Tell me about the History of University of Mumbai like – its foundation year, who founded it, its aim and mission of opening? Provide me the courses and departments offered? Give me the contact detail and map of location of University of Mumbai?

The University of Mumbai is one of the first state universities of India and the oldest in Maharashtra.

The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world.

In accordance with "Wood's despatch", drafted by Sir Charles Wood in 1854, The University of Bombay was established in 1857 after presentation of a petition from the Bombay Association to the British colonial government in India.

The University of Mumbai was modeled on similar universities in the United Kingdom, specifically the University of London

The first departments established were the Faculty of Arts at Elphinstone College in 1835 and the Faculty of Medicine at Grant Medical College in 1845

The first degrees awarded in 1862 were Bachelor of Arts and Licentiate in Medicine.

Until 1904, the university only conducted examinations, awarded affiliations to colleges, developed curricula and produced guidelines for colleges developing curricula

The name of the University was changed from University of Bombay to University of Mumbai in 1996.

In 1949, student enrolment was 42,272 with 80 affiliated colleges. By 1975, these numbers had grown to 156,190 and 114 respectively.

The University of Mumbai offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral courses, as well as diplomas and certificates in many disciplines.

The language of instruction for most courses is English.

The University of Mumbai has three campuses across Mumbai (Kalina Campus, Thane Sub Campus and Fort Campus) and one outside Mumbai.

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University of Mumbai
Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098