The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Gujarati: મહારાજા સયાજીરાવ વિશ્વવિદ્યાલય; MSU) is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally known as the Baroda College of Science (established 1881), it became a university in 1949 after the independence of the country. It was later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda State belonging the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas.
It is a teaching and residential university and the only university in Gujarat whose medium of instruction is English for all courses. University is primarily known for its Faculty Of Sciences' and 'Faculty Of Technology and Engineering' which are recognized as one of the renowned Science and Tech Departments in India and globally, having very distinguished and top rated advanced curricula of Bachelors in Science(Honors), analogous to tripos of University Of Cambridge .
It is the largest public digitalized Indian university which set a benchmark in coordination of Sophos and Aruba Networks by establishing paper-free documentation and digital learning environment even before the launch of Digital India programme. More than 35000 MAC addresses have been linked with university servers in all Wi-Fi enabled campuses including Main Premises, Hall of Residence, Engineering Campus, Medical Campus,etc covering an area of a thousand acres
