JSS Medical College is a constituent college of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), a Category-I deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act. The college began imparting medical education in 1984-85 in Mysuru, Karnataka, and became a constituent unit of JSSAHER on 28 May 2008 after earlier affiliations with the University of Mysore and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. It runs undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in medicine and allied biomedical sciences on a 43-acre campus in Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara, Mysuru.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Constituent medical college of JSSAHER (deemed-to-be university) |
| Location | Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara, Mysuru, Karnataka |
| Established | 1984-85; constituent college of JSSAHER since 28 May 2008 |
| NAAC grade | A++ (score 3.61), awarded to parent university JSSAHER on 20 October 2024 |
| Official website | jssuni.edu.in |
At the undergraduate level, JSS Medical College offers MBBS with an annual intake of 250 seats, alongside 13 BSc programmes in biomedical sciences. MBBS admission runs through NEET-UG, with seats allotted via the Medical Counselling Committee for All India Quota and the Karnataka Examinations Authority for state and management quota seats.
Postgraduate offerings include MD and MS across 22 medical disciplines, 5 super-specialty DM/M.Ch courses (Medical Gastroenterology, Neurology, Nephrology, Urology, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery), MSc across 9 disciplines, a Master's in Public Health, and M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work. The college also runs PhD programmes in medical and biomedical sciences, along with fellowship and certificate courses in specialised areas of medicine.
JSS Medical College is ranked 37 nationally in the NIRF 2025 Medical category, with a composite score of 55.51 (TLR 75.69, RPC 23.25, GO 78.43, OI 70.75, Perception 30.61), per the official NIRF India rankings portal. The parent university, JSSAHER, is separately ranked 21 among Universities in the NIRF 2025 list with an overall score of 57.43, and holds a NAAC A++ grade (score 3.61) awarded 20 October 2024, up from A+ in 2018 and A in 2013.
The college maintains separate hostels for male and female undergraduate and postgraduate students on its 43-acre campus, with well-furnished rooms, in-house kitchens using solar-powered cooking and heating, and round-the-clock security guards and CCTV monitoring. Campus facilities include a cafeteria food court, a health centre with a community pharmacy, dedicated common rooms, indoor and outdoor sports facilities including a multipurpose ground, and accessibility infrastructure such as ramps, lifts, and wheelchair access across buildings.
Ranked 37 in NIRF 2025 Medical category (score 55.51)
Parent institution JSSAHER holds NAAC A++ (score 3.61, 2024)
Attached JSS Hospital runs roughly 1,800 beds across 37 specialties and super-specialties with 67 special clinics
22 MD/MS disciplines plus 5 DM/M.Ch super-specialty courses on campus
JSS Hospital is NABH-accredited (2019) and its labs are NABL-accredited (2021)
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Medical | 2025 | #37 |
31 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
