken only after completion of all credit requirements of veterinary curriculum including Remount Veterinary Squadron or National Cadet Corp or Equestrian or National Service Scheme or Sports and games as applicable under these regulations. (4) The university shall issue a provisional course completion certificate of having passed all the professional examinations and having successfully completed prescribed course work. (5) The State or Union Territory Veterinary Council shall grant provisional registration to the candidate on production of provisional B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course completion certificate and the provisional registration shall be valid for a minimum period of twelve months and maximum of sixteen months. (6) After provisional registration with the State or Union Territory Veterinary Council, the candidate shall register for internship of twelve calendar months. (7) Interns shall be actively involved in rendering veterinary service under the supervision of an experienced teacher. (8) They shall assist the teacher or in-charge in all activities of the units they are posted in. (9) During the period of internship, the intern shall be provided accommodation or lodging and paid consolidated remuneration in the form of internship allowance as may be decided by the University from time to time. (10) The intern shall be entitled for fifteen days casual leave and the leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right until and unless the sanctioning authority sanctions it and an intern wilfully absents from the training programme even if for part of a day or during off hours duty (including Sundays and holidays) he / she may be treated absent for that day and the candidate shall be required to undergo training for the additional days in lieu of the absence period and internship allowance shall not be paid for these additional days. (11) The internship programme shall be monitored by a Committee constituted by the Dean and the Committee shall comprise Dean or representative or nominee of the Vice-Chancellor, in-charge of Veterinary Clinical Complex, in-charge of Livestock Farm Complex and Associate Professor / Professor (Internship) as members 138 TANUVAS Regulations and this Committee shall monitor effective implementation of the internship training programme from time to time and shall be required to inspect the internship programme at different intervals of time randomly. (12) In case of unsatisfactory work or performance or shortage of attendance or both, the period of compulsory rotating internship shall be extended by two months and the student shall be re-evaluated, if again found unsatisfactory or is unable to secure 50 marks, he / she shall be given one more chance after another two months and if he / she is still found unsatisfactory due to any reason, the intern has to re-register afresh for internship programme for entire twelve calendar months including registration with the State or Union Territory Veterinary Council. (13) Internship allowance shall be paid only for twelve calendar months and no internship allowance shall be paid for the period of absence or unsatisfactory performance or extended period or re-registration period. (14) The compulsory rotating internship shall be in the following areas, namely:- (i) Posting in Veterinary Clinical Complex for clinical training covering veterinary medicine, surgery and radiology, gynaecology and obstetrics, clinical emergencies, In-patient ward, laboratory diagnosis, ambulatory, hospital management, record keeping etc; (ii) Posting at Veterinary Clinical Complex of veterinary college of other state in India with provision of rent free accommodation; (iii) Posting in any four of zoo or wild life centre or National Parks, Meat Plant or Abattoirs, Milk Plants, Poultry Farms, Field Hospital, district veterinary dispensary/polyclinics/hospitals, Animal Welfare Organization, Vaccine Institute, Remount Veterinary Corps, Pharmaceutical, Feed Industry for hands on training in each establishment; (iv) Entrepreneurial training and management covering farm routines of cattle and buffalo farms, piggery or rabbitry, sheep and goat farms, and equine or camel unit etc. Poultry production and management covering layer and broiler production, hatchery and chick management and learning farm practices like record keeping and other related activities; (v) Each intern shall submit a Project Report on completion of entrepreneurial training and this training is aimed at developing entrepreneurial skill for self-employment and the university or college shall provide interest free loans, technical support and 139TANUVAS Regulations infrastructure for these activities. Inputs, day-to-day work and financial accounting shall be undertaken by the students; (vi) The profits, if any, shall be kept by the students, provided, in case of loss, the Dean of the college through the Entrepreneurial Committee consisting of four faculty members (at least one subject matter specialist) may evaluate the reasons of such loss and provide compensation in case it is found that the loss has been inadvertent; (vii) The in-charge or nominee of each posting shall regulate the training of such interns and submit the evaluation report of each intern out of 20 marks which shall be accounted at the time of final evaluation; (viii) The remaining days shall be utilised for the final assessment of interns as prescribed in these regulations, with the objective of having achieved following core competency namely:- (a) Restraint of cow, sheep, horse, dog and pig. haltering, snaring, muzzling, tail switch, bandaging of horse for exercise and stable bandaging; (b) Animal identification, dentition and ageing of animals; (c) Housing layout or requirements of livestock and poultry; (d) Computation of ration of livestock of different breeds and age groups in health and disease; (e) Fodder management and interpretation of feed quality evaluation; (f) Physical evaluation of livestock health parameters (auscultation, percussion, recording of temperature, pulse, heart rate, respiration rate etc.); (g) Recording and interpretation of cardiovascular response; (h) Testing of milk and milk products for quality, clean milk production; (i) Carcass quality evaluation (ante-mortem & post- mortem examination); (j) Specific diagnostic tests for zoonotic diseases; (k) Sample collection, handling and dispatch of biological materials for laboratory examination; (l) Staining techniques for routine clinico-pathological examinations; (m) Relating post-mortem lesions to major livestock diseases; 140 TANUVAS Regulations (n) Haematological evaluation (total leukocyte count, differential leukocyte count, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, erythrocyte sedimentation rate etc.) and interpretation; (o) Tests and their interpretation for haemoprotozoan diseases; (p) Body fluids collection, examination and interpretation as an aid to diagnosis; (q) Urine evaluation procedures and interpretation as indicators for diagnosis of diseases; (r) Faecal examination- procedures and interpretation; (s) Examination of skin scrapings and interpretation; (t) Interpretation of blood chemistry profile in diseases; (u) Deworming procedures and doses for different species of animals or birds; (v) Managing an outbreak of infectious or contagious disease; (w) Approach to diagnosis of a given disease condition; (x) Pre-anaesthetic administration and induction, maintenance of general anaesthesia and dealing with anaesthetic emergencies; (y) Local anaesthetic administration; (z) Nerve blocks- sites, functional application; (aa) Suture material, suture pattern and tying knots; (ab) Common surgical procedures including dehorning, docking, caesarean section, ovario-hysterectomy, castration, rumenotomy; (ac) Application of plaster castor splint for fracture immobilization and other bandaging procedure in large and small animals; (ad) Soundness in horses; (ae) Rectal examination–palpation of pelvic or abdominal organs in cattle or horses or buffaloes; (af) Detection of oestrus, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis; (ag) Management of vaginal or uterine prolapse and dystocia; (ah) Andrological examination of bull, handling, preservation and evaluation of semen; (ai) Vaccination procedures , vaccination schedules and vaccine types for different diseases; 141TANUVAS Regulations (aj) Handling of radiograph, interpretation of a given radiograph of large and small animals; (al) Managing a clinical practice, ambulatory van, transporting a sick animal requirements, etc.; (am) Dosage regimens of important drugs; (an) Drug administration techniques in different species of animals-oral, parenteral, rectal, intra-peritoneal and intra-uterine; (ao) Identification of major livestock or poultry breeds; (ap) Measuring climatic parameters and their interpretation; (aq) Communication technology tools. However, the University shall add to this list of core competence from time to time. (15) Details of day to day work, posting and duration needs to be worked out by the Veterinary Institution as per its needs and infrastructure facilities and the activities of interns shall be regulated by an Associate Professor / Professor (Internship) posted in Veterinary Clinical Complex and Assistant Professor (Internship and Entrepreneurship) in Livestock Farm Complex. (16) The intern shall have the following functions, responsibilities and duties namely:- (i) Participation with clinical faculty in the hospital practice; (ii) To share the emergency and night duties on rotation in the large and small animal hospitals including Sundays and holidays; (iii) Participation with staff of the place of posting in veterinary practice, production or technology; (iv) Hands-on diagnostic and treatment procedures for hospitalized cases under the supervision of the attending veterinarian; (v) To administer primary care to emergency cases and participate in service such as anaesthesia, radiology, ultrasonography, endoscopy, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, medicine, gynaecology and surgery rounds are held periodically allowing the interns to present cases and participate in topic discussion. (17) The training shall be supplemented by fortnightly sessions of clinical conference, farm operation and data analysis, preparation of feasibility reports, project report, campaigns or discussions in clinical training, farm training and technology. (18) The intern shall maintain a log book of day to day work which shall be verified and certified by the supervisor under whom he / 142 TANUVAS Regulations she works and in addition, the interns shall prepare a brief project report on the basis of his / her case study or case analysis, survey reports etc. and shall be based on his / her own study during the internship and such reports be supervised by more than one teacher, if required and the interns shall present such report in seminar organised for the purpose. (19) Internship evaluation: The assessment of each intern shall be based upon the evaluation of log book or project report, his / her performance reports from all the minimum prescribed training postings, entrepreneurial output, clinical case reports and their presentation, viva-voce and comprehensive examination in core competence in veterinary skills through a written test by an Evaluation Committee comprising the faculty representing the concerned departments appointed by the Dean for this purpose and the distribution of marks for various components of assessment shall be as under, namely; Log book or Project report 10 marks Performance in different postings 20 marks Entrepreneurial output 20 marks Case reports or presentation 10 marks Written test 30 marks Viva-voce 10 marks Total 100 marks (20) The minimum pass marks in internship assessment shall be 50 out of 100. (21) After successful completion of internship, the Dean shall then issue the certificate of satisfactory completion of internship training as prescribed by the Veterinary Council of India. (22) A candidate shall become eligible for registration with State or Union Territory Veterinary Council only on the award of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree or production of a provisional degree certificate issued by the University. (23) The other details of conduct of evaluation for the internship programme shall be provided by the University as operating guidelines from time to time. (24) A student-undergoing course of study leading to the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. shall pass the course and complete the minimum number of credit hours prescribed thereof, by the Academic 143TANUVAS Regulations Council from time to time by obtaining a minimum OGPA of 5.000 in the 10.000 point scale. (25) The University shall issue a provisional course completion certificate on passing the Fourth professional examination at the end of fourth professional year including non-credit courses / programmes and such other courses / programmes identified by the University from time to time. (26) The State / Union Territory Veterinary Council or Veterinary Council of India will grant provisional registration to the candidate on production of provisional B.V.Sc. & A.H. course completion certificate. The provisional registration will be for a minimum period of twelve months and maximum period of sixteen months. 