Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Mumbai Hosts Inauguration of First IICT Campus, Expanding Creative Tech Training
Imagine a new school called IICT that teaches cool tech stuff.
The first one opened in Mumbai!
It's like a special school for people who want to work in movies, games, and other creative fields.
The government is giving lots of money to help the creative industry grow in Mumbai, hoping it becomes a global leader.
The school will teach students how to make awesome visual effects, animations, and games.
More IICT schools are planned, just like how there are many IIT and IIM schools.
It's all to help young people learn and create amazing things!
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the first campus of the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) in Mumbai.
The IICT aims to train around 300 students in its first year in fields like VFX, animation, and gaming.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced a dedicated Rs 150 crore fund to promote the WAVES initiative and the creative economy.
The next IICT campus will be at Film City in Mumbai, with Rs 400 crore allocated.
The state government plans to make Mumbai the global capital of the creative economy.
- Who
- Ashwini Vaishnaw (Union minister) and Devendra Fadnavis (Maharashtra CM).
- What
- Inauguration of the first IICT campus in Mumbai.
- When
- July 18
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To establish a hub for creative technology training and development.
Government Stance
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Investment and Growth
Government Stance
Government is investing in the creative economy
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- Institution
- Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)
- Location
- Mumbai
- Training Focus
- VFX, animation, post-production, gaming, XR
- Partnerships
- Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, WPP
- Next Campus
- Film City, Mumbai
- Funds Allocated
- Rs 400 crore for Film City Campus, Rs 150 crore for WAVES initiative
- Initial Student Target
- Around 300