The Saurashtra University is one of the significant universities in Gujarat state in India. This university was established on 23 May 1967 in Rajkot city, the administrative headquarters of Rajkot district. Presently, 242 colleges in Amreli (Amreli district), Jamnagar (Jamnagar district), Porbandar (Porbandar district), Rajkot (Rajkot district) and Surendranagar (Surendranagar district) districts are affiliated with the Saurashtra University.