Master of Veterinary Science [MVSc] Syllabus, Course Structure and Program Schedule 2025-2026

Course Structure

MVSc is constructed with theory subjects, seminars, assignments, research work and practical training work collectively that are completed in the duration of 2 years, more specifically in 4 semesters. A student has to go through various major and minor courses during the term, to become a successful veterinary master.

Scheme of Assessment

During the course term a student is assessed on the basis of quizzes, assignments, mid-term examinations and final exams. There is a fixed weightage for every mode of assessment, which is as follows:

Quiz	10%
Assignments	10%
Mid-Term exam	30%
Final exam	50%

Syllabus

A set no. of subjects are studied in this post-graduation program, which are important to get the in-depth knowledge of course. Some of those subjects are listed below:

Name of the Course	Topics covered	Objective
Animal Cytogenetics And Immunogenetics Animal Cytogenetics And Immunogenetics	Development in animal cytogenetics and immunogenetics of farm animals, Immunoglobulins and their types, Major histocompatibility complex, hybridoma and its significance; concept of immuno-fertility, Chromatin structure of eukaryotes.	To educate about basic principles of cytogenetics and immunogenetics and their applications in improving farm animals
Selection Methods And Breeding Systems	Type of selection and their genetic consequences, Correlated response to selection and efficiency of indirect selection, bidirectional selection and asymmetry of response, Genetic aspects and consequences of various mating systems.	To explain the methodology of selection and breeding systems of genetic improvement of livestock and poultry
Biometrical Techniques In Animal Breeding	Introduction to matrix algebra, types of matrices and matrix operations, Determinants and their properties, methods of finding inverse of a matrix and their application, Linear models in animal breeding, Methods of analysis of unbalanced animal breeding data.	This course is studied to educate students about the various biometrical techniques for data analysis and their applications in animal breeding research.
Conservation Of Animal Genetic Resources	Domestic Animal Diversity in India, Methodology for molecular genetic characterization, diversity analysis and relationship among the breeds. Concept of conservation, National and international strategies for conservation of Animal Genetic Resources.	Concept of conservation of Animal Genetic Resources and their sustainable utilization are explained through this course.
Cattle And Buffalo Breeding	History of dairy cattle and buffalo breeding. Breeds of cattle and buffalo and their characterization, Inheritance of important economic traits, Recording and handling of breeding data, Methods of cross breeding, Role of breed associations in dairy improvement.	Following course is to educate students about the concept of cattle and buffalo breeding.
Recent Advances In Animal Genetics	Eukaryotic genome, Gene families, Gene conversion, tandemly repeated genes, Nuclear Organizer region, Minisatellites, Microsatellites and its usage, Radiation hybrid panels and their usage in livestock, somatic cell nuclear transfer.	This course imparts knowledge about the latest tools and techniques of animal genetics and their uses in animal sciences.