University of Mumbai

The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. It has been rated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with Five star ranking amongst Indian Universities. The name of the University was changed from University of Bombay to University of Mumbai according to Government Gazette dated 4th September, 1996. It is abbreviated as either (UoM) for University of Mumbai or as (MU) for Mumbai University.

Prominent Alumni of UoM

• Mahatma Gandhi - Father of the Indian nation
• Man Mohan Sharma - Fellow Royal Society, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan
• Lal Krishna Advani - leading Indian politician
• B. R. Ambedkar - Author of the Constitution of India, social reformist and thinker
• Jagdish Bhagwati - University Professor of Economics at Columbia
• Nissim Ezekiel - Acclaimed Indian English poet
• Anil Kakodkar - Director of BARC and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy
• Aishwarya Rai - Miss World in 1994 and leading Indian actress
• P. V. Narasimha Rao - former Indian prime minister
• R.A. Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR (Council of scientific and Industrial Research, India)
• Mukesh Ambani, Managing Director, Reliance Industries (Attended Saint Xavier's College)
• Anant Pai - major publisher of Indian books for children especially the series Amar Chitra Katha
• Lara Dutta - Miss Universe in 2000
• Anand Patwardhan - Indian documentary film-maker
• Sunil Gavaskar - Legendary Indian Cricketer (Attended Saint Xavier's College)
• Smita Patil - Legendary Indian Actress (Attended Saint Xavier's College)
• Shabana Azmi - Acclaimed Indian Actress (Attended Saint Xavier's College)