Saurashtra University
Saurashtra University is a conventional state university located in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. This university was established by The Saurashtra University Act of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in the year 1965.
History
Saurashtra University was created on a rigorous demand, for a separate university out of Gujarat University, from the eminent educationists and freedom fighters of the Saurashtra region. The demand was more prominent after the creation of Gujarat state on May 1, 1961.. Saurashtra University, established on 23 May 1967, having two headquarters in the initial stage i.e. Rajkot and Bhavnagar. After the incorporation of the Bhavnagar University, Rajkot became the sole headquarters of the Saurashtra University.Campus
The campus of the university is spread over of land. The present jurisdiction of the University includes Amreli district, Jamnagar district, Morbi district, Rajkot district and Surendranagar district.Organisation and administration
It has 29 Post Graduate Departments on its campus and 238 affiliated colleges.The university has important seats of learning spreading knowledge in the respective fields i.e. Nehru Chair, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Chair, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chair, Swami Dayanand Saraswati Chair, Gulabdas Broker Chair, etc. The University runs a centre of learning and research in the name of Shri Zaverchand Meghani i.e. Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra. The university in collaboration with Commissionerate of Industries, Government of Gujarat, and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has started National Facility for Drugs Discovery in the year 2009. The NFDD is a state of art centre of research and innovation. Later in the year 2014, the NFDD was transformed into Centre of Excellence. COE is actively involved in generating funds from industrial consultancy.