About the College
India's position as the world's leading milk producer since 1998 underscores the significance of the dairy sector in its agricultural economy with a steady growth rate of 4 to 5% per annum. The dairy industry presently has approximately 700 processing units which are vital not only for food security but also for employment generation.
The majority of milk is produced and handled (approximately 70%) by the unorganized sector, while cooperatives and private dairies account for the remaining 30%. This evolving landscape not only signifies a bright future for dairy processing in India but also emphasizes the importance of education and training in cultivating a workforce ready to meet the industry's challenges and opportunities. With increase in purchasing power of consumers along with the globalization, the demand for value-added dairy products is expected to increase. This trend is expected to create new employment avenues and encourage the adoption of advanced processing technologies to enhance efficiency, product quality, and competitiveness.
Recognizing the urgent need for skilled dairy professionals, the Government of Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura, established the College of Dairy Science in its Mathura campus beginning with the academic year 2024-25. The college currently offers a four year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Dairy Technology program with an intake capacity of 40 students, aiming to provide high quality human resources to the dairy and food sector.
Equipped with modern facilities and supported by young and dynamic faculty specializing in diverse disciplines, the college is committed to fulfilling its core objectives of excellence in teaching, training, and research in dairy and food sector. It plays a vital role in shaping the future of dairy technocrats by imparting quality education aligned with national policies.
The college has been constituted as per the recommendations of the Vth Deans' Committee Report of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi and has recently adopted the VIth Deans' Committee Report of ICAR under the framework of New Education Policy (NEP 2020).
Departments and Section
Vision
To integrate and advance the excellence in dairy science education, research and extension services to the society.
Mission
- To become a Centre of Excellence in Dairy Science education to cater the present need of dairy sector.
- To build the dairy graduates acquainted with different aspects of quality assurance, production, management, sales and marketing by virtue of industrial in-plant training.
- To undergo institutional and industrial collaboration to tackle the problems in dairy industry.
- To adopt Government policies that support growth and sustainability in the dairy sector.
About the Dean
Prof. (Dr.) Rashmi Singh
Dr. Rashmi Singh has about 29 years of academic experience in Veterinary and Dairy Science. She did her B.V.Sc. & A.H. from the College of Veterinary Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar with merit award and M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Immunology from the same institution.
Her academic pursuit started with her role as Research Associate at National Professor Laboratory on Rotavirus Molecular Biology, at CCSHAU, Hisar and later joining as the first lady faculty in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GBPUAT, Pantnagar. She completed her Ph.D. from the same institute in Veterinary and Immunology with minor in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.
She joined as an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, DUVASU, Mathura in 2011. She has guided and mentored many master's students, as well as Ph.D. scholars in the discipline of Veterinary Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Her exceptional research prowess has been widely recognized, as principal investigator in externally funded projects, as well as collaborations as a Co-PI with esteemed institutions such as DBT and ICAR. Her painstaking dedication has yielded an impressive repertoire of original research publications in esteemed national and international journals and publications comprising review articles, book chapters, popular articles, and more to the scientific community.
She was awarded an overseas fellowship as a Visiting Professor at VIDO, University of Saskatchewan, Canada for three months in 2022. She has presented papers in various national and international conferences. She was an invited speaker in INTERACT Symposium, Oklahoma State University, USA, September 2024.
She is a member of different committees of the University and ICAR institutes viz. IAEC, IBSC, Animal Disease Prioritization Team, FAO-India and as an expert member in selection committees of University and ICAR institutes.
Dr. Rashmi Singh took the responsibility of the University during COVID pandemic by establishing the COVID-19 testing laboratory as nodal officer under One Health.
Dr. Rashmi was Professor and Head in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, DUVASU before joining as the founder Dean of the College of Dairy Science.
Contact
- E-mail: dean(dot)cods(at)upvetuniv(dot)edu(dot)in, rashmi(dot)singh(at)upvetuniv(dot)edu(dot)in
- Address: College of Dairy Science, DUVASU, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh-281001
Programmes Offered
Undergraduate
The College of Dairy Science offers a four-year professional degree (8 semesters) undergraduate programme in Dairy Technology
- B.Tech. (Dairy Technology)
Postgraduate
The College of Dairy Science offers two-year (4 semesters) postgraduate programmes in different disciplines, namely
- M.Tech. / M.Sc. (Dairy Technology)
- M.Tech. (Dairy Engineering)
- M.Tech. / M.Sc. (Dairy Chemistry)
- M.Tech. / M.Sc. (Dairy Microbiology)
- M.Sc. (Dairy Extension)