The University of Mumbai (MU) has announced the commencement of Undergraduate admissions for the academic session 2026-27. The students who are eligible
can apply for MU UG admission 2026 from May 6, 2026, by visiting the official website of MU at muugadmission.samarth.edu.in. Following the NEP 2020 guidelines, the University of Mumbai will begin accepting admissions for the three-year UG academic programme, 4-year honours in research, and 5-year integrated UG and PG courses. However, MU has already started its pre-admission process for the UG students before the Maharashtra board HSC results 2026 were released. The MU pre-registration process is held in two phases by the university. The first phase was concluded before the Class 12 results were declared. The second phase of the registration and application process dates have now been released after the declaration of HSC results 2026.
MU 2026 Admission Details
According to the official notice by MU, the dates for Mumbai University UG admission 2026 are mentioned below in the table:
| Admission Process | Date and time |
| Online and offline form filling | May 6 to 21 till 1 pm |
| Pre-admission online registration | May 6 to 21 till 1 pm |
| Submission of admission forms at the college level and pre-admission online registration forms at UOM | May 6 to 21 |
| First merit list | May 26 |
| Verification of documents and fee payment | May 27 to May 29 till 3 pm |
| Second merit list | May 30, 7 pm |
| Verification of documents and fee payment | June 1 to 3 till 3 pm |
| Third merit list | June 4 till 7 pm |
| Online verification of documents and fee payment | June 5 to 9 |
| Classes begin | June 13 |
To apply for the Mumbai University admissions 2026, the students are advised to keep their scanned documents such as a photograph, a signature, educational certificates, and category certificates ready in advance, based on the formats mentioned by the university on the official website.
MU UG Admissions 2026 Reservation Criteria
The category-wise reservation criteria for the MU admission 2026 is mentioned below in the table:
| Category | Reservation percentage |
| SC | 13% Seats |
| SC | 7% Seats |
| D.T. (A) | 3% Seats |
| N.T. (B) | 2.5% Seats |
| N.T. (C) | 3.5% Seats |
| N.T. (D) | 2% Seats |
| O.B.C. | 19% Seats |
| EWS | 10% Seats |
| SEBC | 10% Seats |
Special Provision for MU UG Admissions 2026
In addition, according to the rules, there are special provisions for the reservation for the following categories at Mumbai University for 2026.
- Women's Reservation: 30% reservation for women.
- Physically Handicapped: 5% reservation for physically handicapped students.
- Supernumerary/Special Category Seats: Wards or grandchildren of freedom fighters, the central and state governments/ex-servicemen.
- Widows or deserted female students: National or state-level sports achievers.
- Minority & Management Quota: 15% management quota applies to affiliated colleges, including minority colleges.
- Central Government/NCC/NSS: Students with achievements in NCC or NSS.
