Animation & Gaming is one of the most sought-after streams in India these days. More and more demand of animators is emerging in various mediums such as movies, television, video games as well as industrial machines. The reason behind the growing popularity of animation courses is because of the Indian animation industry which is expected to reach the 23 billion mark by 2021, it is known to grow by 15%-20% per year.

Duration of such a course offered ranges from 6 months to 3 years. Many institutes, colleges and universities have geared up with course options like

1. Bachelor Degree Courses [Duration: 3 Years]
2. Master Degree Courses [Duration: 2 Years]
3. Diploma & PG Diploma Courses [Duration: 1 Year]
4. Short Term Courses [Duration: 6 Months]

It is advisable to go for degree courses over diplomas as they hold more value in long-term careers. Rest depends on your needs.

Considering a degree course, you can choose to opt for B.A. (Honors) 3D Animation and Gaming.

This course is offered by many private universities in India. Some good college options will be

• VIT University Vellore
• National Institute of Design Ahmedabad
• IILM University Gurugram
• United world Institute of Design Ahmedabad,
• Amity University Mumbai
• PA Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art Pune
• Arena Animation
• Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics

One good option is definitely IILM University Gurugram. Here you will be able to display you work through end-of-term exhibitions along with reel and portfolio presentations. There is a concept of Liberal Education which lets you pursue your own passion along with developing your skills.

Advantages of IILM University over any other college:

• 20 + Cores under Gaming Course
• Professional development in the area of 3D Animation
• Computer generated artistic skills
• Personalized attention on the artistic development of a student
• Helps you find and explore creativity
• Guidance for students to get sponsored for Final year project
• Experiential Learning and well-connected industry network
• Mentoring

You can check more details about this university and its programmes here at IILM University Gurugram (http://www.iilm.edu.in)

Animation and Gaming is a field which have a different target audience. For some it becomes a career prospect.You seem to be one of them. Hope you all the best. Animation and Gaming course includes a wide range of curriculum ranging from foundations of art to mathematics for computing and programming as well as designing. A very fascinating career to have. Here are the list of some colleges which provide this course:

• VIT University, Vellore

VIT provides B.Sc. in Multimeadia and Animation which is a full degree UG course for 3 years. The course is about INR 2.91 Lakh.

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

The Institute provides four courses under the Faculty of Communication Design - Animation Film Design, Film and video communication, Exhibition Design, and Graphic Design.

• Amity University, Mumbai

The Mumbai campus of Amity University provides B.Sc. in Animation and visual graphics. The eligibility for admission is 10+2 from a recognised board.

• Frameboxx animation and visual effects, Mumbai

Provides a wide range of diploma and certificate courses.

• IIFA Multimedia, Bangalore

Provides B.Sc and M.Sc. in Animation and Multimedia

B.Sc. in game designing and development

Diploma in Animation, game designing and development, visual effects, multimedia, and animation engineering

Masters diploma in Animation.

Hey Steve Athul.....

the view of the top institutes that you can choose from to study course about animation and gaming are as below :

• VIT University
• National Institute of design Ahmedabad
• Frameboxx animation and visual effects Mumbai
• PA Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art
• IIFA multimedia
• MIT Institute of design and Technology Pune