Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

29°08′49″N 75°42′37″E / 29.146813°N 75.710393°E / 29.146813; 75.710393 Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (LUVAS) is a university located in Hisar, Haryana. It is named after the freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai.

Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
TypePublic
Established2010
ChancellorGovernor of Haryana
Vice-ChancellorVinod Kumar Verma[1]
Location, ,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.luvas.edu.in

History

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The College of Veterinary Sciences was shifted to Hisar from Lahore in 1948. It became a part of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in 1971. It has now been established as a university and the college has become a part of the university. The university is currently operating from a temporary campus located at CCS HAU. The Government of Haryana has allotted land on NH 10 for Establishment of new and high tech campus.

Construction of new campus

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The 1125 acre campus is constructed at the cost of INR 629 cr, including first phase costing INR 143 cr and second phase of INR 486 cr. As of July 2021, in the Phase-I, which is expected to be completed by December 2021, is 80% complete and it entails constriction of Administrative block and the College of daily science. The Phase-II, Construction of road, sewage treatment plant, boys hostel, girls hostel, 100 houses for staff, etc has commenced, and the Tender for the following have been issued, veterinary college, veterinary hospital, campus hostel for staff and students, campus school, postmortem block, STP, water treatment plant, stud farm, buffalo farm, cow farm, goat farm, sheep farm, pig farm, poultry farm, automatic milking plant, massage parlor for animals.[2]

Academics

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The university currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate, from diploma to doctorate, in Veterinary and Animal science.

Regional Research Centres

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LUVAS has following five Regional Research Centres (RRC) in various stages of planning and operation:[3]

  • LUVAS Regional Research Centre, Riwasa (LRRC, Riwasa) at Riwasa, Mahendragarh
  • LUVAS Regional Research Centre, Keorak (LRRC, Keorak) at Keorak, Kaithal
  • LUVAS Regional Research Centre, Karnal (LRRC, Karnal) at Karnal
  • LUVAS Regional Research Centre, Jhajjar (LRRC, Jhajjar)
  • LUVAS Regional Research Centre, Narnaund (LRRC, Narnaund) at Narnaund in Hisar district

Affiliated Private Institutes and Colleges

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Affiliated for B.V.Sc. & A. H. Degree Programme

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  • 1. International Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (IIVER), NH 10, near Vill. Bahu Akbarpur, 10 Mile Stone Rohtak by pass, Rohtak 124001, Haryana.
  • 2. Sanskaram College of Veterinary  and Animal Science, Kheri Taluka, Patauda, Jhajjar
  • 3, RPS College of Veterinary Sciences, Satnali Road, Balana, Mahendergarh
  • 4. M. R. College of Veterinary Science V.P.O Hassanpur, Tehsil & Distt. Jhajjar.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University Leadership". www.luvas.edu.in. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ देश का सबसे हाईटेक पशु विश्वविद्यालय होगा लुवास, गायों के लिए बनेगा मसाज पार्लर, Amar Ujala, 18 Jul 2021.
  3. ^ " Fifth animal research center of Luvas will be opened in Narnaund.", Dainik Jagran, 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Affiliated Institutes and Colleges - Affiliated for B.V.Sc. & A. H. Degree Programme".
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