Autonomous College

Institution Types

An affiliated college granted the freedom to design its own curriculum and conduct its own examinations while remaining linked to a university.

Autonomous College is an affiliated college granted the freedom to design its own curriculum and conduct its own examinations while remaining linked to a university.

Related Terms
Affiliation
An arrangement in which a college operates under the academic authority of a parent university, which sets the curriculum, conducts examinations and awards degrees.
University
A degree-awarding higher-education institution spanning multiple disciplines, typically combining teaching and research.
Deemed-to-be University
A status granted to a high-performing institution that confers university-like autonomy and the power to award its own degrees, even though it was not originally established as a full university.
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A four-year undergraduate engineering degree emphasising the application of scientific and mathematical principles to technology and engineering practice.
Central University
A university established and primarily funded by the national (central) government through an act of the national legislature.