1223 Animation Courses and Colleges in India

Animation is one of the most sought after fields in multimedia. It is the art of creating animated images using computer graphics. Animation is extensively used in various domains such as film, television, gaming, automobiles, etc. Who can forget characters or movies like Mogli, Chota Bheem, Hanuman, Frozentc? These are some striking examples of Animation created by Disney and other animation giants. Animation is a tool that gives life to a character using modern computer techniques.

In India, there are around 1,059 Animation colleges. Out of these, 59% colleges are private colleges, 6% colleges are public and 2% colleges are public-private. Candidates can pursue certificate, diploma, degree and doctorate level courses in Animation. Candidates can pursue these courses after Class 12, graduation and postgraduation.

There are plenty of Animation colleges in India which offers top-notch specialisations in this area. Some of these include Institute of Mass Communication Film and Television Studies (IMCFTS), National Institute of Fashion Technology, NID Ahmedabad - National Institute of Design, Arena Animation, Institute of Design, MIT ADTU, Pearl Academy, Arch College of Design and Business, etc. Some of the specialisations offered by these institutes include:

• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• 3DS Max
• Photoshop
• Game Design
• Maya
• Video Editing
• Film Making
• Final Cut Pro
• Illustration
• Editing
• UI/UX
• Computer Graphics
• Visual Communication

To become a professional Animator, candidates must have the following skillset:

• Creativity and Imagination
• Computer Skills
• Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Drawing and Modelling Skills

Here is the list of some of the top private and public Animation colleges in India:

Private Colleges	Course Fees (In Rs)
Arena Animation, Mumbai	80 K
Institute of Design, MIT ADTU, Pune	7.71 L - 16.09 L
ICE Balaji Telefilms - Institute of Creative Excellence, Mumbai	-
Pearl Academy, Delhi	4.93 L - 20.83 L
New Delhi YMCA	10.03 K - 95.99 K

 

Public Colleges	Course Fees (In Rs)
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi	1 L
NID Ahmedabad - National Institute of Design	5.79 L - 7.54 L
MGR Government Film and Television Institute	45 K - 74.98 K
NIELIT Delhi - National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology	1.5 K - 25 K
KUK - Kurukshetra University	1.19 L

Animation Courses Admission Eligibility Criteria

To pursue Animation, candidates need to meet the following eligibility parameter:

• For degree and diploma courses in Animation, candidates must have passed Class 12 from any stream, Science, Commerce or Arts
• Some institutes may require candidates to secure at least 50% aggregate in Class 12 for admission to these courses
• For certificate courses, some institutes require candidates to complete Class 10 in order to pursue these courses

What are the study options after Animation?

Students’ choice of academic programme may depend on their goals. Since Animators work in variety of industries such as gaming, software publishing, motion pictures, they want to look into targeted studies such as Game Design, Web Development, Online Advertising, etc. Within a specific field such as Game Design, students can specialise even further. They can focus on character design, filming, editing, modeling, cinematography, etc. Here is the list of study options that students can pursue after UG in Animation.

PG level courses

• MSc in Animation
• MA in Animation
• MFA
• MDes

PhD courses

• PhD Animation Design
• PhD Animation and Multimedia

Diploma level courses

• Diploma in Animation, Video Editing and Post Production work
• Diploma in 3D Animation
• Diploma in 2D Animation
• Diploma in Animation and Filmmaking
• Diploma in Animation and VFX
• Diploma in Digital Animation
• Diploma in Animation, Video Editing and Post Production work
• Diploma in CG Animation

Certificate level courses

• Certificate in VFX
• Certificate in Editing, Mixing and Post Production Works
• Certificate in 2D Animation
• Certificate in CG Arts
• Certificate in 3D Animation

Animation Placement Trends

There are huge Opportunities for quality Animators in sectors such as Advertising, Online and Print News Media, Film & Television, Cartoon Production, Theater, Video Gaming, E-learning, etc. Opportunities also exist in both government as well as private sector enterprises. An Animator can also work as a freelancer or start his own organisation. Some of the job profiles that candidates can take up are given below:

• Modeller
• Background Artist
• Layout Artist
• Story Broad Artist
• Scanner Operator
• Character Animator
• Image Editor
• Key Frame Animator 
• 3-D Animator
• Texture Artist 

Colleges offer good placement opportunities to students in various fields after completing the course. Listed below is the highest salary for Animation Colleges in India for 2019-20:

College Name	Highest salary (in Rs LPA)
Arena Animation, Jayanagar	3.5
NIFT Delhi	11
Amity University, Mumbai	14
VIT, Vellore	41.6
LPU, Jalandhar	42

Refer to the infographic below for detailed overview:

