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College of Dairy Science & Technology (CDST), Mannuthy, established in 1993 is a constituent college under the Faculty of Dairy Science and Technology of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), a State Public University headquartered at Pookode in Wayanad district of Kerala.

B.Tech (Dairy Science & Technology) Programme, the first of its kind in the state was initiated in the year 1993 under the aegis of the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences of Kerala Agricultural University. Later it was upgraded to the status of a college in the year 1998. With the advent of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in 2010, the college was further upgraded to the status of an independent Faculty. College of Dairy Science & Technology (CDST) is one of the renowned institutions for Dairy education in the country. The Institute facilitates a close interaction between students, farmers, scientists, technocrats, and dairy industry such that all are mutually benefited. The college has endowed more than 350 Dairy professionals to the nation who are well equipped to take up challenging responsibilities in dairy industry, research institutes and academia.

Academics

It offers B.Tech programme in Dairy Science & Technology and Master of Technology (M.Tech) programme in Dairy Technology. The candidates admitted to B. Tech (DSc. & Tech.) programme are selected through the Common Engineering Entrance Examination conducted by Govt. of Kerala. The candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately, and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together are eligible for admission. The college also admits students from ICAR quota for the UG programme. The admission to M. Tech programmes is done through the Entrance examination conducted by the University and from the ICAR PG entrance examination held every year. One seat in the M. Tech course is earmarked for student admitted under the Senior Residency programme.