Welcome to MAAC Jayanagar, the flagship animation, visual effects, and gaming academy in Bengaluru. Known for award-winning student films at 24FPS International Animation Awards and 100 Hours MAAC Creative League (MCL), our center is equipped with high-end production workstations, VR testing headsets, and industry-certified faculty who prepare students for premier creative careers with 100% placement assistance.
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Comprehensive 2-year advanced visual effects diploma covering Houdini FX & Nuke. Upto 35% Sc...
Comprehensive 2-year flagship 3D animation diploma with Maya, ZBrush & Unreal Engine. Upto 3...
Master AAA game design, environment art & interactive game engines at MAAC. Upto 35% Scholar...
Elite 3-Year Master program covering Animation, Houdini VFX & XR virtual production. Upto 35...
Learn Graphic Design, Web UI, page layout & 2D animation fundamentals in Bangalore. Upto 35%...
Your First-Class academic dedication qualifies you for the official भारत Creator Scholarship by MAAC. Convert your 10th or 12th Marks Card into direct tuition fee relief on premier 3D Animation, VFX, and Game Design career tracks at MAAC Jayanagar.
| Course Name | Duration | Key Software & Gen AI Tools | Placement |
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| ADVFX Plus: Advanced Program in Visual Effects | 576 Hours (24 Months / 2 Years) | Foundry Nuke, Silhouette FX, Mocha, 3DEqualizer | 100% PA |
| AD3D EDGE Plus: Advanced Program in 3D Animation | 576 Hours (24 Months / 2 Years) | Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator | 100% PA |
| ADIDG Plus: Advanced Program in Interactive Design & Games | 576 Hours (24 Months / 2 Years) | Unreal Engine 5, Unity, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max | 100% PA |
| IPVAD-XR Master: Integrated Program in Visual Arts and Design with XR | 864 Hours (36 Months / 3 Years) | Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator | 100% PA |
| DGWA Plus: Program in Graphics, Web and 2D Animation | 288 Hours (12 Months / 1 Year) | Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, CorelDRAW | 100% PA |
Every major creative career course at MAAC Jayanagar is powered by our dual-track learning framework, equipping you with future-ready skills to excel in top animation studios or build your own independent creative brand:
Studio Pro
Engineered for students aiming for full-time studio careers at Tier-1 VFX houses, 3D feature animation facilities, AAA game development studios, and OTT production hubs across Bangalore.
Creator Pro
Engineered for students who want to build personal intellectual property (IP), monetize high-retention YouTube & social media content, freelance internationally, or launch creative agencies.
While legacy institutes across Bangalore still teach isolated 2018-era manual workflows, leading production studios (MPC, DNEG, Rockstar Games, Technicolor) prioritize hiring artists who combine core DCC software mastery with AI copilot speed. Here is how MAAC Jayanagar's curriculum elevates your studio readiness:
| Production Stage | Legacy Institute Workflow (Arena / Traditional) | MAAC Jayanagar 2026 AI Pipeline |
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Phase 1: Concept & Pre-Visualization
Ideation, Script & Moodboard
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Legacy Method Manual 2D sketch iterations taking 3–5 days per concept sheet. Static reference boards with limited variation testing. |
MAAC AI Advantage Midjourney + Adobe Firefly + Runway Gen-3 for rapid 4K lighting references, multi-angle style frames & cinematic shot animatics in under 2 hours. ⚡ Studio Impact: 10× faster director approvals & visual pitch decks.
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Phase 2: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
Characters, Props & Environments
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Legacy Method Scratch box modeling in Maya/Max with manual quad retopology and hand-painted diffuse texturing maps. |
MAAC AI Advantage Autodesk Maya & ZBrush integrated with Substance 3D AI Neural Texturing, automated remeshing, and photogrammetry clean-up toolkits. ⚡ Studio Impact: Production-ready PBR hero assets built in 50% turnaround time.
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Phase 3: Rigging & Character Animation
Body Mechanics & Facial Acting
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Legacy Method Tedious vertex weight painting and purely hand-keyed secondary animation cycles from scratch. |
MAAC AI Advantage AI Motion Capture Clean-up, neural facial solvers, and automated skin-weight assists in Maya & Unreal Engine 5.5 MetaHuman pipelines. ⚡ Studio Impact: Focus on high-value acting, weight & storytelling over repetitive mechanics.
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Phase 4: Dynamics & VFX Compositing
Simulations, Roto & Plate Integration
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Legacy Method Frame-by-frame manual bezier rotoscopy, slow wire removal, and CPU-bound particle baking. |
MAAC AI Advantage SideFX Houdini procedural dynamics paired with Foundry Nuke CopyCat machine learning nodes for neural depth maps, rotoscopy & clean-plate extraction. ⚡ Studio Impact: Hollywood-grade plate integrations with sub-pixel edge fidelity.
