Gujarat government has actively participated in many programmes to uplift the literacy rate of the state. They follow the regular pattern of education as in other states of the country. District Primary Education Programme is one of the education projects of the State which have made compulsory and free education for all.

The state houses many best higher education centers in India. The Universities in the state provide quality education to the aspirants in and outside the state. Mentioned below are the lists of those Universities in Gujarat.

Universities Located In the Eastern Part of Gujarat

• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
• The Navrachna University, Vadodara

Universities Located In the Western Part of Gujarat

• Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
• Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar
• Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University, Bhuj-Kachchh
• Saurashtra University, Rajkot
• Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Junagadh

Universities Located In the Northern Part of Gujarat

• Gujarat Agricultural University, Banaskantha
• Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan

Universities Located In the Southern Part of Gujarat

• South Gujarat University, Surat
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Universities Located In the Central Part of Gujarat

• Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
• Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad
• Anand Agricultural University, Anand
• Charotar University of Science & Technology, Anand
• Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad
• Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad
• Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
• Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand
• Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
• Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar
• Nirma University of Science & Technology, Gandhinagar
• Ganpat University, Gandhinagar
• Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya Sarva Vidyalaya Campus, Gandhinagar
• Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
• Calrox Teacher’s University, Ahmedabad

Top-most Universities in Gujarat

There are numerous universities in Gujarat. Of these many are government owned and others owned by private managements. The deemed universities are also included in these. Some of the deemed universities are Gujarat Vidhyapeeth (Ahmedabad), Sumandeep Vidhyapeeth (Vadodara), Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, (Patan) and Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University (Bhuj-Kachchh).