12. Examination and Evaluation (1) It shall be the responsibility of the course teacher that topics to be covered in the theory and practical in each course shall be recorded through a theory / practical schedule and distributed to the students at the beginning of each course. The Heads of the Departments and Dean shall ensure that the schedule is adhered to and alternate arrangements are made to cover up the loss in case of any eventualities of unavoidable reasons that lead to non- adherence of the above schedule. (2) Work distribution chart of each teacher shall be available with Dean’s office for inspection and in each subject, Professors and senior teachers shall be actively involved in teaching, especially in conducting practical. (3) The examination shall be to assess whether the student has been able to achieve a level of competence and for academic assessment, evaluation of practical aspects of the curriculum shall receive much greater emphasis leading to separate examinations and requiring the student to secure a minimum of 50% marks, in theory as well as practical, in each examination. (4) The weightage of theory and practical shall be in the ratio of 60:40 respectively. (5) The distribution of marks for objective and subjective questions in each subject shall be in the ratio of 40:60 respectively in annual examinations. (6) The schedule of examination during B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course shall consist of internal assessment and annual examinations as detailed below, namely:- 144 TANUVAS Regulations Examination Course coverage Max. marks Weightage Internal Assessment First Second Third Annual Examination (Theory) Annual Examination (Practical) (7) There shall be four professional examinations, one each after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year, and the fourth after one and half year and these professional examinations shall have only the theory component with external system and the practical component shall be dealt with internally. (8) The examination for Livestock Farm Complex and Veterinary Clinical Complex shall be conducted twice a year i.e. first practical exam after completion of 50% syllabus and the second one, when the course is completed but the second exam shall comprise of entire syllabus and annual professional examination shall be held after the completion of 100% course content in each subject and the result of the best of two internal assessments shall be accounted for. (9) The evaluation of answer books of internal examinations shall be done by the concerned teacher(s) whereas evaluation of answer books of annual theory examinations shall be done by the external (10) Internal Assessment: There shall be three Internal Assessments and should be conducted on completion of 30%, 60% and 90% of the syllabus. The Internal Assessment should be conducted by the concerned course teacher(s) during free period without affecting the teaching schedule and without loss of any instructional days. The examination schedule for the Internal Assessment shall be decided by the Dean of the college concerned. The format of question paper in the Internal Assessment shall be as per the choice of course teacher(s). The duration of Internal Assessment shall be at least one hour. (11) The maximum marks for the Internal Assessment is 40. Marks obtained in all three Internal Assessments shall be recorded. The answer books of the Internal Assessments shall be evaluated by the concerned course teachers. The marks shall be displayed on the notice board. At the end of the professional year or one month 145TANUVAS Regulations prior to the commencement of Annual Examinations, the best of two Internal Assessment marks shall be submitted to the Dean of the college concerned. (12) The course teacher will submit the corrected answer papers along with mark sheet to the Dean through the Head of the Department concerned and Education Cell for keeping them in safe custody till the student completes the course. (13) Annual Examination: The Annual Examinations are conducted at the end of the professional year after completion of 100% of the courses in each subject. There shall be four professional examinations – one each after first, second and third year and the fourth after one and half year. These professional examinations have only the theory component with external system and the practical component shall be dealt internally. There shall be two papers (Paper-I and Paper-II) for each course, both in the theory and practical). The units in a subject that are included under paper-I and paper-II in the Annual Examination are as mentioned in the VCI Regulations, 2016 (Annexure-I). The duration of annual theory examinations shall be three hours. (14) The annual theory examinations should be conducted by inviting question paper from appointed paper setters and a paper setter shall be provided with the courses and syllabus prescribed by VCI including detailed course outline and the paper setter shall be requested to prepare two sets of question papers for main Annual Examination and compartment examination, if any. The distribution of marks for objective and subjective questions in each subject in the annual theory examinations shall be in the ratio of 40:60. (15) The evaluation of answer books of annual theory examinations shall be done by the external examiner(s). (16) Annual practical examination: It shall be conducted internally by a board of examiners consisting of concerned Head of the Department, teacher(s) and a representative of the Dean. The examination for Livestock Farm Complex and Veterinary Clinical Complex shall be conducted twice a year i.e. first practical exam after completion of 50% of the syllabus and the second one, when the course is completed but the second exam shall comprise entire syllabus. The teachers while evaluating annual practical examination shall take in to account the following: (i) A record or log book maintained by each student as practical records – 10 marks (ii) Written test or observation and recording of the skill with which each student executes the practical – 40 marks 146 TANUVAS Regulations (iii) Assessment of the comprehensive skill and knowledge of each student through an oral examination (viva-voce) – 10 marks (17) The marks of Internal Assessment as well as that of the annual practical examination shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations. (18) The student shall be given a maximum six preparatory holidays (inclusive of public holidays) before commencement of Annual Examinations. (19) Both Internal Assessment and Annual Examinations shall be held on such dates, time and places as notified by the Dean and the University respectively. No re-examination shall be allowed in events of students strike, boycott, walkouts, medical grounds or what-so- ever may be the reason. The results of Annual Examinations shall be announced before the commencement of the next academic year. (20) All examinations must be completed as per the schedule prepared by the University so that the results are announced before the commencement of the ensuing professional year. (21) Unfair means during examinations: The Dean of the college shall be responsible for dealing with all cases of “Use of unfair means” in the various examinations. The phrase, “Use of unfair means” includes possession of any information or material by the student, talking to other students, copying from other students or printed or written material etc. The Invigilator concerned, on finding the use of unfair means by any student may take the answer scripts of the student, the material evidence, if any, and the explanation from the student. The student may also be sent out of the examination hall immediately. The Invigilator concerned shall report each case of unfair means direct to the Dean immediately with full details of the incident, answer scripts, the available evidence and explanation of the concerned student, if any. The Dean, on receipt of the report, may give an