JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, is a Category-I Deemed-to-be University established in 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, run by the parent trust JSS Mahavidyapeetha. The university brings together medical, dental, pharmacy, and allied health education under a single deemed-university umbrella, with constituent colleges spanning Mysuru and Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu.
JSS AHER holds NAAC A++ accreditation, CGPA 3.61, announced around October 2024. It ranked 38th in NIRF 2025 Overall (score 57.43) and 21st in the University category (score 60.00), confirmed directly against nirfindia.org. Its constituent colleges carry their own separate NIRF rankings within their respective disciplines.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008, Category-I Deemed-to-be University |
| Type | Deemed university, Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 |
| Parent trust | JSS Mahavidyapeetha |
| NAAC | A++ (CGPA 3.61) |
| NIRF 2025 Overall | Rank 38 (score 57.43) |
| NIRF 2025 University | Rank 21 (score 60.00) |
| Campus locations | Mysuru (main) and Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu (Pharmacy) |
| MBBS admission | NEET-UG, Medical Counselling Committee, no state quota |
JSS AHER's constituent colleges include JSS Medical College, Mysuru, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru, and JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, alongside its School of Life Sciences and School of Public Health, which run departments in Nutrition and Dietetics, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, and Health Systems Management Studies.
Admission to MBBS and BDS runs entirely through NEET-UG, with the Medical Counselling Committee conducting deemed-university counselling for these seats. Since JSS AHER is a deemed university, ordinary state quota reservations do not apply to its seat matrix, which instead splits primarily between an open merit or management quota and an NRI quota. Admission to its non-medical programmes, including B.Pharm and allied health courses, runs through the university's own entrance process for candidates who have not qualified via a national-level exam.
| Programme | Admission basis |
|---|---|
| MBBS, BDS | NEET-UG, MCC deemed-university counselling |
| B.Pharm, MSc, allied health | University's own entrance process |
For the 2026-27 cycle, NEET-UG was held on 3 May 2026, and deemed-university counselling for MBBS and BDS seats typically runs over several months following the result, through the Medical Counselling Committee. As of this writing, no specific currently open counselling round for JSS AHER could be confirmed from an official source, and this page does not state an "admission open until" date accordingly.
JSS AHER ranked 38th in NIRF 2025 Overall (score 57.43) and 21st in University category (score 60.00), confirmed directly against nirfindia.org. Its constituent colleges carry their own separate NIRF 2025 rankings: JSS Medical College at rank 37 in Medical (score 55.51), JSS Dental College and Hospital at rank 10 in Dental (score 62.59), JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty at rank 4 in Pharmacy (score 76.14), and JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru at rank 7 in Pharmacy (score 73.38). It holds NAAC A++ accreditation, CGPA 3.61.
JSS AHER's main campus is in Mysuru, Karnataka, home to JSS Medical College, JSS Dental College and Hospital, and JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru. Its second JSS College of Pharmacy campus is located in Ootacamund (Ooty), Tamil Nadu.
JSS Dental College and Hospital ranked 10th in NIRF 2025 Dental, the strongest single-category result across the university's constituent colleges
Both JSS College of Pharmacy campuses appear in the NIRF 2025 Pharmacy top 10, Ooty at rank 4 and Mysuru at rank 7
A++ accreditation, CGPA 3.61, announced around October 2024
Medical, dental, and pharmacy education combined under one deemed university, alongside a School of Life Sciences and School of Public Health
Run by JSS Mahavidyapeetha, a long-established educational trust with a broad institutional footprint
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | University | 2025 | #21 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2025 | #38 |
| NIRF | University | 2024 | #24 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2024 | #36 |
| NIRF | University | 2023 | #34 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2023 | #55 |
| NIRF | University | 2022 | #34 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2022 | #60 |
No independently verifiable, individually sourced notable alumni could be confirmed for this institution at the time of writing. This section is left out rather than populated with unconfirmed names.
5 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) | — | — | 240 | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | — | — | — | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | Pharmaceutical Management | — | 240 | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | Information Technology | — | 60 | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | Healthcare Management | — | 240 | — | — |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
