Bhavnagar is the area of the state of Gujarat where Mahatma Gandhi studied during his times and so the university at Bhavnagar also called the Bhavnagar University is an important setup in the state and is looked up to a high stature with respect and high esteem. This university was established in 1978 and is currently teaching a whole lot of fields to the students that have enrolled themselves under it. this university since its foundation stone was laid has grown to achieve high standards.

The areas of teaching that the university cover in its curriculum are the departments like sciences, commerce, arts, engineering/ technology, medicine, dental, rural studies, law etc. In the present scenario of the university, it houses 20 independent teaching departments and 4 other recognized institutions and research centers that have been doing the job of making the university a huge success story for its students and for the state.

The 20 departments of the university offers all types of courses like under graduate, post graduate, research projects and other diploma programs.

The campus of the university is a huge one and houses all the basic facilities like a full equipped library, hostels, teaching blocks, laboratories, and computer centers, common rooms etc. the campus owing to the standard of the university has been refurbished and is currently developed to new standards. The old and the new campus together give the university a huge infrastructure.

The admission notice of the university is cordially released in the leading newspapers of the country during the admission time for each academic year. The admissions are available by purchasing the form for the university and submitting the applications for them to the university. The list for the selected candidates is informed to the public over the university portal. The university site also offers a great insight to the university and tells a lot about the current standards and high profile of this university.