opportunity to the concerned student to represent his case. Considering all the available evidence, the Dean shall take appropriate action immediately. The penalty shall be as indicated below: (i) A student found using unfair means during the Internal Assessments and Annual Examinations shall be deemed to have failed in all the courses he / she has registered in that professional year and / or in such of those courses in which he / she appeared for Annual Examination in that year. In such cases, the student shall not be permitted to take the remaining examinations, if any, in that academic year and shall be deemed to have attempted and failed in those 147TANUVAS Regulations examinations. The Dean after passing orders shall report each case on above immediately to the University. (ii) For using unfair means of a serious nature such as ignoring the repeated instructions of invigilator or abusing or threatening or assaulting the invigilator, warranting higher penalties that those indicated in the above Clause the Dean, besides treating the students as failed in all the courses, he / she registered in that professional year, may further debar the student for the succeeding professional year and the fact informed to the University. If further or more severe punishment is felt necessary, the Dean shall immediately inform the University about the full details of the event together with all the material evidence, if any, and his recommendation. The explanation or representation of the student, if any, may also be sent. The Vice-Chancellor after examining the case may debar the student for further period or permanently. The decision of the Vice-Chancellor shall be final. (iii) The parent or the guardian of the concerned student shall be informed of any punishment awarded to the student and the reason there of. (22) The detailed guidelines for the conduct of examinations both Internal Assessments and Annual Examinations, award of marks, recording, preparation of mark lists, transcripts etc. circulated from time to time by the University shall be followed. 13. Teachers, Examiners and Paper Setters (1) The recruitment of teaching faculty shall be as per the prevailing norms of the University. (2) A person possessing qualification included in the First or Second Schedule to the Act shall be generally appointed as examiner or paper setter for the conduct of a professional examination for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry course: Provided that a person without the qualifications mentioned above may also be appointed as examiner in his / her concerned subject provided he / she possesses the doctorate degree in that subject and a minimum three years undergraduate teaching experience. Provided, further that - (a) No such person shall be appointed as an external examiner unless he / she has at least three years teaching experience. (b) No person below the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent shall be appointed as internal examiner. (c) No person shall be appointed as an external examiner in any para-clinical or clinical subject unless he / she possesses a 148 TANUVAS Regulations recognised veterinary qualification and holds a postgraduate degree and teaching experience in the subject concerned. (d) Persons working in Government or Semi-Government or similar organisations may also be considered for appointment as external examiners provided they possess qualification and experience as laid down above. (e) Local person(s) shall normally not be appointed as paper setter(s) or external examiner(s), provided, under exceptional circumstances or unavoidable exigencies arising at the time of examination (like non-arrival of appointed examiner or non-receipt of question paper from paper setter etc.), the University may appoint any qualified person for the purpose to avoid postponement or cancellation of Annual Examination. (f) A paper setter shall be chosen by the University from among professionals who are not in the current teaching roles of the University and shall conform to the qualification suggested in these regulations. The paper setter shall be asked to prepare two sets of question papers each for Annual Examination and for Compartment Examination, if any, seal them in separate covers and affix his / her signature on each set. The university may appoint more than one paper setter. 14. Attendance (1) Every student shall ordinarily attend all classes in a course. However, a minimum prescribed attendance in a paper shall be 75%. The minimum limit of attendance shall be reckoned for theory and practicals separately for appearing in the Annual Examination. (2) Normally a student who fails to put in the minimum attendance separately in theory or practical shall not be eligible to appear for the Annual Examination and his / her registration for that course(s) shall be treated as cancelled. Such candidates shall be considered failed in that professional year and they have to fulfil all the requirements of that class course afresh. The Dean may depute students on the recommendations of the Vice-President of Student Association / Sports Secretary, to represent the College/ University at various functions such as NSS, NCC, Sports and other co-curricular activities and the mandatory minimum attendance requirement may be reduced with the relaxation of twenty working days for NCC or NSS, Co-curricular activities and for the course of 0+1 credit, the relaxation shall be of only seven days provided the Dean is informed well ahead of time. A student who fails to put in a minimum requirement of 75% attendance because of sickness; the mandatory minimum may be reduced with the relaxation of twenty working days and for the course of 0+1 credit, the relaxation shall be of only seven days on the basis of medical certificate for 149TANUVAS Regulations hospitalization obtained from a medical officer of government hospital or a registered medical practitioner. (3) The required condition of attendance shall not be deemed to have satisfied in respect of the subject, unless the student has ordinarily attended all the scheduled theory and practical classes, provided, the minimum requirement of attendance shall not be less than 75% of scheduled theory and practical separately with relaxation of twenty working days for NCC, NSS, Co-curricular activities and medical ground and for the course of 0+1 credit, the relaxation shall be of only seven days. The attendance should be maintained by the course teacher and the attendance register should be kept in safe custody by the head of the department. A certificate to this effect shall be sent to the University along with attendance percentage to issue hall ticket for Annual Examination. Hall ticket will be issued for Annual Examination by the Controller of Examinations based on the duly filled in prescribed application from the candidate along with payment of fees, supported by fee receipt and attendance certificate from the Dean. The attendance particulars should reach the Controller of Examinations at least 3 days prior to issue of hall tickets. (4) A student who fails to put in the minimum requirement of