Mumbai University: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements, Ranking, Cutoff

 

Hello candidate, Mithibai College, St Xavier's College Mumbai, Changu Kana Thakur College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Birla College of Arts Commerce and Science, and Shri Sindh Thakurnath SST College of Arts and Commerce are some of the popular affiliated colleges of Mumbai University for MA admission. A few university-affiliated colleges accept department-specific entrance tests or conduct GDPI for admission to MA. But, at most colleges, admission is based on merit scores obtained by students at the UG level.

The below table mentions the minimum eligibility required to pursue some of the popular BSc specialisations at Mumbai University:

BSc Specialisation	Eligibility Criteria
General	A pass in Class 12 with Science stream OR A pass in Class 12 from the Vocational stream
Computer Science	A pass in Class 12 with Mathematics and Statistics as subjects
Forensic Science	Class 12 with Science stream

The placement rate recorded during Mumbai University PG placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2024)
Total students	2578	2690	2716
Students placed	2189	2458	2641

University of Mumbai (MU) is one of the most pretigious universities in India, not to mention one of the oldest. The university is ranked. MU is ranked at the 664th spot by the QS World University Rankings 2026 and 245 by the QS Asia Rankings 2025. Furthermore, the university is ranked #61 in the 'University' category by the NIRF 2024.

Being one of the first 3 universities established in the nation, University of Mumbai has 56 departments and over 700 affiliated colleges with around 5,00,000 students enrolled. Some of the prominent alumni who have graduated from MU include names such as Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Lal Krishna Advani, Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn, Sunil Gavaskar, Shabana Azmi, Vasundhara Raje, among others.

The average salary trend witnessed during Mumbai University placements is presented below:

Particulars	MMS Placement Statistics (2022)	MMS Placement Statistics (2023)	MMS Placement Statistics (2024)
Average package	INR 4.87 LPA	INR 5.6 LPA	INR 5.37 LPA

Note: The above details are from MU's Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies.

The top 20% and 10% students received average package of INR 7.8 LPA and INR 9.07 LPA during MU MMS placements 2024. Further, 55% On-Campus and 18% Off Campus offers were made in 2024. The overall the highest and average package offered to MMS students in 2024 was INR 10 LPA and INR 5.37 LPA.

Note: The above details are from MU's Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies.

Candidates wanting to enroll in the BBA course of Mumbai University should anticipate an expenditure in the range of INR 36,000 to INR 8.1 Lakh. BBA course in the Mumbai University is also offers BBA in the intergrated format with MBA. There is provision of scholarships in the university as well. Students willing to take admission can register themselves through the online portal.

Yes, BCom is available in Mumbai University.  In the field of Accounting and Commerce and Business Management, Mumbai University offers three-year BCom in four specialisations. Admission to BCom is based on merit scores obtained by students in Class 12. The eligibility Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology with mentioned marks.

The colleges affiliated to Mumbai University allows admission via MAH B.Ed CET exam. Candidates were allowed to participate in the counselling process based on their scores in the exam. To get into Mumbai University, 70 percentiles are more than enough to appear to get admission into Mumbai University. Considering the latest round cutoff, the cutoff stood between 0.05 and 92.76 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can check more category, year, and round-wise cutoffs from the Mumbai University official website: 

The colleges affiliated to Mumbai University allows admission via MHTCET exam. Candidates were allowed to participate in the counselling process based on their scores in the MHTCET exam. To appear in the exam, candidates must have passed Class 12 or the equivalent examination from a recognised board/university with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as the compulsory subjects. Candidates appearing Class 12 board exam in 2024 are also eligible to appear for the exam. But, there is no specific percentage criteria based on which students can be allowed to appear in the exam and get admission into Mumbai University.

The Mumbai University accepts JEE Main exam for the admission to BE and BE Integrated courses. Considering the Mumbai University cutoff 2024, the rank were released till Round 3 seat allotment. As per Mumbai University cutoff 2024, BTech in Computer Engineering stood closed at 10911 for Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, at 14262 for Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, at 19508 for Thadomal Shahani Engineering College for the General category All India candidates. For more specialisations' cutoffs, candidates can click here.

LLM is the master degree which open the chances of becoming Assistant professor in college/university. with LLM there must be UGC-NET for the eligibility for becoming assistant professor. There are certain colleges/institutes providing better educational facilitates and infrastructure Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies School of Law, Mumbai, Nari Gursahani Law College Mumbai, New Law Academy Pune, Kurukshetra University, Lovely Professional university.

Like any other Institution/University maintaining an attendance of 75% is mandatory for the students at Mumbai University. The University has its own Attendance Committee, for the smooth conduct of this ordinance in every Department. As per the Attendance Ordinance, candidates must maintain at least 75% attendance for each course & average attendance. If the students fail to maintain the number, the department/college doesn’t forward the examination form to the University exam unit. However, a minimum attendance of 50% is considered in special cases like health issues, family losses, etc.

To be eligible for the BCom Mumbai University, students must have cleared the Class 12 scores with a min. of 45% aggregate. Hence a students scoring 50% in Class 12 are eligible to apply for BCom. The BCom admissions Mumbai University are cut-off based & depends on the merit in Class 12. Over the past few years, the cut-off BCom has been over 90%. In case a student is unable to clear the cut-off decided by the university, they can check other colleges offering online BCom courses.

Yes, Mithibai College does offers BSc in  Biotechnology at UG level. The course is offered at Mithibai College under the Department of Science. Admission to this course is entrance-based. Candidates must appear for the CUET UG exam.Given below is the minimum eligibility criteria for the programme along with the seat intake and fees:   

Eligibility: Candidates must have passed the Class 12 examination conducted by the Maharashtra/ other Indian State Boards or an equivalent examination from Science Stream. Find below the seat intake and fees for BSc in Biotechnology: 

Specialisation	Seat Intake	Total Fees
Psychology	35	INR 2.70 lakhs

No, direct admission is not available at Mumbai University. In order to pursue MBA from Mumbai University, the selection is based on merit scores obtained by the students in one among MAT, XAT, CAT, CMAT, MAH CET, ATMA, GMAT, NMAT, SNAP, SMAT exams accepted by the various affiliated colleges of MU.

Mumbai University provide placements support to the BSc students. Many top companies take part in its placements drive, such as Indiamart, Blue Star, and GEP. As per the Mumbai University NIRF report 2024, the median package offered to the UG 3-year students stood at INR 6 LPA. This data is not specific to BSc placed students. Hence, is indicative.

Savitribai Phule Pune University and Mumbai University are popular universities. Factors often considered for comparison include fees, placements, rankings, infrastructure, etc. Students can look into these criteria and make an informed decision.