Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an Indian educational trust. It was founded on November 7, 1938 by Dr. K. M. Munshi.

The trust operates a number of primary and secondary institutes in India and abroad. It organizes and runs approximately 100 private schools in India. The schools are known as Bharatiya Vidya Mandir, Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, or Bhavan's Vidyalaya.

The Sanskar Sarjan Education Society was established in 1964. It runs a pre–primary, primary, and secondary school in the same vicinity, known as J.D.T. High School. The Management of Sanskar Sarjan Education Society. It started the D.T.S.S. College in 1984. Despite a humble beginning with only 100 students, the college toady is home to more than 4000 students of this underprivileged area called kurar village.

The Vision of D.T.S.S College is “To be a universally respected Institution making quality the defining element of knowledge & education, sculpting principled & inspiring students to become good human beings spreading prosperity, peace, harmony & happiness around.”

Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce have been established by Guru Nanak Vidyak Society. The Institution is guided by the principles of purity, truth, charity and peace; the Sikh management established the college in 1989. The Institution aims at providing the students an opportunity to develop an integrated personality, to foster a spirit of free thinking and above all to inculcate love for humanity and love for truthful living. These were the true teachings of Guru Nanak. The Institution provides all its students with a friendly and supportive study environment, high teaching standards, excellent facilities and support services to enrich learning and make them more confident to face the tough challenges of the ever changing global environment.

H.R. College of Commerce & Economics is one of the leading commerce and management colleges, affiliated to the prestigious University of Mumbai. Today, there are over 6000 students and each year the institution grows from strength to strength.

The College was the first college in Maharashtra to be accredited 'A' grade by the NAAC (National Assessment & Accreditation Council) in 2002. In 2008, the College was awarded an 'A' Grade by NAAC once again; with a CGPA of 3.46, which we proudly proclaim to be the highest in Maharashtra.

The College was the first to introduce an Honors’ Program along with the regular undergraduate program a student can earn honors credits as well.

Jai Hind College was established in 1948 by a small band of dedicated teachers of the D.J Sind College Karachi. The motto of the college, I will and I can, encourages and inspires the students to break the pre - conceived boundaries of performance. It encourages them to dream, and to use the latest innovative ideas and technology to realize those dreams. Jai Hind students truly believe that nothing is impossible, and that the sky is the limit for them.

The college was formally inaugurated in September 1948 at the Elphinstone College Library Hall. In early 1949, Principal T.M. Advani arranged for a bungalow named "Goolshan" at Peddar Road to serve as a nucleus for a science college. The college started as an Arts and Science college initially. Many new courses and subjects were offered later—the faculty of Commerce was introduced in 1980, BMS and Computer Science were introduced in 1999, BMM and Biotechnology in 2002, and Banking & Insurance in 2003.

K.J. Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai was established in 1960.The college is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai and recognized by U.G.C. (2f & 12b), Delhi. The college is the Pioneering Institution of Somaiya Vidyavihar, established in 1960. This College is rated as third amongst the Best Colleges in Mumbai in Arts and Fifth in Commerce & at all India Level 18th in Commerce and 21st rank in Arts. The mission of this college is to Impart qualitative and valuable to all those who need it the most to attain community and social development through Education and to aim at overall personality development of the students through curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

K.M.Agrawal degree college of Arts, Commerce & Science, was established in 1994 through dedicated efforts of Hindi Bhashi Jankalyan Shikshan Sanstha Kalyan which was founded in 1993 by the eminent personalities of Kalyan. The College is permanently affilated to University Of Mumbai with National Assessment & Acceredition Council (NAAC), rating of B+.

The Vision of the College is “To create Kaleidoscopic, Mindful, Adorable human beings rather than educated Homo Sapiens.”

The Mission of the College is “To sustain humanity amidst Globalization, Liberalization & Modernization & make the students competent enough to be victorious in every aspect of life, no matters what it offers.”

Navi Mumbai came up in and around 1974 to accommodate the increasing population of Mumbai. Educational facilities were one of the major needs of this newly established city. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha which is the largest educational organization in India took initiatives for starting higher education facilities in the area. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi (Earlier name – Modern College, Vashi) was established in 1979 and is one of the most flourished branches of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara.

