Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts Science and Commerce, Parel

Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Parel, established in 1962, is one of the leading educational institutions in the Mumbai city located in the Maharashtra state. Affiliated to the University of Mumbai, NAAC accredited, it has a wide scope for courses in arts, science, and commerce streams. Located on a very compact 1.08 acres, the college has a total enrolment of 3,766 students, with its gender break-up being 55.6% males and 44.4% female students. The institution has a faculty strength of 74 members while offering 22 courses offered across 8 degree programmes in both undergraduate, post-graduation, and doctoral studies in specialisations available. Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts, Science and Commerce is affiliated to the college University of Mumbai, Mumbai. The college is keen to provide the college with the finest in learning environments and adequate modern facilities that support students' academic and personal development. On campus is a fully stocked library, including over 34,000 books, 600 CDs and DVDs, and 1,600 bound volumes, that are available to students and faculty as vast sources of knowledge. For those interested in physical fitness, there is a fully equipped gymnasium on campus. Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts, Science and Commerce also possesses an ICT-enabled auditorium that can accommodate about 200 students, which is a perfect venue for both academic and cultural events. It offers a computer lab with 10 Mbps bandwidth for internet access to meet the technological requirements of the students, thereby giving them easy access to digital resources and online learning tools. Maharshi Dayanand College offers myriad academic programmes that are designed to match the most diverse student interests and career aspirations. The institutes offer 13 undergraduate courses, 5 postgraduate programmes, and 7 doctoral programmes. Other than the more conventional courses such as BA, B.Sc, and B.Com, undergraduate courses at these institutes can also be pursued in areas like BMM (Bachelor of Mass Media), B.Sc in Computer Science, and several options under the B.Com programme named Banking and Insurance, Financial Markets, and Accounting and Finance. At the postgraduate level, it offers M.Sc in Chemistry and Zoology, M.Com in Accountancy and Banking and Finance , and doctoral programmes, which cover subjects from Business Management and Chemistry to a wide range of languages and Mathematics . Degree Name No of Specialisation M.Sc 2 M.Com 2 Ph.D 7 Admissions at Maharshi Dayanand College are merit-based. A good number of deserving students would be given an opportunity for pursuing their subjects of study. While the admission processes differ from programme to programme, it is academic performance in qualifying exams, which will be the principal criteria used for admission at the college. However, some self-financing courses, like BMM (Bachelor of Mass Media), B.Sc in Computer Science, and special B.Com programmes, offer admission strictly on merit lists. Read more Get admission in top colleges accepting applications Click on Apply to check the best colleges that might interest you. Apply