Maharashtra gets its first private veterinary colleges: 400 BVSc seats at ₹5.5 lakh a year

The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, has its first private affiliated colleges: five in veterinary science and three in dairy technology, nearly doubling the state's veterinary seats.

The new colleges

Veterinary science, 80 BVSc & AH seats each:

• Yashodeep Veterinary College, Saralgaon, Thane
• Tatyasaheb Kore Institute of Veterinary and Animal Science, Warananagar, Kolhapur
• Parikrama Veterinary Science College, Kashti, Ahilyanagar
• Shri Siddhagiri College of Veterinary Science, Kaneri, Kolhapur
• Dr Rajendra Suryawanshi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Gandheli, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Dairy technology, 40 B.Tech seats each: Late Shaktikumar Sancheti Dairy Technology College (Buldhana), Prof Prataprao Borade Dairy Technology College (Gandheli, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) and Aditya Dairy Technology College (Beed).

The numbers that matter

• BVSc & AH: 464 seats in six government colleges, plus 400 private.
• B.Tech Dairy Technology: 80 seats in two government colleges, plus 120 private.
• Fees (ad-hoc, set by the Fee Regulating Authority): ₹5.5 lakh a year for BVSc at the private colleges, against ₹27,500 at government colleges. ₹1 lakh a year for private dairy technology.

That fee gap, twenty times, is the headline for families. Over a five-and-a-half-year BVSc, the private route comes to close to ₹30 lakh in tuition alone.

How admission works

• BVSc & AH: through NEET UG scores.
• Dairy technology: through MHT CET (PCM) or ICAR's CUET scores.

The admission prospectus was published on 25 September, about three months later than last year's process, which began on 2 July. Classes normally start in mid-August, so this year's first term will be compressed.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the 2026-27 admission prospectus of the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur. Official portal: mafsu.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.