The University of (formerly University of Bombay) situated in Mumbai is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. The University of Bombay was established at the Fort Campus in 1857. It has a Gothic tower with clock that is 260 feet in height. It has been given a five-star ranking by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). The name of the University has been changed from "University of Bombay" to "University of Mumbai", vide notification issued by the Government of Maharashtra and published in the Government Gazette dated 4th 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.
Old picture of University of Bombay, Fort Campus
Most of the colleges in the city of Mumbai 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 University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and the Tata Memorial Hospital. The UoM is ranked in the top 500 universities in the world by the THES - QS world universities ranking.
The University of Bombay 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 centres and centres 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 University of Bombay 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 centres and centres 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 original campus is in Fort, Mumbai, near the southern end of the city of Mumbai. It houses the administrative division of the university. Telephone Nos. (Fort ).22652819 / 22652825.
Kalina Campus (Telephone Nos.(Kalina)26526388/26526091).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 Bombay.
Ratnagiri Campus
Thibaw Palace, Ratnagiri
A minor campus running mostly extramural courses is located in the town of Ratnagiri. The campus is located at the Thibaw Palace which was originally built to accommodate the exiled royal family of Burma.
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