Serving Varthur
Animation, VFX & Design Courses Near Varthur
Varthur has grown fast on the back of its lakeside land and Outer Ring Road access, and much of it is new: apartment complexes that did not exist a decade ago, home to families who have moved to Bengaluru from across India. It is also one of the longer journeys to Whitefield, and we would rather tell you that up front.
Nearest metro
Nearest metro
No direct Purple Line station — Varthur is off the metro corridor; residents currently rely on bus and cab/two-wheeler connectivity to reach Hoodi or the ORR.
Getting here from Varthur
The most road-dependent journey of the areas we serve: realistically a two-wheeler, auto or cab ride via Hoodi or the Outer Ring Road rather than a metro trip, because no station reaches Varthur yet.
Landmarks nearby
Varthur Lake · Gunjur Road · Varthur Kodi (ORR junction)
Tech parks & colleges nearby
ORR-adjacent apartment and retail development
Best suited for
Many Varthur families are new to Bengaluru and are choosing a course for a teenager or young adult without a local reference for what MAAC is. The questions below cover who MAAC is and how to check its track record.
The full course catalogue
Every MAAC Whitefield programme is open to students from Varthur. Batch dates below are a provisional intake calendar until the centre opens.
3D Animation
Become a studio-ready 3D animator or generalist
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Enter 3D production with an AI-assisted pipeline
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Take a film from pre-production to final cut
- hours
- 432 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Tell stories in 2D and design characters
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Build for engines, not just renders
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visual Effects
Become a senior VFX artist
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Work the core VFX production crafts
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Finish the shot and cut the film
- hours
- 240 hrs
- months
- 10 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Master node-based compositing in Nuke
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Game Design
Become a game artist or XR developer
- hours
- 650 hrs
- months
- 24 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Build and ship games for PC and console
- hours
- 480 hrs
- months
- 20 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design and build mobile games
- hours
- 388 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce real-time game art
- hours
- 296 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Digital Content Creation
Become a graphic, UI and UX designer
- hours
- 624 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design across print and digital
- hours
- 384 hrs
- months
- 16 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design for brands, print and the web
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design products people can actually use
- hours
- 192 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Motion Graphics & Broadcast
Make design move
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Design the look of a channel
- hours
- 432 hrs
- months
- 18 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Filmmaking
Shoot, cut and finish professional video
- hours
- 272 hrs
- months
- 11 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Direct and produce a short film
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Direct with a virtual production pipeline
- hours
- 288 hrs
- months
- 12 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visual Arts & Design
Become a transmedia creator and XR specialist
- hours
- 912 hrs
- months
- 36 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Short-Term & Software
Master the industry-standard 3D application
- hours
- 192 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Master 3ds Max for design and visualisation
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce finished 3D work in Blender
- hours
- 144 hrs
- months
- 6 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Produce 3D motion graphics fast
- hours
- 120 hrs
- months
- 5 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Visualise architecture and interiors
- hours
- 180 hrs
- months
- 8 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Put AI to work in a real creative pipeline
- hours
- 72 hrs
- months
- 3 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Shoot and finish professional photographs
- hours
- 120 hrs
- months
- 5 months
Next batch starts: Weekday Batch — November 2026
Questions from Varthur
Honestly, it is the most road-dependent journey of the areas we serve: expect a two-wheeler, auto or cab ride via Hoodi or the Outer Ring Road rather than a train. Weekend and evening batches cut down how often you need to make that trip each week.
MAAC (Maya Academy of Advanced Creativity) has been an Aptech Ltd. brand since 1986, with 130+ centres across 60+ cities in India. MAAC Whitefield is a new centre in that network, so any MAAC-wide figure on this site is labelled as brand-wide, not as this centre's own record. Visit, meet the counsellors and ask to see the syllabus before you decide.
Group enquiries are worth raising directly with a counsellor — mention it in the enquiry form's message field or over WhatsApp and it will be looked at case by case.
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