attendance either in theory or practical of a course shall not be eligible to appear for the Annual Examination and his / her registration for that course shall be treated as cancelled. (5) The students receiving any scholarship should put in minimum attendance as specified by the agency providing the scholarship amount for the particular year. (6) If a student admitted in the first year does not register a course or having registered and failed to put in 75% attendance for a paper for Annual Examination, his / her admission stands cancelled. If no prior permission is obtained from the Dean of the College, he / she shall forfeit the admission to the course. Where a student leaves the College for reasons beyond his / her control, he / she shall be permitted by the Dean under intimation to the University for re-admission to the appropriate year within one year on payment of readmission fee as decided by the University from time to time. Where the period of break exceeds one year, but does not exceed two years, a reference should be made to the University and the decision of the University shall be final. However, a student who registers for the first year but does not put in the required attendance after obtaining permission to rejoin the course in three consecutive years, the admission of the student shall be treated as cancelled, since the student cannot complete the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course within the stipulated period of nine professional 150 TANUVAS Regulations years. Once a student leaves the college after issue of Transfer Certificate, he / she shall not be eligible for re-admission. (7) Calculation of attendance for a course: The percentage of attendance of a student in a subject shall be computed on the basis of the total number of theory and practical classes scheduled between the date of commencement of instructions and date of closing of instructions irrespective of the date of the registration. Normally the numbers of classes conducted are calculated by the course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the timetable) to the last working day. However, for the students who take up compartmental examination owing to failure in the Annual Examination and are reverted back, the attendance shall be calculated from the date of declaration of result of the compartment examination to the last working day. However, the attendance for the first year shall be calculated from the date of registration. (i) Theory class: Number of theory classes conducted by course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the time-table), to the last theory class of the year. (ii) Practical class: Number of practical classes conducted by the course teacher from the first working day (i.e. the second day of registration week as per the time-table), to the last practical hours of the year. (iii) No student shall be allowed to compensate his / her absence by attending classes along with other batches. (iv) Students absenting from classes by prior arrangements on official University business shall be given due consideration in completing the attendance requirements and may be permitted by the Dean’s committee of the university concerned to condone the deficiency up to twenty working days. (v) Mass absence of students from a class or examination: Absence of students en masse from a class or examination shall not be condoned. The Dean, in addition, may order suspension of the course, if deemed necessary. 15. Promotion (1) Promotion of a student in a professional year shall be decided only on the basis of aggregate marks of Internal Assessment and Annual Examinations of the subject. (2) A student shall be promoted to next higher professional class only if he / she has passed in all the subjects of his or her class 151TANUVAS Regulations by obtaining at least 50% marks in theory (internal and external combined) and practical separately. (3) A student should secure OGPA of 5.000 out of 10.000 at the end of degree programme to be eligible to get B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. (4) A student may also be allowed provisional promotion to next higher class till the declaration of the result of the compartment examination, provided the provisional promotion shall be subject to clearance in the compartment examination of that or those subject(s) and shall be provisional and if the student fails in the compartment examination, he / she shall stand automatically reverted to the class from where he / she was allowed provisional promotion. (5) Failed students shall register again for the entire professional class they failed and such students shall have to fulfil all requirements of the class afresh. (6) A student failing in the Annual Examination for three consecutive years in a professional year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme shall be finally dropped automatically from the University on account of poor academic performance (except fourth professional year). (7) In no case, a student shall be allowed to continue his / her B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree studies beyond nine professional years (excluding Internship) in a veterinary college. 16. Compartment Examination (1) A student failing in a maximum of two subjects only may be allowed to appear in compartment examination for those subject(s) and the compartment examination shall comprise of the annual component of both the theory and practical of the failed subject(s) which shall constitute 40 and 40 per cent weightage, respectively, and the marks obtained in Internal Assessment of theory shall be considered for the evaluation of compartment examination. (2) The compartment examination shall be conducted within twenty calendar days of subsequent professional year registration and if the student fails in the compartment examination, he / she shall be reverted back to the original class and the results of such compartment examination shall be declared within ten days after the examination is conducted. 17. Scrutiny of grades, answer books and rectification of errors: (1) A student may be allowed to get his / her theory answer book(s) scrutinised, for which the student shall have to apply to the Controller of Examinations within three working days after the declaration of results for scrutiny of the totalling of marks in the 152 TANUVAS Regulations Annual Examination (for both theory and practical) or calculation of grade points obtained by him / her advancing sufficient reasons for such a request. (2) The fee for such scrutiny shall be as decided by the University from time to time. (3) The Controller of Examinations shall arrange for the scrutiny of answer books by the screening committee. (4) Scrutiny shall be for re-totalling of marks and evaluation of unmarked questions if any. (5) In case, the total marks are found to be incorrect on scrutiny, the same shall be corrected and the results shall be revised accordingly (even if it is towards lower side) and if, any question is found to be unchecked by the examiner, the answer book(s) shall be sent to the examiner for doing the needful and the result(s) shall be revised accordingly if there occurs any change in the marks. A photocopy of answer book shall be retained at the University while sending the original answer book to the examiner. (6) No representation by the student(s) shall be entertained regarding the outcome of the result after scrutiny. (7) In case a student on the basis of the result of scrutiny becomes eligible for the compartment examination, he / she may apply to the concerned authority to appear in the compartment examination on the announced scheduled date. However, the scheduled date of the compartment examination shall under no circumstances be changed on this account. 