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Phase 5: Real-Time Rendering & Delivery
Lighting, LookDev & Final Export
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Legacy Method Overnight CPU render queues taking 12–24 hours per shot; re-rendering entire frames for lighting changes. |
MAAC AI Advantage Unreal Engine 5.5 Lumen & Nanite real-time lighting accelerated by NVIDIA DLSS neural super-sampling and RTX GPU acceleration. ⚡ Studio Impact: Instant real-time lookdev iterations and broadcast/game delivery with zero wait.
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Enroll in an eligible full-term Career / CareerX program at MAAC Jayanagar and receive a high-performance ASUS Graphics Laptop (T&C) through the MAAC × ASUS Career Laptop Advantage Program (CLAP) voucher. Built with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics to power Autodesk Maya raytracing, Houdini simulations, and Unreal Engine 5 projects wherever you create.
MAAC Jayanagar maintains an active placement pipeline connecting students directly with recruitment teams from Bangalore's premier AVGC studios:
Regular recruitment partner hiring graduates for international blockbuster feature films and episodic series.
Recruits skilled compositors trained in ACES color management and multi-pass EXR workflows from MAAC Jayanagar.
Consistently recruits talented 3D artists proficient in PBR texturing and low-polygon game optimization.
Provides high-growth career roles for technical artists skilled in real-time graphics and broadcast design.
Average compensation bands across Bangalore studios for creative professionals trained at MAAC Jayanagar:
| Job Role | Entry-Level (0–2 Yrs) | Mid-Level (2–5 Yrs) | Senior / Lead (5+ Yrs) | Core Studio Skills Required |
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| 3D Character Animator | ₹3.8 LPA – ₹5.5 LPA | ₹6.5 LPA – ₹10.5 LPA | ₹12.0 LPA – ₹22.0 LPA+ | Acting for animation, body mechanics, Maya Graph Editor, facial lip-sync |
| VFX Compositor (Nuke) | ₹4.0 LPA – ₹5.5 LPA | ₹6.5 LPA – ₹10.5 LPA | ₹12.0 LPA – ₹22.0 LPA+ | Node compositing, multi-pass integration, deep compositing, camera projection |
| FX Simulation TD (Houdini) | ₹4.5 LPA – ₹6.0 LPA | ₹7.5 LPA – ₹12.0 LPA | ₹14.0 LPA – ₹25.0 LPA+ | VEX scripting, Pyro FX, Solaris USD, FLIP fluids, rigid body dynamics |
| 3D Game Asset Modeler | ₹3.5 LPA – ₹5.2 LPA | ₹6.0 LPA – ₹9.5 LPA | ₹11.0 LPA – ₹18.0 LPA | Maya, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, Unreal Engine 5 Nanite, PBR texturing |
| Character Rigging TD | ₹4.0 LPA – ₹5.8 LPA | ₹6.8 LPA – ₹11.0 LPA | ₹13.0 LPA – ₹24.0 LPA+ | Python scripting, Maya blendshapes, skin weighting, FK/IK setup |
MAAC Jayanagar provides hands-on production training across all phases of the creative media pipeline:
Deliverables: Visual narrative planning, model turnaround sheets, and storyboard animatics.
Deliverables: Clean quad topology, anatomical sculpting, and production-grade PBR texture sets.
Deliverables: Character performance acting, procedural smoke/fire dynamics, and real-time engine staging.
Deliverables: Multi-pass CG compositing, color correction, and final 4K showreel export.
Our campus in Jayanagar 3rd Block East features purpose-built facilities for digital media education:
Equipped with dedicated NVIDIA RTX GPUs and multi-core processors, enabling students to handle complex 3D viewports, Arnold GPU rendering, and real-time Unreal Engine 5 simulations.
Pressure-sensitive digital drawing tablets for organic digital sculpting, character concept art, and detailed matte painting.
An in-house cyclorama green-screen facility with cinema lighting for live-action shoot tracking, plate acquisition, and VFX compositing practice.
MAAC Jayanagar's mentorship framework ensures every graduate develops a competitive showreel:
Individual portfolio shot selection vetted by senior faculty to ensure high production value and technical originality.
Weekly reviews tracking 3D modeling topology, simulation stability, and lighting aesthetics.
Integrating CG passes with live footage and presenting clear visual breakdown wipes.
Showreel evaluation by studio recruiters and entry into the 24FPS International Animation Awards.
Admissions information and transparent fee structures at MAAC Jayanagar Bangalore:
Candidates who have completed 10+2 / 12th from any recognized educational board (CBSE, ICSE, State PU Board) in any stream are eligible. No prior technical or drawing experience is required.
Flexible batch slots are available between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM from Monday to Saturday. The institute is strictly closed on Sundays. Masterclasses with visiting studio mentors vary and are scheduled periodically on Saturdays based on mentor availability.
Course fees vary based on program specialization and duration. Up to 35% Scholarship on Course Fee & 0% Easy EMI available with 100% placement support.
MAAC Jayanagar is centrally located in South Bangalore (200m from Jayanagar Metro Station). Explore dedicated transit guides, feeder colleges, and local batch timings from your neighborhood:
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