Section 4(2) in A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Act, 2015
(2)Any Engineering college or Institution situated in the State, complying with the criteria prescribed under this Act, Statutes and Ordinances for affiliation, including but not confined to availability of faculty, administrative machinery, infrastructure (buildings, laboratories etc.) which will be laid down by the University from time to time under the provisions of this Act, can be affiliated to the University as,-(i)regular college, or(ii)autonomous college, or(iii)college with academic autonomy, or(iv)institution, as the case may be.
