Reviewed 7 Sept 2026Image · ChennaiImage Fees 2026-27, Courses & Admission
IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) is a design college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 1996. IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic…
Overview
About Image
IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) is a design college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 1996. IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) is privately managed and self-financing. IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) offers 16 programmes. These include C Tech AI - 3D Animation and Vfx Specialization Course, Certificate in Visual Effects, C Tech AI - Web Technologies Specialization Course, C Tech AI - Fashion Design Specialization Course and Certificate in Graphics and 3D Animation, among others. It offers certificate/diploma and skill-training programmes in animation, VFX, game art and design, New Media Design/UI/UX, fashion and interior design. The official site reports NSDC/MESC training-partner status, labs with industry-standard software, green screens and high-performance workstations, and industry-professional faculty, but publishes no campus-specific faculty total, principal, research metrics, exam pattern, medium or attendance requirement. The site names Mrs. Lakshmi as Dean in a 2026 news item, but does not establish her as principal/director. Parent hospital is not applicable. An older official IMAGE Group page states that an undergraduate degree course was offered in technical collaboration with Annamalai University, but this was not independently confirmed as current for 2026-27 and is not used as the affiliating university. The seven Chennai locations are branches of the same IMAGE network; branch-specific figures and contacts should not be merged into a single campus. The 30+ institute count is a network claim, not a Chennai-campus count.
Courses & costs
Programme fees
Fees are shown with the year, applicant category and payment period stated by the source. Older schedules remain labelled with their original year.
College AndFees searched the official college and regulator pages cited here and found no published fee amount for this college; verify the current amount with the college before applying.
Fee details pending confirmation
For 2026-27, the official IMAGE website publishes course offerings but no official fee schedule or exact fee amounts. Current listed design-related offerings include C-Tech Fashion Design and Interior Design (12- or 24-month tracks), Graphic Design, Graphic & UX/UI Design and Graphic & 3D Design; these are presented as vocational training/certificate or specialist programmes, not as a degree schedule. No official hostel, refund policy, instalment terms, caution deposit or service-bond terms were located. The official site identifies IMAGE as an NSDC partner; NSDC partnership is not itself a university degree-awarding approval.
- C.Tech AI - 3D Animation and VFX Specialization Course
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in Visual Effects
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- C.Tech AI - Web Technologies Specialization Course
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- C.Tech AI - Fashion Design Specialization Course
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in Graphics and 3D Animation
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Specialist Program in Game Technologies
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Higher Certificate in Graphic and Web Design
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- C.Tech AI - Digital Video Production Specialization Course
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in Graphic Design
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in Web and UI Design
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in 3D Design
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- Not found in reviewed sources
- Certificate in Interior Design
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- Not found in reviewed sources
Placements
Image placements
Image placements: recruiter network includes RR Donnelley, L&T Construction, Edufic Digital, Pixxy Etail Solutions Pvt Ltd, Rays 3D, Basilic Fly Studio.
Recruiter network
RR DonnelleyL&T ConstructionEdufic DigitalPixxy Etail Solutions Pvt LtdRays 3DBasilic Fly StudioPrime FocusAmazonFlipkartWiproCognizant
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Certificate in Visual Effects
C Tech AI - Web Technologies Specialization Course
C Tech AI - Fashion Design Specialization Course
Certificate in Graphics and 3D Animation
Specialist Program in Game Technologies
Higher Certificate in Graphic and Web Design
C Tech AI - Digital Video Production Specialization Course
Certificate in Graphic Design
Certificate in Web and Ui Design
Certificate in 3D Design
Certificate in Interior Design
Certificate in 2D Animation Design
Specialist Program in Advertising Design
Higher Certificate in Graphics and 2D Animation
Specialist Program in Interior Design
Recognition & affiliations
From the sources
Faculty — sourced details
| Discipline | Design Source |
|---|---|
| Institution type | Training Source |
| Company | National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Source |
Admissions · collected information
Image admissions
IMAGE Creative Education presents these as institute-run specialist and certificate programmes at its T.Nagar, Chennai centre. The official course pages state eligibility by prior schooling or graduation and direct prospective students to IMAGE for enrolment; no state CET or university counselling route was identified. Admission source
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Helpful guides for your admission
Planning your application to Image? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.
