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

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 university follows norms of Maharashtra State Government for seat reservation. For SC category students, 13% seats are reserved, 7% for ST students, 19% for OBC students. 11% of seats are reserved combined for NT (B), NT (C), NT (D) and DT (A) categories. Beyond all these, 10% of seats are reserved for General categories and there are a few seats also reserved for women, SBC, Physically Handicapped and other categories.

The eligibility criteria for MU varies course-wise. Candidates need to pass a minimum of Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG programmes. Tabulated below are the list of few of the top courses offered at Mumbai University with their Eligibility Criteria:

The Mumbai University Professors are well qualified, some even have an experience of 30+ years. With all these years of experience, the professors have submitted their papers to national & International Journals on their respective subject matters & got their names highlighted there.

Yes, BTech is available in Mumbai University. The University of Mumbai offers four-year BE or BTech programmes via more than 60 affiliated colleges. The course is available across 18 specialisations. Admission to BE and BTech colleges of MU (most colleges) is based on a valid score in MHT-CET. However, a number of affiliated colleges under Mumbai University also accept a valid rank in JEE Main.

Find below the BTech specialiastions offered at Mumbai University:

Rizvi College of Engineering, Saraswati College of Engineering and Sardar Patel College of Engineering are some of the colleges offering BTech under MU. However, for the best options, students can select from a list of MU-affiliated BTech colleges as per their qualifying exam score/ rank and availability of specialisation. In order to pursue BTech from an MU-affiliated college, the selection is based on merit scores obtained by the students in Class 12 followed by a valid score/ rank in MHT-CET or JEE Main. Read more: List of colleges under MU offering BTech.

MMS placements at Mumbai University are quite decent. According to MU's Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies placement report, the highest and average package offered to MMS students in 2025 was INR 12.16 LPA and INR 5.35 LPA.

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.

For the B.Com (Aided) programme, the third round cutoff percentage for admission to the Mulund College was 73.60 for the Open category. For B.Com (A & F) / BAF courses, the cutoff was 86.67 for Open, 76.83 for OBC and 72.67 for the SC category candidates. 

For B.Com. (Accounting & Finance) admission at Model College, affiliated with Mumbai University, the cutoff percentage is 52 in the third round for the General category students. For OBC, the cutoff percentage is 50. Candidates can check out the category-wise cutoff percentage in the table below: 

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.

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.

In order to pursue MBA from a Mumbai University-affiliated college, selection will be 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. MU admissions usually commence in June and go on till August. For the exact dates on Mumbai University and its MBA admission dates, students are advised to visit this page regularly. 

In order to pursue BTech from an MU-affiliated college, the selection is based on merit scores obtained by the students in Class 12 followed by a valid score/ rank in MHT-CET or JEE Main. MU admission to all courses starts in the month of June and the deadline for filling up and submitting the Mumbai University admission form and pre-admission online enrollment form for UG programmes is usually June.