MBA in Animation Design at INSD Ahmedabad is a 2-year UGC-recognised postgraduate programme combining advanced animation practice with creative leadership and studio management. Students develop expertise in 2D/3D animation production pipelines, motion graphics, VFX workflows, animation studio operations, project profitability, and team management — alongside business modules in brand strategy and creative ops. The programme prepares graduates for senior leadership roles at animation studios (DNEG, MPC, Prana, Toonz Media), VFX houses, OTT animation pipelines (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar India), and game studios. Live modules with working creative directors, VFX supervisors, and animation studio founders. Entry-level MBA graduates start ₹6-9 LPA, scaling to ₹25-50 LPA at senior production roles. Capstone real-studio brief plus a 6-month internship at an animation studio. Eligibility: any bachelor's degree — design background helpful but not mandatory. Full-time on-campus format with industry-spec workstations. 100% placement assistance with our dedicated cell. Programme highlights: Sound & visual sync. Character design modules. Industry-ready portfolio. Curriculum modules: Semester 1: Fundamental of Design, Digital Painting, Management Process & Behaviour, l draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator. Semester 2: Autodesk Maya Modeling, Autodesk Maya - Texturing, Autodesk Maya-Lighting, Autodesk Maya - Rigging, Maya V-RAY, Autodesk Mudbox Digital Sculpting. Semester 3: Cinema 4D, V-RAY For Cinema 4D, Digital Marketing Communications, Analysis for Digital Marketing, Performance Management for Digital channels, Customer lifecycle Management. Semester 4: Portfolio Making, Human Resource Management, Enterpreneurship Development (Language And Practice of Media), Interview Preparation, Project and Show Reel Making, Internship. Programme level: Masters. Duration: 2-Years. Mode of study: both. Discipline: Animation Design. This programme is offered at INSD Ahmedabad, part of the INSD design education network with 5,000+ designers trained, 20+ years of legacy, UGC-recognised programmes, and 100% placement assistance across fashion, interior, graphic, animation, jewellery, textile, photography, UX/UI, and luxury brand management disciplines.