18. Moderation (1) The moderation of marks is as decided by the Board of Examination of the University. (2) The Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Dean of the college shall form a committee of three members consisting of Dean of the college as Chairman and two other teaching faculty members to moderate the results obtained at the Annual Examination and the Committee shall review the results and recommend the moderation in the event of failure of more than 10% of the students actually appearing in that particular subject and any moderation suggested shall be uniformly applied to all students for that paper(s) without altering the merit of the passed candidates. (3) Any moderation effected should not involve of enhancing of more than total of 5 marks in a professional year for a particular candidate, and in no case more than 3 marks in one subject and the provisions for moderation of results shall not apply to 153TANUVAS Regulations Compartment Examinations and there shall be no provision for grace marks in any case. 19. Grading (1) The corresponding ranking of OGPA with respect to traditional scoring system of division ranking shall be as follows: 8.000 and above – First Division with Distinction 7.000 to 7.999 – First Division 6.000 to 6.999 – Second Division 5.000 to 5.999 – Pass 20. Non-credit training programmes (1) The Remount Veterinary Squadron or National Cadet Corp or Equestrian or National Service Scheme or Sports and games as identified shall be non-credit (0+1) training programmes for (2) Every student has to enrol any one of these programmes for all the professional years except fourth) for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. Enrolling in any one of these programmes is compulsory for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. The performance of the students in these training programmes shall be assessed and graded as ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’ and student has to obtain ‘Satisfactory’ grading for successful completion of course requirements. (3) The method of its conduct, identification of faculty, evaluation, grading and other issues related to this shall be as provided by the Veterinary Council of India and the University from time to time. 21. Student responsibility All under-graduates studying in this University are expected to know the requirements for the award of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree and general academic requirements and assume full responsibility for meeting them. They are expected to keep constantly in touch with their ward counsellors so that the latter may watch their progress and guide them along right lines. In no case will a regulation be waived or exemption made simply because a student pleads ignorance to it. 22. R ecord of courses To ensure that requirements for the award of degree have been completed by a student, the University shall keep a record of courses completed by the students. A copy of the same shall be maintained by the Dean of the college concerned. 154 TANUVAS Regulations 23. Authorities to approve results and issue pass certificates, transcripts, etc.: The Vice-Chancellor shall approve the results on the recommendation of the Board of Examination and the Registrar shall issue the provisional degree certificate, transcript etc. to the candidate. 24. A ward of degree A degree under the seal of the University and duly signed by the Officers authorized on its behalf shall be presented at a Convocation to each candidate who has successfully completed the graduation requirements for the award of degree. The candidates who have successfully completed the graduation requirements for the award of degree and are admitted IN ABSENTIA to a degree at Convocation, the degree certificates shall be sent by post. The degree shall set forth the name of the candidate, father’s name, degree, month and year of successful completion of the graduation requirements, etc. The Bachelors degree in the faculty of Veterinary Science shall contain the OGPA obtained and the class in which he / she has been placed in addition to the particulars already mentioned in the regulations. 25. A mending or cancellation of results If the result of a candidate is discovered to be vitiated by error, malpractice, fraud, improper conduct or any other reasons, the Vice- Chancellor shall have the powers to amend the result in such a manner as to accord with the true position, and to make such declaration as the Vice-Chancellor may deem necessary in that behalf. If it is found that the result of a candidate has been vitiated by malpractices, fraud or other improper conduct whereby he / she has been benefited and that he / she has in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, been a party to or conceived at the malpractice, fraud or improper conduct, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers at any time, not-withstanding the award of a degree or a certificate or prize or a scholarship, to amend the result of such candidate and to make such declaration as the Vice-Chancellor may deem necessary in that behalf, including debarring the candidate from the University for such a period as may be specified and the cancellation of the result of the candidate in such a manner as the Vice-Chancellor may decide. 26. Transitory provision: These regulations shall apply to the students who shall be admitted from the academic year 2017-2018 onwards. No regulation made by the Academic Council, governing the under-graduate courses of study shall be construed to limit or abridge the powers of the Academic Council to deal with any case or cases of any student or students of B.V.Sc. & A.H. course in such manner as it may appear to be just and equitable. 