University of Mumbai

The University of Mumbai (मुंबई विद्यापीठ)(formerly University of Bombay) is a state university situated in Maharashtra state of India. It has been given a five-star ranking by NAAC. The name of the University was changed from University of Bombay to University of Mumbai according to a Government Gazette dated 4 September 1996. It is abbreviated as either (UoM) for University of Mumbai or as (MU) for Mumbai University. Initially, building of Elphinstone College was used for Mumbai University.

Most of the colleges in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) and the districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg are affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The University of Mumbai offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees to students. It has affiliations with several high ranking research institutes in the world, including Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) a Deemed University of the University of Mumbai and the Tata Memorial Hospital. The UoM is ranked in the top 500 universities in the world by the THES – QS world universities ranking. It also is one of the top three universities of the country.

Campus of Mumbai University

The University of Mumbai is modelled after the universities of Britain and primarilly imparts education through its affiliated colleges. St. Xavier’s College, which was affiliated with the University in 1868, is the first of its colleges. Today, the university campuses serve as administrative centers and centers for some higher education and library facilities. The affiliated colleges are spread throughout the city and the four coastal districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The major main campus locations include:

1.Fort Campus

The original campus is in Fort, Mumbai, near the southern end of the city of Mumbai. It houses the administrative division of the university. It is built in the Gothic style of architecture and also includes a library which holds many original manuscripts. The University of Bombay was established at the Fort Campus in 1857. In the same year universities were established in the two other Presidency towns of Calcutta and Madras. It was one of the first educational institutions established by the British in India following Sir Charles Wood’s Dispatch on Education in 1854. xxx

2.Kalina Campus

Another large campus is situated in Kalina, Santacruz in suburban Mumbai. It is 230 acres (930,000 m²) in area, with much of the land kept for development of future disciplines. It has on-campus graduate training and research centers. The most popular courses are in the LIFE SCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY fields. It also has social sciences and behavioural sciences departments offering masters and doctoral program, which includes department of economics and department of psychology. The Kalina campus also includes certain science departments including Department of Biotechnology, Department of Physics, Department of Information Technology and Department of Mathematics, and has most of the humanities and language departments of Mumbai University at the masters and doctoral level. It also has the Jawaharlal Nehru Library, the largest library in Mumbai.

3.Ratnagiri Campus

A minor campus running mostly extramural courses is located in the town of Ratnagiri. The campus is located at the Thibaw Palace, originally built to accommodate the exiled royal family of Burma.

4. Other Campuses

Several departments of the University of Mumbai are located at places other than the fort or Kalina campus. These include the Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology, formerly (UDCT). The department of Medicine and medical research are spread out across several prominent hospitals in Bombay (Mumbai). Chief amongst these are the Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay Hospital and G.S. medical college of the University of Mumbai. St. Xavier’s College was the first degree-granting college affiliated to the University.

Prominent departments and institutes

• Annasaheb Chudaman Patil College Of Engineering, Kharghar.
• Anjuman I Islam’s Allana Institute of Management Studies (AIAIMS), CST.
• Asian Institute of Communication and Research AICAR Business School, Karjat
• Atharva College of Engineering (ACE)
• Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Information Technology[Belapur]
• Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences (Medical research)
• Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce – Kalyan
• Center for Excellence In Basic Sciences, Mumbai , A autonomous institute of Dept. of atomic Energy(India)
• Chandibai Himathmal Mansukhani College (C.H.M) – [Hyderabad Sindh Trust], Ulhasnagar
• Datta Meghe College of Engineering
• Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Dr. D.Y. Patil College Of Architecture
• Terna Engineering College Nerul Navi Mumbai [TPCT] (University of Mumbai)
• Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering (DJSCOE)
• Elphinstone College, Fort, Mumbai-32
• Finolex Academy of Management and Technology
• Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra [Fr Agnel College]
• Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Navi Mumbai (FCRIT)
• Government Law College [Government Law College, Mumbai (Law School)]
• Garware institute of career education and development
• GS medical college (Medicine Research)
• H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
• Institute of Management and Computer Studies (IMCOST), Thane (West).
• Institute of Science (ISc)
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (University of Mumbai, Management Institute)
• J.J.College of Architecture Sir J. J. College of Architecture
• J.J. school of Arts (college of Fine arts)
• Jai Hind College (Arts, Science & Commerce)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Library (largest Library in Mumbai)
• K.E.S. Engineering College [KESEC]
• K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering [KJSCE]
• K.J.Somaiya Institute Of Engineering & Information Technology [KJSIEIT]
• K.C.College Of Engineering
• Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Engineering, Karjat(K.G.C.E) Karjat
• Konkan Gyanpeeth Rahul Dharkar College of Pharmacy & Research Institute, Karjat
• K.V.Pendharkar college of Science, Arts & Commerce.
• Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering LTCOE
• Malini Kishore Sanghvi College of Commerce and Economics
• M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering [MHSSCOE]
• Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s College of Engineering and Technology, Navi Mumbai MGMCET
• Mumbai Educational Trust Institute of Management, Bandra MET IOM
• Mumbai University Department of Economics (National centre for advanced studies)
• Mumbai University Department of Mathematics
• Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (MUICT)
• Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya (Centre for Dance research) – founded by Kanak Rele
• Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics], Vile Parle (West)
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies (NMIMS – Now an Independent Deemed University)
• Parshvanath Collage of Engineering [PCT COE]
• Padmabhusan Vasantdada Patil Prathistans College of Engineering [PVPPCOE]
• Pillai’s Institute Of Information Technology, Engineering, Media Studies & Research (PIIT)
• Pillai’s College of Architecture PICA
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai‎ RGIT
• Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology RAIT
• Rishi Dayaram National college of Arts and Commerce And Sheth Wassaimull Assomull Science college
• Ramnarain Ruia college of arts and sciences, Matunga, Mumbai
• Rizvi College of Engineering, Bandra
• Rizvi institute of management studies and Research,Bandra
• S. K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce [SKSAC]
• Sophia College for Women
• Sardar Patel College of Engineering [SPCE]
• Sardar Patel Institute of Technology [SPIT]
• Shivajirao S. Jondhale College Of Engineering [SSJCOE]
• shah and anchor Shah and Anchor Kutchi Engineering College [SAKEC]
• S.I.E.S Graduate School Of Technology (SIESGST), Nerul
• S.I.E.S College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS), Nerul
• Smt Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Koparkhairane
• St. Francis Institute of Technology (SFIT)
• St. Xavier’s College
• Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics
• Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE) – Churchgate
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR – Deemed univ of University of Mumbai)
• Tata Memorial Hospital (Centre for Cancer Research)
• Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute VJTI (autonomous Engineering Institute of Mumbai Univ)
• Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC)
• Tolani College of Commerce
• Vidyavardhini College of Engineering and Technology
• Vidyavardhini college of Arts, Science and Commerce, Vasai road (West).
• Vidyalankar Institute of Technology
• Viva College Of Art, Commerce & Science
• Viva College of Institute Of Management Studies
• Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology (VESIT)
• Watumull Institute Of Electronic Engineering & Computer Technology
• Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE)
• Y.M.T College of Management -Kharghar

It’s Departments

• Department of adult and continuing education and extension
• Department of African Studies
• Department of Applied Psychology
• Department of Arabic
• Department of Biotechnology
• Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences (Medical research)
• Centre for Central Eurasian Studies
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Civics & Politics
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Dramatic Arts
• Department of Economics
• Department of Education
• Department of English Literature
• Department of Extra Mural Studies
• Department of French
• Garware Institute of Career Education & Development (Career Development Institute)
• Department of Geography
• Department of German
• Govt. Law College (Law school)
• GS medical college (Medicine Research)
• Department of Geology (At Saint Xavier’s College)
• Department of Gujarati
• Department of Hindi
• Department of History

• Department of Information Technology(UDIT)
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (University of Mumbai, Management Institute)
• J.J.College of Architecture
• J.J. school of Arts (college of Fine arts)
• Department of Kannada
• Department of Library Science
• Department of Life Science
• Department of Linguistics
• Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology (MUICT – formerly UDCT)
• Department of Marathi
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Music
• Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya (Performing arts wing)
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS – deemed institute of Mumbai Univ)
• Department of Persian
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Physics
• Department of Russian
• Department of Sanskrit
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR – Deemed Institute of Univ of Mumbai)
• Tata Memorial Hospital (Centre for Cancer Research)
• Department of Sindhi
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Urdu
• VJTI (autonomous

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