MUMBAI: Mumbai University has received 25 applications from trusts and managements that have evinced interest in starting new colleges. While 19 applications are for starting traditional arts, science and commerce colleges, four are for law programmes, and two others are night colleges.
The university will set up expert committees to inspect these colleges and the reports will be presented to various MU bodies before they are sent to the state government for a final nod.
“The numbers are less compared to the previous year due to the pandemic,” said a management council member. Proposals for new colleges are mostly from Thane, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Palghar.
There is a proposal to set up a commerce college each in Kurla, Ghatkopar and Borivali; and for an arts and commerce in Shivajinagar and in Borivali each. Proposals to set the law colleges are from Kandivali, and three are from Thane. MU has about 880 affiliated colleges currently.