155TANUVAS Regulations Regulations and 31 (c) Additional Regulations for the Post-graduate students admitted from the academic year 1995-96 onwards - Deleted 31(bb) TANUVAS POST-GRADUATE REGULATIONS – 2009 1. Short title and commencement (1) These regulations shall be called Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Post-graduate Regulations – 2009 (2) This shall apply to the students admitted from the academic year 2010-2011 onwards. (3) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires the words and expressions used in these regulations shall be interpreted to have the same meanings as they have in the Act. 2. Definitions: In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “Act” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 1989) (2) “Government” means the State Government of Tamil Nadu. (3) “Statutes” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Statutes. (4) “Academic Council” means Academic Council of the University. (5) “University” means Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University; (6) "Degree" means the course of post-graduate studies in Basic / Veterinary Sciences, namely M.V.Sc./ M.Sc. and Ph.D. They shall comprise of a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University spread over a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of eight semesters for M.V.Sc. / M.S. and a minimum of six semesters and a maximum of twelve semesters for Ph.D. Dual Ph.D. shall be a course of post-graduate study in Basic / Veterinary Sciences and shall comprise of a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided by the University and a collaborating University spread over a minimum of ten semesters and a maximum of twenty semesters. (7) “Academic year” is a period during which a cycle of study is completed. It shall ordinarily start from 1st August and shall consist of two semesters covering 220 days of instruction including the days of examination. (8) “Semester” is an academic term consisting of not less than 110 instructional days including examination days. (9) "Syllabus" and "Curriculum" means the syllabus, and curriculum for courses of study as specified by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and approved by the University; 156 TANUVAS Regulations (10) “Course” is a unit of instruction or a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester. It has a specific number, title and credits. (11) “Major course” is a course taken by a student from the department in which he is majoring. (12) “Minor course” is a course taken by a student from a related department. The list of related departments for every branch of PG programme shall be as decided by the University from time to time. (13) “Supporting course” is a course taken by a student from an unrelated department. The list such courses for every branch of PG programme other than the course on biostatistics shall be as decided by the Advisory Committee of a student from time to time. (14) “Thesis” is one that consists of report of the research activity taken by the student and it includes introduction, review of literature, materials and methods and results and discussion. (15) "Credit hours" means the weekly unit of work. A lecture class of one hour per week shall be counted as one credit whereas a practical class of two to three hours duration or a working period of four hours in the clinical ward per week shall count as one credit hour. (16) “Internal examination” is an examination conducted between 55th and 70th day of the semester by the course teacher concerned for theory alone. (17) “Semester final examination” is a University examination comprising of a theory and practical examinations separately conducted by the University at the end of each semester. (18) “Grade point of a course” is a value obtained by dividing the total marks obtained in a course (X) by maximum marks allotted to that (19) “Credit point of course” is the product of credit hours and grade point obtained by the student in a course. (20) “Grade point average” is the quotient of the total credit points obtained by a student both in theory and practical of various courses including research credits at the end of each semester divided by the total credit hours taken by him / her in that semester. The grading is done on a ten-point scale. (21) “Overall grade point average” is the quotient of cumulative credit points obtained by a student in all the courses including research credits both in theory and practical taken by him / her from the beginning of the first semester of the degree course divided by the total credit hours of all the courses which he / she had completed up to the end of a specified semester from the first year. It determines the overall performance of a student in all courses taken during a period 157TANUVAS Regulations covering more than an academic year. The OGPA shall be rounded to two decimals taking the third decimal alone in to consideration. Grade point / Credit point shall also be rounded to two decimals taking the third digit alone. (22) “Advisory Committee” means a committee of qualified staff to guide the student during the entire duration of study. (23) “Transcript” means a copy of the consolidated report of marks secured by the student and issued by the University. 3. Description (1) A post-graduate degree course of M.V.Sc. / M.Sc. shall comprise of a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided in these regulations spread over a minimum of two academic years including a compulsory submission of thesis. (2) A post-graduate degree course of Ph.D. shall comprise of a course of study consisting of curriculum and syllabus provided in these regulations spread over a minimum of three academic years including a compulsory submission of thesis. 4. A dmissions: The admission to the post-graduate courses shall be made in the beginning of the first semester of the academic year and shall be in accordance with the regulations laid down from time to time by the University and State Government. For admission to Master’s degree programmes in Veterinary Science, a Bachelors’ degree in Veterinary Science from a recognised University is a must. 5. Fees: The fees for application, semester fees, special fees, examination fees and other fees shall be as prescribed by the University from time to time. 6. A dvisory system: The students on their admission shall be put under an Advisory Committee and this committee is responsible for guiding the student in carrying out his / her academic programme. (1) Composition: The Advisory Committee for Master’s degree candidate shall comprise of a total of three Members including a Chairman. Out of them, two Members including the Chairman should be from the subject in which the student is majoring and one Member should be from the minor subjects. The Advisory Committee for the Ph.D. degree candidate shall comprise of four Members. Out of them, two Members including the Chairman should be from the subject in which the student is majoring and two Member should be from the minor / supporting subjects. For the Ph.D. students who are doing their degree in part-time basis under deputation, the Chairman shall be from the nearest college / farm / station. The Faculty from the farm / station where the student is working / doing research shall be made as one of the members of 158 TANUVAS Regulations the advisory committee. The Faculty from the farm / station where the student is working / doing research shall be made as one of the members of the advisory committee. In case where the head of the farm / stations is not from the major or minor field in which the student is studying, he / she shall be made as an additional member of the Advisory Committee. Hence, the additional member may be permitted for evaluation, final viva, etc. and to sign in the thesis copy. (2) Formation of Advisory Committee: The proposal for formation of Advisory