Course Highlights

Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts (DACA) is a 24 weeks i.e. 6 months (1440 Hours) full time postgraduate course.

Content Creation & Animation - 1100 Hours

Getting started & Computer Fundamentals - 30 Hours
Image Editing + Print Media - 140 Hours
2D Animation - 140 Hours
3D Modelling & Animation using 3DsMax - 335 Hours
3D Modelling & Animation using Maya - 335 Hours
Digital Audio - 60 Hours
Digital Video - 60 Hours

Interactive Application Development - 100 Hours

Website Designing & Development - 240 Hours

Total - 1440 Hours

DACA Course Modules

Multimedia Content Creation

(Image-editing, 2D Animation, Digital Audio, 3D Modelling & Animation, Digital Video) using latest version of Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Sound Forge, 3DSMax, Maya, Premiere, AfterEffects & FCP.

Multimedia Interactive Application Development

(CD-ROM & Web Authoring) using latest version of Flash with ActionScript

Multimedia Website Designing & Development

Using latest version of Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash & Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Gif banners, Flash Intros, Flash banners, Flash Website, JavaScript, jQuery, W3C HTML Validation, W3C CSS Validation, Google Maps, Google Analytics, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Uploading files to make the site online, Flash ActionScript 3.0, Adobe Flash Catalyst & Adobe Presenter.

Value addition

• Plug-ins for each application such as Photoshop plug-ins, Flash plug-ins, 3D plug-ins etc.
• Guest Lectures by Industry Experts for every module
• Personality Development for Placement
• Clay Modelling Workshop

Eligibility Criteria

10+2+3, 10+2+4, M.F.A., B.F.A., B.Arch, G.D. Arts or other equivalent degree or diploma holders in the field of Advertising, Commercial Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Textile, Fashion Designing, Interior Decoration.

Students from other academic backgrounds having artistic inclination and creative abilities are also encouraged to do this course. But they must qualify through the Entrance Test and Interview. Applicants need to have basic knowledge of using computers.

Course Fees

The total fees for the course is Rs. 79,000/-(Rupees Seventy Nine Thousand only) to be paid in two installments by Demand Drafts drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favor of “C-DAC, ACTS” and payable at Pune. The course fee is inclusive of the course material to be provided to the individual student.

The first installment of Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred only) is to be paid after the declaration of LET result and on or before 05 August, 2011.

Candidate need to update the details of DD of second installment of Rs. 76,500 (Rupees Seventy Six thousand five hundred) amount of the course fees on ACTS website & then send the same to C-DAC, ACTS, Pune. The second installment of the Rs. 76,500 (Rupees Seventy Six thousand five hundred) amount of the course fees is to be paid on or before 12 August, 2011.

 

DACA Course Schedule - Local Entrance Test (LET) - August, 2011 Batch

Last Date of Application form for LET: 28 Jully 2011

Date of LET: 28 Jully 2011

Result of LET: 3 August, 2011

Last Date for Payment of 1st Installment: 05 August, 2011

Dates for Stage II & Stage III: 05 August, 2011

Last Date for Payment of 2nd Installment: 12 August, 2011

Commencement of Course: 16 August, 2011

Conclusion of Course: 31 Jan 2012

Application Form

Application Form for DACA Feb 2011 batch is available at C-DAC ACTS, Pune.

http://acts.cdac.in