| Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pondicherry. |
The Pondicherry Veterinary College was formally inaugurated on 14 October 1994. The college was later on rechristened as Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAGACOVAS). The college is being monitored and administered by Pondicherry Veterinary College Society (PVCS). PVCS is managed by the Board of Governors of which the Chief Secretary to the Government of Pondicherry is the Chairman. The Governing Board consists of 12 members of which the Secretary (Animal Husbandry) is the Vice-Chairman and the Dean of the College is the Member-Secretary. A General Body having 13 members with Chief Secretary as Chairman is the ultimate authority. The College is fully financed by the Government of Pondicherry.
The Wikipedia article about RAGACOVAS is available in this link. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragacovas].
RAGACOVAS is located at Kurumbapet, Pondicherry which is about 7 KM from the main town. The campus comprises of three zones of which two zones are located at Kurumbapet and the third zone (Veterinary Teaching Hospital) is located at Mettupalayam. All the 18 academic departments as per the mandatory stipulations of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) have been established. The total faculty strength of 59 are from 10 states and one union territory.
The VCI has recognized the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme offered by this College with effect from November 25, 1999, the day on which the first batch of students passed out and the degree of this college is included in the first schedule of IVC Act.
This year (2005) postgraduate programme have been established in five disciplines viz. Livestock Products Technology, Veterinary Biochemistry, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension.
The College campus is situated in three places (Campus A, B and C).
Campus A is the main College campus in which the following are located.
Campus B, located 1/2 km away from Campus A contains the Gymnasium Hall (housing the Department of Physical Education), staff residential buildings, men's hostel, women's hostel and guest house.
Campus C, located 2 kms away from Campus A in a place called Mettupalayam houses the Teaching Veterinary Hospital. The Departments of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Animal Reproduction Obstetrics & Gynecology, Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive medicine and the wards are located in the Teaching Veterinary Hospital.
Seven batches had passed out till 2005 . The total number of students graduated are as follows,
| Batch | No. of Students |
| 1994 | 25 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 1996 | 25 |
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 25 |
| Total | 192 |
There are no words to explain our gratitude for the beloved and most respected teachers of RAGACOVAS.
Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding.
Dr. C.R. Girija, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. R. Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy, M. V. Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Mr. R. Ganesan, M.Sc. (Statistics), (Assistant Professor).
Dr. Lydia D.C., M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Animal Nutrition
Dr. D. Venka Reddy, M. V. Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. C.M. Tiwari, M. V. Sc.& A.H., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. D. Uma Maheswari, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. N. Elanchezhian, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology
Dr. M.S. Raju, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. D. Antoine, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. K. Murugavel, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. S. Kantharaj, M.V.Sc., (Assistant Professor).
Department of Avian Production & Management
Dr. P.V. Sreenivasaiah, M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Professor & Head).
Dr. S. Venugopal M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Dr. V.Narasinga Rao, M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Professor & Head).
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. A. Abiramy, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Livestock Production & Management
Dr. D. Sreekumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. V. Rajaganapathy, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).
Mr. M. Purushothaman, M.Sc. (Agronomy) (Assistant Professor).
Dr. P. Ponnuvel M.V.Sc., (Assistant Professor).
Department of Livestock Products Technology
Dr. V. Kesava Rao, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. U.K. Pal, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. P.K. Mandal, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. Chakradhar Das, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology
Dr. C. Thandavamurthy, B.V.Sc., M.Sc (Veterinary Anatomy)., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. M. Sivakumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. S. Ramalingam, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. R. Kanchana, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Biochemistry
Dr. K.V. Subba Reddy, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. J. Thanislass, M.Sc., Ph.D (Associate Professor).
Dr. S.Venkatesa Perumal, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Dr.V.Narasinga Rao, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr.K.Rajkumar, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr.D.Selvi, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Dr. R.M. Pillai, M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Professor & Head).
Dr. H.K. Mukhopadhyay, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.(Associate Professor).
Dr. P.X. Antony, M.V.Sc. Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Pathology
Dr. K.C. Varshney, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. M. G. Nair, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. R. Kumar, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. Avinash W. Lakkawar, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Parasitology
Dr. D. Kumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. S.S. Das, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. R. Sreekrishnan, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
Dr. N.K. Maity, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. K.P. Mini, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Physiology
Dr. B.B. Reddy, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. Ninan Jacob, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Public Health
Dr. Anjan Bhattacharya, M.V.P.H., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. V. J. Ajay Kumar, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. V. Bhanu Rekha, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
Dr. B.Ramesh Kumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Professor & Head).
Dr. T.P.Balagopalan, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. R.M.D. Alphonse, M.V.Sc. (Assistant Professor).
Dr. N. Arul Jothi, M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Assistant Professor).
Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension
Dr. S.V.N. Rao, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Head).
Dr. S. Ramkumar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Associate Professor).
Dr. K. Natchimuthu, M.V.Sc. Ph.D. (Assistant Professor).