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Animation and Cartoon Courses

ntroduction: Creativity, even in the very recent past, could not earn a person a monthly salary but now the scenario is completely different. In the booming market of cartoons and animations, one can easily satiate his creative spirits and take home a handsome pay packet.

The art of animation, a creative field dominated by the West, now has India running as one of the most serious contenders. Cartoons are illustrations of a single diagram with varied meanings, while an animation is a rapid display of 2-D or 3-D images to create an illusion of motion.

There are several career institutes offering Animation and Cartoon Courses in India.

These career courses entail intensive career training for the job requirements in the field of animation and cartoons.


Animation and Cartoon Courses Institutes in India

There are various courses on animation and cartoons offered in colleges all over the country. The major colleges are:


  • Global School of Animation & Games,White House, NBCC Plaza Sector - V, Pushp Vihar Saket, New Delhi - 110 017

  • National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad)

  • J.J School of Arts

  • Zee Institute of Creative Arts (ZICA)

  • Industrial Design Center (IDC), IIT - Mumbai & Guwahati

  • Academy of Animation and Gaming

    Even though both diploma and degree courses are available across colleges in India, post graduate degree courses in animation and cartoon is very rare. Among the colleges mentioned above, the Industrial Design Centers in Mumbai and Guwahati offer post-graduate degree courses.

    Qualification: For applying for a diploma course in animation, one has to pass the 12th standard examination from any recognized board with a minimum of 45% marks. For the bachelor's degree program the same eligibility criterion is applicable, while for the PG program one must have a bachelor's degree.

    Benefits: As the animation & multimedia industry is growing rapidly, pursuing a course in these fields can boost your career. Moreover, if you have a knack of drawing or creating characters it would help satisfy your creative spirits.