Wilson College Mumbai was established in 1832 by Rev. John Wilson. It is considered one of the oldest colleges in Maharashtra. It is affiliated with the University of Mumbai and accredited ‘A’ grade from NAAC in 2017.

Wilson College offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in arts, commerce, and science to approximately 3000 students. The college has a faculty of 50 erudite staff. Programs like bachelor's in mass media, bachelor in arts in 10 subjects, bachelor's in commerce, bachelor's in science in 7 subjects, master's in science in 4 subjects, and Ph.D. in 4 subjects. It has a library consisting of around 73,000 books. College also provides hostel facilities to its students.

Admission to Wilson College to all the programs is based on the merit list which means the percentage attained by the students in their last qualifying exams. This merit list is provided by the University of Mumbai. The university provides the cut-off list for the courses and students get admission according to that. For the year 2021, the cut-off list for the general category in BA program is 98%, the B. Sc program is 98.67 % and the B. Com program is 97.33 %. The University of Mumbai also gives students from minority groups some reservations according to the norms of the Indian government. For instance, OBC students have 19% reservations; SC and ST have 13% and 7% reservations respectively.

Wilson College along with tremendous education provides a very good placement cell for the student. Companies like Times Now, Balaji Telefilms, KPMG India, India Bulls, etc. come there for recruiting students. Wilson College also provides scholarships to its students like Asha-Shree Endowment Scholarship, the British Council IELTS Scholarship for Malaysia students, and a fair and lovely foundation scholarship for women.

Wilson College: UG Admissions 2024

Wilson College offers 7 courses at the UG level, with a duration of 3 years. 

Courses  Specializations 
BA English, Hindi, Economics, Marathi, History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Mass Media & Communication
B.Sc  Botany, Zoology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics
B.Com -
BMM Mass Media 
BMS Management Studies 
BAF Accounting & Finance 
BSc IT Information Technology 

Eligibility Criteria

  • BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BMM: Students must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board.
  • BMS, BAF, B.Sc IT: Students applying for this course must have done 10+2 from Maharashtra Board or any other recognized board. Or else the student must have done a diploma in the engineering field after scoring at least 45% in SSC or any other equivalent exam. 

Selection Criteria

  • For BA, B.Sc, and B.Com, Students are selected to study at Wilson College purely on the basis of merit i.e percentage they scored in the last examination. The college issues its cut-off list every year.
  • For BMM, BMS, BAF, and BScIT, Students are selected on the basis of merit, i.e. the total percentage attained in the qualifying marks.

Wilson College UG Cut off 

Wilson College releases BA, B.Sc, and B.Com cutoff every year. The cutoff list for 2021 is given below: 


Category		 Cut off
BA B.Sc B.Com
General 98% 98.67% 97.33%
Christian minority 98% 96.5% 92.17%
Reserved category 97.67% 95.17% 95.33%

Wilson College: PG Admissions 2024

Courses  Specializations 
M.Sc Zoology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Information Technology
M.Com  -

Eligibility Criteria

Students who are applying for a PG degree at Wilson College must have done graduation with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized university.

Selection Criteria

Students are selected on the basis of the total percentage attained in the qualifying marks.

Wilson College: Ph.D. Admissions 2024

Wilson College offers Ph.D. degrees in 4 specializations, i.e. Hindi, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Botany. 

Eligibility Criteria

Students who want to apply for Ph.D. at Wilson college must have done their MSC or MPhil in relevant subjects or equivalent.

Selection Criteria

Students are selected on the basis of the aggregate percentage scored in the last qualifying examination.

How to Apply to Wilson College? 

Students can get admission to Wilson college of Mumbai online. 

  1. Visit Mumbai University’s official website.
  2. Go to the admission portal on the website
  3. Students have to register there. Registration fee- INR. 100/-
  4. Now proceed to the admission form.
  5. Fill in the important details required.
  6. Select your course.
  7. Select the college you want to do from.
  8. Pay the fees online through debit/credit/net banking.
  9. Get a printout of the form.
  10. Submit the complete form there on the website.
  11. Students also have to submit the printout of this form offline in the college.

Wilson College: FAQs 

Ques: Wilson College Mumbai is a co-education college?

Ans: Yes. Wilson College is a co-education college. Earlier till 2012, it was only a girls’ college. But from 2013 onwards it’s a coeducational college.

Ques: Is there any entrance exam to get admission to Wilson College?

Ans: No, there is no entrance test to get admission into Wilson college. Students are selected on the basis of merit.

Ques: Is there a hostel facility available at Wilson College?

Ans: Yes, there is a hostel facility available at Wilson College. There are 3 hostels provided by Wilson College.

Ques: Is Wilson College Mumbai a government college?

Ans: No, Wilson College Mumbai is a private college though it is affiliated with the University of Mumbai.

Ques: What is the placement percentage of Wilson College Mumbai?

Ans: Wilson College provides decent placement for its students. Companies from all over the world recruit students from Wilson College with a 2lac to 4lac per annum package.

Ques: Is Wilson college Mumbai expensive?

Ans: No, the Wilson College of Mumbai is very reasonable. For instance, the fee for a B.Com full course is 17,000.