JSS AHER Rises to 21st, UoM Slips to 71st in NIRF 2025 Rankings

Quick Summary

• JSS Academy of Higher Education and research (JSS AHER):

– Ranked 21st among all universities in India in the NIRF 2025 rankings.
– Improved its position from 24th in 2024 to an overall ranking of 38th among colleges, universities, and research institutions.

• University of Mysore (UoM):

– Ranked 71st slipping from its previous rank of 51st last year.- Among state Public Universities, UoM ranked at the 20th position (down from the previous year’s rank of 19). Challenges cited include staff shortages and lack of funds.

• Specialty Rankings within JSS AHER:

– JSS Medical College: Ranked at #37 among medical colleges.
– JSS Colleges of Pharmacy: Ooty (#4) & Mysuru (#7).
– JSS Dental College: Ranked #10 nationally under dental categories.

• Enduring Advancement Goals Ranking:

– Positioned within institutions ranked between #11-50 globally for SDG adherence by NIRF.

• Engineering Colleges Performance:

– National institute of Engineering placed between ranks #151-200.
– JSS Science and Technology University & PES College ranked between #201-300.

• Karnataka State Open university (KSOU):

Ranked #2 nationally among open universities participating in NIRF rankings.

Indian Opinion Analysis

the latest NIRF rankings highlight both progress and challenges faced by higher education institutions in Karnataka. The upward trajectory for JSS AHER reflects its growing focus on research excellence-evidenced by over a dozen patents annually-and efforts like implementing NEP frameworks early have clearly boosted visibility across national rankings.On the other hand, the decline seen with UoM underscores systemic issues like resource constraints impacting performance-a challenge not unique to this institution but indicative across public-sector-managed academic entities nationwide.

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