Animation - Colleges , Courses , Institutes - Study Routes in India and abroad

Animation Courses - Study Routes:

You can follow two study routes:

• After completing Class XII in any stream, one can pursue a 4 year course in Fine Arts/ Visual Arts Course followed by post graduation in Multimedia Design with a specialization in Animation or an advanced entry postgraduate programme from NID or a similar institute.
• After completing Class XII with PCM (Science), follow it with a graduate programme at NID or similar institution.

Also most animation courses are 7-8 months long and anyone with a High Secondary (Class XII) degree is eligible to apply.

Leading animation institutes offering short-term courses include:

• Anitoons Productions, New Delhi
• Arena Animation Academy (many branches)
• CDAC's National Multimedia Resources Centre, Pune
• Chandigarh College Of Arts, Sector 10C, Chandigarh
• Escotoonz, 18/4, Mathura Road, Faridabad, Haryana
• IIT, Guwahati, Assam
• Industrial Desigjn Centre, IIT, Mumbai
• The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
• Kerala Cartoon Academy, Chittor Road, Kochi
• Toonz Animation India Private Limited, Nila Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram
• Pentamedia Graphics Limited, Chennai (with branches all over India)
• SAE Technology College (many centres in Chennai, Bangalore, New Delhi)
• ZICA Studios, Mumbai

Other Animation colleges include:

• The Academy of Animation Arts and Technology, 43/3 Hazra Road 1st Floor, Kolkata
• CAD-CAM Consultants, Calcutta
• Quest Institute of Advanced computing, Calcutta
• American Institute of Technology Training Centre, New Delhi (many centres)
• Priyadarshini Multimedia Training Centre, Delhi (many centres)
• Infopark school of Information technology, B-147, Lajpat Nagar 1, New Delhi
• CP Altius, 5, Camac Street, Calcutta 700017
• KCC Computer Education, New Delhi (many centres)
• DAV Computer Centre, 14 Bhagat Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi

International Institutes for Animation Courses:

Animation Schools/Colleges in USA:

• College of Architecture and Arts, University of Illinois, Chicago
• Art Institute of Houston, Houston, Texas
• International Academy of Design And Technology, Chicago
• San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
• UCLA Extension, University of California, Los Angeles
• National Cartoonists Society, PO Box , Columbus Circle Station, New York, NY

Animation Schools/Colleges in UK:

• Art and Design Admissions Registry, Penn House, , Broad Street, Herefore HR APChartered Society of Designers, , Bedford Square, London WCB EG
• Design Council, ,Oxenden Street, London SW EE
• National Art Education Association, Association Drive, Reston, VA -
• National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD), The Gatehouse, Corsham Court, Corsham, Wilts, SN OES

Animation Schools/Colleges in Australia:

• Qantm College, Queensland
• University of Technology, Sydney
• Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
• Griffith University, Queensland

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