Reach the college
Image contact details
| Address | Chennai branches: Adyar—No.17, First Floor, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Shastri Nagar, Chennai 600020 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +91 44 4260 7850 |
| territorymanager.tn@image.edu.in | |
| Website | https://www.image.edu.in |
From the sources
More details
| Official name | IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) Source |
|---|---|
| Institution type | Franchise centre Source |
| Established | 1996 Source |
| Name | ICAT Design and Media College Source |
| Institution type | Other Source |
| Same campus | No Source |
| Name | ImageMinds Source |
| Name | Image Infotainment Ltd Source |
| Centralised portal | No Source |
| Programme code | Other Source |
| Name | C.Tech AI - 3D Animation and VFX Specialization Course Source |
| Study level | Certificate Source |
| Eligibility | Class 10, +2, graduate or equivalent Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Awarding body | IMAGE Creative Education Source |
| Approving body | Other Source |
| Specialisation | 3D Animation and VFX Source |
| Approval status | Approved Source |
| Gender admitted | Co-educational Source |
| Awarding body type | Institute own diploma Source |
| Name | Certificate in Visual Effects Source |
| Specialisation | Visual Effects Source |
| Name | C.Tech AI - Web Technologies Specialization Course Source |
| Specialisation | Web Technologies Source |
FAQ
Image FAQs
How can I get admission to Image?
Applications are submitted through the official portal at https://www.image.edu.in.
What courses does Image offer?
Image offers 16 programmes, including C Tech AI - 3D Animation and Vfx Specialization Course, Certificate in Visual Effects, C Tech AI - Web Technologies Specialization Course, C Tech AI - Fashion Design Specialization Course, Certificate in Graphics and 3D Animation, Specialist Program in Game Technologies and others.
Where is Image located?
IMAGE — Institute of Multimedia Arts & Graphic Effects (Image Creative Education) is located at Chennai branches: Adyar—No.17, First Floor, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Shastri Nagar, Chennai 600020; Alwarpet—32, T.T.K. Road, CIT Colony, Chennai 600018; Anna Nagar—AC-7, 2nd Floor, 2nd Avenue, Chennai 600040; Perambur—No.76, Madhavaram High Road, Chennai 600011; T. Nagar—Arshiya Chambers, No.40, Thanikachalam Road, Chennai 600017; Vadapalani—3rd Floor, Doshi Garden Commercial, Chennai 600026; Velachery—137, 1st Floor, LIC Colony Main Road, Chennai 600042.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- image.edu.in — About Image
- image.edu.in — IMAGE Creative Education home page
- image.edu.in — Our Branches
- image.edu.in — Courses
- image.edu.in — Specialist Program in Fashion Design Course, institute in T.Nagar
- image.edu.in — Certificate in 3D Design Course, institute in T.Nagar
- image.edu.in — IMAGE - Educational Loans
- image.edu.in — IMAGE - National Skill Development Corporation
- image.edu.in — Image Creative Careers (ICC) Scholarship Test
- image.edu.in — Placement @ Image
- image.edu.in — IMAGE Creative Education home page
- image.edu.in — Placement list
- image.edu.in — Recruiters' Testimonials
- image.edu.in — Image Creative career Program FAQ
- image.edu.in — Best Animation Training Institute in Adyar - Chennai
- imageil.com — Image Creative Education official group page
- image.edu.in — Dean Mrs. Lakshmi 2026 award item
- image.edu.in — Specialist program in 3d animation and vfx course
- image.edu.in — Certificate in visual effects course
- image.edu.in — Specialist program in web technologies course
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Every figure on this page is checked against the official disclosures and sources linked beside it; admissions-office conversations are not used as citations.