LUDHIANA: Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (GADVASU) has been ranked first among the Veterinary Universities of India, as per the ranking of Agricultural Universities and Research Institutes conducted by the Education Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for the year 2019. GADVASU ranked 7th among all 67 Agricultural Universities, Veterinary Universities and Research Institutes of India. The ICAR initiated ranking of universities and research institutions under its purview with a larger objective to improve the standard of animal sciences and agricultural education in tune with the global scenario. Ranking was based on several parameters including student and faculty profile, student placements, research publications and citations, patents, technologies generated and transferred to farmers, resource generated and linkages.