National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Ernakulam

National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health is one of the corner stone institute specialised in Aquatic Animal Health science, located at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin- Kerala. This center was founded in the year 2000 and aims at enhancing growth of knowledge in disease and diagnostic research as well as marine biotechnology in aquatic animals.

NCAAH is based in the vibrant coastal city of Kochi thus afford the institution exposure to a variety of water systems. The institute is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), that provides quality educational facilities.

Due to a faculty strength of 4 experienced professionals, NCAAH can provide a niche of learning for those students who are interested in marine sciences and biotechnology. National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health has boast of some of the modern facility that has favourited the institution’s academic and research programmes.

The institute thus boasts well-equipped laboratory facilities that avails talent the opportunities that feel like in water animal diseases and evaluation researches as well as marine technology advancements. A good library is a trove of information, they provide various information and resources specifically regarding niche topics.

It is well connected with a good Information Technology work that provide every student with up to date equipment. In the area of student accommodation, NCAAH has provided comfortable hostels to accommodate boys and girls separately. The campus includes a cafeteria, a gym, and easy access to banks and ATM which makes the environment appropriate for the development of the complete student.

The institute teaches only a few number of post graduate and doctoral courses as it primarily addresses higher learning in marine science. NCAAH currently provides three full-time courses : offers an M. Tech in Marine Biotechnology degree and two PhD courses in Marine Biotechnology and Aquatic Animal Health . The M.

Tech programme offered is a full time programme with a duration of two years currently having an approved intake of 6students thus enough focus and hand on training. The Ph. D. programmes are six years inclusive of comprehensive in-depth research based on current emerging areas in Aquatic Animal Health and Marine Biotechnology.

These programmes are intended to develop postgraduate scholars and professionals in the specialty. Just as it has been stated, NCAAH has a set process of admission, and much emphasis is given to merit when it comes to admitting students who would wish to undertake the following courses particularly the M. Tech Marine Biotechnology.

Criteria of selection for this course include the standardized percentage scores achieved in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Biotechnology, GAT-B exam held by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, for the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

It is also pertinent to mention here that such examination has the general tendency of ranking the candidates ’ contraction eligibility from all applicants. The qualified candidates are bestowed with GAT-B rank and they are eligible to get themselves admitted to M. Tech Marine Biotechnology programme in NCAAH, CUSAT. When it comes to the admission details of the Ph. D.

programmes, the details are not elaborated, however, normally, such an advanced research programme may expect a combination of