Since 2017, the Mumbai University (MU) has been functioning without the mandatory National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The university’s previous accreditation expired in 2017 and since then the varsity has been losing out on several things starting from grants, approvals, PhD admissions and even rankings.

While questions have been raised by Senate members on the casual approach by the varsity administration toward NAAC, many have pointed out how being a parent body to over 800 affiliated colleges, the varsity is setting a bad example with this kind of approach.