Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University was established in 1994. Named after Swami Ramanand Teerth, it is located at Nanded
in Maharashtra
, India
.
The university is intended to serve primarily the southern part of Marathwada
, specifically the districts of Nanded, Latur, Parbhani, and Hingoli. The main university campus, which is situated about 10 km south of Nanded
township, occupies approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²), and there is a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) sub-campus at Latur
.
The university has received recognition from the UGC
and the NAAC
.
Dr. Sarjerao Nimase is the current vice-chancellor of the university. The Registrar, The Director of Board of College and University, and The Controller of Examination form the three statutory officers of the university.
The university has directors for sports and physical education, and students welfare. There is an NSS program officer.
The university offers twenty-seven postgraduate courses in Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Education, Business Administration, and Pharmacy. The university also offers eight M.Phil. courses in different fields.
The sub-campus at Latur has the following three schools:
--M.Sc. Computer Science (Geoinformatics/ ICT
--M.Sc. Bioinformatics
--M.A. Economics
Upcoming Courses at Latur center
--M.B.A. Rural Management
Nanded
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...
in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The university is intended to serve primarily the southern part of Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
, specifically the districts of Nanded, Latur, Parbhani, and Hingoli. The main university campus, which is situated about 10 km south of Nanded
Nanded
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...
township, occupies approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²), and there is a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) sub-campus at Latur
LaTur
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The university has received recognition from the UGC
University Grants Commission (India)
The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory organisation set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognised...
and the NAAC
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an organization that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore.-History:NAAC was established in 1994 in...
.
Dr. Sarjerao Nimase is the current vice-chancellor of the university. The Registrar, The Director of Board of College and University, and The Controller of Examination form the three statutory officers of the university.
The university has directors for sports and physical education, and students welfare. There is an NSS program officer.
The university offers twenty-seven postgraduate courses in Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Education, Business Administration, and Pharmacy. The university also offers eight M.Phil. courses in different fields.
Schools
The main campus has the following eleven schools:- School of Physical Sciences
- School of Media Studies
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Computational Sciences
- School of Languages & Literature
- School of Commerce & Management Sciences
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Chemical Sciences
- School of Earth Sciences
- School of Educational Sciences
- School of Technology
The sub-campus at Latur has the following three schools:
- School of Management
- School of Technoolgy
--M.Sc. Computer Science (Geoinformatics/ ICT
--M.Sc. Bioinformatics
- School of Social Science
--M.A. Economics
Upcoming Courses at Latur center
University Sub Center Latur
University Sub Center Latur was established in 2004 after bifurcating it from S.R.T. University.Latur have the maximum number of Colleges in S.R.T. University. With the emerging talent in Latur, the then Chief Minister Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh approved a University Sub-Center in Latur. The university...
- School of Social Science
- --M.S.W.
- School of Technology
- --M.Sc. Information & Communication Technology (ICT)(Five Year Integrated Course after 12th)
- School of Management
--M.B.A. Rural Management