College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phul
Know About the College
The foundation stone of the College was laid on 30th October, 2014 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab. The college became functional from the academic session 2019-20 with the admission of first batch of undergraduate students, B.V.Sc & A.H programme. The college campus is spread over an area of 67 acres comprising of College Buildings, hospital, animal farms, and fodder production area. There is hostel facility for the boys and girls students. There is a well-equipped Teaching Veterinary Hospital to cater the needs of large and small animal health care. The latest diagnostic equipments including X-ray machines, ultrasound etc are available. The college has a well-established diagnostic laboratory for the examination of blood, urine, faeces and tissues etc.
Mandate
- To provide opportunities for enduring education for budding professionals in Veterinary Science.
- To run “Referral” hospital for specialized treatment and provide clinical training to students.
- To provide consultancy and specialist services to livestock owners, government, semi-government and allied agencies.
- To encourage faculty development by providing opportunities to participate in appropriate training programmes, conferences, workshops, seminars, symposia etc.
- To encourage teamwork and collaboration with other departments, colleges, universities and industries, both nationwide and globally
Goals
- To train veterinary professionals including Master’s and Doctorate level specialists competent of handling livestock vigor and production aspects according to the needs of State Government and allied agencies.
- To coordinate research in all sectors of veterinary and animal sciences with emphasis on animal health, production and processing technologies with multidisciplinary approach.
- To develop collaborative research linkages with other international and national research institutes and universities.
- To guide and assist the university scientists in acquiring funding for new research projects from national/international funding agencies.
Future Strategies:
- To define future thrust areas and execute short term/long term research strategies.
- To organize research activities designed to improve health and production of animals in state.
- Developing low cost, cutting-edge technologies that are proficiently transferable to state farmers, entrepreneurs and other stake holders.
- To orient the research mandates for economic upliftment of the state livestock farmers
Dean, College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phul
Dr. Digvijay Singh
Address: Dean, College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phul, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
Email: deancovsrampura@gadvasu.in
Call: +91-1651-222644
Brief Introduction
Dr. Digvijay Singh former Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, GADVASU, Ludhiana has joined as Dean, College of Veterinary Science, GADVASU, Rampura Phul on 31.10.2024. Earlier, he has led the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, GADVASU, Ludhiana twice as Professor & Head from 2011 to 2015 and 2020 to 2024. Apart from being the Professor and Head, he has also worked as the University Librarian, GADVASU, Ludhiana from 01.04.2021 to 30.05.2022. Besides being involved in academics, he has published a total of 64 publications (23 as the first author), 12 in International journals, 40 in Indian journals and 01 review article in International Journal. Apart from this, he has 11 Invited papers in different CAFT and other training. He has presented 06 Research papers in international conferences besides presenting 27 Research papers in National Conferences along with 21 Abstracts published in the National and 15 Abstracts published in International conferences. He successfully completed the first private-sector research project undertaken by GADVASU entitled “Effect of Herbal formulation on digestibility and nutrient utilization of wheat straw in buffalo calves” sponsored by AYURVET, BADDI, guided 6 M.V. Sc. Students and compiled 3 manuals. The research carried under this project has been highly appreciated by the sponsors. Through this project, He had tried to establish industry-institution linkage. He was Co-PI in the project Clinical application of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells from buffalo for allogenic and xenogenic cutaneous regeneration of chronic wounds with PI- Dr (Mrs.) Manjinder Sharma 1.07.2015 to 31.03.2017. UGC (MRP) Further to facilitate the research work in the college, He developed the small animal colony as its in-charge.
Besides being a referee to a number of journals, he has 3 best research paper presentation awards, D. N. Mullick memorial award presented at XXII annual conference of SAPI held at DUVASU, Mathura from Nov. 19-21, 2013 and ‘BHARAT JYOTI AWARD’ from India International Friendship Society, New Delhi for meritorious services, outstanding performance and remarkable role in his field. Dr. Singh is a life member of a number of scientific societies besides being an executive member of the Society of Animal Physiologists of India (SAPI) from 2007 to 2011. Presently he is general secretary (North India) of the Society of Animal Physiologists of India (SAPI). He has attended a number of national conferences where he has presented his research and co-chaired sessions.
Former Dean
| Sr. No. | Name | Duration on the post | Date of Retirement | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Gurcharan Singh Dhaliwal | 31.10.2019-26.05.2020 | 31.05.2020 |  |
| 2. | Dr. Vinod Kumar Gandotra | 27.05.2020-31.07.2020 | 31.08.2020 |  |
| 3. | Dr. Harmanjit Singh Banga | 01.08.2020-13.09.2020 | -- |  |
| 4. | Dr. Manish Kumar Chatli | 14.09.2020-15.11.2022 | -- |  |
| 5. | Dr. Baljinder Kumar Bansal | 15.11.2022- 29.10.2024 | 31.10.2024 |  |
- Main Veterinary College Building Complex
- Small and Large animal Hospital/Clinic (TVCC)
- Clinical diagnostic laboratory
- Lecture Halls with audio visual teaching aids
- UG/PG Laboratories
- Examination Hall
- Student’s Library
- Computer Centre
- Post Mortem Hall
- Livestock Farm
- Poultry Farm
- Hostels for boys and girls
- Guest House
- Farmer Information Centre
Faculty Detail
Dr. Vikrant Sudan
Designation : Associate Professor
Contact Address : Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Rampura Phul 151103
Telephone :
Mobile : +91-9045414200
Email : vikrantsudan@gadvasu.in, viks.sudan@gmail.com
Academic Credentials
- B.V.Sc. & A.H: SKUAST-J (2008)
- M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Parasitology): IVRI (2010)
- PhD(Veterinary Parasitology): DUVASU (2019)
Teaching appointments
- Actively involved in teaching of Veterinary Parasitology course for veterinary and diploma undergraduate students. Research interest involves molecular parasitology, parasite phylogenetics and diagnostics for parasitic diseases with special interest on haemoprotozoan diseases. Have handled 11 national and 1 international projects from funding agencies like RKVY, NIF-DST, etc in various capacities.
