JSS ( Jagadguru SriShivarathreeswara ) University is aculmination of a half-century of perseverance in the field of education steeredby the philosophy of noble minds. The medical institutions under the aegis ofJSS University, are islands of excellence in their respective fields in medicalsciences.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) declared JagadguruSri Shivarathreeswara University, Mysore as Deemed-to-be University, hailing animportant milestone in strengthening the educational evolution of some of thepioneering institutions. The 4 constituent colleges under the ambit of theUniversity are JSS Medical College, Mysore, established in 1984 the JSS DentalCollege in Mysore, established in 1986 the JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore,established in 1973 and another College of Pharmacy in Ooty, which wasestablished in 1980.
The University has the task of carrying this tradition forward. A university is not just an institution for imparting knowledge and providing skilled doctors, pharmacists, engineers and so on; It must take up the task of arousing the spirit of curiosity amongst its students – a burning desire to expand the frontiers of knowledge.