Mumbai University is sited in Maharashtra and is accredited star ranking by the national assessment and accreditation council.
The jurisdiction is wide spread over many other districts namely Thane, Ratnagiri, Raigad and Sindhudurg.
This was earlier known as the University of Bombay and even today is a prestigious university in India.
The Mumbai University was founded after independence and the powers and functions were re-organized by the 1953 Mumbai university act. The university name was altered in 1996 from Bombay to Mumbai as per the Government Gazette.
The university is abbreviated as MU representing Mumbai University. The university today is one of the best institutions offering the best facilities and courses.
Educational Streams
Mumbai University offers education at many levels through Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees. The affiliations are well established having high ranking institutes including Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Tata Memorial hospital and many more.
This university has over 10 self-supporting courses and many campuses are located in Mumbai namely, Kalina campus, Fort campus and Ratnagiri campus.
The Fort campus houses administrative division and the Kalina campus is spread over 230 acres are and offers training centers for graduate students and research centers. Ratnagiri campus runs extramural courses.
Facilities
This university offers basic facilities comprising of a large hostel to accommodate foreign students. The university library is within the campus and meets the needs of scholars, students as well as the faculty members. The vast collection of periodicals, books, documents, encyclopedias, thesis, rare manuscripts, microfilms and scientific journals offers access to various books and online subscription.
Faculties
The faculties offered in this university include arts, law, commerce, management, architecture, technology, science, pharmacy and medicine. This Mumbai University confers 1100 diplomas and degrees each year and more than 80,000 acquire degrees.
Prominent Alumni
Mahatma Gandhi, B.R.Ambedkar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Inayat Ullah, Lal Krishna Advani, Aishwarya Rai, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Gavaskar, Shabana Azmi, and the list are endless. |
