MSU Baroda

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU) is recognized as one of the premier institutions of higher learning and research in the country. Since its inception in 1949, the University has demonstrated a keen interest and a commitment to the sustenance and promotion of an environment, favourable to the growth and development of an academic excellence – a commitment that forms a part of the rich legacy of the institution.

Educational institutions which preceded the Maharaja Sayajirao University and which went on to form a part of its foundational legacy, included the “Baroda College”, one of the oldest centers of learning in Western India, founded in the year 1881 by His Highness Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. The enlightened ruler in the year 1909 established the “Kala Bhavan”. His Highness Maharaja Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad pursued the idea of establishing a University and on the recommendation of a committee, the Government of Baroda, in its order No. (R) 169-39 dated 21st February 1949, decided to establish a Residential University at Baroda. The bill for establishment of the University was passed by the Legislative Assembly and received the assent of His Highness Maharaja Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad on April 29, 1949, and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda came into existence on April 30, 1949.