Ismail Yusuf College
Ismail Yusuf College | |
| Motto | "Sā vidyā yā vimuktaye" |
|---|---|
| Type | Govt. College |
| Established | 1930 |
| Principal | Swati Wavhal |
| Undergraduates | BSc, B.Com, BA |
| Location | , , India 19°08′00″N 72°51′14″E / 19.13334°N 72.854022°E |
| Campus | Urban, Jogeshwari, 54 acres (220,000 m2) |
| Nickname | IY College |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, University of Mumbai |
| Website | ismailyusufcollege |
Ismail Yusuf College, is the fourth oldest college of Mumbai, India. "I Y college", as it is popularly known, is managed by 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.
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
- 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
- Shankar Vaidya, Marathi Poet and former Marathi Professor of IYCollege
- Sunil K. Pandya, Prominent Neurosurgeon, Historian, Author
References
- ^ "NEP mandate: 2 govt colleges may be fined and barred". The Times of India. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.