KCVAS first private College in India to Get ICAR Accreditation

 Management, Principal Hails Achievement

Amritsar, January 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (KCVAS) Amritsar has become the first College in the sector in the whole of the country to get 5 year permanent accreditation from Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). The accreditation was awarded today following the rigorous year-long inspections by the experts’ from central monitoring agencies, said Principal Dr. Harish Kumar Verma.

            He said the ICAR submitted the Self- Study  Report and subsequently  verification  and  evaluation  of  all  the teaching,  clinical  and  livestock  farmers  related  facilities  was conducted by  the  Peer Review Team. “We are excited that the peer team found the infrastructure at the college as par excellent and granted the status finally”, said Dr. Verma adding that established in 2010, the KCVAS is one of the primary national level institutions in Veterinary education.

            Dr. Verma said thus the KCVAS is the first ‘Private Veterinary College’ in India to receive accreditation from ICAR, for which he thanked the whole management and especially Khalsa College Governing Council honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, College MD Dr.  S.K  Nagpal,  Dr.  SNS Randhawa,  HOD,  Veterinary  Medicine,  and  the  contribution  of  all  teaching  and  non-teaching staff  and  the  students. He also said that former Principals including Dr. SK Jand, Late Dr. S.S Sidhu, and Dr.P.K Kapoor also contributed immensely for the development of the College.