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Animation, VFX & Design Courses Near ITPL
ITPL, the International Tech Park Bangalore, is the campus that put Whitefield on the IT map in the late 1990s, and it still sets the rhythm of the whole corridor. If you work inside it and have been looking for animation, VFX or design classes nearby, MAAC Whitefield is on the same Whitefield Main Road corridor, with evening and weekend batches built around a working week.
Nearest metro
Nearest metro
Nallurhalli station, Purple Line — a short auto ride from the ITPL main gate along Whitefield Main Road.
Getting here from ITPL
Same Whitefield Main Road corridor as the campus — a short, direct hop by two-wheeler or auto once the exact address is announced, without the Whitefield–ORR traffic stretch that journeys from the Outer Ring Road side have to cross.
Landmarks nearby
ITPL Main Gate · Whitefield Main Road · Forum Shantiniketan Mall (EPIP Zone)
Tech parks & colleges nearby
International Tech Park Bangalore campus · EPIP Zone IT/ITES cluster
Best suited for
Built for people at a desk inside ITPL today who wonder whether a move into animation, VFX or design is realistic without quitting first: evening and weekend batches let you build the skills and a portfolio before you decide.
The full course catalogue
Every MAAC Whitefield programme is open to students from ITPL. Batch dates below are a provisional intake calendar until the centre opens.
3D Animation
Become a studio-ready 3D animator or generalist
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Enter 3D production with an AI-assisted pipeline
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Take a film from pre-production to final cut
- hours
- 432 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Tell stories in 2D and design characters
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Build for engines, not just renders
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visual Effects
Become a senior VFX artist
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Work the core VFX production crafts
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Finish the shot and cut the film
- hours
- 240 hrs
- months
- 10 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Master node-based compositing in Nuke
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Game Design
Become a game artist or XR developer
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Build and ship games for PC and console
- hours
- 480 hrs
- months
- 20 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design and build mobile games
- hours
- 388 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce real-time game art
- hours
- 296 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Digital Content Creation
Become a graphic, UI and UX designer
- hours
- 624 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design across print and digital
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design for brands, print and the web
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design products people can actually use
- hours
- 192 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Motion Graphics & Broadcast
Make design move
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design the look of a channel
- hours
- 432 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Filmmaking
Shoot, cut and finish professional video
- hours
- 272 hrs
- months
- 11 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Direct and produce a short film
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Direct with a virtual production pipeline
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visual Arts & Design
Become a transmedia creator and XR specialist
- hours
- 912 hrs
- months
- 36 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Short-Term & Software
Master the industry-standard 3D application
- hours
- 192 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Master 3ds Max for design and visualisation
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce finished 3D work in Blender
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce 3D motion graphics fast
- hours
- 120 hrs
- months
- 5 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visualise architecture and interiors
- hours
- 180 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Put AI to work in a real creative pipeline
- hours
- 72 hrs
- months
- 3 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Shoot and finish professional photographs
- hours
- 120 hrs
- months
- 5 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Questions from ITPL
Weekend and evening batch modes exist across the catalogue specifically for this. The Generative AI for Creators, UI/UX Design Pro and single-software programmes (Maya Pro, Blender Pro, Cinema 4D Pro) run shortest and slot most easily around a working week; the flagship 24-month programmes also offer weekend batches for a longer-term switch.
Book a free demo through the enquiry form and say you're commuting from ITPL — counselling slots can be scheduled around a lunch hour or immediately after work once the centre opens.
Both exist. The UGC-recognised B.Voc in Animation & Visual Effects is a 3-year pathway with an exit ladder (certificate after year 1, diploma after year 2), and shorter working-professional certificates like Generative AI for Creators run in as little as 3 months.
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