JSS Mahavidyapeetha to Launch Off-Campus in Tirupati for Higher Education

The Andhra Pradesh Commissionerate of Higher Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Mahavidyapeetha (JSS Mahavidyapeetha) to set up an off-campus of the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) in Tirupati. The agreement was formalized on Thursday, with Commissioner of Higher Education Narayana Bharat Gupta and Director of Technical Education at JSS Mahavidyapeetha and Pro-Chancellor of JSS AHER, B. Suresh, exchanging the signed documents in the presence of Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh.

Under the MoU, the Tirupati campus will be established immediately, with plans to explore the creation of additional JSS group institutions in the future. JSS AHER, headquartered in Mysuru, is a NAAC A++ accredited Deemed University ranked #21 in the NIRF 2025 rankings.

The proposed campus will feature five integrated schools: Advanced Engineering and Technologies; Life Sciences, Biotechnology, and Behavioral Sciences; Healthcare and Allied Sciences; Business and Entrepreneurship; and Law, Humanities, Policy, and Governance. These schools will offer a total of 74 programmes and accommodate over 10,000 students at full capacity.

Centers of Excellence will anchor the campus, focusing on areas such as Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Semiconductor Applications, Health Policy and Governance, Public Administration, Translational Biotechnology, Healthcare Entrepreneurship, and Aerospace Medicine. Additionally, industry innovation outreach centres in Visakhapatnam, Chennai, and Bengaluru will provide support. The State government has pledged necessary assistance for the establishment of the off-campus and other JSS institutions in Andhra Pradesh.

This initiative is expected to create over 20,000 direct and indirect employment and livelihood opportunities. It also aims to address brain drain by retaining talent, students, and researchers within the State.