Dear students, teachers, parents, alumni, benefactors, and other stakeholders, as
per the proverb in Sanskrit " Sa vidhya ya vimutaye " Which is meant to impart knowledge that helps an
individual to get empowered, develop critical thinking, and thereof the liberty to voice one's own thoughts as a
responsible citizen of this nation. This in turn helps to groom the learner’s personality and motivates the
youth in the nation building, for peace & prosperity. Ismail Yusuf College strongly believes in this
statement.
Therefore it’s Vision and mission is
Vision
“We are committed to provide value-driven education while ensuring inclusive access and support for all
societal sections, in line with NEP-2020’s vision of holistic development. Our focus is on cultivating critical
thinking, innovation, and lifelong learning skills, ensuring our students are well-prepared to lead and
contribute meaningfully to society.”
Mission
(1) To adhere and further the educational goals enshrined in the
NEP-2020.
(2) To cater to the educational needs of all classes of society,
especially the economically and socially underprivileged classes and students with special needs.
(3) To preserve and promote the rich heritage of the Indian
Knowledge System.
(4) To establish cutting-edge Skill Development Centre and
Incubation Centre to enhance practical skills, drive innovation, and support entrepreneurial
ventures.
(5) To develop the Centers of Research and Extension activities in
all disciplines and to contribute towards the nation’s development.
(6) To elevate the educational, ethical and moral standards of students
and teachers to create a center of excellence in higher education in the nation.
The college was established in the year 1930. It
stands as the 4th oldest Government
College and is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. This college is located at
Jogeshwari(E) in the western suburb of Mumbai. The lush green campus with a
beautiful old college building, separate science, vocational course, and humanities
buildings, as well as a sports complex, covers almost 54 acres of land. The scenic
beauty and the antique architecture of the college administrative building housed with a
spacious library in it, form a heritage structure.
The IY College, as it is popularly known as, provides education in arts, science and
Commerce streams. Besides these, the college also offers self-finance courses,
especially in subjects like Computer science and Biotechnology. There are various
courses that are being taught at both UG & PG levels. B.Sc. program are offered in
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and Statistics and M.Sc. in Physics,
Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Statistics. In commerce stream programs run by the
college are B. Com and on self-finance basis M.Com, BAF and BMS. In the arts stream
along with the conventional languages, the college has its own culture of preserving an
Indian knowledge database by offering graduate-level courses in Urdu, Persian and
Arabic. The college also runs Ph.D programs in all three streams.
A very strong, dedicated and capable team of educators has always been the
driving
force in the growth of the College.
The infrastructure facilities within the campus include modern health care instruments at
Gymkhana, a shooting range field adjacent to the Sports Complex, NCC units for girls
and boys, hostel facility for boys, modern instruments in the laboratory such as HPTLC,
GCMS, Raman, TGDTA, DSC, AAS & XRD which provides facility for researchers,
canteen and mess facility, indoor auditorium, outdoor open stage for annual social
functions, jogging track, Miyavki Garden adds to the legacy of the college.
Further, well-equipped computer labs and advanced sophisticated instruments for UG,
PG and research in the science stream enrich the institute with modern technology. These
valuable infrastructural facilities make this college standout distinctly and attract more
learners.
The interdisciplinary research in Science, Arts and Commerce propels research scholars
to disseminate their results in the research forum, the students are also motivated and
encouraged to actively engaged in research.
We enrich our curriculum through value-added and skill-based courses to upgrade
communication and technological skills and also imbibe moral values amongst our
students. This in turn streamlined with our vision & missionary statement.
The college also has YCMOU study center and caters to the needs of the students
who
can complete their graduation externally. Nearly 15 courses in Science, Commerce and
Arts for example MSc (EVS) M.A. and M.Com (management and accountancy.) are
offered in the YCMOU study centre located in our campus. College has signed MOUs
with top-notch institutes for collaborative education.
The college organizes yearly, State, National and International conferences,
workshops and seminars, along with hands-on training programs in collaboration with industry and corporate
sectors.
Thus, the college provides a rich culture to our students for the all-round/overall development
of their personalities, where students channel their potential in pursuit of excellence.
Community services, leadership training, human values and best practices are
conducted by departments to further strengthen and mold the learners to become
distinguished and learned citizens of India. To sum up, the college with its available
resources grooms the personality of every learner and makes him/her a responsible
citizen of tomorrow.