After a long delay, the University of Mumbai has finally kick-started the process for the formation of two of the important governing bodies — Senate and the Board of Studies (BoS). In the first phase, elections for the Principals, Management Council Representatives, university teachers and department heads from colleges to the Senate would take place. In the second phase, elections of teachers and graduates would take place. The official notification regarding the elections would be uploaded to the varsity's official website on December 2. "Elections for the Senate and the Board of studies are for the first time, taking place under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016.

Source: dna December 02, 2017 01:30 UTC