JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

What are the cutoffs for JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in 2026?

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysore admits students entirely on national entrance ranks: NEET UG for the MBBS and BDS programmes at JSS Medical College and JSS Dental College, NEET PG for MD/MS seats, and NEET MDS for postgraduate dental seats. For the most recent 2025 NEET UG cycle, the headline figure aspirants chase is the Karnataka state-quota General closing rank of 7,669 for MBBS at JSS Medical College, while the All India Quota (AIQ) General seats closed far deeper at ranks of 117,000 to 167,972. BDS at JSS Dental College closed at a NEET UG General rank of 606,098 in 2025. JSS AHER is a NAAC A++ accredited, UGC Category-I Deemed-to-be University established in 2008, and its 2025 NIRF University rank of 21 keeps demand for these seats high. The sections below give the exact year-wise, course-wise and category-wise closing ranks so you can judge your realistic chances.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

This table tracks the verified NEET UG and NEET PG/MDS closing ranks at JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research across 2024 and 2025, broken out by programme and category. It answers the core question every applicant has: "What was the worst rank that still got a seat at JSS last year, and where is that line drifting?" Read it by finding your programme row, then your category column; a higher number means a deeper (more lenient) closing rank. The 2026 column is shown as Awaited because JSS AHER cutoffs are published only after each counselling cycle concludes, so 2025 is the most reliable benchmark for a 2026 aspirant.

The trend is clear: MBBS at JSS Medical College tightened from a 2024 General closing rank of 10,718 to 7,669 in 2025, meaning the merit bar rose by roughly 3,000 ranks in a single year. BDS, by contrast, loosened sharply, with the General closing rank slipping from 395,990 in 2024 to 606,098 in 2025, so a much wider band of candidates now qualifies for dental seats. SC MBBS stayed broadly flat (81,270 to 86,328), while postgraduate MDS remains the most elite gateway, with top dental specialisations closing under rank 1,000.

Course-Wise Cutoff at JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

JSS AHER runs distinct cutoff regimes for each of its flagship health-science programmes, and the rank you need swings enormously between them. The table below lays out the verified General-category closing ranks for MBBS, BDS, NEET PG (MD/MS) and NEET MDS so you can compare programmes side by side, along with the indicative fee for each. This answers the practical question: "Which JSS programme matches my rank and budget?" MBBS is the steepest climb; BDS is the most accessible undergraduate route; the PG and MDS ranges show the spread across specialisations from the most to least competitive.

The takeaway is that JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research is most competitive at the postgraduate dental level, where the sharpest MDS specialisations closed at rank 841 in NEET MDS 2024, far ahead of any MBBS or BDS cutoff. Among undergraduate options, MBBS demands a NEET UG rank inside roughly the top 8,000 for a comfortable state-quota General seat, whereas BDS at JSS Dental College remains attainable well beyond rank 600,000, making it the realistic fallback for candidates who narrowly miss the MBBS bar. NEET PG MD seats spread from about rank 7,900 for the most-wanted clinical branches to 25,320 for less-contested ones.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

The direction of travel at JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research depends on the programme. MBBS cutoffs are rising (tightening): the state-quota General closing rank fell from 10,718 in 2024 to 7,669 in 2025, a clear sign of growing demand driven by JSS AHER's 2025 NIRF University rank of 21 and the strength of the 1,800-bed JSS Hospital teaching base. A 2026 MBBS aspirant targeting a General state-quota seat should realistically aim for a NEET UG rank inside the top 7,000-8,000 to stay safe, while OBC candidates have more room after the 2025 OBC cutoff eased to 25,853 from 46,745 in 2024. BDS cutoffs are falling (loosening): the General closing rank moved from 395,990 in 2024 to 606,098 in 2025, so a rank up to roughly 6 Lakh keeps a dental seat within reach. The deepest AIQ MBBS seats closing as far out as 167,972 in 2025 also confirm that management/AIQ pathways are markedly more lenient than the state General merit line, an important hedge for borderline candidates.