The timing for degree college students are alloted according to their degree.

The timings for respective degree classes are as follow:

First Year : 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Second and Third Year : 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

These timings are for science stream students only.

For Arts and Commerce students the timing is the same but the time range varies as their subjects do not have practicals. Their lectures get over before the science stream students.

BMS and some other un-aided departments have lectures between 12 PM and 2:40 PM for the first or third-year students. Science students usually have lectures from 7–11 AM, followed by practicals till 4 PM which can extend upto 5 PM.

The timetable of Mithibai College FYJC is given below:

• Each lecture is 40 minutes. 
• The lectures usually start around 1:10 PM and continue till 3:50 PM.
• After that you have a break for 30 minutes and then lectures resume from 4:20 PM to 5:40 PM.
• For the commerce stream some classes have lectures till 6:20 PM two days a week, depending on their second language.
• For the Arts stream, they usually have lectures till 5:00 PM.
• Science students have lectures in the morning, from 7:00 AM.

They put a lot of pressure on students for a 75% attendance. If you are unable to fulfill that, you will not be allowed to sit for the examinations.

There are a lot of factors which should be kept in mind while opting for either of the colleges. Some of such factors are mentioned below. 

Attendance- 

• For attendance, HR is way more lenient than NM College. If you have a valid reason for low attendance such as preparation of CR, then you might be exempted. 
• However, this doesn't work in NM college, they are extremely strict about their attendance.

Distance- If you are a resident of Mumbai then you should consider the distance of the college from your home. It is an important factor to consider, and saves a lot of time and money.

Focus area- 

• If your goal is holistic development i.e. curriculum studies plus co-curricular activities, then NM college is the preferred choice. 
• HR is close to NM in this race. But NM provides a wider exposure owing to its central location of the college, surrounded by various other universities.

Let’s take a look at the advantages of all the above-mentioned colleges in a tabular form below.

Community- Often this factor is excluded while selecting a college, but this factor is as important as any of the above-mentioned factors. Although, if you have good people skills, you don’t need to consider it. But if you need a community then, in NM you will be surrounded by Gurjatis and in HR by Sindhis.

Infrastructure- 

• NM College is up-to-date with its infrastructure regardless of the fact that it is one of the oldest and well-known colleges in Mumbai. 
• HR College is outdated, not maintained, in terms of infrastructure.

Cost- If you are not a resident of Mumbai, South Mumbai is expensive in comparison to West Mumbai. 

Thus, keeping the above analysis in mind, NM College is the best out of the four colleges.