University of Mumbai [MU] Admission Process

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 part of the 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.

Mumbai University application forms for admission to 2025 batch students are available on the official website. Candidates seeking admission to Mumbai University for various UG and PG programmes must check out the below admission process for details:Visit the official website of MU, i.e., mu dot AC dot in.Fill MU pre-enrolment form.Fill out the application form of MU affiliated collegesWait for the release of MU merit lists which are published on the official website of the affiliated colleges.Post filling up of Mumbai University application form, candidates are required to wait for the Mumbai University merit list. Those who clear the merit lists released by the university's colleges must report to the college for document verification and counselling. Mumbai University merit list is based on the marks scored by the candidates in the entrance test.The University releases three to four merit lists based on the different categories of the candidates and programmesCandidates who manage to clear the merit lists must report to the college for document verification and counselling procedureMumbai University merit list is based on the marks scored by candidates in the entrance test/ last qualifying examOnce the document verification process is completed, candidates can submit the admission fee and claim their seat