"KHAR EDUCATION SOCIETY" is a registered educational public trust that was founded in the year 1934 by devoted Social worker late Shri Veerbalbhai Mehta with "MONTESSORI & PRIMARY" Classes. Just to meet the preliminary needs of Guajarati Children-in the then tiny area of Khar - a suburb of Bombay.

It was under the inspiration and guidance of late Shri Gurudayal Malikji, and advocate saint -who stood for idealism in the children - both these institutions served the Guajarati society for a good number of years. However, both these institutions had teething trouble of overcoming financial stringencies and various other difficulties. For administrative convenience, financial stability and to facilitate the student's right from Montessori to Secondary on a gradual scale both these institutions were amalgamated in the year 1946 with a decision that the same should be run under the aegis of the  "KHAR EDUCATION SOCIETY".

M. Doongursee College, Mumbai was earlier Know as Bombay College was presided over by the then eminent educationist Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan and the Vice - President of India. Kirti College belongs to the family of Deccan Education Society' being a constituent college, it also belongs to the family of the University of Mumbai. The objective of the Mumbai University also constitutes college's objective. The college feels proud that Kirti College is realizing its academic goals.

The Junior College (std XI and XII) of Arts and Science has been attached to the college since June 1976. The college has also started F.Y.J.C. (Std XI) Commerce classes from June 1980 and S.Y.J.C. (Std XII) Commerce classes from June 1981. The first year divisions in Arts and Science of the new three year degree course were introduced from June 1979. The college also enrolls students for M.Sc. and Ph.D. Apart from these academic courses, the college provides number of opportunities for students to develop their extracurricular talents and to realize fully the potential of their personalities as young men and women.

Kishinchand Chellaram College was established in 1954 under the aegis of the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, HSNC(B).

The tribute for the establishment of the College goes to the late founders, Principal K.M. Kundnani and Barrister Hotchand Advani.

The students opt for K.C. College because of the dynamism of its faculty and the proven track record of excellent results every year.

The Institution was reaccredited A grading by NAAC.

The Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Trust was formed in 1959 on the eve of the Birth Centenary Celebration of the Late Lala Lajpat Rai.

The College is one of the leading Educational Institutions in the metropolis. Ever since its inception in 1972, the college has been growing through its various phases of academics and in different spheres of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

The College has carved a niche for itself, gaining prominence among the colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai and also other educational institutes in India. On account of its consistent track records, the College has been accredited by the NAAC, an autonomous body set up by the University Grants Commission of India (U.G.C.) for assessment and accreditation of colleges across India as quality learning institutions.

The Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Trust was established in 1959 on the eve of the Birth Centenary Celebration of the Late Lala Lajpat Rai.

To make different events and activities successful, students have to carve out a temporary but functioning organization, which requires them to constitute teams, allocate responsibilities and perform collectively in the same manner that executives do in any organization. To ensure one hundred percent commitment from the students to this methodology, a continuous performance evaluation program is carried out. Weight age is given to class participation, presentations in addition to the case study method and semester end examination.

Parle Commerce College was established in June,1960. The college has been named after him as M.L.Dahanukar College of Commerce in 1962.

The College is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The College has two sections namely, Junior College and Degree College. Junior College provides instruction to the students of XI and XII. Degree College caters to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students from F.Y.B.Com to M.Com. The College has a fully functioning Self Financed Courses department that conducts Mumbai University

Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai was established in 1962 by the late Shri Mangaldas Verma. Shri Verma had a fervent desire to bring Education to the socially and economically challenged sections of society. Shri Verma established this institution in the heart of the labor area so that opportunities to pursue higher education would be available to them M.D. College of Arts/Science/Commerce which housed 300 students in 1962, now caters to the needs of over 6000 students. Shri Verma named the college after the great reformer and founder of the Arya samaj - Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati.

The “India Cultural League” was founded in 1942 by a small group of young people under the leadership of Late Shri. Amalendu Roye with the objective of inculcating the spirit of patriotism in the youth through cultural and sports activities. The organization was called “Youth Culture Centre”. It’s Moto was of “Unity and Progress through Culture”. After independence it was re-named as “India Cultural League”.

