Science Colleges in Mumbai: There are various top notch colleges all over India but the name of Mumbai is enough when it comes to finance and education. Mumbai, Maharashtra offers one of the best colleges in India when it comes to the Science background that encompasses all disciplines such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology . These colleges include both government and private institutions with moderate and affordable budgets. These colleges are also known for their placements and scholarships programs that provide a backbone to the students.
Top Science colleges in Mumbai:
1. St. Xavier’s College
St. Xavier’s College offers courses in various subjects and backgrounds. St. Xavier’s College has achieved rankings of 23rd in the B.Sc. courses by India Today in 2023, 16th in the Science category by Week in 2023 and 89th overall rank in college category by NIRF. These Ranks are the Causes of its strict and strong curriculum and academic, experienced faculties, up to date facilities, libraries, and modern labs and other infrastructures. Along with this St. Xavier’s College provides rewarding placements every year. NIRF stated in 2024, that around 112 graduates out of 778 graduates* are placed from SXC who have an average salary of INR 6.89 LPA.
SXC provides Junior college as well to the students who want to pursue in any subjects including Science, Commerce, Humanities and many more. The Junior College of SXC offers well – equipped classrooms, laboratories along with sports facilities and hostels.
| St. Xaviers College Highlights | |
| Name of an institution | St. Xaviers College |
| Ownership type | Private institution |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Eligibility Criteria | Most of the courses required minimum aggregate marks of 45%
(and 40% for reserved categories) in 10 + 2 with relevant streams from any recognized board. |
| Offered Science courses | B.Sc in Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology,
IT, Data science and AI, Life Science and Biochemistry etc. M.Sc in Biotechnology & Computational Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Big Data Analytics, Life Science etc. Doctoral Studies (Ph.D) Postgraduate Diploma |
| Top Courses | Known for its B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses |
| Notable Features | Modern classrooms with a vibrant environment, huge
Libraries, advanced labs and AV facilities. |
| Average Fees | UG Courses: INR 2 to 3 Lacs
PG Courses: INR 3 to 4 Lacs |
2. Jai Hind College
Jai Hind College, Mumbai has been accredited A grade by NAAC and has been ranked in multiple national ranking under several categories. In 2023 JHC was ranked 174th by QS World University ( Southern Asia). JHC is a private institute established in 1948. Jai Hind College provides various science courses on different levels. JHC, Mumbai offers many facilities like huge and many Laboratories, an auditorium, well equipped and modern classrooms and lecture halls. Along with this JHC has a wonderful performance in providing Placements and scholarships. In 2023, over 100 companies participated in the placement program of JHC and around 500 students got enrolled for the placements.
Jai Hind College offers Junior college as well, which means students can enroll after their class 10 for the higher secondary education. JHC provides high quality education and experienced faculties who also provide mentorship to the students.
| Jai Hind College Highlights | |
| Name of an institution | Jai Hind College |
| Ownership type | Private institution |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Eligibility Criteria | Most of the UG courses required minimum aggregate marks of 45%
(and 40% for reserved categories) in 10 + 2 with relevant streams from any recognized board. Some PG courses require a good aggregate score in the entrance exam which is MAH CET. |
| Offered Science courses | B.Sc in Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology,
IT, Data science and AI, Life Science and Biochemistry etc. M.Sc in Biotechnology & Computational Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Big Data Analytics, Postgraduate Diploma |
| Top Courses | Known for its B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. courses |
| Notable Features | Modern classrooms, advanced labs, fully networked campus,
E- cell to promote entrepreneurships and AV facilities. |
| Average Fees | UG Courses: INR 25,000 to 1.5 Lacs
PG Courses: INR 80,000 to 1.5 Lacs |
3. Ramnarain Ruia College
Ramnarain Ruia College is a private college established in 1937 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Ruia College was re-accredited A+ by NIRF 2024, it maintained its place in science background courses on the of 42nd rank out of 197 in India in 2023 by India Today, The week ranked Ruia College at 36th place out of 88 in all over India 2024 and Outlook ranked 51 out 100 all over India 2024 many more. Ruia provides various Science related courses at different levels.
Ruia College offers access to Dr. P.S. Ramanathan Advanced Instrumentation Centre which provides students access to advanced modern technology and scientific instruments for research and learning along with Sports Academy, Language Laboratory and many more.
