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Hi,
The Department of Animation & Gaming at GEHU serves as the high-end Graphic Design, 2D, 3D Animation & VFX education school. The Department of Allied Sciences has prepared number of students for careers in Animation, VFX, Filmmaking, Gaming, Web and Graphics Design. The school provides quality education through career-oriented courses, leading to top-notch job placements.
Department has a dedicated Research & Development team consisting of industry professionals. This team is responsible for planning the detailed curriculum for the course.
The department conducts faculty training programs to ensure high standards of teaching in the classroom. All teachers are trained by Animation industry professionals who help sharpen their creative & technical skills.
Department lays strong emphasis on using the best infrastructure to train students. The department uses high-end computers, Wacom tablets & other equipment in the classroom. The infrastructure is similar to that used in the global Animation & VFX industry. This helps create an 'on-the-job environment in the class. As a result students are successfully placed in the industry.
ASAS Kochi on the other hand doesn't offer a course in animation but visual media. I am for certain that Graphic Era is a 1000 times better for animation.
All the best.

Hi,
Bangalore University doesn't offer a course in Animation. And, KIIT University doesn't offer it either. It offers: Bachelor in Film and Television Production (3 years).
I would suggest you to rather go for Jain University. The Indian Animation industry is growing at a very rapid pace and many international and Hollywood projects have at least a part of it made here. India has become an animation outsourcing hub and has made its mark for its skilled artists and quality work.
Jain University founded in 1990, ranked as top 5 private universities in Bangalore and one of the top Animation college in Bangalore which provide Hands on Experience and Production based examples to students. Live demos,Cultivate artistic and technical skills in tandem with the industry.Workshops and Seminars from industry professionals.
Experienced faculty who have had previous experience in animation and techniques associated with the subject.
After completion of Degree one can work as
Concept Artist
Art director.
Layout artist.
Storyboard artist.
Character modeler.
BG modeler.
Texturing artist.
Animator.
Technical director.
VFX artist.
Architectural designer.
Comic book artist.
Logo and Product designer.
Students are given training right from basic traditional animation to the sophisticated 3D animation ,visual effects and principles of film making.
Hope this helps.

Hi,
ASAS doesn't offer a course in Animation but B.Sc in visual media and only for girls. Here are its details:
B. Sc. (VISUAL MEDIA)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DURATION:
THREE Years - SIX Semesters
ELIGIBILITY:
10+2 any stream with 50% marks
Andhra University doesn't offer a course in Animation. The answers hence is- Look for a college that offers your desired course.
I would suggest you to rather go for Jain University. The Indian Animation industry is growing at a very rapid pace and many international and Hollywood projects have at least a part of it made here. India has become an animation outsourcing hub and has made its mark for its skilled artists and quality work.
Jain University founded in 1990, ranked as top 5 private universities in Bangalore and one of the top Animation college in Bangalore which provide Hands on Experience and Production based examples to students. Live demos,Cultivate artistic and technical skills in tandem with the industry.Workshops and Seminars from industry professionals.
Experienced faculty who have had previous experience in animation and techniques associated with the subject.
After completion of Degree one can work as
Concept Artist
Art director.
Layout artist.
Storyboard artist.
Character modeler.
BG modeler.
Texturing artist.
Animator.
Technical director.
VFX artist.
Architectural designer.
Comic book artist.
Logo and Product designer.
Students are given training right from basic traditional animation to the sophisticated 3D animation ,visual effects and principles of film making.
Hope this helps.
All the best.

Hi,
NID Ahmedabad is any better than NID Gandhinagar in terms of it's placements of product design, graphic design and animation courses. The students from NID get jobs in:
Product design- Junior/senior designer in furniture, mobile/computer accessories department, designer consultant of such companies who develop glasses, upcoming products of our daily use like bottles, plastics material and others
Graphic design- Designer in logos consultant, software based designing in computer/mobile wallpapers, the designing in the stickers of the graphics in car or bikes, related products, etc
Animation design- Gets jobs in animation movie companies like Disney, Nick, Hungama, can, etc. & in movie studios for special effects VFX 3D, for commercial ads companies and believe me many more.
I'd prefer you to go for NID Gandhinagar.
All the best.

