Section 22(1)(m) in The Anna University of Technology, Madurai Act, 2010
(m)to confer degrees, titles, diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who-(i)shall have pursued an approved course of study in University college or laboratory or in an affiliated or approved college or have been exempted therefrom in the manner prescribed and shall have passed the prescribed examinations of the University;(ii)shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed;