Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing Ceremony
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru is a deemed to be university located in Mysuru, Karnataka. It was established in the year 2008 with a founding mission to serve the needs of the community at large and envisions to emerge as a unique institution in the higher education setting. JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research is focused on medical and health-related studies, and comprises of JSS Medical College, JSS Dental College and JSS College of Pharmacy at the main campus in Mysuru as well as another pharmacy college in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu. With a view to extend the horizons in the field of Health Sciences, the Department of Water and Health, Department of Health System Management Studies and Department of Life Sciences were also started later.
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research also ranks among top 50 universities/Higher Education Institutions in India for the last four consecutive years by NIRF- National Institutional Ranking Framework by MHRD, Government of India and is currently ranked 34thamong 1479 universities of India in NIRF Rankings 2019. We are also ranked 4th among all the Private Higher Education Institution in India in the recently released ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) Rankings 2019.
JSSAHER was also been granted graded autonomous status Under “Institutions Deemed to be Universities” by UGC. The UGC has granted JSS AHER as Category-I Deemed to be university and is accredited with A+ Grade (CGPA of 3.47 out of 4) by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) during 2018 re-accreditation.
JSSAHER has made a remarkable progress in 2019 Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), being ranked among top 500 Universities globally and among top 3 Higher Education Institutions nationally. In 2019 Subject Ranking under the category of Clinical, Preclinical and Health, JSS AHER made a mark with 251-300 rank band globally and ranked first in India. In the recently released THE Impact Rankings we have been ranked in the band of 101-200 and are ranked 1st In India.
JSS AHER presently has 54 Collaborations with nationally and internationally acclaimed academic institutions, Industry partners, health service providers and research centres. To further strengthen the academic and research capabilities, JSS AHER has identified few more partners in its pursuit for Quality & Excellence. They are:
Sl. No |
Collaborating Partner |
Area of collaboration |
1 |
GlaxoSmithKline Asia Private Limited, Bengaluru |
Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
2 |
Seragen Biotherapeutics Private Limited, Bengaluru |
Accelerate methods and technology advancement in stem cell research Stem Cell banking Novel therapeutics for regenerative medicine |
3 |
Accreate additive labs private limited, Bengaluru |
Innovative 3D Printing and Design Services Model making for use in academics and healthcare Bioprinting for tissue 3D printing Drug Transportation studies Developing contemporary smarter devices and solutions |
4 |
Triphase Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Mysuru |
R&D in Biotechnology and Probiotics Development of New methods and technologies in prebiotic and probiotic research |
5 |
St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru |
Co-operation on new or existing academic programmes The development of joint research activities Staff exchange or mutual visits to both institutions Postgraduate student training and development Student exchange; Research Collaboration in Life sciences |
6 |
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru |
Academic and Research Collaboration in Health Sciences Faculty and Student Exchange |
7 |
Philips India Ltd |
Healthcare - Medical devices, Data Analytics |
8 |
Farooqia College of Pharmacy, Mysuru |
Academic and Research Collaboration in Pharmacy |
9 |
Scitus Pharma Services Private Limited, Chennai |
Clinical Research Research & Development in generic drugs |
10 |
Jagdale Industries Pvt. Ltd (Juggat Pharma), Bengaluru |
Consultancy, Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences Formulation development for drugs |
Besides the above, the deemed university will be signing MOU’s with the following international partners in absentia:
- Edge hill University, United Kingdom.
- Pacific University, Oregon, USA.
- Texas Southern University, USA.
- UCSI University, Malaysia
- The University of Bolton, United Kingdom
JSS AHER is in constant pursuit for collaborating with Industry, Academic and Research partners for advancement in quality of education provided at the deemed to be university by exposing the students and faculty to the advanced instrumentation and latest technology including innovative pedagogy to facilitate global learning.
JSS AHER has always emphasized on the quantum and quality of research being carried out in the institutions under its ambit.To promote research in new and emerging areas, JSS AHER has partnered with collaborators for mutual benefit and advancement of research in the country.
JSS AHER is proud to state that today it has 58 H index coming out of 6268 Publications in the last 10 years. It has filed 20 Patents and has commercialised two technologies/products.
The above collaborations will help the deemed university to not only strengthen its capabilities but also share its strength and capabilities with the institutions and industries in the region.