Most of the people working in the adventure tourism sector have some kind of qualification in tourism, outdoor sports, or management. By taking courses in adventure sports, one can become instructors or tour operators in specific adventure sports. As people get more adventurous to try out new destinations and recreation, there is a growing need for qualified adventure instructors. Opportunities in adventure tourism can be as a Tour Guide, Adventure Tour operator, Outdoor Education Officer, Safari Guide, Adventure Sports Trainer, Travel and Information Consultant, Diver, Adventure Sports Photographer, Wildlife Photographer and so on. They can find employment with tour companies, excursion agencies, holiday resorts, leisure camps, commercial recreation centres, sports centres and athletic clubs. One can even set up their own adventure sports center where they can offer services and impart training in their area of specialization. Job in adventure tourism sector does not have structured salaries. Salary varies depending on the location, career opportunity, responsibilities and whether the position is seasonal or full-time. In most cases adventure tourism jobs are seasonal. Hence one cannot expect fixed income throughout the year. However, in the beginning of this career, you can get salary ranges from Rs. 7,000-12,000 per month. Income from self-employment venture depends upon the nature and size of the operations, it can be more than those who work under someone.

Sous chefs are second-in-command in kitchens, reporting to the head chef, overseeing the preparation and cooking of food at restaurants, diners, and other operations where somebody can get a bite to eat. Sous chefs make sure that a kitchen is a well-oiled machine, preparing food, managing the kitchen staff to make sure food prepared quickly and as delicious as possible, and enforcing food safety standards.
Experience is the key. Most sous chefs start in other positions in the kitchen, from the dishwasher, cook, etc., and learn the skills they need on the job to move up. However, some will gain experience through training at a Hotel Management/ Catering school, with 2 and 4-year degrees are available. Sous chefs looking for more advanced training can get involved in apprenticeships through culinary schools and other organizations. These typically last two years.
Tasks performed by Sous Chef are:
1. Assist management of food preparation, planning, and production.
2. Substitute for the executive chef or line cooks when off-duty or during staff shortages.
3. Supervise kitchen staff.
Their pay is generally in the range of 1.5-2.5 LPA. They are generally full-time workers and act as chefs in master chef's absence.

If you are looking for a course in hotel management then IAM is a better option.
The training kitchens and bakery, the training restaurants, training front office and guest rooms are all modern and fully equipped to impart practical training of a high standard.
It has well-stocked libraries with international titles from all over the world.
The college has its own computer centres for the exclusive use of its students.
The students are given real-life exposure on the operation and management of commercial hotels while undergoing the course.
Students of the institute can avail the educational loan from a number of banks.
Companies like Oberoi Group of Hotels, Taj Group of Hotels, Hyatt Group of Hotels, Park Group of Hotels, Intercontinental Group of Hotels, Le Meridien Hotels and Grand Hyatt visits the campus.
Panache Academy, Ahmedabad is one of the leading Academy in the state of Gujarat for Aviation / Tourism / Hospitality. The Academy is designed to provide consistent, high-quality and appropriate academic advising, monitoring, mentoring, nurturing and coaching to ensure academic and personal success.
IAM is a better option among the two for hotel management course.

Airline jobs have always been glamorous, to begin with. Because of that a lot of people have been in awe of women, especially air hostesses working in the airlines. But sometimes, there can be a few unruly passengers who may create unnecessary trouble for the air hostesses.
But with more and more airlines coming up and air travel becoming cheaper and more and more people using air transport, the sight of air hostesses has become quite common and people as well have become more disciplined and cases of misdemeanor have gone down quite a bit. With at least one male cabin crew member becoming compulsory on all international flights, as alcohol is served on those flights, the risk of handling unruly passengers has further gone down.
The aviation industry, along with its thousands of SOPs in place and enough security measures being taken, is perhaps one of the safest industries for women to work for today!

To become a housekeeper, you must have a degree or Diploma in Hotel Management, a degree is always preferred over a Diploma.
To get a degree in hotel management, you need to do hotel management course from a recognised university. Top IHMs always remain the first choice among students.
You can't directly become a housekeeper, in order to become a housekeeper you need to gain experience and climb up the ladder.
In the 3rd year of hotel management course, you can sit for the campus placements for housekeeping department. Most of the reputed companies like Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, etc., hire fresh graduates for their management trainee and operations trainee program. Once you clear the programs you can become assistant manager and supervisor respectively.
And now from here you can climb up the ladder and become an executive housekeeper one day.
The executive housekeeper in a 5 Star hotel earns around 1.2 to 2 lakhs depending upon the property.
Thank you.
All the best.

In the context of a 5 Star hotel, if you want to become a front desk executive you must possess the following skills:
1) Excellent Communication skills, especially, spoken English.
2) A person who has a pleasant personality and is confident is always given preference.
3) If you aren't a hotel management graduate, you might not get the executive position initially as you don't know how to work on PMS, you can be given front office assistant and as you gain experience you will be promoted.
Starting salary of a front office assistant in a five star like Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, etc., ranges from 14K per month to 20K per month.
Executives/Supervisors may get up to 30K per month.
Thank you.
All the best.