It was established on 9 May 2016 by the Marwadi Education Foundation through The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016.

[5] The university operates under the division of Marwadi Education Foundation's Group of Institutions (MEFGI).

It was established as a primary unit of Marwadi Education Foundation under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950.

The university took immediate action by involving the anti-ragging committee and initiating the process to expel the accused students.

[13][14] An engineering student from Andhra Pradesh was secretly filmed by her roommate while bathing, and the video was circulated among others.

The university offers all these degrees in different faculties like Engineering, Science, Management, Computer Applications, Commerce, Law, Pharmacy, Agriculture and Physiotherapy.

Param Shavak supercomputing system will aid high-end computations and research work in AI, CE/IT, ICT, ML fields.

[36] The faculty offers a postgraduate programme in Master of Computer Science in Cyber Security & law.

To aid this initiative, Marwadi University has developed the Entrepreneurship Development Cell, which has implemented various university-based policies on the campus, such as: - Student Startup and Innovation Policy of Government of Gujarat - New Generation Innovation And Entrepreneurship Development Centre (NewGen-IEDC) The cell provides support services to set up businesses by providing them pre-incubation support, guidance for the subsidy, preparation of project reports, registrations, management consultancy and more.

[38] To create awareness about intellectual property rights, the university conducts various workshops, seminars, and training courses on IPR.

[39] Marwadi University Innovation and Incubation Research (MUIIR) Centre inks strategic MOUs to assist entrepreneurs who are focused on Energy Conservation, AI and Big Data analytics, Sustainable Development and Industry 4.0.

32+ start-ups from engineering, Paramedical, Management and Science are well-supported, and the amount of 50 lakhs + has been raised with the help of MUIIR.