PVMC Parent & Student Alert — Confirm Approval of Veterinary Degree Programmes Before Admission

Issuer: Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC). Purpose: Applicants and parents are advised to confirm PVMC approval of veterinary and animal husbandry degree programmes before admission. PVMC warns that degrees from institutions not approved by the Council will not permit registration to practice veterinary medicine in Pakistan.

The notice publishes a list of public and private universities and the PVMC approval status for DVM, MS/MPhil and PhD programmes. Examples of institutions shown include: University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (Lahore), University of Agriculture (Faisalabad), Agriculture University (Peshawar), Sindh Agriculture University (Tando Jam), Gomal University (D.I. Khan), Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (Rawalpindi), University of Poonch (Rawalakot), Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences (Uthal), Royal College of Veterinary Sciences (Lahore), Bahauddin Zakariya University (Multan), Islamia University (Bahawalpur), College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (Jhang), Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (Sakrand), Khan Bahadur Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmed College (Narowal), Ziauddin University (Karachi), Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (Bahawalpur), and others.

Action required: Verify the PVMC approval and RVMP registration status of a programme before enrolling. Official information and the full list of institutions with their approval status are available at www.pvmc.gov.pk.

Contact: Dr. Shahnum Firdous, Secretary/Registrar, Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council, 41-Mauve Area, Near EOBI House, G-10/4, Islamabad. Phone: 051-9108342.