Other appointments
- Presently acting as In charge Department of Veterinary Parasitology, In charge Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis Laboratory, In charge Recruitment cell, In charge Print and Media Cell, In charge second year diploma and internship at CoVS, Rampura Phul.
- Held previous administrative portfolios like Assistant Director Research (ADR), Hostel Warden, University Transport Officer (TO), Member University Management Committee (UMC), coordinator of various activities under IDP-NAHEP and scientist Covid-19 testing laboratory, Mathura.
- Editorial board member of BMC Veterinary Research; Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Plos One, Veterinary Parasitology: Parasites and wild life and AS Veterinary Science Journal.
- Life member of Indian Science Congress (ISP);Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (IAAVP); Indian Society for Parasitology (ISP); National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS) and Punjab State Veterinary Council.
Area of research
- Host-parasite interactions with special emphasis on theileriosis.
- Epidemiological mapping of parasitic infection in and around Punjab using molecular, serological and conventional methods.
- Molecular phylogenetics of parasites.
- Resistance in parasites against antiparasitic drugs.
Ongoing projects
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S. No. |
PI/Co-PI |
Title of project |
Funding agency |
Period |
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1 |
Co-PI |
Preliminary pilot evaluation of atpical-Human trypanosomiasis (a-HT) due to Trypanosoma evansi in Punjab, India. |
PERZODE, France |
2023-24 |
|
2 |
Co-PI |
Strategic control of subclinical parasitism for better animal health and enhanced productivity in UP |
RKVY |
2017-21 |
|
3 |
Co-PI |
National Innovation Foundation (DST) |
2020- 21 |
|
|
4 |
Co-PI |
Gastrointestinal parasitic surveillance including subclinical parasitism in goshalas of Mathura. |
Go Anusandhan Sansthan |
2017-19 |
|
5 |
PI |
Expression profile of cytokines and TLRs in cattle and buffalo with natural tropical theileriosis. |
Institutional Revolving |
2020-21 |
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6 |
Co-PI |
Institutional Revolving |
2020-21 |
|
|
7 |
Co-PI |
Participatory development of plan for promoting scientific knowledge and better production in small ruminant: an action research |
Institutional Revolving |
2020-21 |
|
8 |
PI |
Institutional Revolving |
2015-16 |
|
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9 |
Co-PI |
Development of native whole cell lysate based ELISA kit for trypanosomiosis in cattle and buffalo. |
Institutional Revolving |
2015-16 |
Research honours awards
- Dr. J P Dubey Young Scientist Award for doctoral research (2020) by Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (IAAVP).
- Recipient of Rukmini Devi Arundale Animal Welfare award (2022) and Pashudhan Samriti India Awards (2022) for Academia by Pashudhan Praharee.
- Dr. VS Alwar best article award(2018) in Journal of Veterinary Parasitology by Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (IAAVP).
- Best oral presentation/ best poster awards by various professional societies: 07.
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2008).
- Letter of appreciation by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor DUVASU for excellent services in Covd-19 testing (2021).
No of publications
| Research: 105 | Extension: 11 | Book Chapters: 07 Review Articles | :06 |
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Publication
- Vikrant Sudan, Daya Shanker, Sanjhi Paliwal, Rahul Kumar, Amit Singh (2023). Phylogenetic characterization and analysis of Sarcocystis buffalonis. Acta Tropica 237:106718.
- Vikrant Sudan, Daya Shanker, Sanjhi Paliwal, Rahul Kumar, Amit Singh (2021). Phylogenetics of Sarcocystis fusiformis isolates based on 18S rRNA and cox 1 genes Microbial Pathogenesis, 159: 105144.
- Vikrant Sudan, Amit Jaiswal, Daya Shanker, Amit Verma (2018). First report of molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of RoTat 1.2 VSG of Trypanosoma evansi from equine isolate. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 49. 1793-1796.
- Vikrant Sudan, A.K. Tewari, Harkirat Singh (2015). Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in bovines from Kerala, India using a recombinant surface antigen 1 ELISA. Biologicals 43: 250-255.
- Vikrant Sudan, Amit Kumar Jaiswal, Daya Shanker (2014). Infection rates of Linguatula serrata nymphs in mesenteric lymph nodes from water buffaloes in North India. Veterinary Parasitology 205: 408–411.
- Vikrant Sudan, Rahul Kumar, Daya Shanker, Sanjhi Paliwal (2019). First report of molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis tenella from India. Parasitology Research 118(5):1429-1434.
- Vikrant Sudan, Rahul Kumar, Daya Shanker (2021) Sequence phylogenetic analysis and associative genetic diversity of Sarcocystis hirsuta based on 18S rRNA gene. Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Science 10, 22 .
- Sanjhi Paliwal, Daya Shanker, Vikrant Sudan, SK Singh (2023). Comparative genetic diversity and molecular evolutionary analysis of Theileria annulate isolates based on Tama 1 gene. Tick and tick borne diseases 102241.
- Sanjeev Kumar, Sanjhi Paliwal, Vikrant Sudan, Shanker D, Singh SK. (2022) An endpoint visualization loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detecting bubaline theileriosis. Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Science;11(1):67.
- Vikrant Sudan, Deepak Sumbria, Jasleen Kaur, Rabjot Kour, Kapil Gupta (2023). The Pathophysiology of Trypanosomiosis Associated Anaemia: A Multifactoral Phenomenon. International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 6(6): 000524.