EST. 2007
ADMISSIONS OPEN
KERALA, INDIA
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Certifications & Affiliations

Government recognised.
Industry proven.

Your craft is forged in a residential Gurukul and tested in the real world. Our portfolio-first, one-year programme pairs discipline, practice, and mentorship with credentials employers recognise across India. You graduate with more than strong work. You carry state recognition, Skill India and NSQF alignment, and Adobe tool mastery that translate directly into jobs, credibility, and growth.

Four credentials behind your training

State recognition, national skills certification, an institute diploma, and global tool badges. Each one backs a different part of what you can do.
State Credential · DTE Kerala

KGTE Photography, Department of Technical Education (Kerala)

A government-recognised Kerala Government Technical Examination in Photography, offered on campus and considered for vacancies across private, public, and government sectors. It validates your technical foundations with a genuine state credential.
Still Photography
State Recognised
National · NSQF Level

NCVET-MESC (Skill India / NSDC)

The Media and Entertainment Skills Council, promoted by FICCI with NSDC, awards NCVET-approved, NSQF-level certifications aligned to industry standards. You train against the same national benchmarks studios hire to, so your skills are recognised anywhere in India.
Director of Photography
Assistant Cameraman
Institute Credential

NEAR Foundation, flagship PDAP diploma

Our flagship PDAP is an institute credential issued under the National Education and Research Foundation, a not-for-profit trust for photography and cinematography. It showcases your end-to-end project ability across photography, cinematography, design, and post.
Note: NEAR Foundation is not affiliated to any university or government board. PDAP is a college certificate for the Professional Diploma.
Global · Adobe

Adobe Certified Professional

Globally recognised badges in the tools studios use every day. The exams verify production-ready skill in the full Adobe pipeline, from raw file to final grade, and they travel with you anywhere in the world. They lift your hireability from day one, in commercial, agency, OTT, and freelance work.
Lightroom
Photoshop
Premiere Pro
After Effects

Where these credentials take you

01

Commercial & corporate

In-house content, brand shoots, and product work for companies across India.
02

Studio & agency

Photography studios, production houses, and advertising agency roles.
03

OTT & streaming

Camera and post pipelines feeding OTT, series, and commercial projects.
04

Trusted freelance

A credential-backed portfolio that wins client work and repeat business.
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Technology Partner · Sony

Sony professional camera systems

Sony backs Creative Hut Academy with technical and equipment support, so students learn on current professional cameras and lenses rather than dated kit. Sony brings the latest camera and imaging technology onto campus and keeps us updated as it changes. Sony specialists run workshops and hands-on sessions with our students, covering photography and cinematography technique, new bodies and glass, and the workflows real productions use. You meet the technology, and the people behind it, while you are still learning.
Since 2007 · Admissions open

Photography. Cinematography. AI Filmmaking.

One year, residential, portfolio-first, and backed by credentials that mean something in the industry. Seats are limited to thirty per batch, open to students from across India.