Sardar Patel University attracts a good number of foreign students every year.

Sardar Patel University is named after one of the greatest and most illustrious sons of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This University in its forty five years of existence has become a leading seat of higher education with several unique features.

Sardar Patel University is comprised of 25 Postgraduate Departments, a constituent college, and 52 colleges affiliated to it. There are 14 PG Centres in the affiliated colleges/institutions. The teaching programme covered at Postgraduate level under various faculties such as Science, Arts, Commerce, Management, Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine, Homeopathy, Home Science, Law and Education includes Postgraduate Degree Courses, Postgraduate Diploma Courses, Diploma Courses and Advanced Certificate Courses. Undergraduate Courses are taught in the colleges or institutes affiliated to the University.

All the Postgraduate Science Departments, Postgraduate Department of Library and Information Science and Postgraduate Department of Business Management follow the Semester System. The Postgraduate Departments under the Humanities and Social Sciences operate under the Annual or Yearly System.

Today, Sardar Patel University offers a variety of courses at all levels covering almost every discipline of knowledge. Several of its departments and academic programs have been nationally acclaimed and internationally reputed. The courses offered are framed keeping in view the needs of the students, the society, and the employing agencies – industry or organizations – at the state, national and international levels.

Besides conventional methods used for classroom teaching, modern methodologies like seminars, group discussions, visits to industries and institutions and tools such as overhead projectors, multimedia projectors, and a variety of audio-visual aids are used for effective teaching and instruction.

All the Postgraduate Departments are networked for VSAT-Internet connectivity, both for their academic and research purposes. With such a variety of disciplines available, it is possible for any prospective student to choose what he/she would like to do while pursuing further studies.

Sardar Patel University attracts quite a good number of foreign students every year. The fact that the cost of living and education in Vallabh Vidyanagar is easily manageable is an additional reason for international scholars joining this University for studies.

The International Students Centre (ISC) helps in assisting the International Student Community by providing information about the various courses offered, admission procedure, eligibility criteria, fee to be charged etc. Since its inception, the International Students Centre coordinates all the activities related to the admission of international students through a Single Window System. ISC also helps in arranging for their admissions, helping them settle down quickly and happily in their studies, and taking care of their welfare.