University of Mumbai

University of Mumbai
	Coat of arms
Former name	University of Bombay (1857-1995)
Motto	Śīlavṛttaphalā Vidyā (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
Type	Public University
Established	18 July 1857
Founder	Jagannath Shankarseth; Bhau Daji; John Wilson;
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC; AIU
Chancellor	Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Ravindra D Kulkarni
Students	7,579
Undergraduates	1,459
Postgraduates	5,638
Location	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; 18°58′30″N 72°49′33″E / 18.97500°N 72.82583°E
Campus	Urban; All Campuses: 250 acres (1,000,000 m2)
Colours	Saffron
Website	mu.ac.in

The University of Mumbai (previously University of Bombay) is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges.^[4]^[5] As of 2013^[update], the university had 711 affiliated colleges.^[6] Ratan Tata is the appointed head of the advisory council.^[7]

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^ "Mumbai University – Colours". Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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^ With 811 colleges, Pune varsity 2nd largest in country Archived 19 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India newspaper article : 4 November 2013
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