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Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Early start for 1st-year degree college this year, on June 13
MUMBAI: For the first time, first-year undergraduate classes in colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai will begin as early as June 13. In contrast, the last academic year had begun only after July 13. The shift comes after the Class 12 board exam results were announced earlier than usual this year. Thane, India - May -05, 2025: HSC 12th results have been declared and students are seen in Thane checking the results on their mobile phone and celebrating ,in Thane,in Mumbai, India, on, Monday, May -05, 2025. ( Praful Gangurde /HT Photo ) According to the schedule released by the university, online registrations for first-year admissions for the 2025–26 academic year will open on May 8 at 5 pm. Students can complete the registration process through the official university website: The admission process, conducted at the college level, will cover around 3.28 lakh seats across the humanities, science, and commerce streams. Every year, education experts have voiced concerns about delays in the academic calendar caused by the late start of the admission process. These delays often impact students' learning and academic performance. To address this issue, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) rescheduled the Class 12 board exams to the earlier window of February 11 to March 11, around 10 days ahead of the usual timeline. The results too were declared within just 47 days, quicker than ever before. Welcoming this change, Parag Ajgaonkar, principal of N M College of Commerce, said, 'This is a positive step for the current academic year. It allows first-year classes to start alongside second- and third-year students, helping colleges follow a unified academic calendar. More importantly, it ensures that students receive at least 90 days of instruction per semester, improving the quality of education.' For 2025–26, Mumbai University offers a wide array of undergraduate courses, including Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom). Professional programmes like Bachelor in Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), which have been under the All-India Council for Technical Education since last year, will begin admissions after the Common Entrance Test results are announced. Pooja Raundale, director of the Examination and Evaluation Board, has urged all affiliated and autonomous colleges to strictly follow the admission schedule to ensure a smooth and timely admission process. The university has also emphasised that all students seeking admission to any undergraduate program must register through the Mumbai University portal.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Early admissions for MU, FY classes from mid-June
Mumbai: In a deviation from the usual schedule, the academic session for first-year degree colleges in Mumbai is likely to commence from mid-June. Until last year, the session for first-year students started by the first week of July or even later. Early HSC results in the state helped Mumbai University start the admission process for 3.28 lakh undergraduate seats in affiliated colleges from Thursday, at least three weeks in advance. The first merit list will be out on May 3.08 lakh students cleared their HSC from the Mumbai division, indicating that there are plenty of seats for every student, even as many would opt for other professional courses too. With new courses being introduced under the National Education Policy 2020 with multiple combinations, colleges point out that the eligibility criteria should be early commencement of first-year degree college will enable colleges to prepare and implement the academic calendar effectively, said principal, NM College, Parag Ajgaonkar. He added that the first-year, second-year, and third-year classes can, for the first time, run parallelly as the latter two usually commence from mid-June. He said this would also ensure proper planning in succeeding years and will be helpful for students seeking PG admission in India or abroad. Madhav Rajwade, principal, Sathaye College, said that everyone is talking about starting early and finishing academic sessions on time, and this would be a positive step in that state govt is planning to have a uniform academic calendar for all state universities in the coming years, and the early announcement of results and early commencement session across universities could be the way forward, said a university official.A principal, on condition of anonymity, said that many new courses are being offered to students in different combinations under autonomy, empowered autonomy, and NEP guidelines, and therefore there is a need to re-evaluate the eligibility criteria.
