Talmud and halakha studies in the institution are carried in the form of over 200 small groups, Chaburos, which consist of several students mentored by a veteran, each pursuing its own specific curriculum with an emphasis on individual learning.

[4] Beth Medrash Govoha is a successor institution to Yeshivas Etz Chaim, which was located in Slutzk, in what is today Belarus.

Etz Chaim was reestablished in Kletzk, under then Polish rule by Rabbi Aaron Kotler, where it thrived until World War II and the destruction of much of European Jewry.

BMG's four campuses are located on 35 acres (0.14 km2) in Lakewood, with numerous academic facilities, libraries and residence halls.

The yeshiva is licensed by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools.

[4] Beth Medrash Govoha is a postgraduate institution and the general age of entry for new students is about 22.

Some students focus primarily on the practical application of the talmudic laws based on the Halachic conclusions of the Shulchan Aruch.

Because of the large number of students in the Yeshiva there are groups studying virtually every subject in the Talmud.

Beth Medrash Govoha is unique among Yeshivas in that a student can study any subject in the Talmud or Halachah that he prefers.

The stated policy of the yeshiva is that no eligible student is denied the opportunity to study Torah because of their inability to pay tuition.

Additionally, in a signed acceptance agreement, the matriculating student agrees to abide by the rules of the institution.

Rabbi Aharon Kotler served as the academic and spiritual leader of the institution, from 1943 until his passing in 1962.