On the occasion of Teachers` Day, Mumbai University (MU) on Monday finally announced the best colleges award for two academic years, which had been pending for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In both, the urban and rural categories, five colleges received the best colleges award for the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21.

For the academic year 2019-20, 190-year-old Wilson College in Girgaon bagged the best college award in the urban category, whereas Loknete Gopinath Munde Arts Commerce Science College Mandangad, Ratnagiri won in the rural category. Similarly, for the academic year 2020-21, Chetana`s Hazarimal Somani College of Commerce and Economics Smt Kusumtai Chaudhari College of Arts in Bandra and Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology in Vashi won the best college award in the Urban category whereas Anandibai Raorane Arts, Commerce, and Science College, Vaibhavwadi in Sindhudurg bagged the award in the rural category.