Dr.BasavanaGowdappa assumed the office of Principal of JSS Medical College and dean faculty of Medicine of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, a Deemed to be University, (formerly known as JSS University, Mysore) on the 2nd April 2009 and worked to the expectations of the Vice chancellor and worked hard with all the team mates for realising the dreams of the leader. He was member of the Board of Management, Academic Council, Boards of Studies and other committees and contributed significantly to strengthen the efficiency and functionality of the academy in line with the legacy of its parent society the JSS Mahavidyapeetha and the Sri Suttur Math.
With the co-ordinated team work of D. BasavanaGowdappa with all the deans and other colleagues the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, in the last ten years of its establishment has several achievements to its credit and the salient ones are listed below:
- Accredited ‘A’ grade with CGPA of 3.47 (2nd Cycle) by National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC)
- JSS University Ranked consecutively among the top 50 universities of the country by NIRF, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India (35th Rank in 2016, 45th rank in 2017 and 37th Rank in 2018).
- Quacquerelli and Symmonds (QS) the international ranking and rating agency has rated JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research with 4 Star rating, making it the first health sciences-based university in India to achieve this distinction.
- The Deemed University was Ranked no 1 among the young universities of state of Karnataka and 3rd among the overall ranking of universities in Karnataka State University Ranking Framework (KSURF).
- Centre of excellence in Molecular Biology & Regenerative Medicine declared by Karnataka Vision Group of Science & Technology and FIST, DST
- Approved by CDSA (DBT) GOI, as Centre of Excellence for Clinical trials.