Important Checkpoints to select an Animation Course

India is witnessing a major boom in the animation and entertainment industry and here it is crossing the billion dollar market. Talented students from various cities are looking for a career in animation and they seek animation courses information through career counselors or the Internet.

Although these are the common ways to search about any career, this article will highlight some important points for you to consider during your search for animation courses.

Source of Information

While there are some genuine animation schools and colleges available with right information through their website we must also be aware of the fact that the internet is also covered with fake promises and unreliable sources. There are many online business directories on the net where fake or substandard institutes can portray any cheap course as the best one in the country. If you are not careful enough, you might end up paying a huge amount of money for a not-so-good course. Always make sure you get course & fee related information in writing before making any payment. Here are a few tips to consider duration your internet search -

1. Read the google reviews of the college
2. Go on their social communities and look at their content
3. Get in touch with their current or ex-students online to seek reviews

Affiliation

In case you are serious about making your career in the animation industry and are seeking information on the right animation course, we strongly suggest that you check the affiliating body’s profile before you join any course. There are many private institutes giving their own certificates and degrees which may be a problem for your higher studies and job. In case of a university affiliation, please check whether the university and the course is approved with University Grant Commission (UGC) or any other government affiliated body like AICTE, PMKVY or NSDC. You may check whether the college is UGC approved or not on the following links -

https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversity.aspx?

https://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx

Infrastructure

One thing that distinguishes animation study from a good animation college in India from that from that at any other college or institute is the facility and infrastructure provided by the college.

Animation teaching infrastructure includes classrooms, 2D & 3D Animation lab, editing lab, VFX studio and so on. These are the main armor of any animation college in India. If this infrastructure is not present and being used in the right way, rest assured, student learning quality would significantly deteriorate in the long run. Some institutes have this basic infrastructure but never upgrade or maintain them with the result that they malfunction when most needed.

Fees

This is another major challenge in animation as there are not many universities in India running these courses. You may find a huge variation in fees and fixed expenses of education institutes when you check animation course information online. We suggest you compare the information of such animation institutes and then decide your final move. Please note that the fees charged by the institute should be proportionate with the technical infrastructure and level of teaching you are getting after admission. Do not run behind huge names but no output kind of institute as they will not be able to provide you good return on your investment.

Pedagogy

Those days are gone when people used to claim that by only having practical knowledge you can do excellent in animation. With the culture of direct discussion with clients or working with multi national artists you must be very good in theory and fundamental concepts of animation too. Please check animation course information carefully to understand the balance of Theory and Practical aspects of animation subject. Another very important aspect you should see is are you getting personality development or soft skills grooming classes along with your course? Remember, if you want to have more chances of selection and better survival in companies, you must acquire soft skills in addition to technical expertise during your course.

Duration

This is the last, but not the least checkpoint you should consider. Many institutes rush your course to vacant their seats fast but this is a permanent damage to a sincere student. If you are considering animation as a career please check the duration of the course properly while obtaining animation courses information. A degree programme in animation allows you to understand this visual medium from various angles in the required detail and exposes your creative abilities in varied directions.

Apart from these major checks try to find students' reviews about the college. These reviews will open a lot of important insights about the college to you. Please note selecting a poor college will not only ruin your education but career too.