The Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ICLAM) is established in June 2020 under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1975) for certifying the veterinarians in the field of laboratory animal medicine in India. The establishment of ICLAM specialty board certification is aimed to promote the advances in laboratory animal medicine through dissemination of knowledge to the laboratory animal veterinarians by enhancing the competency and skill sets, harmonisation of practices and standards of training on various laboratory animal species.