Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU) was established in 1994 as a state public university of Maharashtra. Named after Swami Ramanand Teerth, it is located at Latur Road, Nanded, Maharashtra, India. The university primarily serves the southern part of Marathwada, covering the districts of Nanded, Latur, Parbhani, and Hingoli. Its main campus, about 20 km south of Nanded township, spans approximately 595 acres, with an additional 22-acre sub-campus at Peth, Latur. The university is recognized by the UGC and NAAC, and has directors for sports and physical education, and student welfare, along with a National Service Scheme (NSS) programme officer. It runs a Distance Education Department offering postgraduate programmes in subjects such as Marathi, Hindi, English, Urdu, History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, and Public Administration through 59 affiliated study centers in Nanded, Hingoli, Latur, and Parbhani. The university offers 27 postgraduate courses across Arts, Sciences, Computer Studies, Commerce, Education, Business Administration, and Pharmacy. The main Nanded campus houses multiple schools, while the Latur sub-campus has schools in Technology, Management, Social Sciences, and Languages. There is also a sub-campus at Parbhani, a Tribal Development & Research Center at Kinwat, and a constituent college, New Model Degree College, in Hingoli.