Jai Hind College

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Jai Hind College (Hindi: जय हिन्द कालिज) is a famous college in Mumbai, India. It was established in 1948 by a small band of teachers who worked at D J Sind College, Karachi. It is currently located at 'A' Road, Churchgate.^[1]

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.

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. At this stage, Mr. Bhagwansingh B. Advani, the sole trustee of the Basantsing Anil Dharmada Trust, stepped in with a donation of Rs. 1,25,000, a princely sum in those days. In response to his wishes, the college was named Jai Hind College and Basantsing Institute of Science. A small bungalow near Goolshan served as a hostel for the refugee students.^[2]

It was proving to be inconvenient that the Arts and Science faculties of the college were five miles apart. Mr. Morarji Desai, who was then the Home and Revenue Minister of Bombay, finally sanctioned, in a prime location, a plot for the Jai Hind College building at "A" Road, Backbay Reclamation. Being close to the Churchgate Railway Station, students from the suburbs found the college easily accessible.^[3]

The director of the college is Professor N.W. Shivdasani.

Jai Hind College today caters to more than 5000 students, and is considered among the best and most sought after colleges in the Mumbai city.