Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

The concept was first visualized by Dr. Jackson, when, in the 1908, he advocated the establishment of a Science Institute at Baroda on an improved and independent basis. It was a consistent policy of the Government of Baroda to subject its educational system to periodical inquiries of an exploratory nature by educational experts, as a result of which the first Commission was appointed in 1909. 

Baroda is synonymous with education. The patronage of education started with Maharaja Sayajirao and the city has built further on the academic infrastructure established by him.

The present educational foundation rests on over 20 public schools and over 100 private schools. Towering benevolently over all is the Maharaja Sayajirao University, the jewel in the Baroda crown, so to speak. MSU is the only university in Gujarat with English as the medium of instruction. It has 13 faculties and 17 residential hostels, 4 of them for women students. The university caters to over 35,000 students.

The Office of  Research & consultancy Cell (ORCC) since its inception in 2012 is progressing very well and providing specialized administrative and managerial support for the operation of in-house & sponsored research, consultancy and other R&D related activities of the M. S. University of Baroda. The Office of Research and Consultancy Cell (RCC) is facilitating interaction with external agencies, both national and international. It is committed to promote and manage University-Industry interactions and all externally funded research and development projects as well as patents & Copy Rights. The Office is acting as a liaison between the University and Industrial funding agency to undertake sponsored projects.