University of Mumbai [MU]

The total tuition fee for MA at University of Mumbai affiliated colleges ranges between INR 2,000 and INR 5.24 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. For exact course and college fee, students are advised to visit official website of affiliated college they wish to get into. The website of Mumbai University will not be helpful in this case. In addition to tuition and course fees, there are other fee components which are part of overall fee structure. This includes application fees, development charges and other components. Read on to know more about fee, admission criteria and MU-affiliated MA colleges.

The University of Mumbai offers two-year MA and MA (Hons) programmes in multiple specialisations to students at the postgraduate level. Out of these, MA General has 27 specialisations under it, namely Hindi, History, Economics and Arabic, among others. Admission to a majority of MA specialisations is based on university-conducted/ college-specific entrance exams. For remaining MA specialisations and MA (Hons) programmes, admission is subject to merit scores obtained by the students in the last qualifying degree exams. To be eligible for all these courses, students must have passed their graduate degrees in the relevant stream they wish to get into during their master's course. 

Candidates seeking admission to PhD are either required to appear for PhD Entrance Test (PET) conducted by the university for admission. Also, those with a valid score in NET/ SET/ GATE/ JRF examination of the apex bodies in such as CSIR NET/ UGC NET/ ICAR for admission are exempted from the PET conducted by MU and are offered admission on the basis of these afore-mentioned exams. As per eligibility criteria, students must have completed their masters' degree with at least 55% aggregate. The selection procedure for the PhD admission at MU is as follows:

Step 1: The candidate's application form is screened and shortlisted based on students' academic record and research aptitude.

Step 2: The shortlisted candidates are then called for an interview and the final selection is based on their performance in the interview and the PET/ other relevant accepting entrance exam.

 The University of Mumbai (MU) releases multiple merit lists every year followed by a counselling and document verification process to offer admission to students in MU-affiliated colleges. Mumbai University merit list are released for admission to more than 750 affiliated colleges in programmes such as FYBA, FYBSWA, FYBCom, FYBSc, FYBMS, FYBVoc, FYB Library Science and FYBPA. These merit lists University carries the names of students who are shortlisted on the basis of marks they have obtained in their last qualifying examinations. Additionally, students must note that Mumbai University releases separate merit lists for UG and PG courses.  Check out more information on MU admission and cutoff here. 

International students seeking admission at Mumbai University can apply via official website, where all details regarding courses, admission process, and general guidelines can be found on international student admission desk, followed with which applicants can upload all documents, including passport details on website and pay $50 eligibility fee. See below application process for international students at MU:

• Visit official website of Mumbai University
• Click on Admission tab.
• Click on Circular for Admission to International Students.
• Read admission requirements carefully.
• Fill out online application form
• Attach required documents
• Pay application fee 
• Submit your application form.

• The University releases three to four merit lists based on the different categories of the candidates and programmes
• Candidates who manage to clear the merit lists must report to the college for document verification & counselling procedure
• Mumbai University merit list is based on the marks scored by candidates in the entrance test/ last qualifying exam
• Once the document verification process is completed, candidates can submit the admission fee and claim their seat