Due to the heavy rainfall alert and red alert issued over Mumbai, the University of Mumbai has officially postponed all examinations scheduled for August 19, 2025. The University announced that these exams will now take place on August 23, 2025, with timings unchanged, ensuring minimal disruption to academic schedules while also prioritising the safety of the students.
The University of Mumbai released the official notification on its official social media platform (Instagram), with a directive to the Head of University Departments, Director, Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), Director, Ratnagiri, Thane and Kalyan Sub Centre and thePrincipals of all the affiliated colleges in all the Faculty concerned.
Background and Context for the Postponement of the August 19, 202,5, Scheduled Exam
Recently, the city of Mumbai has been lashed by incessant rain, with the India Meteorological Department declaring a red alert for the region. In response to these extreme weather conditions and potential dangers, the University of Mumbai took preemptive measures to postpone its scheduled exams of August 19, 2025, to be conducted on August 23, 2025, which now aligns with the authorities' advisories and prioritises the safety of students.
The exams that have been rescheduled are the Summer 2025 Examinations that are conducted by the University of Mumbai, which were to be conducted initially on August 8, 2025, and were rescheduled for the first time to August 19, 2025, due to a local holiday. Then again, the Summer 2025 examinations were rescheduled for the second time from August 19, 2025, to August 23, 2025, amid the heavy rainfall.
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Affected Exams of the Postponed Summer 2025 Examinations
Mumbai University's Summer 2025 exam schedule covered undergraduate and postgraduate courses from several departments and fields. The postponement of the exam has affected the following postgraduate and undergraduate courses:-
- M.A. (CDOE) Bachelor of Engineering in Automation and Computer Science and Design
- M.A. in Journalism and Communication
- Electronic Media
- Television Studies
- Master of Pharmacy
- M.Com in E-Commerce
- M.Com (Advanced Accountancy)
- MA in Political Science
- M.A. in Philosophy
- M.A. in Sociology
- M.A. in Psychology
- BMS (Five-year integrated course) and other various subjects.
List of Affiliated Colleges of Mumbai University
The University of Mumbai is one of the oldest and most famous universities in India, with a very wide network of affiliated colleges spread across Mumbai and several other districts of Maharashtra. Since the Summer 2025 exam has been postponed from August 19, 2025, to August 23, 2025, students of these affiliated colleges are also affected by the revised exam timetable, amid the torrential rain.
Below is the list of some of the affiliated colleges of Mumbai University:-
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Hazarimal Somani College of Arts and Science | |
| College of Home Science | Deccan Education Society's Kirti M. Dongursee College of Arts, Science and Commerce |
| Gokhale Education Society, College of Education And Research | Government Law College, Churchgate |
| J.P. College of Commerce and Management Studies | |
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