AI Impact Summit: JSS AHER joins consortium of healthcare varsities

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) announced its strategic entry into the Consortium of Innovative Healthcare Universities, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

The summit, hosted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), provided a global stage for this alignment. The partnership is designed to bridge the critical gap between academic research and industry application in the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence.

A delegation from JSS AHER, led by Manjunatha B., registrar, and Vikram Patil, engaged with global industry pioneers and policymakers to explore the transition of AI-driven research from theoretical frameworks into practical, clinical solutions.

“Collaboration is no longer optional; it is the engine of innovation for JSS AHER,” stated B. Suresh, Pro-Chancellor of JSS AHER. “Joining this Consortium marks a significant leap forward in our mission to integrate AI-driven research directly into healthcare workflows that benefit patients at scale.”

The Consortium is a collective of premier institutions, with founding members including Era University (Lucknow), Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (Hyderabad), and Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (Faridkot). The Academy of Digital Health Sciences (Mumbai) will serve as the secretariat, and R.K. Srivatsava (former DGHS & MCI, chairman) and R.P. Gupta (chairman, Health Parliament) as co-chair, a press release said.

By pooling resources, infrastructure, and clinical expertise, the members will focus on multi-centric clinical trials, data-driven healthcare innovation, breakthroughs in AI-based diagnostics, precision medicine, and hospital automation, it added.

The MoU signing ceremony was attended by JSS AHER representatives Sri Harsha Chalasani, K. Trideva Sastri, Prabitha Prabhakaran, and Dithu Thekkekkara.