College of Fishery Science, Pebbair, Wanaparthy

The College of Fishery Science, Pebbair the only one of its kind in Telangana State, established on 4th December, 2017. It is a constituent college of P. V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad under the State Agricultural University system of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The college is established as per the order vide GO. MS. No. 2 dt. 11.01.2017 of Government of Telangana. The mission of the college is to provide quality education for the production of professionally qualified and technically skilled manpower. College also undertakes research and extension programmes in fisheries and aquaculture to find solutions for the problems encountered by aqua farmers, fisher-folk and entrepreneurs of the state of Telangana. The main motto of all these activities is to alienate poverty and ascertain nutritional security of the people of the state, through overall development of the fisheries sector. Being an only fisheries institute, the college continues to play a key role in fisheries education, research and extension activities in the state.

The College offers Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) of four-year duration and generating 25 professionally qualified and technically skilled fisheries graduates every year. College has adopted ICAR Vth Deans Committee syllabus for B.F.Sc course curriculum.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Upon completion of B.F.Sc degree, students will be qualified to work as Fisheries Development Officers (FDO) in Telangana state recruited by Department of Fisheries, Government of Telangana.
• Agriculture Field officers in Nationalized Banks of India selected through IBPS
• Technical officers in state/central fishery institutions like MPEDA, EIA, FSI
• Students can pursue higher studies in Fisheries science i.e M.F.Sc in ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai and other state agriculture /veterinary universities
• The B.F.Sc graduates are having bright future in private sector such as Fish / shrimp culture, Fish / Shrimp hatcheries, Processing plants, Feed industries, Ornamental industry both in India and abroad as General Manager, Fisheries Technologist, Production Manager, Quality control Manager, Marketing executive etc.
• The course offers a great scope for the students for self-employment by establishing own farm/ hatchery/processing plant, aquaria units, etc.