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Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) is a

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located at

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, Chittoor district,

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. It was established in 2005 by the

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and focuses on veterinary studies.

History

Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University marks its beginning with the establishment of the College of Veterinary Science in

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in 1955, which was shifted to

in 1957. During the

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celebrations of the college in September 2004, the then

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announced the establishment of the university. This took form with the ''Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Act, 2005'', which was passed on 30 March 2005. The university was officially inaugurated by Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy in the premises of the college on 15 July 2005. The university took control of the operations of the faculty of Veterinary Science from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University.

Vice-chancellor

Former

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s (VC) of the university, with the day they assumed charge: * Priyadarshi Dash: 5 August 2005 (special officer) * Manmohan Singh: 25 May 2006 as special officer, 15 September 2006 as VC, 12 November 2007 as VC in-charge. * D.V.G. Krishna Mohan: 14 April 2008 * Md. Hafeez: 12 January 2010 (in-charge) * V. Prabhakar Rao: 27 October 2010 * Manmohan Singh: 31 October 2013 * Y. Hari Babu: 17 April 2017 * Poonam Malakondaiah: 17 April 2017 (in-charge) * Velugoti Padmanabha Reddy: 5 August 2020

Notable alumni

* Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Professor,

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Rankings

The university was ranked 33rd in India by the

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(National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the agriculture ranking in 2024.

References

External links

* Universities in Andhra Pradesh Educational institutions established in 2005 2005 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Universities and colleges in Tirupati Veterinary schools in India {{AndhraPradesh-university-stub