Postgraduate

Institution Types

Study beyond the bachelor's level, including master's and doctoral programs.

Postgraduate is study beyond the bachelor's level, including master's and doctoral programs.

Related Terms
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
The highest academic research degree, awarded for an original contribution to knowledge.
GATE
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, India's entrance exam for postgraduate engineering and certain recruitment.
Undergraduate
A student enrolled in, or a program at, the bachelor's-degree level.
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.
Autonomous College
An affiliated college granted the freedom to design its own curriculum and conduct its own examinations while remaining linked to a university.