Committee in the prescribed proforma should be submitted to the Faculty Dean within 90 days from the commencement of the first semester. The Head of the Department in consultation with the Dean of the college concerned will form the Advisory Committee and send it to the Faculty Dean for approval. (3) Duties and responsibilities: The Advisory Committee shall guide the student in the choice of courses in the minor and supporting subjects, in the selection of research problem for thesis and in all other matters relating to students academic activities. The Advisory Committee is also responsible for fixing the programme of course work, research work, evaluation of research credits, finalisation of thesis draft and conduct of comprehensive qualifying and final viva-voce examinations. However, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee is fully responsible for the academic performance of the candidate including selection of research topic. The Head of the Department will co-ordinate the academic activities and monitor the progress of the student to ensure the successful completion of the programme by the student. (4) Change of Advisory Committee: The Advisory Committee once formed shall not be changed normally till the student completes the programme. However, the change of Chairman and Members shall be permissible only on grounds of transfer, retirement, resignation or instances where continuous absence of the Chairman and Members exceeding six months. In such instances, the Head of the Department shall send the proposal for change of Advisory Committee clearly stating the reasons to the Faculty Dean for approval. In circumstances where the student require only a short duration for completion of the programme (i.e. less than one semester) and the Chairman / Member is retiring or on transfer and if the Chairman / Member expresses his / her willingness to continue as Chairman / Member, the same may be permitted by the Faculty Dean under intimation to the University. In such cases, the Head of the Department shall send necessary proposal. Under extraordinary circumstances in which the Chairman is not available and an imminent academic activity has to be carried out, the Dean of the college concerned can nominate the Head of the Department / any other Member in the Advisory Committee to act as Chairman under intimation to the University till the Advisory Committee 159TANUVAS Regulations is reconstituted. In the event of the Head of the Department acting as Chairman and not available within this period, the Dean of the college concerned can act as Chairman and conduct evaluation. (5) Eligibility for being Chairman / Member of advisory committee: For being Chairman of Advisory Committee of Master’s programme, he / she should be a recognised PG teacher by the University. For being the Chairman of Advisory Committee for Ph.D., he / she should be a PG guide recognised by the University and for being a Member, he / she should be either a PG guide recognised by the University or a PG teacher recognised by the University. (6) Limit for being Chairman of Advisory Committee: Normally no individual should be Chairman for more than three Advisory Committees at any point of time. However, under extraordinary circumstances, where sufficient numbers of PG teachers / PG guides are not available, the University with recommendation of the Faculty Dean may permit an individual to exceed the limit. (7) Recognition of PG teacher / guide: The concerned Faculty Dean normally recognizes PG teachers / guides for offering courses and for guiding research students. The recognized PG teachers shall offer courses as required by the concerned HoD. Normally such courses should be on their own field of specialization unless extraordinary circumstances demand offering other course. All the PG teachers are competent to guide Masters students in their research work in their own field of specialization. The PG teachers with Ph.D. degree alone are allowed to take courses for Ph.D. programme and be members in the advisory committee. However, only a recognized PG guide alone be the chairman of the advisory committee of Ph.D. student. (a) Eligibility for PG guide: Ph.D. degree holders with not less than three years of active experience in the field in the university / academic institution after completing their Ph.D. and preferably should have guided one Master’s student to completion. (b) Eligibility of PG teacher: Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors having (i) Ph.D. degree with three years of experience in the university / academic institution (ii) Masters Degree with 10 years of experience in the university / academic institution are eligible for PG teacher. However on exceptional circumstances, faculty members not fulfilling the above criteria may be recognised as P.G. teacher / guide based on the recommendation of the concerned HoD and concerned Dean with full 160 TANUVAS Regulations justification (8) The Head of the Department should send necessary proposals for recognition of PG teacher / guide along with a letter of interest from the concerned individuals to be PG teacher / guide to the Faculty Dean through the Dean of the college concerned. All staff may be given the PG teacher / guide recognition once they satisfy the eligibility conditions. However, under extraordinary circumstances, the Faculty Dean may use his discretionary power to recognise individuals as PG teachers and PG guides on need basis. However, this is permissible only on situation where sufficient numbers of qualified teachers are not available to be recognised as PG teacher / PG guide. 7. R egistration (1) Registration for the first time in the University: Students who have received notification of admission from the University will receive on arrival guidelines for registration from the Dean of the respective colleges. A registration programme will be conducted by the Dean of the college for the benefit of the students joining the University for the first time. Attendance in respect of fresh students for the first semester shall be reckoned from the first day of the commencement of registration. However only for the students who are registering late due to late admission, attendance, shall be reckoned from the date of the registration and this is only for the first semester of the first year PG programme. The registration will be done in person and failure to register for the first semester before nominated date shall result in forfeiture of admission. (2) Subsequent registration: At the beginning of each semester there will be registration for various courses listed under a subject. The students shall have to register for the set of courses and / or research credits with the guidance of the Advisory Committee. (3) The payment of fees and other arrears due to the college, Department, Hostel, Library, etc., shall precede the commencement of each semester. The students shall be allowed to register for the semester only after payment of fees and production of clearance certificates from hostel, library and such other places. (4) The students including new entrants shall register the requisite