West Bengal’s first private veterinary college opens in Hooghly’s Mogra, admissions through NEET
Admissions will require NEET qualification, along with 50 per cent marks in physics, chemistry, biology and English at the 10+2 level for general category candidates.
JIS Group signed MoU with WB govt in November 2023 to set up the state's first veterinaryr college in Mogra (Image via X/jisgroupindia) West Bengal’s first private veterinary college on Friday started functioning, marking a significant step towards addressing the demand–supply gap of professionals in the sector, according to a statement.
India requires over 1.5 lakh veterinarians, but has only 61,943 trained professionals, leaving a 60 per cent shortfall, according to a study published in the Indian Journal of Animal Sciences.
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The demand is projected to rise sharply to 2.84 lakh by 2040, underscoring the urgent need for expanded private-sector capacity in veterinary education and services in West Bengal.
The livestock sector contributes about 3.89 per cent to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and nearly 20.34 per cent to its agricultural GDP.
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