Section 2(a) in Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (Chennai) Act, 1987
(a)"affiliated college" means any college or institution, situate within the University area and affiliated to the University and providing courses of study in medical science for admission to the examinations for degree, diplomas and other academic distinctions of the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act and includes an autonomous college;
