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Over the years, colleges in India have become a dominant force, as institutions that provide high quality, multidisciplinary, as well as subject specific instructions, with a goal to nurture talent and inspire students intellectually. Colleges in India are either affiliated, with a senior university or so, or autonomous, with its own independent curriculum. Other than this, colleges can either be government sponsored or privately sponsored. There are a few other types of colleges and we will take a look at all of them below.

Affiliated colleges: These come in two types. Government sponsored, or privately funded. All affiliated colleges come under the jurisdiction of their parent university. The university sets the curriculum, the question papers and awards the degrees, the college simply provides instructors, and other infrastructure necessary to facilitate ideal learning environments. Most affiliated colleges in India offer courses in science, commerce and arts along with more specialized subjects such as management, technology, law and education. About 70% of all affiliated colleges are privately funded or funded by societies. Over 20% of the colleges are managed by their respective state governments. In recent times, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have seen a rapid rise in the number of privately funded affiliate colleges.

Autonomous colleges: In 1996, the national policy of education promoted the idea of decentralization of educational administration, to encourage innovation, invariably setting higher standards for education. Autonomous colleges are colleges those colleges that have the freedom to set their own rules of curriculum, admission, examinations and mode of conduct. This curriculum is accepted by affiliated universities, which then award the students with the relevant degree. There are over a 100 autonomous colleges in India, affiliated with over 28 universities in 8 states.

Recognized Institutions: Other than to colleges, universities may also recognize certain research institutions as ideal centres for PhD research. Such institutions tie up with universities to offer PhD degrees. Some institutions go so far as to being associate departments to the universities and offer exclusive specialized courses. A good example is the Central Food Technological Research Institute of Mysore where the MSc course on food technology, is conducted on behalf of the Mysore University.

Self-financing Colleges: Some affiliated colleges are self-financing. Certain university departments have also introduced their own self-financing courses. These courses survive on the money they make by teaching the students, by charging large amounts of fees and other levies. Such colleges are sometimes criticized as being highly commercial endeavours, where the focus lies in making as much money as possible while the trend for a particular subject lasts. However not all self-financing institution indulge in such behaviour.

Tie-ups: A new trend in the education world, is universities entering in tie-up arrangements with other known institution for specialized courses. A popular example is the case of the Bharathiar University of Coimbatore which outsources its two year MSc in Software applications to SSI.

Based on 6 reviews 4.4 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune, Maharashtra Address: Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra - 411004, India Phone: 020-25537594 Website: http://www.msbshse.ac.in Category: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 35 reviews 4.3 Manipur Council of Higher Secondary Education (MCHSE), Manipur, Manipur Address: , Manipur, Manipur, India Phone: Not Specified Website: http://cohsem.nic.in/ Category: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 8 reviews 4.9 Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE), Tura, West Garo, Meghalaya Address: Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Tura, West Garo, Meghalaya, India Phone: Not Specified Website: http://www.mbose.in Category: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 35 reviews 4.5 Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE), Chatlang, Aizawl, Mizoram Address: Chatlang,Aizawl Mizoram-796012, Chatlang, Aizawl, Mizoram - 796012, India Phone: Not Specified Website: http://mbse.edu.in/ Category: Engineering
Based on 49 reviews 4.5 Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE), Kohima, Nagaland Address: Post Box No. 613, NBSE, Bayav Hill, Kohima, Nagaland - 797001, India Phone: Not Specified Website: http://www.nbsenagaland.com Category: Engineering, Information Technology
Based on 41 reviews 4.7 National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uattar Pradesh Address: A-24/25, Institutional Area, Sector - 62, Noida, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uattar Pradesh - 201309, India Phone: 0120-2403173 Website: http://www.nios.ac.in Category: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 10 reviews 4.8 Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Cuttack, Orissa Address: Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack-753001, Odisha (India)., Cuttack, Orissa - 753001, India Phone: 2415460, 2415428, 2415429, 2415439, 2414927, 2414928, 2413305, 2413306, 2412387, 2412388, 2412059, 2411657 Website: http://bseodisha.nic.in/ Category: Arts
Based on 27 reviews 4.8 Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), Mohali, Punjab Address: Punjab School Education Board, S.A.S.Nagar Mohali,Phase-VIII, Mohali, Punjab - 160062, India Phone: 0172-3047444,445 Website: http://www.pseb.ac.in/ Category: Architecture, Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 4 reviews 4.1 Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education (TNBHSE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu Address: Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600009, India Phone: 044-25672790 Website: http://dge.tn.gov.in/ Category: Engineering, Information Technology, Management
Based on 39 reviews 4.3 Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education (TNBSE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu Address: Directorate of Government Examination, College Road, D.P.I. Campus, Nungabakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600006, India Phone: 28275125, 28275126 Website: http://dge.tn.gov.in/ Category: Engineering, Science