Named after Swami Ramanand Teerth, it is located at Latur Road 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.

[citation needed] The university has Distance Education Department having PG Programme in Marathi, Hindi, English, Urdu, History, Political Sciences, Sociology, Economics and Public Administration at 59 affiliated Study centers at Nanded, Hingoli, Latur and Parbhani.

The university offers 27 postgraduate courses in Arts, Sciences, Computer, Commerce, Education, Business Administration, bachelor and master of Pharmacy.

The unThe main campus at Nanded has the following schools: Sub-campus at Latur has the following schools: University also has another Sub-Campus at Parbhani, a Tribal Development & Research Center at Kinwat, Dist: Nanded & a constituent college at Hingoli named New Model Degree College, Hingoli