ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS
A creative career in Kolkata is real.
The question is whether the training is.
At Arena Animation Park Street, 9 out of 10 students secure animation placement in Kolkata before or within 3 months of completing their course. Not a recent claim. A track record built over 28 years.
For students who are serious about getting placed — not just trained.
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TRACK
Animation & VFX
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Game Design & Development
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TRACK
Graphic Design & UI/UX
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TRACK
Motion Graphics & Video
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The Opportunity
India's creative industry is not just growing.
It is accelerating.
The AVGC-XR sector — Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality — now accounts for 20% of India’s entire Media & Entertainment industry. The number of animation jobs in Kolkata is increasing year on year, across studios, production houses, and digital companies.
For any student considering an animation institute in Kolkata, the opportunity is no longer theoretical. It is already visible in hiring demand.
The studios are looking. The demand exists. The only thing they are evaluating is whether the person sitting in front of them is ready to take on real work from day one.
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Career Paths
Where Arena graduates actually end up.
These are not aspirational job titles. These are the roles Arena students step into after completing their training — with salary benchmarks sourced from Glassdoor, AmbitionBox, and upGrad.
Every track leads somewhere. The question is how ready you are when you arrive.
Track 01
Animation
Bring characters, worlds, and stories to life. Demand spans OTT content, films, advertising, and games.
Track 02
VFX — Visual Effects
India is one of the fastest-growing VFX outsourcing hubs globally. Studios are actively hiring compositors, FX artists, and lighting specialists.
Track 03
Game Design
India’s gaming industry is expanding rapidly with strong demand for both creative and technical roles across design, development, and interactive storytelling.
Highest Demand · Kolkata
Graphic Design & UI/UX
Currently one of the most active hiring segments in Kolkata. Searches for graphic designer job vacancies remain consistently high. The market for fresher graphic designers continues to grow across agencies, startups, and product companies.
The Process
From enrolled
to employed.
Most institutes have a placement cell that sends out CVs. Arena follows a structured 8-stage journey that begins from the first day of enrolment and continues until the student is placed.
PHASE 1 · FOUNDATION
DAY 1
FOUNDATION · CAREER MAPPING
Career Mapping from Day One
A real one-on-one conversation about where you are starting from, what you want to do, and what it will take to get there. Not a form.
ONGOING
FOUNDATION · SKILL BUILDING
Skill Building with Real Feedback
Regular assessments, direct mentorship, and continuous correction. Students are not left guessing where they stand.
Phase 2 · Build
Mid-course
Build · Portfolio
Portfolio Built on Real Projects
The portfolio is what gets a student hired. Not the certificate. Students work on projects that reflect actual studio expectations.
Tools
Build · Industry Tools
Industry-Standard Tools. No Shortcuts.
Maya, Houdini, Nuke, After Effects, Blender, UI/UX platforms. The same tools studios use. No outdated setups, no workaround learning.
Collaboration
Build · Teamwork
Team Projects & Design Jams
Creative sprints and real production challenges. This is where communication, collaboration, and decision-making start to build.
Phase 3 · Launch
Pre-placement
Launch · Interview Prep
Professional Grooming & Mock Interviews
Resume building, portfolio reviews, and mock interviews that feel close to real studio interactions. By the actual interview, students have already been through it multiple times.
Industry
Launch · Masterclasses
Masterclasses with Working Professionals
Sessions with professionals from animation, VFX, gaming, and design. Real exposure to how the industry works and early network building.
Placed
Launch · Placement
Internships & Placement Until Hired
Students are guided towards graphic design internships in Kolkata and other entry points. Placement coordinators support with interviews, studio connects, and job tracking until the student is placed.
“9 out of 10 students secure placement before or within 3 months. No asterisks. No conditions.”
9/10
PLACED · UNDER 3 MONTHS
MEET YOUR CAREER COACH
Career guidance led personally.
Not outsourced to a cell.
At Arena, career guidance is not something that happens at the end. It is part of the training from the beginning, and it is led personally by Yash Ruia, Director of Arena Animation Park Street.
