- The university has released the full schedule for its pre-admission online registration process, covering first-year undergraduate programmes across dozens of affiliated colleges under the National Education Policy framework.
The Mumbai University has released the admission schedule for the academic year 2026–27 for students seeking entry into undergraduate programmes at affiliated colleges, autonomous institutions, and university departments across the city and its suburbs.
The pre-admission online registration window opens on May 6 and closes on May 21, 2026, at 1 pm Students are required to register at the university’s dedicated admissions portal — muugadmission. samarth. edu. in — which will go live on May 6 at 11 am. Registration is mandatory for all students seeking first-year admission to non-professional degree courses.
The admissions process is being conducted in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Maharashtra government’s gazette notification of April 20, 2023, which restructured undergraduate education into three-year degree programmes, four-year Honours and Honours with Research options, and five-year integrated programmes with multiple entry and exit points.
“All admissions and academic activities for first-year degree courses will be governed by the provisions and guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government, Mumbai University, and the UGC from time to time.” — Dr Pooja Roundale, Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation.
Online registration is compulsory for students applying to a sweeping range of programmes — from the conventional BA, BSc, and BCom to specialised offerings such as BSc Data Science, BSc Forensic Science, BSc Aeronautics, BSc Nautical Science, BA (Film, Television and New Media Production), Bachelor of Culinary Arts, and BPA in Music and Dance, among many others. Integrated five-year courses including BMS–MBA and B.Sc. Bioanalytical Science are also part of the centralised process.
Dr Roundale also clarified that admissions to the BMS programme under AICTE will follow a separate timeline, contingent on the results of the entrance examination conducted by the CET Cell.
All affiliated colleges and autonomous institutions have been directed to adhere strictly to the published schedule, factoring in their individual intake capacities, reservation policies, and course eligibility criteria.
