Best Animation Colleges in Delhi - Admissions 2026, Fees, Exams, Eligibility, Salary

Hi, you can refer below for the popular Animation institutes in Delhi with their tuition fee: 

College Name	Tuition Fee
Arena Animation	--
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi	INR 1.18 lakh
IGNOU	INR 5,000
LPU	INR 3 lakh - INR 9.6 lakh
Pearl Academy	INR 1.4 lakh - INR 27.88 lakh

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The eligibility criteria for Animation courses do vary from institute to institute, but the basic eligibility criteria followed by them has been mentioned below:

• Candidates must have completed their class 10 and 12 from a recognised board.
• Candidates must have cleared their class 12 with passing marks in any stream i.e., Science, Commerce, Arts to be considered eligible for animation colleges.
• For admission to PG level candidates are required to clear graduation with a score of at least 45-60%.
• Candidates are advised to appear for common entrance exams like NIFT, CEED, NID DAT, UCEED, etc. to increase their chances of being considered eligible for most animation colleges.

Most renowned colleges shortlist candidates for admission in animation courses offered by them on the basis of their performance in an entrance exam. The test pattern of these entrance exams is such that the students need to attempt questions from subjects such as Reasoning, Media Aptitude, Logical Deduction, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs as well as the English language. Some popular entrance exams for animation conducted in India are mentioned below: 1- NID Entrance Exam 2- UCEED 3- CEED 4- NIFT Entrance Exam.

Arena Animation Mumbai offers VFX courses to students. The institute offers VFX Prime, VFX Film Making and VFX Compositing & Editing courses to students. The total fee for the VFX Prime course is between INR 2 lakh and INR 3 lakh. The fee varies depending on the course and the centre location. The fee indicated here are exclusive of various applicable taxes.

In Delhi, there are roughly 60+ private animation institutes. The top few are listed below:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
Arena Animation Admission	--	Merit-Based
LPU Admission	INR 3 lakh - INR 9.6 lakh	LPU NEST, NIFT, NID DAT, etc.
Pearl Academy Admission	INR 1.4 lakh - INR 27.88 lakh	Merit-Based
UPES Admission	INR 20.35 lakh	NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, etc.
Picasso Animation College Admission	--	Merit-Based
New Delhi YMCA Admission	INR 28,950 - INR 34,730	Merit-Based

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There are roughly seven government animation colleges in Delhi; the top few are listed below:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
NIFT Delhi Admission	INR 1.18 lakh	Merit-Based
IGNOU Admission	INR 5,000	Merit-Based
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre Admission	INR 1.6 lakh	JMI Entrance Exam
NIELIT Delhi Admission	INR 3,500 - INR 25,000	Merit-Based
YWCA Vocational Training Institute	INR 33,530	Merit-Based
Maitreyi College Admission	INR 5,800	Merit-Based

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Some of the top animation schools in Delhi with the highest Return on Investment (ROI) for its students are listed below:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Boston Institute of Analytics	INR 75,000 - INR 1.55 lakh	INR 6 LPA - INR 12 LPA
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre	INR 1.61 lakh	INR 9.25 LPA
ILAM	INR 3.45 lakh	INR 5 LPA
Centre for Open and Digital Education Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science	INR 1.05 lakh	INR 3.4 LPA
Pisces Education	INR 16,200 - INR 19,800	INR 3 LPA

No, you cannot become a lawyer without a Law degree. You mandatorily need to obtain degrees such as BA/BCom/BSc/BBA LLB or LLB in order to be a lawyer in India. To become a lawyer, one must first complete three-year or five-year LLB from a recognised university and possess degree certificate. Then, they must enrol themselves in local Bar Council of the concerned state and enrolled as an advocate. Within two years of the enrolment, they must appear and clear AIBE in order to be eligible to practise anywhere in India. 

Please see the table below for affordable animation schools in Delhi that provide a range of tuition prices:

Fee Range	College Name
< INR 1 lakh	Infonet Computer Education, NIELIT Delhi, IGNOU, Maitreyi College, The Drawpad, etc.
INR 1-2 lakh	Arena Animation, AND Academy, Polytechnic for Women, NIFT Delhi, Frameboxx Animation, etc.
INR 2-3 lakh	ITV School, TGC Animation and Multimedia, Pearl Academy, South Delhi Polytechnic for Women, LISAA School of Design, etc.
INR 3-5 lakh	SACAC, ILAM, Apeejay Institute of Design, etc.
> INR 5 lakh	DIT University, Indian Institute of Art and Design, etc.

Animation colleges in Delhi offer diversified specialisations in Multimedia & Digital Media,  Final Cut Pro,  Video Sound Editing, etc.

Specialisations	No. of Colleges
Graphic Design	30+
3DS Max	20+
Photoshop	25
Web Design	25
Game Design	20+
Maya	20+
Video Editing (Post Production)	15+

Yes, animators are in demand. You can refer below for the career options below: 

• Advertising
• Online and Print News Media
• Film & Television
• Cartoon production
• Theater
• Video Gaming
• E-learning

Scope of Animation: 

• Storyboarding Artists
• Character Animators
• Rigging Artists
• Texture Artists
• Layout Artists
• Compositor
• Roto Artists
• Match Moving Artists

Globally the animation industry is huge and as an animation artist, applicants have great scope both in India and abroad. Animation as a profession is a very high-paying job. The animation industry in India as well as abroad is expected to grow at a pace faster than the Information Technology industry. For more details, you may visit the Shiksha Animation page. (https://www.shiksha.com/animation-chp). I hope this will help you.

