Marwadi University

Marwadi University in Rajkot received university status in 2016, growing out of an engineering-college group run by a local education trust, and it has moved quickly to collect credentials — it holds an A+ grade from NAAC and a NIRF rank of 76, unusual for a university this young. The academic core is engineering, with computer science the dominant choice alongside the standard core branches. Rajkot is Saurashtra's commercial centre: living costs are low, the city is safe and navigable, and the university mainly serves students from Gujarat seeking a private option closer than Ahmedabad or Pune. Admissions run through state counselling and the university's own process. It suits students from the Saurashtra region who want an accredited private engineering education near home, at fees below the big-brand private universities.