ICL entered the educational field in 1975 with the formation of “India Culture League Education Society” (ICLES).

Mulund College of Commerce (MCC), Mumbai was set up in 1970 by such visionaries as the Late Shri Babasaheb Pethe and the Late Shri Baburao Paranjape. Today, the college is one of the most sought after Commerce colleges in the University of Mumbai. The junior college was started in 1976. The College is renowned for its academic excellence, exemplary discipline and professional orientation. The College is an institution where higher education is the means whereby students not only equip themselves with knowledge to cope with the tasks that are in store for them but also develop other aspects of personality to sustain themselves in their life.

The college rose like a phoenix from the ashes of communal fires of the partition of India in 1947.This College is accredited by NAAC at B++ GRADE. It was established in 1922 with the blessings of Dr. Annie Besant and Rishi Dayaram Gidumal. The College saw a shift in its location from Hyderabad (Sind) to Bombay in 1949. The mission of this College is all round development of the students with an equal emphasis on academics as well as extra and co-curricular activities so that they emerge as individuals capable of facing the challenges of life. The college aims at academic excellence, realization of inherent creative skills, sharpening of leadership skills, inculcating the right values, sensitization of the problems of the country and emphasis on liberal, secular and open-minded education.

Rachana Sansad College, (Mumbai) was established in 1960, by three young architects whose mission was to promote education in the field of Art, Architecture, Building Technology and other allied disciplines.

The Founders created the Educational Trust, namely, Rachana Sansad in 1960. Gradually with experience, other sister institutions blended into the Sansad, making it a progressive educational entity.

Ramanand Arya D.A.V. College was founded by Uttari Bharat Sabha, which is a driving force behind the institution. It was established in 1949 by a band of selfless patriots who felt the need for an institution which could cater to the educational needs of children in and around economically.

The society was founded on 28th December 1966 by Prof. Asgar E. Lakdawala, who, though a poor S.S.C. student at that time was earnestly striving to achieve his noble goals.

Royal College is the aegis of the Royal Society, which was founded on 28th December 1966 by Asgar Lakdawala. It has minority quota for Muslim students.

Royal College of Arts, Science, Commerce and Management, popularly known as Royal College, is a college located in Mira Road. The College was rated "A with 3.10 CGPA" by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Patkar Varde College was founded by Chikitsak Samuha, a club formed of like-minded individuals who were keenly interested in education. The College was named after Sir Sitaram Patkar, a notable judge of the Bombay High Court. Sir Sitaram was deeply interested in furthering women`s education and was the Vice-chancellor of the S.N.D.T. University for many years. Infrastructural facilities development of Patkar Varde College started with its establishment in 1964. More developments are under consideration by the college authorities.

The college has been increasing the various courses offered and their facilities to accommodate the changing trends in education and industry. The basic infrastructure of Patkar Varde College aims to provide students with the optimum learning environment. Patkar Varde College provides several evening classes for the benefit of the society. At present, the college conducts evening distance education classes.

The original name of Sathaye College Parle Tilak Vidyalaya . It was renamed as ‘Sathaye College’ in 1993.

PTVA's Sathaye College, Mumbai was established in 1959 managed under Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association. Sathaye College was formerly known as Parle College. Students of Sathaye College standout for their academic excellence. After their admission the students discover that exploration, challenge and curiosity are limited only by their desires. Sathaye College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Sathaye College was established with the main objective of providing the students with an avenue for pursuing higher education.

The SIES College was inaugurated on the 20th of June 1960 by Shri Y. B. Chavan, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra with an aim to serve the ever-growing educational needs of students from North and Central Mumbai Suburbs. The College was the gift of the South Indians in Mumbai to the then newly-born State of Maharashtra. The Commerce Stream at the Degree level was started in 1980-81.

The college is committed to a student-centered environment in which the intellectual, cultural, social, physical and recreational needs of students are met. The students of the college, with their exemplary discipline, serious academic, extra and co-curricular pursuits and excellent rapport with their teachers, have greatly contributed to make this college a name to reckon with in academics and other fields.

