Admission Policy

The College is a Catholic Minority College, administered under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, to promote the welfare of the Minority community.

As per the Judgement dated 12th October 2017 of the Honourable Bombay High Court vide Writ Petition No. 1726 of 2001, Minority Colleges do not need to set aside seats for Backward Classes. This is reiterated by the University of Mumbai Circular (No.Aff./Recog.I/Admission/(2018-19)/10/of 2018), dated 30th May, 2018.

This Judgement renders null & void the Directives regarding Reservation of Seats given by the University of Mumbai vide Circular No. Spl. Cell / (68) / 218 / 2005 dated 3rd June, 2005 [i.e., SC (13%) / ST (7%) / DT(A) (3%) / NT(B) (2.5%) / NT(C) (3.5%) / NT(D) (2%)  / OBC (19%) / SBC (2%)].

Hence, the admission intake in St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai is as shown in Table A & B.

Table A

Table B

*Admissions to B.Sc. (IT) will be based on the marks scored in Mathematics at the Std. XII Board Exam.  Hence, there are no entrance exams for B.Sc. (IT) admissions.

** Special Category refers to:

1. Wards of Transferred State / Central Govt. and Private Sector employees, employees of Defence Department / ex-servicemen
2. Wards of Freedom Fighters
3. Award Winners at the District / State / National Levels in Sports or Cultural Activities.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

Applications for admissions to the BMS and BMM courses are to be submitted online, and the admission process includes an Entrance Test. Please look up the details on the Home Page of the College website.

For: B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.M.M. / B.M.S. / B.Sc. (IT); and, the First Year Masters Courses which include M.Sc. in Botany, Biotechnology, Geology, Life Sciences and Microbiology, and M.A. in AICA and Public Policy, the College has an Online Application System through a facility on its website.  This facility is made available from second half of May. An incomplete application will not be considered for admission.

Admission to B.Com is through the College Office (Commerce Section), by filling up and submitting a form, and through an interview with the Vice Principal of the Commerce section or his representative.

The University of Mumbai has made it mandatory for all candidates seeking admission to the First year courses in the Degree Colleges to fill in the “Pre–Admission Online Registration Form” is available on mum.digitaluniversity.ac

Actual admissions to all courses will be on the announced days, through an interview of the candidate and a parent / guardian. The offer of admission will be notified on the website, on the College Notice Board and on the College Notice Board. On being admitted, the student shall immediately submit the following documents (Original along attested photocopies):

1. Class XII Statement of Marks
2. Baptism Certificate (for Minority Community - Christians)
3. Caste Certificate (wherever applicable)
4. Documentary Evidence for Special Category status
5. Passing Certificate  (required for getting Eligibility Certificate)
6. Migration Certificate (required for getting Eligibility Certificate)

1. Candidates passing Class XII Examinations from Foreign Boards and students passing from International Baccalaureate or ‘A’ levels examinations - General Certificate of Education / Cambridge International School Exam of Cambridge or University of London must first obtain a ‘PRIMA FACIE’ Eligibility Letter from the University of Mumbai for the purpose of admissions to all First Year Degree Courses, namely B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.M.M. / B.M.S. / B.Sc. (IT).

   The address of the Eligibility Department is:

Note: For Foreign Boards, the Class XII Examination has to be cleared in one sitting only.

Students passing the Class XII from Boards other than Maharashtra State Board and seeking admissions to First Year B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.M.M. / B.M.S. / B.Sc. (IT) are required to apply for a Provisional Eligibility Certificate through the College at the time of admission. The application form is available in the College Office. It should be duly filled, submitted with an attested copy of the Class XII marksheet and a passport size photograph along with the prescribed fees of Rs. 320 and verification of document fees of Rs. 500 (Total Rs. 820) to the College Office. Post admission, confirmation of eligibility is initiated by the College Office, with the help of documents listed above.