Best Thesis Awards (M.V.Sc. and Ph.D.)

Eligibility Criteria:

• The candidate must have been awarded a M.V.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in Veterinary Public Health (VPH) or Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology (VPHE) within the specified time frame prior to the application deadline.
• The candidate must be a life member of the Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists (IAVPHS) and must provide documentary proof of membership.

Application Requirements:

• The candidate must submit one research article based on their thesis work to the Journal of Veterinary Public Health (JVPH) and provide the acceptance letter from the Editor of JVPH along with the application.
• Once the research article is accepted for publication, the award recipient will not be allowed to withdraw the article from the journal.

Application Submission:

• Interested applicants should submit their applications using the prescribed proforma, which can be forwarded via email to General Secretary, IAVPHS

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The following persons have been bestowed with this award:

Best M.V.Sc. Thesis Award

Ishita Gupta (2022). Development of immunochromatographic strip assay to detect recent infection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in swine population. Thesis Submitted to the Deemed University ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh. 

Preeti (2024). Study on Risk Assessment of Non Typhoidal Salmonella spp. from Consumption of Chicken Meat in Punjab. A thsis submitted to Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab.

Gayatri Abhijit Takekar (2025) Molecular characterization of Bacillus spp. Isolated from raw meat and processed meat products. Thesis submitted to Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Best Ph.D. Thesis Award

Anamica Sahu (2023). Development of Lateral Flow Assay for Aflatoxin M1 detection in milk and its comparative evaluation with ELISA and HPLC techniques. A thsis submitted to Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab.

Dhanalakshmi M. (2023). Sero epidemiology of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Swine Population of Tamil Nadu. A. Thesis Submitted to the Deemed University ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh.