Class XII in any subject is eligible for the diploma/certificate courses in photography.
After Class XII Students can learn photography along with their college degree, doing a part-time course. Besides the Certificate and Diploma photography courses in the field, Photography is also offered as an optional subject for a bachelor's degree in Fine arts. Some institutes offer full fledged B.A photography courses of three year duration.
Besides the academic requirements, having a background in computers or electronics, related work experience and training is beneficial for making a break in the field.
Photography Institutes
Some of the prominent institutions offering Degree/Diploma/Certificate courses in photography are listed below. Some of them offer courses in which photography is a subsidiary subject.
- The Film and Television Institute, Pune – 3 yr diploma
- The Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi - 2-year post-graduate diploma in motion picture photography
- Academy of Photography, Kolkata
- Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal 462026, M.P
- B.C.L Institute of Colour Photography and Videography, Doctor's Tower, Changanacherry (1 year certificate course)
- Bhopal Viswavidhyalaya, Bhopal
- Deendayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Department of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension Work, Church gate Campus, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai-400020
- Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune -411004 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai -600113 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Fergussen college, Pune( B.A Degree Course in photography)
- Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, GICE, Vidyanagari, Kalina Santacruz (E) Mumbai- 400098
- India International Photographic Council, 12, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110001
- Indira Memorial Institute of Film and Technology, Berhampur-760004 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Institute of Film Technology, Adyar, Chennai-600020 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai -400001
- Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi-221002 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
- Jawaharlal Technological University, Masab Tank, Mahaveer Marg, Hyderabad-500028 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
- Jiwaji University, Government Model Science College, Gwalior, MP (3 year degree)
- Maharaja Technological Institute (Nodel Polytechnic), Thissur (1 year certificate course)
- Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi-221002 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- National Institute of Design, Allahabad-211002, UP
- Photographic Society of India, D.N Road, Mumbai-400001
- Quick Photographic Technical Institute, Vantows Junction, Thiruvananthapuram (1 year certificate course)
- Ravishankar University, Raipur- 492010 (Degree Course)
- "Rupam" National Institute of Electronic Communication (affiliated to University of Rajasthan), Village- Kunda, Jaipur - 303101 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, E.M. Bye Pass Road, Kolkata - 700094 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
- Southern Film Institute, Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram (1 year certificate course)
- Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati-517502 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
- St. Xavier’s Institute of Communication, St. Xaviers college, Fort, Mumbai-400001
- The Film and TV Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 600113
- University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, U.P. (One year diploma in Still Photography)
- University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273001, U.P. (One year diploma in Still Photography)
- Utkal Univerisity, BJB College, Bhubaneshwar College, Orissa (3 year Degree Course)
- Verve Visuals, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, Bangalore-560038
Colleges Overseas for Fine Arts and photography
Photography Colleges/universities in USA
- American University
- Albany State University
- Bard College
- Boston University
- California State University
- College of New Jersey
- Colorado State University
- Cornell University
- Dallas Photo School
- San Francisco Photo School
Photography Colleges/universities in UK
- London Photography School
- Norwich School of Photography
- American InterContinental University, London
- London Photo Tours
- De Montfort University
- Edinburgh College of Art
Photography Colleges/universities in Australia
- La Trobe University
- IDP Education Australia
- RMIT University
- Hunter Region School of Photography
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