University of Bombay
| मुंबई विद्यापीठ | |
| Motto | Sanskrit: शीलवृतफला विद्या |
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Motto in English
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"The Fruit of Learning is Good Character and Righteous Conduct" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 18 July 1857 |
| Chancellor | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sanjay Deshmukh (July 2015 – present) |
| Dean | Suresh Ukarande |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Founder | John Wilson |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Website | mu.ac.in |
The University of Mumbai, also known as MU, is one of the first state universities of India and the oldest in Maharashtra.
The University of Mumbai offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral courses, as well as diplomas and certificates in many disciplines. The language of instruction for most courses is English. The University of Mumbai has three campuses across Mumbai (Kalina Campus, Thane Sub Campus and Fort Campus) and one outside Mumbai. The Fort campus carries out administrative work only. Several institutes in Mumbai previously affiliated to the university are now autonomous institutes or universities. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. In 2011, the total number of enrolled students was 549,432. The University of Mumbai currently has 711 affiliated colleges.
In accordance with "Wood's despatch", drafted by Sir Charles Wood in 1854, The University of Bombay was established in 1857 after presentation of a petition from the Bombay Association to the British colonial government in India. The University of Mumbai was modeled on similar universities in the United Kingdom, specifically the University of London.
The first departments established were the Faculty of Arts at Elphinstone College in 1835 and the Faculty of Medicine at Grant Medical College in 1845. Both colleges existed before the university was founded and surrendered their degree-granting privileges to the university. The first degrees awarded in 1862 were Bachelor of Arts and Licentiate in Medicine.
Initially, the Town Hall in Mumbai was used as the university's offices.
Until 1904, the university only conducted examinations, awarded affiliations to colleges, developed curricula and produced guidelines for colleges developing curricula. Teaching departments, research disciplines and post-graduate courses were introduced from 1904 and several additional departments were established. After India achieved independence in 1947, the functions and powers of the university were re-organised under The Bombay University Act of 1953. The name of the University was changed from University of Bombay to University of Mumbai in 1996.
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