Section 64(1) in A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Act, 2015
(1)A University department or institution affiliated as Regular college may apply to the University for grant of Academic Autonomy. The institution or college with Academic Autonomy may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the academic activities of the institution independently. The department or institution or college with Academic Autonomy may prescribe its own courses of study, evolve its own teaching methods and hold examinations and tests for students receiving instruction in it with the objectives of promoting academic freedom on the part of teachers and students which are. essential to the fostering and development of an intellectual climate conducive to the pursuit of scholarship and excellence. The degrees and distinctions to students of such institutions will be awarded by the University.
