The diplomas are awarded by DigiPen USA and Karma Play Academy over a two-year period. If the students successfully complete the first year, they will receive a diploma from DigiPen. Upon the completion of the second year, all students will receive a postgraduate diploma from Karma Play Academy.

Yes. DiGiPen Institute of Technology is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a recognized institutional accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. ACCSC accredits private post-secondary institutions that primarily educate students for technical and occupational careers. ACCSC accredits more than 650 post-secondary, trade, and technical schools that provide education to over 150,000 students in a wide variety of technical programs each year. You can find more details about ACCSC at (www.accsc.org).

Karma Play Academy is accredited by Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) to run game development training courses. You can find more information about KASE at (www.kase.in).

Yes. The online diploma courses are designed to enable working people to study video game development. You just need to be able to set aside enough time every week for your work as well as education. Contact us to find out more.

All students studying at our campus are taught by members of the DigiPen USA faculty members living in India. The onsite classroom lectures by the American faculty are augmented by live video tutorials streamed directly from the DigiPen’s campus in Seattle, United States.

Yes. There is no difference between the two diplomas. Contact us for more information about the syllabus.

Yes. The second-year internship is exactly the same for the two diploma courses.

Each member of our faculty has over 20 years’ experience in the video games industry or a closely related industry. Our tutors have worked on over 300 blockbuster games for the PC, consoles and mobiles. These games include Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, Star Wars Jedi Academy, Candy Crush Saga, Wasteland 3, Returnal, Grounded, Space Engineers and The Outer Worlds 2. See our panel of tutors for their full profiles and list of games.

The students will be working on one of the internal game projects in development at Karma Play, the parent company of Karma Play Academy. Karma Play recently announced Hollywood Director The Simulation® for the PC. Keep checking the Karma Play website to find out more about recent announcements.

Since its inception in 1972, the video game industry has been expanding till the present day. This means that employers are always on the hunt for new talent in game design, programming, art, production and quality assurance.

Starting from the first year, the Employment Cell works closely with the DigiPen and Karma Play Academy faculty in the student grading and evaluation process. This student grading process continues during the second-year game industry internship.

Students are evaluated not just on their academic rigour, but also on their creative and communication skills. To improve the communication skill of each student, the Employment Cell hosts regular public debates on contemporary topics but not necessarily linked to the video game industry.

The Employment Cell maintains a database of over 1,000 game developers and publishers worldwide. This database also includes a constantly evolving list of available job opportunities.

Towards the end of the two years, each student will work with a member of the Employment Cell team to fine tune their CV and game portfolio before it is sent out to potential employers in India and abroad. Contact us for more information.

Yes. We arrange accommodation near the campus for all students who request it.

All students will get a private bedroom. They will also have access to a common bath, kitchen and living room. The student accommodation also has modern cooking facilities, a washing machine, TV and fast WiFi broadband.

Yes. All students will get individual recommendation letters from the faculty to future employers.