JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), formerly known as JSS University, is a Deemed University located in Mysuru, Karnataka, India. It was established in the year 2008, with a founding mission to serve the needs of the community at large and envisions emerging as a unique institution in the Higher Education setting.

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research since its establishment has significantly strengthened its Teaching, Research and Service efforts to realize its vision and mission. Under the leadership and gracious Patronage and blessings of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji , the Chancellor of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Honourable Pro Chancellor, Dr. B. Suresh, a noted multifaceted leader in the field of education in India, and Dr Surinder Singh, Vice Chancellor, an expert in healthcare regulations, JSS AHER has made great progress in grooming graduates, postgraduates and PhD researchers of great acumen by providing effective, value based education, giving importance to overall development of an individual through state-of-art facilities to make the learner a useful citizen to the country.

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru is a Health Science focused Higher Education Institution and comprises of Faculties of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Life Sciences and Management Studies. It has, as its constituent colleges the JSS Medical College, the JSS Dental College& Hospital and the JSS College of Pharmacy at its main campus at Mysuru and the JSS College of Pharmacy at Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu (off-campus). Besides the four constituent colleges, the deemed university has established three departments, namely the Department of Water and Health, the Department of Health System Management Studies and the Department of Yoga. Today, more than 650 faculty members instruct approximately 3500 undergraduates, 2500 graduate students and around 700 research scholars. We have more than 300+ international students from 25+ countries studying at JSS AHER.

In the Times Higher Education (THE) World rankings 2022, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research was ranked in the band of 351-400 in the world. JSS AHER is amongst the top 8 of the world and number 1 in India for the citations generated from its publications. There are only three Institutions from India that are in top 500 and JSSAHER is one of them and no other deemed university or private or government university, other than the National Institutes are in the top 500.

In the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2022, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research is ranked 1st in India and 70th in the world.

In the 2021 THE Impact Rankings, JSS AHER is ranked in the band of 100-200 globally and 3rd in India. It is also ranked in the band of 201-250 under the subject "Pharmacy & Pharmacology" in the QS world university rankings 2021.

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, is the only university in India ranked into the top 100 (ranked 93rd in the world) in clinical and health studies of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.

Nationally, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research also ranks among top 50 universities/Higher Education Institutions in India for the last six consecutive years by NIRF - National Institutional Ranking Framework by MHRD, Government of India and accredited with A+ Grade (CGPA of 3.48 out of 4) by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) during 2018 re-accreditation.

It is also ranked in the band of top 25 among Private Higher Education Institutions by ARIIA Ranking - Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements, initiative by MHRD, Government of India.

'Quality' and 'Excellence have been the key drivers of the JSS AHER which is evident from the various strides it has made in the benchmarking initiatives nationally and internationally in a short span of twelve years. The good governance structure and extraordinary leadership of the institution has played a catalyst’s role for it to progress quickly and continue its journey to the next level of advancement. The committed faculty, the diverse student community, the strategic national and international co-operations and infusion of right amount of resources on right projects have added value towards its success journey. The integration of medical sciences with the life sciences and the allied health sciences has brought in a culture of inter professional education and research which has added uniqueness to the education and research environment of the institution.

The remarkable growth of the institution in a short span of time is due to; Eminent Leadership, Good Governance, Academic excellence, Experienced Faculty, National and International Student diversity, Research excellence, Infrastructure that meets the needs of the academics, research, extension and student support.

For further information on JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Please visit www.jssuni.edu.in