TANUVAS offers Postgraduate Diploma Courses of one year (2 semesters) duration through Distance Education mode from the academic year 2011-2012 onwards. Postgraduate Diploma Course (Distance Education-Online Mode) of one-year duration consists of two semesters. Each semester accounts for 110 working days with a contact class programme of 10 days’ duration. The merit list of candidates for each course will be released based on the total marks obtained from Bachelor Degree, Professional Experience / Service, Medals/ Awards and Entrance Examination. Advertisement about the procedure for admission to PG Diploma courses are published through university website.
Advertisement about the courses offered are published through the university website www.tanuvas.ac.in and the Directorate of Distance Education website www.tanuvasdde.edu.in . The applications received from the candidates are scrutinized by a committee for selection of candidates. The selected candidates are informed about their admission through admission letters. The selected candidates shall appear in person on the first day of the first semester for registration of courses and orientation. Students will be allowed to register for the semester, only after payment of course fee.
The curriculum for each course has been designed by the concerned subject matter specialists identified by the university after many deliberations and evaluation by peer groups. There are Course Directors, Co-ordinators and Content Developers for each course. Practical sessions and individual hands are dealt during the contact class programme of each semester.
Self Learning Materials in printed form are prepared and distributed to the candidates. Normally a course has been divided into 4-5 units; accordingly the course materials are prepared along with questions for individual units. Academic schedule for the diploma course are prepared and communicated to the Course Directors and candidates concerned. The unit assignments have to be submitted to the course directors as per the academic schedule.
The evaluation of distance programme shall be held as "Unit Based Assessment (UBA)", "Comprehensive Course Assignment (CCA)", "Final Theory Examination (FTE)" and "Comprehensive Skill Evaluation (CSE)". There will be a comprehensive course assignment for every course. The topic will be decided by the course coordinator. Final theory examination for each course will be held during the contact class programme. The question paper will be set by the external examiner. The comprehensive skill evaluation (practicals) will be held for all the courses in a semester during the last three days of the contact programme. Log book / records are to be maintained by the students for each course. At the end of the second semester, the requirements include a case study report / project report in the respective area of specialisation, which will be evaluated. For pass in a course, every candidate shall get a minimum of 60% in every Unit Based Assessment and FTE in a course. Besides, a minimum of 60% is required in CCA and CSE. The successful candidates after completion of diploma requirements shall be graded, based on overall percentage of marks obtained in all the courses of the diploma programme as follows:
| S. No. | Name of the Course | Eligibility | No. of Seats | Location | Course fee (Rs.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Veterinary Science Graduates | |||||||
| 1. | Regenerative Medicine (PGDRM) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 2. | Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound (PGDDUS) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 20 | MVC, Chennai | 10 | 50,000/- | |
| VC&RI, Namakkal | 05 | ||||||
| VC&RI, Orathanadu | 05 | ||||||
| 3. | Small Animal Dermatology (PGDSAD) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 4. | Bovine Infertility and its Management (PGDBIM) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 5. | Wild Animal Disease Management (PGDWADM) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 6. | Zoonoses (PGDZ) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 7. | Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis (PGDVCLD) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 8. | Animal Health Economics (PGDAHE) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 9. | Veterinary Endoscopy (PGDVEN) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | VC&RI, Namakkal | 40,000/- | ||
| 10 | Laboratory Animal Science (PGDLAS) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 20 | DCAHS, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 11. | Large Animal Reproductive Ultrasound Diagnostics (PGDLRU) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | VC&RI, Orathanadu | 40,000/- | ||
| 12. | Ethno Veterinary Practices (PGDEVP) | B.V.Sc. / B.V.Sc. & AH | 10 | VC&RI, Orathanadu | 20,000/- | ||
| For Veterinary and other Sciences Graduates | |||||||
| 13. | Advanced Reproductive Biotechnology in Animal Models(PGDARB) | B.V.Sc./ B.V.Sc. and AH/MBBS/ M.Sc. Life Sciences or any other relevant disciplines | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 40,000/- | ||
| 14. | Animal Welfare (PGDAW) | Any Degree | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 15. | Bio-informatics (PGDBI) | B.V.Sc./B.V.Sc.&A.H.,B.F.Sc., B.Sc.(Agri.), B.Sc.(Horti.), B.E., M.B.B.S., B.D.S., or any postgraduate degree | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 16. | Applied Biostatistics (PGDABS) | Any Degree in Life Sciences / Engineering Sciences | 15 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 17. | Meat Technology and Quality Assurance of Meat and Meat Products (PGDQAMP) | B.V.Sc/B.V.Sc.& A.H. Bachelor?s Degree in Food Science/ Food Technology /Life sciences | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 18. | Farm Waste Management (PGDFWM) | Any Degree in Life Sciences | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 19. | Forage production and Pasture management (PGDFPM) | Any Degree in Life Sciences | 10 | MVC, Chennai | 20,000/- | ||
| 20. | Dairy Processing and Quality Assurance(PGDDPQA) | B.V.Sc.&AH/B.Tech Food Processing Technology/ / B.Sc DairyScience/ B.Sc (Agri) / or any other related disciplines. | 10 | VC&RI, Namakkal | 20,000/- | ||
| 21. | Feed Manufacturing Technology (PGDFMT) | B.V.Sc./B.V.Sc.&AH./ B.E (Agri)/ B.F.Sc./ B.Sc (Life sciences) | 15 | VC&RI, Namakkal | 05 | 20,000/- | |
| CPPM, Hosur | 05 | ||||||
| 22. | Commercial Poultry Production and Management (PGDCPPM) | Any Degree in Life Sciences | 15 | VC&RI, Namakkal | 05 | 20,000/- | |