The Somaiya Vidyavihar College comprises of 34 individual institutes who are dedicated in the streams of arts, sciences, management, engineering, medicine, humanities, philosophies and social sciences. The campus is sprawled across 2 main campuses – a 65 acre complex in Vidyavihar, in north central area of Mumbai and another adjoining 35 acre complex in Sion, both in the heart of Mumbai besides a number of other smaller campuses across rural Maharashtra and Karnataka. Somaiya Vidyavihar also runs a few autonomous

Sydenham College or Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics is the first Commerce College of Asia.

The College's motto is "Labor Omnia Vincit" ("Work conquers all") and in Sanskrit, "samudyogo hi vishvajita" {Diligent Efforts Conquer the World}. The college is operated by the government of Maharshtra.

Sydenham College was established in October 1913. It was named after the then-governor of Bombay, Lord Sydenham of Combe, who was instrumental in making the undergraduate degree of Bachelor of Commerce possible in Mumbai. This makes Sydenham College the oldest degree-awarding institution in Commerce.

Thakur Junior College was established in 1992 to cater to the needs of students passing SSC examination from the schools in and around Kandivali . The College started off with an initial strength of 60 students in one division of F.Y.J.C. (Commerce) class in 1992. Over the span of years the College has witnessed a spectacular growth. It is presently accommodating more than four thousand students in Commerce and Science streams. The College is poised to become one of the prominent Junior Colleges in the city of Mumbai

The College has already formed a nucleus for the educational complex with an Engineering College, an Institute of Management Studies & Research and an Institute of Technology spread over few acres of campus.

Ruparel College was founded in 1952. Its campus occupies ten acres of land in Matunga, an inner suburb of Mumbai. The campus features green landscaping with trees and a botany garden, and is known for its attractiveness. Ruparel College is certified as an A grade college, the third highest rating, indicating an institutional score of 85-90 on a 100 point scale, by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India. It’s most recent assessment by the NAAC

The College has completed more than fifty years of glorious service in the field of academics, sports, performing arts and other extracurricular activities.

Tolani College of Commerce or “TCC” for short was established in 1989 by the Tolani Education Society with the objective to promote academic activities in the north eastern suburbs of Mumbai.

The College has been granted a minority status on linguistic (Sindhi) basis by the Government of Maharashtra and University of Mumbai. Accordingly, for 50% of the seats, preference in admission is given to Sindhi students. Yet, students from the reserved categories and economically backward sections of the society are also encouraged to seek admission.

In addition to this, students from all strata of society, irrespective of caste, creed, community, religion and financial background are also given admission based on merit. The College consistently strives to provide stimuli for the intellectual development of the students and firmly believes in upholding the dignity, uniqueness and value of each student. In addition it provides a diverse platform to hone the student’s talents and skills in sports, cultural and extension activities.

V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce are managed by Kelkar Education Trust. The College, started unaided in 1984, by the Kelkar-Vaze Family. Affiliated to the University of Mumbai, it has been reaccredited by NAAC with A grade. This college is awarded College with Potential for Excellence. It has been awarded with the Best College Award from University of Mumbai in the year 2005. The college is also listed as one of the top 20 colleges in India by India Today (1997).

The Late Shri Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust was formed in 1988 under the President-ship of Shri Hitendraji Thakur,Former MLA of Vasai Taluka. The trust was formed to handle several concerns as well as to uplift the remote area of Vasai. The provision of education , medical and social facilities to the residents of such area was the primary focus.

In the year 2000 , the trust started a college known as “ VIVA COLLEGE ” & in a span of 5 years the strength of the college has risen from 35 students to 7000 students. The College has updated itself with the concerned requirements of modern times. It now provides different courses, in addition to the traditional courses of the Science ,Commerce and Arts Streams.

The Vivek Education Society, a Charitable Institution set up in the year 1961, had established Vivek Vidyalaya in 1962 and followed it up by starting Junior College in the streams of Arts, Science & Commerce in 1976. The Vivek College of Commerce was started in the year 1986. These Institutions together have been catering to over 6400 students studying from Pre- Primary to Post-Graduate level. These institutions have carved niche for themselves in the western suburbs of the city.

VES was committed to cater to the children of the linguistic minority communities. VES commenced its educational activities by establishing a primary school for these students.

Vivek College Of Commerce has been granted Linguistic Minority (Tamil / Malayalam) Status.