Now, get your exam dates, hall tickets on University's new app

MUMBAI: Here's an app that promises to make the academic life of university students' a tad easier. Students of Mumbai University will now get their exam schedule, hall-tickets, eligibility forms, syllabus and other information on their cellphones.


The university on Friday launched its mobile application-MUM e-Suvidha-during a meeting of college principals. The app can be used by all existing students from affiliated colleges having a permanent registration number (PRN). A university official claimed that more than 6 lakh students are expected to benefit from the app.

The app will also give students updated information regarding examinations, admissions, convocation and other events. It will also allow students to download their hall tickets, exam form, applications for revaluation and photocopies of answer sheets. Students will also get push notifications.

In another development, the university will soon set up a fee revision committee to look into colleges' demand for a fee hike. A principal pointed out that the fees have remained constant for a decade, even for self-financed courses like BMM, BMS, BAF and BBI. Following the guidelines laid down in the Maharashtra Public Universities Act of 2016, the committee will be formed to decide on the fee structure for the 2019-20 academic session, vice-chancellor Suhas Pednekar said at the meeting. The committee will comprise of a retired vice-chancellor as chairperson besides finance and legal experts.

Pednekar also urged colleges to donate funds for flood-hit Kerala. He asked colleges to donate generously for relief effort and asked department heads of the university to donate a day's salary for flood-relief initiatives.

The university also decided to set up incubation centres to promote research work in line with the research parks at IITs.