Editing Collegiate university (section)

===India===

[[File:Mumbai 03-2016 37 University.jpg|250px|thumb|A building of the [[University of Mumbai]]]]

[[File:Madrasuni.jpg|250px|thumb|The [[University of Madras]], established 1857, is one of the three oldest modern [[state universities]] in [[India]]]]

[[File:University of Calcutta cropped.JPG|250px|thumb|[[University of Calcutta]], established in 1857, was the first multidisciplinary and secular Western-style institution in Asia.]]

Most of the public universities in [[India]] follow the collegiate system. The University of Mumbai, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India. The [[University of Mumbai]] is one of the largest universities in the world. As of 2013, the university had 711 affiliated colleges. As of 22 November 2021, the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] lists 441 state universities. The oldest establishment date listed by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] is 1857, shared by the [[University of Calcutta]], the [[University of Madras]] and the [[University of Mumbai]]. Most State Universities are collegiate universities administering many affiliated colleges (often located in small towns) that typically offer a range of undergraduate courses, but may also offer post-graduate courses. More established colleges may even offer PhD programs in some departments with the approval of the affiliating university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aishe.gov.in/MHRDDashboard/home |title=MHRD Dashboard |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024163951/http://aishe.gov.in/MHRDDashboard/home |url-status=dead }}</ref>