Mumbai University Awards Degrees, Plans Meta-University

Mumbai University held its big graduation ceremony on January 17, 2026.

They gave degrees to over 1.72 lakh students, including 609 PhD scholars.

This year, there were 50% more PhDs than last year, which is the highest in nine years.

The university is planning to work with other universities in Maharashtra to create a meta-university.

This means students can take classes from different universities and make their own degree.

The university is also starting special schools for things like artificial intelligence and clean energy.

The chief guest, Ajay Kumar Sood, talked about a new government fund to help companies turn new ideas into real products.

The ceremony was a big celebration of all the hard work the students have done.