Yes, A career in animation is one of the most highly-paying jobs in this digital world, especially for those who have good creative and drawing skills. The highest-paying companies for animation artists are The Walt Disney Company and Microsoft according to our most recent salary estimates.

In addition, companies like Blur Studio and Pixar Animation Studios report highly competitive wages for animation artists. The average salary for an Animator is INR 7 to 20 Lacs per annum in India. Animators make INR 63,55,835 per year on average, or INR 3,055 per hour, in the USA.

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The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi MFM fee is INR 5.86 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Apart from the tuition fee, candidates also need to pay a one-time fee of INR 21,300 which includes a refundable security deposit and registration fee. For a detailed NIFT Delhi MFM fee structure, candidates are advised to contact the admission department of the institute. 

Jamia Hamdard University New Delhi popular programmes are BTech, BPharma, and MBA. For offering quality education, the School of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (SPER) has collaborations both with academic and research institutions. Industry sponsored projects are also being taken place at the university for companies like Dolphin International, Fermish Clinical Technology, GBC, Beijing, China and Ultimax Health, USA Sun Pharma, Dabur Research foundation, Jubilant Life Sciences, AIMIL Pharmaceuticals, etc.

There are 92 faculty members available in the college. They provide quality education to students across the fields of Fashion, Design, and Media. Tabulated below are some of the faculty members at Pearl Academy:

Faculty Name	Designation
Arun Kumar Bhardwaj	Associate Dean
Tapan K Chakravarty	Consultant
Bhagyashri Sharma	Department Leader
Niketa Chakrabarti	Associate Professor

Looking at the details above, one can say that the Pearl Academy New Delhi faculty is good. 

UPES - Experience Centre faculty are PhD, degree, and Diploma holders. The centre also arranges guest lectures, student and faculty exchange programmes. UPES - Experience Centre also arranges conferences and various seminars for students and teachers. UPES - Experience Centre has experienced and professional faculty members. 

There are maximum 35-40 students in a batch. The lowest salary package offered at IFT YMCA Delhi is 80,000-1 LPA, and the highest salary package offered is 5-6 LPA.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Film, TV and Animation Studies conducts admission test for selecting candidates for admission. The test comprises of below sections:

• 30 minutes interaction session
• Screening of film
• Written test of two hours
• Visual Reading
• General Knowledge
• Audition Test

Apeejay Institute of Design also known as AID, was establishaed in 1991. The institute is approved by AICTE. The institute is located in Tugalaqabad. The institute was the first one to introduce a BDes degree course in 1998. The institute today offers courses in the stream of Fashion, Interior and Graphic Design, animation, and multimedia.AID has various International collaborations. AID has been awarded as Best Design Institute for Nurturing Innovation and Design Thinking by the Federation of World Academics, in 2021.

Maharaja Agrasen College provides students with a dedicated Placement Cell. The Cell engages in various activities and events, through which students can enhance their growth for a career. According to Maharaja Agrasen placement 2023 data for the BSc course, the highest package stood at INR 30 LPA. A total of 132 students were placed during Maharaja Agrasen College placements 2023.

IIAD Delhi popular programmes are BDes, BBA & MBA. BDes, BBA & MBA students can become Designers, Managers,  or can go for various other job profiles.  IIAD courses strive to enhance the learning experience of students to prepare them for the industry. With 500+ industry partnerships, a 95% placement rate, & institutional associations with FDCI, ADI, IIID, CII, IFFTI, & Cumulus, students gain access to global brands including H&M, Chanel, Versace, FabIndia, EY, Louis Vuitton, Lamborghini, Dyson, and NDTV.

TGC Animation and Multimedia is merit-based for most of the courses. Aspiring candidates can fill out the application form via online mode through the official website. Interested students must fill out the online application for the respective courses on the official website of the TGC Institute Delhi.

It cannot be clearly said that which Institute provides better placement. The highest package which was offered at ILAM-JIMS is not mentioned, but the average package ranges between 3-6 lpa. The packages which are offered at Maharaja agrasen Institute Technology in 2023 placement drive were between 3-51 lpa. So the minimum packages of both the Institutes are almost same. Also, ILAM-JIMS is a better ranked university. The top recruiters at ILAM-JIMS were Tcs, air india, air Asia, ashok Leyland etc. Although both the institutes are of seperate feild so the actual comparison cannot be done. At last, it can be said that both the institutes are good at their respective feilds and offer good placements to students. 

Oxford Software Institute, Delhi is a good institution for CCNA, Certificate, D.Ed, B.A, B.Sc, BBA, BCA courses, and these programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. Major specialisation at Oxford Software Institute, Delhi are PHP, .NET, English, Java, C / C+.

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Aurangabad is considerably cheaper and better than National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Delhi in terms of fees and ranking. While UG Diploma in Delhi National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology costs 18k to 25k, the same course in National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Aurangabad costs only 3.5k rupees. NIELIT Aurangabad offers B.Tech course for only INR 3.2 Lacs for a 4 year program.    

MAAC, Kamla Nagar has been rated 4.2 on Infrastructure parameter. MAAC, Kamla Nagar provide good facilities all around the campus such as Labs. MAAC, Kamla Nagar has also been rated 3.9 for Campuslife.

ICE Balaji Telefilms - Institute of Creative Excellence provides programmes including After 10th Diploma, Certificate in streams such as Business & Management Studies, Mass Communication & Media, Animation, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Beauty & Fitness, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Acting, Modelling, Direction, Film Making, Video Editing (Post Production), Cinematography, Hip-Hop, Sound Recording, Production Design, Script Writing, Makeup & Beautician.