Ismail Yusuf College
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 Ismail Yusuf College | |
| Motto | "Sā vidyā yā vimuktaye" |
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| Type | Govt. College |
| Established | 1930 |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, University of Mumbai |
| Principal | Swati Wavhal |
| Undergraduates | BSc, B.Com, BA |
| Location | , , India 19°08′00″N 72°51′14″E / 19.13334°N 72.854022°E |
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| Nickname | IY College |
| Website | ismailyusufcollege |
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Ismail Yusuf College is the fourth oldest college of Mumbai, India. "I Y college", as it is popularly known, is managed by the Government of Maharashtra. It is the oldest college in North Mumbai. It was established in 1930 with a large donation from Sir Mohammed Yusuf Ismail, K.T. on Jogeshwari Hill. The foundation stone was laid by Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Bombay in 1924.[citation needed]
In April 2025, The Times of India reported that Ismail Yusuf College did not yet have a college development committee (CDC) and could get fined.[1]
Alumni
[edit]- Kantilal Mardia, Mathematician and statistician
- A. R. Antulay, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
- Rafiq Zakaria, Islamic scholar and former Minister of Maharashtra State
- P. L. Deshpande, Marathi playwright
- Kader Khan, film artist
- Habib Wali Mohammad, ghazal singer
- Amroz Siddiqui, Maths scholar, teacher
- Hamid Dalwai, social reformer
- Shankar Vaidya, Marathi poet and former Marathi Professor of I Y College
- Sunil K. Pandya, Neurosurgeon, historian, author
References
[edit]- ↑ "NEP mandate: 2 govt colleges may be fined and barred". The Times of India. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
