Elphinstone College

Elphinstone College is an institution of higher education in Mumbai - formerly Bombay - which is affiliated with the local university. It was founded in 1856 and is one of the oldest colleges in India offering western education in philosophy, science and economy. Are enrolled 3,000 students, some of which are housed in student dormitories.

History

In Bombay the 19th century - a wealthy center for overseas trade - founded the Bombay Native Education Society ( educational association for the local population ) in 1824 an English school for the local population, although public opinion in England at that time was set against a formation of the locals. In 1827 the club decided to form an institute under the name of Elphinstone College to launch, named after Mountstuart Elphinstone, the outgoing Governor of Bombay, who had invested heavily in the education of the local population. The money for this was applied by a public collection. The college was formally established in 1835 and began teaching in 1836, initially with only two professors. As an independent organization, there is the Elphinstone College since April 1856. Since 1860 the University of Bombay is affiliated.

Courses and Degrees

Elphinstone College is divided into the senior college and junior college. The former is a university institute and leads to the Bachelor's examination, the latter is a secondary school, which corresponds approximately to a German high school.

• The Senior College offers bachelor's degrees in pure science, information technology, biotechnology, ancient Indian culture, economics, English, German, French, Hindi, Marathi, geography, history, mathematics, statistics and sociology, as well as hotel and tourism management.
• The junior college offers courses in philosophy, commerce and natural sciences as well as courses in computer science and electronics.