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Q. What kind of placement assistance does one get upon course completion?
   
Q. What are the places you will be sending us for interviews?
   
Q. What is the salary one can expect in the initial stages?
   
Q. How much of theory and practicals are involved in the syllabus?
   
Q. Will we be getting books on the subject?
   
Q. Are all the faculties full time with Digital Academy?
   
Q. Which are the branches other than the Digital Academy Andheri (East) branch?
   
Q. What types of exams do you hold?
   
Q. Do you have boarding and lodging facilities?
 
 
 
 
 
 

Q. What kind of placement assistance does one get upon course completion?
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We do our best to engineer breaks for our students. Firstly we host their profile on our website, for prospective employer to see, with an attractive write up to show them in a good light. Secondly we help them to prepare a professionally designed resume. Thirdly we groom students for interviews by training them on various things like dressing for interviews, mannerisms etc. We contact production and post production houses through letters promoting our students. We have successfully placed students in various prestigious companies.

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Q. What are the places you will be sending us for interviews?
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There are over 300 production and post production houses in Bombay catering to the making of content for the Entertainment Industry like TV Programme Makers, Filmmakers, Documentary Makers, Government Departments, upcoming production houses of Corporate India. We will be sending students wherever there is a possibility of employment.

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Q. What is the salary one can expect in the initial stages?
A.

After completion of internship which may be for a year, students can expect to earn Rs. 8000 upwards by the end of the second year of employment. Many of them would be earning in five figures. Students are advised not to focus on the stipend as their true earning since it is part of the training period. The end of the second year can be taken as the true starting salary which could range from Rs. 15,000 to Rs.30,000. The salary also depends on students performance. Quoted figures are industry averages for good performance.

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Q. How much of theory and practicals are involved in the syllabus?
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There is more weightage given to practicals than theory in the syllabus- in effect 70:30. More emphasis is given to hands on practical training, project work etc.

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Q. Will we be getting books on the subject?
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Film education is not textbook based. Our style of education is project based. Students are facilitated to use our books. Files are to be kept of lectures and notations are to be made while on project.

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Q. Are all the faculties full time with Digital Academy?
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We have four different kinds of faculties(1) Full time faculty (2)Visiting Faculty (3) Guest lecturers (4) Assistant Faculty. The full time faculty provide guidance and learning continuity.

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Q. Which are the branches other than the Digital Academy Andheri (East) branch?
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We intend to spread our efforts through franchise partners and efforts are being made to cover metro/mini metro cities in the near future. In fact we are soliciting franchise enquiries.

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Q. What types of exams do you hold?
A. Digital Academy issues a Certificate of Competency based on certain criteria, such as
1) Minimum attendance
2) Appraisal of projects
3) Faculty Judgement
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Q. Do you have boarding and lodging facilities?
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We have a few estate agents on our panel who help our students to get decent accommodation at a reasonable cost. The cost will be about Rs. 3500 and/or higher depending on the budget of the student in various areas of Mumbai, from Bandra to Andheri (e). Other arrangements can be made as per student requirements. Students can arrange to share flats so as to reduce costs.

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