JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Nanjangud

About JSS College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Nanjangud

JSS College, Nanjangud, was established in the year 1968, by his Holiness Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji. Today, the college campus spreads over 13.17 acres and the building is spread across 5 acres. The estimated cost of this building is 6 Crores.

The college has a good infrastructure required for the pursuit of academic excellence. It has a vast playground, well-equipped laboratories and is situated in an environment-friendly and spacious place. The college encourages its students to excel in academic and co-curricular spheres. NAAC has accredited our college with B grade. Apart from Arts, Commerce and Science Courses, the institution offers courses in Business Management and Computer Science. Nearly 600 students are pursuing their education in various disciplines.

Background

Economically prosperous Nanjangud Town was educationally backward. This educational backwardness of the people made them unable to cope up with modernization. Some people had the ability to go to far off Mysore, for education purpose, but it was not a mass movement. His Holiness Jagadguru Sri. Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji realized that only when we universalize knowledge we will be in a situation to face and to know about tradition and Modernization. The result of his thought was his decision to establish a Pre-University and Degree college at Nanjangud. This came to reality on the 1st of July 1968. The college was started at kanakadasa Hostel building near Nanjangud bus stand which was taken for rent. In the first year the admissions were given only in the Arts combination with an enrollment of only 27 students. Later in 1969-70 Science and Commerce combinations were included in the PU College. In 1970-71 B.Com and in 1973-74 B.Sc classes commenced. Presently we have 523 students in PU and 581 students studying in various degree classes.