is animation good as career in india. degrees, colleges etc? please give details

Dear Aspirant

well animator is a great career option in india even The animation industry in India is expected to grow at a pace faster than the IT industry's!

One more thing i would like to say just follow your passion become the master of that and you will generate scope in that.

for any further query feel free to ask!

hope it helps! Good luck!

Hello,

Of course animation is a good career options for students these day's.

Both movies, video games, and other forms of media use computer animation.

You have various options available in this field

You can be a graphic designer, animation technical director, video game designer, art director, cartoon animater etc.

Other careers include texture animator, modeller, layout artist, clean up artist, etc.

It is time-consuming and sometimes you must work for long hours .

If you are creative type you can opt for this field.

There are no special subjects that are needed to be studied at this level.

You need aptitude in sketching, drawing and deep interest in computers.

It would be very appropriate to study fine arts at the college level .

Top colleges that offer animation are;

• Vit university
• National Institute of Design
• Amity University
• Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects
• PA Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art

https://design.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-animation-colleges-in-india

You can refer to more colleges here.

Furthermore you can do any course for animation including;

• B.Sc. in Animation & Multimedia
• BA in Animation and Graphic Design
• Bachelor of Visual Arts (Animation)
• BA in Digital Filmmaking and Animation

Hope this helps!!

Hello aspirant,

If you want to pursue your career in animation, make sure you must have passed 10th and 12th from a recognized board with an aggregate of 50%. To get admission into the colleges offering animation course, you must sit for the entrance exam. Admission is done on the grounds of merit basis.

For more information, please go through the link given below-

https://www.careers360.com/courses/animation-course

Hope, it helps you.

Hi! A career in animation is one of the most-sought-after career options these days. And why not? With high salaries, career growth and an opportunity to showcase your creativity, a career in animation could be the right choice for today's youth. Nowadays, with so many animated movies out there, the prospects of animation industry look bright.

A job in animation can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character or an object. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with the design, drawing, layout, and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips.

Here are some of the courses that you can go for once you pass 10+2. Please note different institutions have different eligibility criteria for an animation course. A 50% marks are minimum you should have.

·         BA in Animation

·         B.Sc in Animation

·         Diploma in Animation

·         Certificate Courses

To elaborate ahead, Training is the most essential and important aspect of the creation of a skilled professional in the field of animation. To become an animator, one doesn't require any specific academic qualification. Those with a basic sketching skill and a passion for animation can enter this field.

For a better job prospect, one should have a degree or diploma in animation.

Degree and Diploma courses in animation are abundance nowadays apart from online services. Minimum education qualification for a degree and diploma course in animation is plus two or equivalent.

Any graduate preferably arts graduate could apply for Post Graduation in Animation. But some institutions such as Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) follows eligibility criterion that only graduate of Architecture, Technology, and Engineering, Fine Arts can apply for the PG course in these institutes.

Besides these graduate and postgraduate courses, there are several professional courses that focus on various styles and techniques. These courses, i.e Courses in Traditional animation, Stop-motion animation, Rotoscoping, Computer generated 3D and 2D animation, Claymation, Photoshop, Human anatomy, Drawing etc helps one to specialize in a particular area. One should also have a basic knowledge of computer handling.

Top Colleges for Animation:

1. Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC)

2. Arena Multimedia

3. Picasso Animation

4. Apeejay Institute of Design, South Delhi

5. Zee Institute of Creative Arts (ZICA)

6. The Toonz-Webel Academy

7. Global Institute of Gaming and Animation

8. Whistling Woods International

Animation - Career Options

Work opportunities for quality animators and related professionals like graphic designer, multimedia developer and game developer, character designers, keyframe animators, 3D modelers, layout artists etc exists in following sectors at large-

·         Advertising

·         Online and Print News Media

·         Film & Television

·         Cartoon production

·         Theater

·         Video Gaming

·         E-learning

Though, these are some examples only. Opportunities exist both with the government as well as private sector enterprises. The animation itself is an industry, and as an industry, it’s on the boom. There exist numerous animation houses both in India and abroad who work for clienteles. An animator and multimedia professional can also work as a freelancer or start his / her own enterprise given he/she has entrepreneurial skills and funds for investments. Animators work in various capacities.

The good salary is the most attractive part of this profession. Within years these professionals can earn a six-digit salary. As a junior animator or trainee one could get between Rs.10000- 15000 per month. A three to five-year experienced animator will get 25000 to 40000. And a well-experienced animator who has a good portfolio of excellent animation work could easily get 50000- 60000 per month. All the best!