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// Academic Calendar – ZICA Pune

Your Yearly Roadmap to Learning, Creativity & Growth

At ZICA Pune, our Academic Calendar is thoughtfully designed to ensure students receive a balanced blend of classroom learning, hands-on practice, industry exposure, events, and evaluations throughout the year. We follow a structured yet flexible approach that keeps students motivated, on track, and fully prepared for their creative careers.

This calendar gives students, parents, and faculty a clear view of course timelines, exam schedules, module planning, holidays, events, and important academic milestones—making it easy to plan the year ahead with confidence.

The Academic Calendar gets refreshed periodically to include new workshops, industry sessions, and creative opportunities. Students are advised to check the updated version regularly, on your whatsapp group.

How Our Academic Calendar Helps You

Ensures timely completion of all modules and software training

Offers a predictable structure for assignments, reviews, and internal assessments

Helps students prepare for MasterStroke, Electric Saturday, and other events

Maps out workshops, masterclasses, and studio visits for each term

Provides clarity on holidays, breaks, and re-opening dates

Supports students appearing for Degree (B.Voc) timelines, internal exams, and university calendars

ZICA Pune Academic Calendar Structure

01 Orientation & Induction Week

The year begins with an interactive induction programme where students meet faculty, explore labs, understand course flow, and get introduced to the creative environment at ZICA Pune.

02 Term-Based Module Learning

Each academic year is divided into structured terms:

Software Training & Concept Classes
Practical Lab Hours
Assignments & Creative Exercises
Project-Based Learning

This ensures students build strong foundations in animation, VFX, design, gaming, editing, and filmmaking.

03 Monthly Creative Engagements

Aligned within the calendar are:

MasterStroke Competitions
Electric Saturday Activities
Workshops & Bootcamps
Guest Lectures & Industry Talks

These events are placed strategically to complement academic progress.

04 Internal Assessments & Portfolio Milestones

To ensure continuous learning, the calendar includes:

Mid-term assessments
Software proficiency tests
Portfolio checkpoints
Faculty feedback sessions
Project submissions

These help students stay aligned with industry expectations.

05 Semester-End Exams & Jury Reviews

Each semester concludes with:

Project presentations
Practical evaluations
VFX/Animation/Design juries
Theory exams (where applicable)

For degree appearing students, university timelines and exam dates are mapped with ZICA’s internal schedules for smooth academic progression.

06 Studio Visits & Industry Exposure

Pre-scheduled industry visits, production house tours, creative exhibitions, and practical field trips are integrated to provide real-world learning throughout the academic year.

07 Holiday & Break Schedule

The academic calendar also clearly defines:

Public holidays
Festival breaks
Term breaks
Campus closure & reopening dates

This keeps students and parents informed well in advance.

Stay Updated

The Academic Calendar may be refreshed periodically to include new workshops, industry sessions, and creative opportunities. Students are advised to check the updated version regularly.

ZICA Pune – A Campus That Plans for Your Success

With a well-defined academic calendar and a year filled with learning, creativity, and industry exposure, we ensure our students stay ahead, disciplined, and fully prepared to shine in the animation and design industry.

GET ACCESS TO YOUR COPY OF CALENDAR BY CONNECTING TO OUR ACADEMIC TEAM