Ruia College provides placements too to their students. The highest package secured was about INR 7 lakhs per annum with the lowest of INR 2.5 LPA which refers to the average package of INR 2 to 5 LPA.
And with that RRC also provides Junior education which is class 11 and 12 to the students who wish to study in any streams and backgrounds.
| Ramnarain Ruia College Highlights | |
| Name of an institution | Ramnarain Ruia College |
| Ownership type | Private institution |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Eligibility Criteria | Most of the UG courses required minimum aggregate marks of 45%
(and 40% for reserved categories) in 10 + 2 with relevant streams from any recognized board. Some PG courses require merit entrance exams, such as MAH CET, and other entrance exams. |
| Offered Science courses | B.Sc in Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology,
IT, Data science and AI, Life Science and Biochemistry, Zoology, Life science, Biochemistry etc. M.Sc in Biotechnology & Computational Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Big Data Analytics, Life science, Biochemistry Postgraduate Diploma |
| Top Courses | Known for its B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. courses |
| Notable Features | Dr. P.S. Ramanathan Advanced Instrumentation Centre,
well-equipped Gymkhana, etc |
| Average Fees | UG Courses: INR 22,000 to 1.5 Lacs
PG Courses: INR 80,000 to 2.5 Lacs |
4. K.C. College
Kishinchand Chellaram College is a well known college of Mumbai, Maharashtra. K.C. College was established in 1954 and is a private institution. K.C. College has received ‘A’ grade re-accredited by NAAC in 2023 consistently third time, 25th ranking in the science stream by India Today 2023 and The Week’s 2023. It provides several courses in Science background at different levels. Along with this KCC offers a digital library, advanced computer labs, AV classrooms, huge and modern laboratories, and sports facilities etc. KCC also provides permanent placements to the students with the maximum salary of around INR 5.5 Lacs per annum. KCC has a junior college for students so that interested students can pursue their 12th class from there.
| K.C. College Highlights | |
| Name of an institution | Kishinchand Chellaram College |
| Ownership type | Private institution |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Eligibility Criteria | Most of the courses required minimum aggregate marks of 45%
(and 40% for reserved categories) in 10 + 2 with relevant streams from any recognized board or UG mark sheet for PG admission. |
| Offered Science courses | B.Sc in Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Electronics, Geology,
IT, Data science and AI, Computer Science, Life Science and Biochemistry, Zoology, Life science, Biochemistry etc. M.Sc in Biotechnology & Computational Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Geology, Big Data Analytics, Life science, Biochemistry Postgraduate Diploma |
| Top Courses | Known for its B.Sc. and M.Sc. in computer science and IT, |
| Notable Features | AV classrooms, digital library, huge and modern
laboratories, advanced computer labs, and sports facilities etc |
5. Sophia College for Women
Sophia College for Women is one of the prestigious colleges in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sophia College was established in 1941 and is a private institution. SC has received 29th rank in Science category by Outlook- ICARE in 2024, 27th rank in B.Sc. by India Today in 2024 and many more as SC provides many varieties of courses in Science background at different levels. J.N Heredia Counselling Centre offers counselling services to students, AV halls and classrooms, advanced science labs and computer centres etc. Along with this SC offered placement programs of around INR 6.3 LPA and 1.92 LPA medium salary packages. SC also has junior colleges for the 10th pass students to pursue class 11 and 12 there.
| Sophia College For Women Highlights | |
| Name of an institution | Sophia College For Women |
| Ownership type | Private institution |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Eligibility Criteria | Most of the courses required minimum aggregate marks of 45%
(and 40% for reserved categories) in 10 + 2 with relevant streams from any recognized board or UG mark sheet for PG admission. |
| Offered Science courses | B.Sc in Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology,
IT, Data science and AI, Life Science and Biochemistry, Zoology, Life science, Biochemistry etc. M.Sc in Biotechnology & Computational Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Geology, Big Data Analytics, Life science, Biochemistry |
| Top Courses | Known for its B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Microbiology, Zoology and IT |
| Notable Features | AV halls and classrooms,J.N Heredia Counselling Centre
offers counselling services to students, advanced science labs and computer centres |
| Average Fees | UG Courses: INR 47,000 to 1.9 Lacs
PG Courses: INR 35,000 to 2 Lacs |