| Year | Milestone Event |
|---|---|
| 1878 | Veterinary Medicine taught as a subject to the students of Agriculture diploma at the Agriculture College, Saidapet |
| 1893 | Diploma Programme in Veterinary Medicine started at the Agriculture College, Saidapet |
| 1903 | Veterinary College started functioning at Dobbin Hall in Vepery utilizing the hospital facilities of SPCA |
| 1904 | Veterinary College building constructed |
| 1906 | First batch of Diploma (GMVC) holders passes out of the college |
| 1935 | Madras Veterinary College got affiliated to the Madras University |
| 1936 | Degree programme (B.V.Sc) started for the first time in India at M.V.C. |
| 1955 | Golden Jubilee celebrations- Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru participated |
| 1958 | Recognition of the college as Southern Regional Centre for Postgraduate Research and Education |
| 1958 | M.V.Sc., programme started |
| 1969 | A separate Directorate of Veterinary Education and Research started |
| 1974 | Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University |
| 1976 | Became a constituent college of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University |
| 1977 | Credit based trimester system introduced for Undergraduate and Masters programme |
| 1978 | Doctoral programmes started |
| 1981 | Platinum Jubilee celebrations - His Excellency, the president of India Dr.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy participated |
| 1995 | PG Diploma programme in Business Management started |
| 2001 | MVC and TANUVAS accredited by the ICAR |
| 2003 | Centenary celebrations- His Excellency, the Vice President of India, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat participated |
| 2003 | INTAS Polivet identified Madras Veterinary College as the Best Veterinary College in India |
| 2004 | ISO 9001-2000 certificate conferred |
| 2004 | Started M.Phil in Biotechnology |
| 2004 | Started postgraduate Diploma in Bioinformatics |
| 2006 | Started Postgraduate Diploma in Companion Animal Practice |
| 2006 | Started Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis |
| 2006 | Michingan State University , USA- Students attended Externship training Programme at M.V.C |
| 2007 | New Academic regulations based on ICAR common academic regulations implemented for Postgraduate programme |
| 2007 | University Students Counseling and Placement Cell established |
| 2007 | Started Postgraduate Diploma in Wild Animal Diseases Management |
| 2017 | Revised VCI Regulation and Syllabus MSVE (2016) for B.V.Sc & AH |
| 2020 | ICAR accreditation obtained |
| 2023 | Revised syllabus (as per ICAR regulation) for PG programmes |
| 2025 | Started Postgraduate Diploma in Food Toxicology and Safety Management |
