Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) was established on 20th September 1989 with its head quarters at Chennai. The foundation of the University lay in the Madras Veterinary College set up in 1876. It was started as an Agricultural School in Chennai to offer diploma and certificate course in the field of veterinary and animal sciences. The institute attained the status of a college in the year 1903 (01.10.1903), when it started functioning at Dobbin Hall, Chennai and admitted 20 students for a three-year diploma course called GMVC (Graduate of Madras Veterinary College). Based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Agriculture, the college was upgraded to impart degree in veterinary science.