Affiliating university role – UGC NET Question

An affiliating university designs curricula, conducts examinations and awards degrees for a group of affiliated colleges where most of the teaching actually takes place. The core function described in the stem—granting affiliation and conducting exams—is the defining feature of an affiliating university, so “affiliating” is the correct completion.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it directly names the model in which the university acts as the central academic and examining authority for many colleges.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since a unitary university typically has little or no affiliated college network and conducts most teaching and research within its own departments.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because deemed universities are institutions granted “deemed-to-be university” status for their quality; this status does not inherently describe an affiliation-based structure.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect as open universities are characterised by open and distance learning modes rather than by their relationship with affiliated colleges.