Ismail Yusuf College of Arts, Science and Commerce

   

About Ismail Yusuf College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Founded in March 1924, the college started functioning in 1930. Though it was established as a first grade Government Arts College, over the years it grew into a full fledged Arts, Science and Commerce College. In early forties, it was the only college beyond Bandra that catered to the educational needs of the western suburbs of North Mumbai.

Ismail Yusuf College is a fine example of co-operation between private philanthropy and Government patronage. It has a long history and picturesque topography. It came into existence due to the munificence of its donor and the patronage of the Government. In January 1914, Sir Mohammed Ismail Yusuf offered to the then State of Bombay a donation of Rs.8 lakhs for the promotion of higher education of Muslim youths. The then Governor-in-Council accepted the donation and decided that the same should be utilized for the establishment of a first grade Government Arts College at Andheri and that the college should be primarily for Muslims, but students belonging to other religious communities should also be admitted.

In the 1920s, the State of Bombay chose a site at the present day suburb of Jogeshwari for the construction of the college, which then was in the form of a tropical forest. Originally the campus was spread over 120 acres (0.49 km2) of land but today it has shrunk to about 54 acres (220,000 m2) due to encroachment by neighboring slum-dwellers and housing societies, construction of Western Express Highway bisecting the land under college control and the grant of land by the Government of Maharashtra to a private society for the establishment of an educational institution, now called Arvind Gandbhir High School.

Courses offered by Ismail Yusuf College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Bachelor of Arts
Category	General
Degree	B.A.
Mode	Full Time
Medium	Campus
Duration	3 Years
Bachelor of Commerce
Category	General
Degree	B.Com.
Mode	Full Time
Medium	Campus
Duration	3 Years
Bachelor of Science
Category	General
Degree	B.Sc.
Mode	Full Time
Medium	Campus
Duration	3 Years

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