B.Des in COMMUNICATION DESIGN with AI
with specialisation in
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS

Create the stories, characters, and worlds that shape contemporary screen culture. The 4-Year B.Des in Animation & Visual Effects at Chitkara Design School prepares visual storytellers to lead across film, gaming, digital media, and immersive platforms. Integrating narrative craft, cinematic language, and advanced digital tools, the program develops creators who transform imagination into emotionally compelling visual experiences.

Where Stories Meet
Moving Images

Immerse yourself in the art of storytelling through motion, performance, and visual world-building. This program empowers you to craft animated narratives and immersive environments that engage audiences across films, games, and emerging media platforms.

Professional Pathways
Studio Practice
Technical Mastery
Immersive Media

1. Professional Pathways

Professional development is woven throughout the curriculum through live briefs, studio collaborations, internships, and dedicated portfolio mentoring. Students graduate prepared to enter animation studios, production houses, gaming companies, and digital media environments with confidence, creative agility, technical fluency, and a strong understanding of contemporary global industry workflows.

2. Studio Practice

Learning unfolds within collaborative studios and advanced digital labs where experimentation, critique, and iteration drive artistic growth. Students develop expertise across 2D and 3D animation, character design, storyboarding, motion graphics, and visual effects, strengthening storytelling clarity, visual consistency, performance timing, and technical precision through rigorous projects.

3. Technical Mastery

The curriculum integrates cinematic aesthetics, performance principles, AI-assisted workflows, and structured production pipelines. Students explore lighting design, rendering systems, compositing techniques, simulation tools, and real-time engines while enhancing narrative coherence, emotional resonance, visual depth, and professional execution across animated and immersive storytelling formats.

4. Immersive Media

Students create content across film, gaming, streaming platforms, advertising, and emerging XR environments shaped by artificial intelligence. By focusing on audience psychology, interactive storytelling, and visual communication, we ensure projects are engaging, culturally relevant, technologically adaptive, and responsive to rapidly evolving global digital entertainment ecosystems and platforms.

DISTINCT by DESIGN

The Animation & Visual Arts program shapes storytellers with artistic sensitivity and technical fluency. Through studio rigor, production-led learning and emerging technologies, students graduate ready to contribute to global creative industries.

Industry-Aligned Production Curriculum

The curriculum mirrors professional animation pipelines — from concept art and storyboarding to character animation, visual effects and post-production — strengthened through collaborative studio projects.

Integrated Art, Performance & Technology

Students combine drawing, cinematic composition, and storytelling with advanced tools such as Maya, Blender, and real-time engines, ensuring work is expressive, polished, and production-ready.

Personalised Studio Mentorship

Small cohorts enable focused faculty guidance, continuous critique, and showreel refinement, helping students graduate with confidence, clarity, and professional distinction.

Eligibility Criteria

We seek aspiring creators driven by imagination, storytelling ability, and technical curiosity. Applicants should demonstrate academic readiness and the ambition to engage with contemporary visual media challenges.

Passed XII (any stream) minimum aggregate 50%

Chitkara University Design and Aptitude Test (CUDAT)

Personal Interview

Valid UCEED scores

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FEE Structure

Our clear semester-wise fee structure includes academic instruction, studio access and advanced digital lab facilities. Detailed information is available through the admissions office for transparency and planning.

ESTIMATED PROGRAM FEE

8 SEMESTERS

Semester 1₹1,55,000*
Semester 2₹1,55,000*
Semester 3₹1,50,000
Semester 4₹1,50,000
Semester 5₹1,50,000
Semester 6₹1,50,000
Semester 7₹1,50,000
Semester 8₹1,50,000

*Fee for Educational Technology Services (ETS) payable at the time of Admission.
**Fee for Career Advancement Services (CAS) payable along with the 2nd Semester fee.

Animation & Visual Arts graduates BUILD CAREERS ACROSS film, gaming, advertising, streaming platforms, and digital media, shaping visual culture within dynamic global industries.

2D / 3D Animator
Character & Creature Designer
Visual Effects (VFX) Artist
Motion Graphics Designer
Storyboard & Visual Development Artist
Game Animator / Technical Artist
Compositing & Post-Production Specialist
Animation & Visual Director

Eligibility Criteria

Passed XII (any stream) minimum aggregate 50%
Chitkara University Design and Aptitude Test (CUDAT)
Personal Interview
Valid UCEED scores

STEP into a FUTURE
DEFINED by DESIGN

Take the first step toward a future shaped by creativity, critical thinking, and professional practice. Apply to join a dynamic design community where studio learning, industry engagement, and global exposure prepare you to build meaningful careers across disciplines and emerging creative industries.

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B.Des in COMMUNICATION DESIGN with AI
with specialisation in
ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS

Where Stories Meet
Moving Images

Be a part of India’s top rated
University

From animation studios to gaming companies and creative agencies, INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS connect academic learning with PROFESSIONAL REALITIES. Students engage with guest artists, live projects, and structured internships that bridge concept with screen-ready execution.