Government Residential Women's Polytechnic Latur (GRWPL) is Maharashtra's first women's polytechnic founded in 1994. It is situated alongside of Barsi Road in Latur.
GRWPL played a leadership role in bringing about Latur Center, one of the largest urban campus in the state and the largest in Marathwada. Today, the 34-acre (65,000 m2), $36 million complex is home to the institute and several technology-dependent companies.
GRWPL has proven to be a case study in effective university, corporate, government and private-developer cooperation.
The mission of the polytechnic is to provide an interdisciplinary environment for the engineering and construction of original robotic and mechanical devices. The polytechnic presents the means by which students can learn and excel in multiple technical and engineering fields through hands-on experience.