According to the National Education Policy 2020, all affiliated colleges would eventually transform into degree awarding autonomous colleges over a period of

The National Education Policy 2020 envisages every affiliated college becoming a degree-granting autonomous institution or a constituent college within about 15 years.

Ten years is shorter than the phased timeline the policy sets.

Twenty-five years overstates the transition period.

Thirty years is far longer than the policy's target.

The aim is to end the rigid affiliation system in a graded, staged manner.

The policy also promotes large multidisciplinary institutions and college clusters.