The Mumbai University will soon be the state’s first varsity to offer a full-time degree programme online. Following approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC), the university will begin an MA in sociology course through an online platform from the new academic year starting July 2022.

During the pandemic, the push for online education gained traction, prompting education regulators and the government to reconsider and restructure education modes and methods. It was then proposed under the National Education Policy 2020 to allow universities and higher education institutions to offer 20 per cent of the total regular courses online. The UGC has been encouraging institutions to offer full-fledged online courses.