Best Colleges in Mysore

Mysore is the major tourist destination and growing IT hub of Karnataka. It is an important educational centre of Karnataka for higher education. The top colleges in Mysore offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. The top 10 colleges in Mysore offer courses in streams of Engineering, Management, Medicine, Commerce, Information Technology, Law, and Pharmacy. The top colleges in Mysore offer courses in full-time and distance mode. Admission to the best colleges in Mysore is based on entrance exams like KCET, NEET, NEET PG, COMEDK UGET, GATE, CAT, GMAT, MAT and ATMA.

Top 10 Colleges in Mysore: Entrance Exam Schedule 2024

CAT - The Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode. The test consists of MCQs and non-MCQs.

KCET: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET is a state-level examination conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority once a year.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

Karnataka PGCET - Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test is conducted once a year by Karnataka Examinations Authority in offline mode. It is state level examination conducted in English.

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a national-level examination conducted once a year in offline mode.

JEE Mains- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted in online mode by NTA twice a year.

COMEDK UGET- It is a state-level examination conducted in online mode by the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka.

Top 5 Colleges/Universities in Mysore: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process
Mysore University Admission	Candidates need to apply online to the admission portal of the university and appear for entrance exams.
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore Admission	Based on the entrance exam conducted by JSSAHER, Mysuru for UG courses and GPAT for PG courses.
JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore Admission	Admission to UG course is sbased on NEET UG for and NEET M.D.S for M.D.S courses
JSS Medical College Admission	Admission is based on the NEET exam
NIE Mysore Admission	Admission is based on COMEDK UGET/KCET for UG courses and Karnataka PGCET for PG courses.
MYRA Mysore Admission	Candidates are required to appear in entrance tests like CAT/CMAT/NMAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/GMAT/MYRA Entrance Test.

Top Colleges in Mysore - NIRF Rank-wise

NIRF is a ranking methodology to evaluate colleges and universities in our country. Every year NIRF provides a ranking to educational institutions offering courses at different levels based on several parameters. The ranking details of top colleges in Mysore as per NIRF ranking 2024 is mentioned below:

Top Colleges in Mysore: NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Mysore University, Mysuru	Overall	86
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru	Overall	36
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru	Pharmacy	6
JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru	Dental	12
JSS Medical College, Mysuru	Medical	39
JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru	Engineering	201-300
The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru	Engineering	151-200

Top Colleges in Mysore Fee-wise

The top colleges in Mysore are owned both by government and private bodies. The fee structure of top government colleges in Karnataka and top private colleges in Karnataka is mentioned in the table below:

Top 5 Government Colleges in Mysore: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
Mysore University	Rs 1,810 to Rs 11,50,000
SPA Mysore	Rs 11,50,000
AIISH Mysore	Rs 4,090 to Rs 54,480

Top 5 Private Colleges in Mysore: Fee-wise

College Name	Fees Range
JSS Medical College, Mysuru	Rs 30,000 to Rs 94,50,000
JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru	Rs 64,000 to Rs 3,40,000
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru	Rs 15,000 to Rs 94,50,000
NIE Mysore	Rs 1,16,000 to Rs 2,58,000
SDMIMD Mysore	Rs 11,40,000

Top 5 Colleges in Mysore: Course-wise

College Name	Top Courses
Mysore University, Mysuru	B.A, B.Sc, B.Com
SPA Mysore	B.Arch, M.Arch
SDMIMD Mysore	P.G.D.M, P.G.C.M
The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru	MBBS, M.D, B.Pharma, M.Pharma, M.S

Top Colleges in Mysore: Placement-wise

Top colleges in Mysore have placement cells or training and development departments which assist students with placement and summer internship opportunities. The placement cells of top colleges in Mysore conduct various training programmes, guest lectures, workshops, seminars and industry visits for its students. Major recruiters from the top 10 colleges of Mysore are Apollo Hospital, JSS Hospital, Vasan eye care, Pfizer, Dr Reddy’s, GSK, Biocon, Cipla, VLCC, IBM, Accenture, Dell, JP Morgan, Deloitte, Infosys, Cognizant, TCS and Tech Mahindra. The placement link for some of the top colleges of Mysore is mentioned below:

Top Colleges/Universities in Mysore: Placement Statistics NIRF 2024

Placement Link of College	Median Package (UG)-2023	Median Package (PG)-2023
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore Placements	Rs 13,55,250	Rs 15,50,000
JSS Medical College Mysore Placements	Rs 13,00,000	Rs 18,60,000
JSS College of Pharmacy Mysore Placements	Rs 8,10,000	Rs 8,40,000
JSS Dental College and Hospital Mysore Placements	Rs 3,70,000	Rs 22,00,000
Mysore University Placements	Rs 3,50,000	Rs 8,50,000

Top Colleges in Mysore: Cutoff-wise

Interested candidates are required to meet the cutoff score of the course in top colleges in Mysore. The cutoff details for the top colleges in Mysore are mentioned below:

SDMIMD Mysore Cutoff	JSS Medical College, Mysuru Cutoff
NIE Mysore Cutoff	SPA Mysore Cutoff
JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore Cutoff	JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru Cutoff

Top Colleges in Mysore: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	KCET College Predictor
JEE Main College Predictor	CMAT College Predictor
NEET College Predictor	COMEDK College Predictor

Note: The top 10 colleges in Mysore provide good infrastructure, well-designed curriculum and experienced faculty members to their students. Mysore is a great place with a relatively affordable standard of living. The top colleges in Mysore offer scholarships ( both government and non-government) and financial assistance to meritorious students.