Elphinstone College in South Mumbai began as an English school in 1824. It became a college in 1856, affiliated with Mumbai University in 1860. The college produced Indian leaders like B. R. Ambedkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It influenced law and art education. Elphinstone College moved to a Gothic Revival building. In 2019, it joined Dr. Homi Bhabha State University.