JSS Science & Technology University — Fees, Management Quota, Cutoffs, Placements 2026

No — JSSSTU (JSS Science and Technology University) is NOT a deemed-to-be university, despite how many third-party aggregators label it. It is a state private university established under the Karnataka legislature's JSS Science and Technology University Act No. 43 of 2013 and notified by the Government of Karnataka on 16 January 2016. The deemed-to-be university in the JSS family is JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), a separate medical/health-sciences institution in Mysuru. Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE, est. 1963) is the constituent engineering college housed inside JSSSTU — not an earlier name for the university. JSS Academy of Technical Education (JSSATE) at Bengaluru and Noida, JSS Medical College, JSS Dental, JSS Pharmacy Ooty, and JSS Polytechnic are separate JSSMVP or JSS AHER institutions and are not part of JSSSTU.

JSSSTU sits at the JSS Technical Institutions Campus, Manasagangothri, Mysuru 570006, Karnataka — a residential campus of roughly 102 acres adjacent to the University of Mysore precinct. It is about 140 km from Bengaluru and well-connected to Kempegowda International Airport by road and rail. The full university footprint — B.E. and M.Tech academic blocks, central library, hostels, medical centre, cafeterias, and sports facilities — is on this single campus.

SJCE, the constituent engineering college of JSSSTU, runs B.E. programmes across roughly a dozen branches including Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical, Civil, Industrial & Production, Environmental, Biotechnology, Construction Technology & Management, and Computer Science & Business Systems (CSBS). Indicative branch seats include CSE 90, ECE 60, ME 60, Construction Tech & Management 30, and CSBS 60 (from secondary sources — confirm against the KEA seat matrix for E027 before locking a preference).

Admission to B.E. runs through three parallel routes: KCET for the Karnataka state quota (institution code E027), COMEDK UGET for the private-consortium quota, and a management / NRI / JEE Main channel for the remaining seats. Approximately 50 percent of seats fill through entrance-exam channels and 50 percent through management quota. Baseline eligibility is PUC II / Class XII with Physics and Mathematics plus one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or a technical vocational subject, with 45 percent aggregate (40 percent for SC, ST, and other reserved categories).

The official 2026-27 fee notification has not yet been released as of April 2026; JSSSTU typically publishes it on jssstuniv.in a few weeks before KCET/COMEDK counselling. Indicative 2025-26 figures place the full four-year B.E. fee between roughly ₹4.17 lakh and ₹12.04 lakh depending on branch and quota — KCET quota near ₹71,000 — 77,000 per year, COMEDK and management bands higher. M.Tech total runs ~₹1.39 lakh, and MBA/MCA total in the ₹1.16 — 4.08 lakh band. Hostel with mess typically adds ₹80,000 — ₹1.2 lakh per year. Treat these as indicative and verify against the 2026-27 notification.

JSSSTU is UGC-recognised as a Section 2(f) state private university by virtue of the state act that established it, is AICTE-approved, and is listed under NIRF institute code IR-E-C-1412. Third-party aggregators commonly cite a NAAC B++ grade at CGPA 2.88 (first cycle 2024) and NBA accreditation across multiple UG branches, but the exact cycle, CGPA, validity date, and the 2025-26 NBA programme list should be verified directly on naac.gov.in and nbaind.org before using these for counselling decisions.

Per JSSSTU's own NIRF 2025 submission, the 2023-24 B.E. outgoing batch had 959 students graduating in minimum stipulated time with 828 placed — a placement rate of roughly 86 percent, which is strong for a state private engineering university outside the NIRF top-100. Recruiters across recent cycles include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, SAP, Bosch, Tata Elxsi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volvo, Honeywell, L&T, Deloitte, Flipkart, and Hitachi Energy — a recruiter mix that covers IT services, product, and core engineering.

Yes — the 102-acre Manasagangothri campus is a full-residential academic environment with separate boys' and girls' hostels on campus (boys' capacity reportedly 550+; two girls' blocks with ~100 and ~150 capacity), the Central Knowledge Resource Centre library, auditoriums, an on-campus medical centre, bank and ATM, cafeterias (Maylari, Yampa), and a Department of Physical Education with courts for football, basketball, volleyball, throwball, kabaddi, tennis, table tennis, plus a gymnasium and yoga centre. Wi-Fi is available across campus.