Andhra Pradesh Commissionerate of Higher Education on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Mahavidyapeetha (JSS Mahavidyapeetha) to establish an off-campus of the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) in Tirupati.

Commissioner of Higher Education Narayana Bharat Gupta and Director of Technical Education at JSS Mahavidyapeetha and Pro-Chancellor of JSS AHER B. Suresh exchanged the signed documents in the presence of Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh.

Under the agreement, the institution will immediately establish JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER) off-campus in Tirupati and explore setting up other JSS group institutions in the future. Headquartered in Mysuru, JSS AHER is a NAAC A++ accredited Deemed University ranked #21 among universities in the NIRF 2025 rankings.

The proposed Tirupati campus will be developed around five integrated schools which include Advanced Engineering and Technologies, Life sciences, Biotechnology and Behavioral Sciences, Healthcare and Allied Sciences, Business and Entrepreneurship and Law, Humanities, Policy and Governance, offering 74 programmes and catering to over 10,000 students at full capacity.

The campus will be anchored by Centres of Excellence in AI in Healthcare, Semiconductor Applications, Health Policy and Governance, Public Administration, Translational Biotechnology, Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Aerospace Medicine. These will be supported by industry innovation outreach centres in Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Bengaluru.

The State government will provide necessary support to establish JSS AHER off campus and other groups of institutions in Andhra Pradesh. The initiative is envisaged to generate over 20,000 direct and indirect employment and livelihood opportunities and help reverse brain drain by retaining the State’s talent, students and researchers.