Top Recruiters for Animation Colleges in India

Animators are hired by various Television, Film and Advertising industry. Below is the list of few well-known companies that recruit Animation students along with their placement ratings:

College name	Placement rating	Top recruiters
Arena Animation, Mumbai	3.4	Dhruva, DQEntertainment, Green Gold, Lakshya Digital | Makuta VFX, Prana Studios, Red Chilies Entertainment, Rockstar Games, Tata Interactive Systems, Technicolor,  Trace Studio, Xentrix,  Yash Raj Films YRF
Artemisia College of Art and Design	3.5	Toonz, Pentamedia and Goldenleaf
Pearl Academy Rajouri Garden	3.7	Amazon, Myntra, Walt Disney and Ogilvy
LPU Jalandhar	3.9	Hewlett Packard, Amazon, Abbott, IBM, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Google and Microsoft.
Institute of Design, MIT ADTU	3.9	Ashok Leyland, Maruti Suzuki, Microsoft, Tata Motors
Amity University, Mumbai	4.2	Microsoft, IBM, Wipro, Sapient, Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro, Honda, HSBC

Animation Mode of Study

Colleges through full-time, part-time, distance and online mode of study offer Animation courses. Around 806 colleges offer full-time Animation courses, 514 colleges offer part-time courses, 29 institutes offer distance/correspondence courses, 8 colleges offer online courses and 1 college offers apprenticeship courses. Some of these colleges are given below:

Full-time Mode of Study

Listed below are few Animation colleges in India that offer full-time mode of study.

College name	Location
Institute of Mass Communication Film and Television Studies (IMCFTS)	Kolkata
National Institute of Fashion Technology	Delhi
NID Ahmedabad - National Institute of Design	Ahmedabad
Arena Animation	Mumbai
Pearl Academy, Rajouri Garden	Delhi

Part-Time Mode of Study

Given below are few institutes that offer part-time mode of study:

College name	Location
Arena Animation, Jayanagar	Bengaluru
LPU - Lovely Professional University	Jalandhar
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Film, TV and Animation Studies (BVBFTS)	Delhi
Picasso Animation College	Bengaluru
St. Xavier's College	Kolkata

Distance Mode of Study

Listed below are colleges that offer Animation courses through distance mode of study:

College name	Location
Westford Institute of Film Technology	Kochi
School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University	Coimbatore
St. Angelo's Professional Education	Mumbai
Mahatma Gandhi University	Hyderabad
University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education	Chennai

Online Mode of Study

Some of the colleges that offer online mode of study in Animation:

College Name	Location
St. Pauls Institute of Communication Education	Mumbai
Parul University	Vadodara
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics	Hubli
Digitiser	Chennai

The graph below highlights the number of colleges that offers full-time, part-time, distance and online mode of study offer animation courses:

How Affordable is Studying Animation in India?

Based on the below bar graph, it can be estimated that 23% colleges have course fee less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Institute of Mass Communication Film and Television Studies (IMCFTS)
• Arena Animation
• Loyola College
• MGR Government Film and Television Institute

Around 11% colleges offer course fee between Rs 1 and 2 lakh. Some of these colleges are given below:

• Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS)
• SGT University, Gurgaon
• Apeejay Institute of Design

Around 7% of colleges offer course fee between Rs 2 and 3 lakh. Some of these colleges are given below:

• LPU - Lovely Professional University
• World of Design
• International School of Design, Pune
• Artemisia College of Art and Design

Around 7% colleges offer course fee between Rs 3 and 5 lakh. Some of these colleges are given below:

• Pearl Academy, Mumbai
• Arena Animation, Jayanagar
• Apeejay Institute of Design

Around 6 % colleges offer course fee more than 5 lakh. Some of these colleges are given below:

• NID Ahmedabad - National Institute of Design
• Institute of Design, MIT ADTU
• School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)

The graph below highlights the number of Animation colleges in India based on fees:

Animation colleges in India offer various specialisations in areas such as Graphic Design, Web Design, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Game Design, Maya, Video Editing, Final Cut Pro, Sound Editing, Direction, UI/UX, Visual Communication, Media Planning, Computer Graphics, CorelDraw, AutoCAD, etc. Some of the popular specialisations are Graphic Design, Web Design, 3DS Max, Game Design, UI/UX and Computer Graphics.

Refer to the infograph below to get the detailed overview of top specialisations in Animation:

Popular Animation Entrance Exams in India

Some of the popular entrance exams that candidates to appear to pursue Animation courses are NID Entrance Exam, UCEED, CEED, SAT India, NIFT Entrance Exam, AIEED, NATA, WLCI Aptitude Test, etc. Refer to the infographic to get a detailed overview of the entrance exams.