I welcome you to the Technology enabled Distance learning programme of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. Learning is a continuous process. We aspire to be a cutting-edge university, to anticipate the needs of the future and meet them here and to create a physical environment that supports teaching, learning, and research.

Distance Learning is of paramount importance for expansion of Higher Education in our country, specifically when the higher education sector is undergoing a major transformation. The institutions of higher learning play a vital role in meeting the needs and demands of the rapidly growing economy of our country as underlined in the reports of the Knowledge Commission. University’s Distance learning Centre of KVASU offers distance education programme as a part of its effort to bring education to masses and fulfill the growing demand for professionals. Our main focus is ensuring that students receive education that is relevant to the industry and the highly competitive global marketplace. By integrating a highly researched curriculum with industry relevant concepts and practices, the University offers a unique blend of theoretical and cutting edge functional inputs to the students. Continuous efforts are being made to widen the access by offering high quality innovative and need based programmes at different levels especially for the disadvantaged and marginalized segments of society at affordable cost by using different forms of media and technology.

The University is in the process of further expansion and enrichment to make it a vibrant institution which would cater to the emerging needs of higher learning and the growing economy. In a State like Kerala and Distance Learning is of crucial importance and can be instrumental in taking higher education to the unreached and under-privileged sections of the society. In this age of information and technology, we need to constantly upgrade our manpower and technological resources. Application of new technology is an area of priority to us which will be helpful in making Open and Distance Learning more effective. In this process, extensive use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) shall be undertaken to provide opportunities of higher education to a large segment of the population of the State. With the application of ICT, multimedia packages shall be developed to make the distance learning as effective as any other mode of learning and to cater specific needs of learners. KVASU in association with Amrita University is trying to introduce the next generation learning system called AVIEW.

We will put in our best efforts to make learning more effective by application of new technology and innovations in the field of Distance Learning. I am sure that our collective efforts would achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves.

Hope you will find our programs rewarding, informative and fulfilling.