Animation as a career option has plenty of opportunities

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: ANIMATION

I have completed my intermediate and have taken Physics Chemistry Maths with computer science. Is there good scope in the animation industry? Please specify some colleges for animation courses.

—Suresh Goel

The three hundred-odd animation companies in India, which currently employ more than 16,000 professionals (including freelancers), are expected to employ 27,000 by 2010, hence, prospects in animation are excellent. Under- graduate programmes in animation design, or related design programmes are offered by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (www.nid.edu), Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi (www.apeejay.edu), MAEER's Institute of Design, Pune (www.mitid.edu.in), IIT Guwahati (www.iitg.ac.in), Symbiosis Institute of Design (www.symbiosisdesign.ac.in) and IILM School of Design (http://www.iilm.edu/school_design.htm). B Sc Animation & Multimedia-related courses are offered by BIT Mesra (www.bitmesra.ac.in), Karnataka State Open University (www.ksoumysore.com) and Manipal University (www.manipal.edu). Institutions like ZICA(www.zica.org), Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore (www.srishti.ac.in), International College of Animation Arts & Technology (ICAAT) (www.icaat.net), Toonz Animation Academy (www.toonzacademy.com), Film & Television Institute of India, Pune (www.ftiindia.com), Whistling Woods International Institute of Film, Television, Animation & Media Arts, Mumbai (www.whistlingwoods.net), Arena and Maya also offer animation courses.

MERCHANT NAVY

I am a student of class 12 with physics, chemistry and mathematics. What should I do if I want to pursue my career in the merchant navy?

—Vaibhav Yadav

A three-year Nautical Science degree course or a four-year Marine Engineering degree course after plus two science with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English could lead to careers in the merchant navy. Nautical Science would lead to employment as deck officer while marine engineering would lead to jobs as engineering officers. The list of training institutions and the physical standards these courses appear on www.dgshipping.com (Directorate General of Shipping). IIT-JEE applicants are eligible to apply for the three-year BSc (Nautical Science) at TS Chanakya, Navi Mumbai, four-year Marine Engineering at Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Kolkata and three-year Polyvalent BSc (Maritime Sciences) at Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI), Mumbai (details on http://iims.dgshipping.com ).

INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

I have completed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (ISC). I am interested in English and Psychology. Which are the best universities in India offering these subjects? What are the job prospects of these subjects? Are these subjects scoring in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam? What can be the best combination in BA if I aim for the IAS?

—Chetan