University of Mumbai, Institute of Distance & Open Learning - [IDOL]

Mumbai University IDOL (Mumbai University, Institute of Distance and Open Learning) is a department of distance education at Mumbai University. It is the 7th university in the country that began the Distance Education Program in a conventional setup. IDOL Mumbai University offers various courses at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the streams of Humanities, Science and Technology, Commerce & Management, Inter-disciplinary, etc. 

Admission to all UG and PG courses (except MMS & MCA) is granted on the basis of marks obtained in the last qualifying examination (Merit-based). For MMS & MCA admissions, candidates are required to appear for the entrance exam conducted by the respective department.

Mumbai University IDOL Courses and Fees

Mumbai University IDOL offers a variety of undergraduate, postgraduate, and PG Diploma courses in multiple disciplines. Course-wise eligibility, selection criteria, and fees is mentioned below in the table:

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Mumbai University IDOL Admission

The application form for all programs offered by MU IDOL is available on the official website of Mumbai University. The application fee varies for different programs. Candidates who wish to apply for any program are required to fulfill the complete eligibility criteria prescribed by the university. The minimum eligibility for UG courses is class 12 with not less than 50% marks while for master’s programs, applicants must have a graduate degree in a relevant discipline with at least 50% of the marks. Ph.D. admissions are considered on the basis of a valid qualifying marks and a university-based entrance test followed by the personal interview session. There is a relaxation of 5% marks for reserved category candidates SC/ ST/ OBC.

Selection is done on the basis of marks obtained in the last qualifying examination. Shortlisted candidates are called for the document verification process.

Mumbai University IDOL Faculty

• Dr. Dhaneshwar Harichandan
  • Designation: I/C Director and Professor in Education, IDOL
  • Qualification: MA, MPS, M.Phil, and Ph.D.
• Mr. Anil Bankar
  • Designation: Faculty-In-Charge and Associate Professor cum Assistant Director in History.
  • Qualification: MA and B.Ed
• Dr. Santosh Rathod 
  • Designation: Assistant Professor cum-Assistant Director in English.
  • Qualification: MA and Ph.D.
• Mrs. Rajashri Pandit
  • Designation: Assistant Professor cum- Assistant Director in Economics.
  • Qualification: MA and LLB
• Dr. Naresh Tambe
  • Designation: Assistant Professor in Psychology
  • Qualification: MA and Ph.D.
• Dr. Ajit Patil
  • Designation: Assistant Professor in Geography
  • Qualification: MA
• Dr. Sandhya Garaje
  • Designation: Assistant Professor in Hindi
  • Qualification: MA and Ph.D.
• Mrs. Manisha Bankar 
  • Designation: Assistant Professor in Marathi 
  • Qualification: MA

Mumbai University IDOL Scholarship

Mumbai University, Institute of Distance and Open Learning (Mumbai University IDOL) provide the scholarship to eligible candidates. Government Scholarship is available in some courses for the reserved category candidates (SC/ST/OBC/VJ-NT/SBC). Interested and eligible applicants can submit their application through the Social Welfare website while ST students can apply through the Tribal Welfare Dept. website.

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Mumbai University IDOL Facilities

Hostel:

In order to give home-like accommodation facilities for the outstation students, the university has 7 hostels as accommodation facilities.

Library:

The library possesses more than 1,190 manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu and about 7,418 in Sanskrit and allied languages. There are a total of 7,51,837 books in total, 14,904 textbooks and 11,168 reference books, 6,99,208 Book Titles, 631 total journals in which are 270 Indians whereas are 361 foreign and many more.

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