Sunday, January 31, 2010

Photography Courses, Institutes and Study Routes

Class XII in any subject is eligible for the diploma/certificate courses in photography.


After Class XII Students can learn photography along with their college degree, doing a part-time course. Besides the Certificate and Diploma photography courses in the field, Photography is also offered as an optional subject for a bachelor's degree in Fine arts. Some institutes offer full fledged B.A photography courses of three year duration.

Besides the academic requirements, having a background in computers or electronics, related work experience and training is beneficial for making a break in the field.

Photography Institutes
Some of the prominent institutions offering Degree/Diploma/Certificate courses in photography are listed below. Some of them offer courses in which photography is a subsidiary subject.


  • The Film and Television Institute, Pune – 3 yr diploma
  • The Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi - 2-year post-graduate diploma in motion picture photography
  • Academy of Photography, Kolkata
  • Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal 462026, M.P
  • B.C.L Institute of Colour Photography and Videography, Doctor's Tower, Changanacherry (1 year certificate course)
  • Bhopal Viswavidhyalaya, Bhopal
  • Deendayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Department of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension Work, Church gate Campus, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai-400020
  • Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune -411004 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai -600113 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Fergussen college, Pune( B.A Degree Course in photography)
  • Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, GICE, Vidyanagari, Kalina Santacruz (E) Mumbai- 400098
  • India International Photographic Council, 12, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110001
  • Indira Memorial Institute of Film and Technology, Berhampur-760004 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Institute of Film Technology, Adyar, Chennai-600020 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai -400001
  • Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi-221002 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
  • Jawaharlal Technological University, Masab Tank, Mahaveer Marg, Hyderabad-500028 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
  • Jiwaji University, Government Model Science College, Gwalior, MP (3 year degree)
  • Maharaja Technological Institute (Nodel Polytechnic), Thissur (1 year certificate course)
  • Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi-221002 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • National Institute of Design, Allahabad-211002, UP
  • Photographic Society of India, D.N Road, Mumbai-400001
  • Quick Photographic Technical Institute, Vantows Junction, Thiruvananthapuram (1 year certificate course)
  • Ravishankar University, Raipur- 492010 (Degree Course)
  • "Rupam" National Institute of Electronic Communication (affiliated to University of Rajasthan), Village- Kunda, Jaipur - 303101 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, E.M. Bye Pass Road, Kolkata - 700094 (Photography as a subsidiary subject)
  • Southern Film Institute, Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram (1 year certificate course)
  • Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati-517502 (One year diploma in Still Photography)
  • St. Xavier’s Institute of Communication, St. Xaviers college, Fort, Mumbai-400001
  • The Film and TV Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 600113
  • University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, U.P. (One year diploma in Still Photography)
  • University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273001, U.P. (One year diploma in Still Photography)
  • Utkal Univerisity, BJB College, Bhubaneshwar College, Orissa (3 year Degree Course)
  • Verve Visuals, CMH Road, Indira Nagar, Bangalore-560038


Colleges Overseas for Fine Arts and photography

Photography Colleges/universities in USA

  • American University
  • Albany State University
  • Bard College
  • Boston University
  • California State University
  • College of New Jersey
  • Colorado State University
  • Cornell University
  • Dallas Photo School
  • San Francisco Photo School


Photography Colleges/universities in UK

  • London Photography School
  • Norwich School of Photography
  • American InterContinental University, London
  • London Photo Tours
  • De Montfort University
  • Edinburgh College of Art


Photography Colleges/universities in Australia

  • La Trobe University
  • IDP Education Australia
  • RMIT University
  • Hunter Region School of Photography

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