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Mumbai University postpones August 20 exams due to heavy rains

Updated on: 19 August,2025 11:55 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Aditi Alurkar | aditi.alurkar@mid-day.com

The university instructed all affiliated colleges, sub-centres at Ratnagiri, Thane, and Kalyan, and university departments to inform students and staff about the cancellation of the exams on August 20

Mumbai University postpones August 20 exams due to heavy rains

The revised dates for these examinations will be announced shortly, a notification stated. Representational Pic/File

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In view of heavy rainfall across the region, the Mumbai University on Tuesday postponed all exams scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

It applies to exams under both the Summer 2025 and Winter 2025 sessions, an official notification said.


The university instructed all affiliated colleges, sub-centres at Ratnagiri, Thane, and Kalyan, and university departments to inform students and staff about the cancellation of the exams.



"The revised dates for these examinations will be announced shortly," the notification stated.

The decision was taken to ensure the safety and convenience of students amid persistent heavy rain and flood-like conditions reported in several parts of Mumbai and surrounding areas, sources said.

Earlier, the Mumbai University had on Monday announced that it has postponed the exams those were scheduled for August 19 due to heavy rain alert in the city.

In an official statement, the Mumbai University said that in view of the heavy rainfall warning and to avoid inconvenience to students, the University of Mumbai has postponed all examinations scheduled for August 19, 2025.

"The rescheduled date for these exams is now August 23, 2025, and they will be held at the originally planned times," said the statement.

The affected exams include several postgraduate and undergraduate courses include -- Master of Arts in Communication Journalism (Semester 3), Public Relations (Semester 3), Television Studies (Semester 3), Electronic Media (Semester 3), Film Studies (Semester 3), M.P.Ed. (Semester 2), B.P.Ed. (Semester 2), B.Pharm. (Semester 2), M.Pharm. (Semester 2), M.Ed. (Semester 2), M.Com. (E-commerce, Semester 4), M.A. (CDOE), B.E. (Computer Science & Design, Automation and Robotics), and others.

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