Before joining Arena, he spent over a decade working in admissions and recruitment with leading European institutions — IESEG School of Management, EDHEC Business School, and GISMA Business School. He has seen what decision-makers look for when they review a profile.
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
The companies that
keep coming back.
These are not one-time hires. Many of the organisations below have been recruiting from Arena consistently over the years.
The same studios return because the quality of students holds up in real work environments.
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— STUDENT STORIES
Not what they planned.
What they achieved.
These are students who started at different points. Some came in straight after Class 12. Some had tried elsewhere before. What connects them is simple — they followed the process and are now working.
ANIMATION
“I wasn’t even sure if animation would turn into a real career when I joined. Three months after finishing my course, I was working on a live project. The turning point was my final portfolio review — I was told very clearly what was not working, and I had to fix it.”
3D ANIMATOR · STUDIO / PRODUCTION NAME, KOLKATA
[Alumni Name]
VFX
“I had tried another institute before this. The batch size was too large, and I completed the course without really knowing if I was ready. Here, with a smaller batch, there was constant feedback. It was uncomfortable at times, but it helped.”
COMPOSITOR / VFX ARTIST · STUDIO NAME
[Alumni Name]
UI/UX
“The salary was honestly higher than what I expected at the start. I had been looking at fresher graphic designer jobs in Kolkata, but I did not think I would reach this level within a year. The mock interviews felt tough, but they made the actual interview much easier.”
UI/UX DESIGNER · COMPANY / AGENCY NAME, KOLKATA
[Alumni Name]
Game Design
“The masterclasses made a real difference. Hearing directly from people working in studios changes how you approach your work. I stopped focusing only on making things look good. I started thinking about how they would actually work in production.”
GAME DESIGNER / LEVEL DESIGNER · STUDIO NAME
[Alumni Name]
What the Industry Says
The studios that hire Arena graduates
keep coming back.
These are perspectives from people who have seen the training closely and,
in many cases, hired students into their own teams.
For Studios & Agencies
Hire from Arena.
Find your next team member.
Arena Animation Park Street is an established animation institute in Kolkata with over 28 years of experience in developing industry-ready talent. Students are trained on current tools, work on project-based assignments, and are prepared to contribute from day one.
On-Campus Placement Drives
Review portfolios, conduct interviews, and hire directly on campus.
Virtual Interviews
Coordinate remote hiring with full support from the placement team.
Portfolio Showcases
Access curated student work and showreels before committing to interviews.
Internships & Live Projects
Engage students for ongoing or short-term requirements before full-time hiring.
— FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The questions worth asking —
answered honestly.
Yes, Arena Animation placement support is real and structured. 9 out of 10 students secure a job before or within 3 months of completing their course. This is not based on a single batch. It is a track record built over 28 years. The process continues until the student is placed.
Salary varies by specialisation and role. Most freshers in Animation, VFX, and UI/UX start between ₹15,000 to ₹30,000 per month in Kolkata. Students placed in larger studios or outside the city often see higher starting packages. Portfolio quality and interview performance are the biggest factors.
Yes. The placement programme is specifically designed for freshers. Mock interviews, portfolio reviews, and direct studio connects are all part of the process. Most students who go through it have no prior industry experience when they join.
Yes. Arena Animation has studio connects across India including Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. Students who are open to relocation have been placed in production houses, game studios, and agencies in other cities.
Most students are placed within 1 to 3 months of completing their course. The placement team continues to support students beyond that if needed. There is no fixed cutoff — the process runs until you are placed.
What Comes Next
The next batch has 8 seats. Some are already taken.
If you are seriously exploring animation placement in Kolkata, this is the stage where you should not rely only on what you read online.
Come in. See the labs. Sit with the faculty. Ask the questions you actually have. Leave with a clear understanding of what the training involves and where it can take you.
Most students take time to decide. The batch usually fills before they do.
Batches are capped at 8. When a batch fills, the next one could be weeks away.
105 Park Street, Kolkata 700016
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Placed · 3 months
