The Government of Maharashtra has set up the Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, as a Cluster University, with the Institute of Science, Mumbai; Elphinstone College, Mumbai; Sydenham College, Mumbai; and Secondary Training College, Mumbai, as the Constituent Colleges. The Institute of Science, Mumbai is the Lead Institute of the University. All the universities are over 99 years of age; the most youthful the Institute of Science was set up in 1920; while the most established the Elphinstone College was set up in 1835. 

The University is an autonomous degree conceding element with its own Rules and Regulations. This is the principal University of its sort in the State of Maharashtra and is built up according to the rules of Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). The foundation of this University is relied upon to charge the Higher Education framework in the State with new power. It will prompt the ideal utilization of assets of the constituent schools and will offer the students wide choices of learning with adaptability and help them with understudy amicable emotionally supportive networks. It will produce a contemporary and important framework and give undergrad and post-graduate projects in different controls under decision-based credit framework (CBCS). The CBCS will embrace a cafeteria approach, where the understudies will be offered the opportunity to choose a few courses from a variety of courses according to their inclinations. The understudies may take a portion of the courses over the constituent schools. The projects will be dynamic and request driven. The understudies may partake in different exercises composed by the constituent schools. 

Some Special Features of the HBSU 

• Being the University of Cluster of just four constituent schools, which are geologically in nearness, the University would be overseen and controlled substantially more effectively than some other state college. 
• All the constituent schools are licensed by Grade 'A' by the NAAC. 
• All the schools are first-class universities, are in presence for quite a while, and with legacy mark. 
• The universities are Government Colleges and thus the expense structure will be directed and sensible. 
• The understudies will be prepared under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and offered subjects in a cafeteria mode. 
• The understudies concentrating any center subject will be permitted to take extra attributes over the orders to advance his learning experience. 
• The understudies can select aptitude based courses. 
• The understudies can profit the skill and offices of the universities in the bunch. 
• The evaluation of the understudies will be through ceaseless and end semester assessments. 
• The University strategies will be understudy driven, with the assessment cycle proficient and convenient. 
• Ecological Science is incorporated as a significant and mandatory course. 
• Enhancement addresses by outside specialists will be organized. 
• Chosen understudies can do temporary positions and tasks. 
• Position and preparing offices will be given.

Contact Us

• The Institute of Science
• 15, Madam Cama Road,
• Mumbai-400 032.
• India
• Email-ID: [email protected]
• Website: iscm.ac.in

University will conduct a Research Entrance Test for admission into the Ph.D. program.

• Eligibility: Candidate should have 55% marks in PG for the general category and 50% marks for SC/ST and non-creamy OBC candidates.
• Research Entrance Test: The RET exam has two papers, Paper-1 (General Paper) and Paper-II (subject Specific) which have 100 marks each.
• Syllabus for RET: The syllabus for RET will be the same as of UGC.

Qualification criteria for admission to the Ph.D. Program

• Graduate degree holders with at any rate 55% marks in total or its proportional in a point scale any place evaluating framework is followed and applicants qualified at the UGC-NET/GATE/SET/SLET/UGC-CSIR NET/Teacher Fellowship holder will be permitted by the RAC to show up for the Entrance Test (viva-voce/meet) in any subject offered by the separate School of Studies. 
• A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to half, or a proportional relaxation of evaluation, might be taken into consideration those competitors having a place with SC/ST/OBC (non-velvety layer)/diversely abled, and different classes of up-and-comers according to the choice of the University Grants Commission every once in a while. The qualification signs of 55% (or a comparable evaluation in point scale any place reviewing framework is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the classes referenced above are reasonable depending on the passing marks without including the elegance mark method. 
• Applicants who have cleared NET and M.Phil. course work within any event 55% marks in total, or an equal evaluation on the point size of the reviewing framework followed by the college, will be qualified to continue to take up inquire about work prompting Ph.D. Degree. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to half, or a comparable relaxation of evaluation, might be taken into consideration those having a place with the SC/ST/OBC (non-smooth layer)/contrastingly abled and different classifications of up-and-comers according to the choice of the University Grants Commission every now and then.

Selection Criteria 

• Applicants qualified at the GATE/SET/SLET/UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET/Teacher Fellowship holder will be permitted by the RAC to show up for the Research Entrance Test [RET (viva-voce/interview)]. 
• During interview/viva-voce the applicants are required to talk about their exploration/intrigue zone before the DRC. 
• Each school on receipt of the applicable input(s) from the Department(s) concerned will advise a rundown of the workforce alongside its Research Student consumption limit alongside reservation status following the Government standards. 

Course Work 

• The credit relegated to the Ph.D. Course Work (CW) of the six-month term (one semester) will comprise of at least eight credits. 
• The Course Work will be treated as essential for Ph.D. planning. Four (4) credits will be relegated to at least one seminars on Research Methodology which would cover territories, for example, quantitative strategies, PC applications, research morals and audit of distributed Research in the pertinent field, preparing, fieldwork and so forth different courses will be allocated to propel level courses for setting up the understudies for the Ph.D. degree. 

Application Procedure 

• Sign on to the University site and click on the connection Admission to Ph.D. Projects. 
• Peruse the qualification models cautiously before beginning your application procedure. Applying in a subject you are not qualified for will just aim your application to be dismissed and the application charge won't be discounted. 
• Fill all subtleties and complete the whole application process at one go. If you leave it in the middle of, you should begin the procedure by and by. 
• After you complete the form and made installments, you will get an interesting application ID. It would be ideal if you utilize this ID in all correspondences. 
• Competitors filling the online application can pay the application expense through online installment. Charge card, Debit Card or Net Banking login secret key subtleties ought to be kept prepared before beginning the application procedure.