According to reports, the international student count of the University of Mumbai (MU) dipped to 101 in the 2020-21 academic year from 209 and 227 foreign national or non-resident Indian (NRI) students who had confirmed their admissions in 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Meanwhile, Nepal contributed to a majority of international students approaching MU-affiliated colleges or departments for higher education opportunities for years. However, amidst the pandemic, from 26 and 28 students confirming admissions in the past two academic years, 2020-21 saw only five students from Nepal in MU.
Similarly, 42 students from Afghanistan had confirmed admissions in MU in 2019-20, but in 2020-21, not a single student from the country registered for admissions. Furthermore, NRIs make up for the largest chunk of international students approaching MU. Now, only five NRI students confirmed admissions in 2020-21, compared to 85 and 92 students in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively.
On the other hand, MU had earlier released an exam timetable for summer 2021. Under the commerce and management section, the date sheet is available for M.Com, M.M.S Semester, and M.M.S (Digital Business Management). The M.M.S course exam was conducted on May 15, 2021. Meanwhile, the M.Com examination began on June 8 and ended on June 14, 2021. In addition, the examination was conducted from 3 pm to 4 pm on all days.
In view of the outbreak of coronavirus, the examinations for the academic year 2021-22 was conducted online by the varsity.
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