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12. Section 22(1) of the Act of 1984, enables the council to prescribe the minimum standard of veterinary education and apparently does not deal with recognition of any educational qualification. In exercise of powers under section 22(1) read with Section 21 of the Act of 1984, the Veterinary Council of India with the approval of the Central Government has framed the Regulation of 1993. Part-II of the Regulations of 1993, deals with the course of study, Clause (1) of which provides that a degree course of B.V.Sc & A.H shall comprise of a course of study consisting of the curriculam and syllabus provided in these regulations spread over five complete academic years including a compulsory internship of six months duration undertaken after successful completion of all credit hours provided in the syllabus. Part- IV, which contains Regulation 7(2) of the Regulations of 1993, deals with internship. A conjoint reading of clauses (i),

(ii), (iii), (iv) & (vii)(b) & (viii) of the aforesaid Regulation, makes it clear that every candidate, after passing the final B.V.Sc & A.H examination, has to undergo compulsory rotating internship for a minimum period of six months so as to be eligible for award of a B.V.Sc & A.H degree and full registration and that for the purpose of undertaking the internship the University is required to issue a provisional course completion certificate on passing of the final examination, on the strength of which a candidate is granted provisional registration by the State Veterinary Council for a limited period of six months to enable him to undertake training as a Veterinary Surgeon during internship. Clause

13. From a perusal of the aforesaid provisions of law and the Regulations, it is clear that the B.V.Sc. & A.H degree can be awarded to a candidate only after he successfully completes his compulsory internship and the issuance of a successful completion certificate in that regard.

When the documents, Annexure P-2 & P-3, are read alongwith the aforesaid Regulations of 1993, it is clear that the aforesaid documents only certify that the candidate has passed the final examination and is now eligible for undertaking internship. This fact is clearly mentioned in the last paragraph of the certificate issued to the petitioners, Annexure P-2. It is also clear that this certificate has been sent to the Registrar of State Veterinary Council, Bhopal to enable him to issue a provisional registration certificate as envisaged in Regulation 7(2)(iv) of the Regulations of 1993, so that the candidate can undertake internship training as a Veterinary Surgeon and this has been clarified by the Council in notes no.1 & 2 appended to the certificates which read as under:-

"uksV%& 1- vuqeksfnr laLFkku esa dsoy izf'k{k.k ds fy, gh /kkjd vH;kl ds fy, vf/kd`r gksxk A 2- Qkbuy iathdj.k ds le; ewy izek.k i= okil tek djokuk visf{kr gS A**

14. It is also clear from a perusal of the last column of this certificate, Annexure P-3, that they were valid only upto 23.6.2013 for undertaking internship and that final registration, after completion of internship, would be granted only after this provisional certificate is returned and deposited with the Council."