Offbeat Courses for creative Indians!
It is not uncommon to see Indian students follow the herd and end up pursuing commonly sought after courses like engineering, medicine and B.Com. While pursuing any of the above mentioned course is not harmful, doing so without giving attention to one’s aptitude and taste is not really good! It is not wise to follow the herd and join any course! One should give adequate importance to one’s aptitude, creativity and skill set before choosing an appropriate course.
Talking about creativity, this article covers details about some professional courses, which will let you express and apply your creativity. These professional courses will help you build careers, which revolve around and thrive on creative prowess that you possess. If you are creative kind of person and want an offbeat course, this article will be of help to you.
The offbeat courses mentioned in this article will help you stand out from the crowd. These courses are not taken up by the masses. Relatively, there are fewer number of takers for these courses, unlike courses like engineering, B.Com. etc.
Let us head to the meat of the matter and get started with the list of some of the best creative courses available in India -
Photography
This field has gained much popularity in the recent times. Thanks to the emergence of social media, the field of photography has got a boost. More and more students are willing to take it up as a profession. Number of students considering to pursue professional photography courses has increased considerably over the last 5 years!
Degree, Diploma and Certificate photography courses are available in India. Degree and Diploma courses are the best ones, according to me. If you are serious about photography and want to make it your profession, go for Degree or Diploma course from a recognized institute.
There exist lucrative specializations within the field of photography. One could choose an area and specialize in it. This will boost career prospects for sure!
Interior Design
Interior Design has been around the block for quite some time now. But not may people considered pursuing the professional course related to it. Students were content with pursuing certificate course related to interior design, preferably after graduation.
But things have changed now. Thanks to high profile courses like B.Des. Interior Design and B.Sc. Interior Design, students now are willing to pursue 3 or 4 years long Degree course related to interior design.
Job opportunities and scope is on the rise too, when it comes to this field. Qualified, skilled and creative interior designers are in huge demand these days.
Animation and Multimedia
While the job market is a bit saturated due to the increase in the number of animation institutes in India, a skilled animator can still build a rewarding career in this sector! Animation courses gained popularity after 2008–09.
Until then, it was relatively unknown field and students were unaware about its potential. Few animation movies highlighted the presence of this field and its potential. Thus started the animation studies boom in India.
Many Institutes milked the opportunity and came up with professional animation courses. Unfortunately, many of them were/are below par, when it comes to course and training quality.
Still, there exist many quality animation education institutes in India. Degree (B.Sc., BA, B.Des.), Diploma and Certificate courses are available in front of animation aspirants. Degree and Diploma courses would be the best ones.
To thrive in this area, one must possess skills like creativity, sketching and drawing skills, technical knowledge etc. It is not too easy to make it big in this area. Many animation institutes promote false promises through misleading advertisements. Animation field has got scope in India. To make it big, you must be talented, and work hard before big projects come knocking at your door!
Professional Design Courses
Design related careers affords one the opportunity to be really creative at work. It is one such job where creativity not only makes products ‘look good’, but also make them more useful and functional! Design courses have been around the block for quite some time. These courses are highly job oriented and are offered by some of the premier design institutes in India.
The best design course out there is B.Des. It stands for Bachelor of Design. It is a 4 years long course. B.Des. course is available in many disciplines like Product Design, Ceramic Design, Furniture Design, Transportation System Design etc.
Getting into a premier design institute is not an easy task. You must crack relevant entrance test — NID, CEED, institute wise test etc — to get admission in a reputed institute.
Performing and Fine Arts courses
BFA and Performing Arts courses are some of the oldest professional courses available in India. Due to the popularity of other courses, fine arts and performing arts courses have lost their old sheen!
If you have the right set of skills and creativity, FA of PA courses could help tune and refine those skills! Moreover, these courses will let you express your skills and creativity!
