▁ 1 2 ▁(" J un ior ▁College ", ▁similar ▁to ▁American ▁high ▁schools ), ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁offer ▁the ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ; ▁some ▁colleg es , ▁however , ▁offer ▁program mes ▁up ▁to ▁Ph D ▁level . ▁Gener ally , ▁colleg es ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁affili ated ▁to ▁a ▁regional ▁university . ▁The ▁colleg es ▁offer ▁program mes ▁leading ▁to ▁degrees ▁of ▁that ▁university . ▁Colleg es ▁may ▁be ▁either ▁Aut onom ous ▁or ▁non - aut onom ous . ▁ ▁Aut onom ous ▁Colleg es ▁are ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁establish ▁their ▁own ▁sy ll ab us , ▁and ▁conduct ▁and ▁assess ▁their ▁own ▁exam in ations ; ▁in ▁non - aut onom ous ▁colleg es , ▁exam in ations ▁are ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁university , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁for ▁all ▁colleg es ▁under ▁its ▁affili ation . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁hundred ▁univers ities ▁and ▁each ▁university ▁has ▁affili ated ▁colleg es , ▁often ▁a ▁large ▁number . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁liberal ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences ▁college ▁in ▁India ▁was ▁C . ▁M . ▁S . ▁College ▁K ott ay am , ▁Ker ala , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁College , ▁Kol k ata , ▁also ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁initially ▁known ▁as ▁H indu ▁College . ▁The ▁first ▁college ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Christian ▁the ology ▁and ▁ec umen ical ▁enqu iry ▁was ▁Ser amp