For a diverse, multilingual and cross-cultural country like India, animation
as a medium of mass communication has the advantage of transcending
regional and cultural barriers. The animation programme at NID is unique
and with tradition since the mid 80’s. The objective of this programme is to
enable students to find creative solutions to complex problems in various
fields of communication design using Animation film making as a medium.
Besides acquiring the requisite ability and knowledge of various animation
skills and techniques, students are trained to independently handle the
complete process of animation film-making, from a story-board to a
completed film.

With rich and multiple inputs from various inter departmental faculties and
faculties from abroad, in their initial semesters in the discipline, students
develop basic skill and are introduced to knowledge areas pertaining
to films in particular, as well as communication in its social and cultural
context. In the later semesters, students are exposed to workshop mode
of learning where they experiment with various mediums: from traditional
hand drawn 2D, Clay, Sand, Oil on Glass, Stop motion, Pixilation to
CGI/ Digital platform. In addition, students of animation go through an
experiential learning of cross-disciplinary campus life.

During their final semester, they are open to choose the medium of their
choice with more emphasis on storytelling with original context and idea.
With the initial inputs and experience dynamic curriculum students’ project
eventually result into a unique and original product, which also bring
various international and national awards, accolades and recognitions from
time to time.

Graduates of this Programme find rewarding careers as animators,
character designers, story-board artists as well as creative directors,
producers, consultants and designers in broadcast television channels like
Channel (V), MTV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, in multimedia agencies
like Tata Interactive, Infosys and Production houses like Famous House of
Animation, Vaibhav Studio, Miditech and also as Teaching faculty at various
design schools in India including their Alma Mater (NID) and abroad.