BACKSTAGE PASS INSTITUTE OF GAMING AND TECHNOLOGY (BSPIGT) IS A PIONEER IN GAMING EDUCATION IN INDIA. THE COLLEGE IS RECOGNIZED AS TIMES EDUCATION ICON THREE TIMES IN THE TERMS 2019-20, 2018-19 AND 2017 IN THE CATEGORY OF GAMING INSTITUTE BY HYDERABAD TIMES. BSPIGT OFFERS BACHELORS DEGREE COURSES IN THE DISCIPLINE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & GAME DEVELOPMENT, GAME ART & DESIGN AND AUGMENTED REALITY & VIRTUAL REALITY. WE OFFER OUR BACHELOR COURSES IN AFFILIATION WITH JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY (JNAFAU). ALL OUR COURSES ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA STATE. BACHELOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND GAME DEVELOPMENT: WE OFFER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR PROGRAM IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND GAME DEVELOPMENT. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES COMPUTER SCIENCE, GAME DESIGN AND GAME PROGRAMMING, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SUBJECTS SUCH AS MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND HUMANITIES. THE PROGRAMME PREPARES YOU FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE IT SECTOR AS WELL AS GAME DEVELOPMENT. BACHELOR IN GAME ART AND DESIGN : AS A STUDENT OF BACHELOR IN GAME ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM, YOU WILL LEARN TRADITIONAL FINE ARTS, GAME ART AND GAME DESIGN. WHILE GAME ART FOCUSES ON THE VISUAL ELEMENTS OF THE STORY, GAME DESIGN IS ABOUT DESIGNING THE CONTENT AND RULES OF A GAME AND THE DESIGN OF GAMEPLAY, ENVIRONMENT, STORYLINE, AND CHARACTERS. ON COMPLETING THE PROGRAMME SUCCESSFULLY, YOU WILL PURSUE CAREERS IN 2D ART, 3D ART, GAME DESIGN AND GAME DEVELOPMENT IN THE GAME DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES. BACHELOR IN AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY (AR & VR) : THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS, GAME ENGINES, GAME DESIGN, TRADITIONAL ART, CONCEPT ART, 3D ART, AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY. WE ARE ALSO OFFERING ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSES COLLABORATION WITH LINCOLN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (LUC). ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN GAME DEVELOPMENT: THE ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN GAME DEVELOPMENT COURSE CURRICULUM IS PREPARED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO NURTURE THE STUDENTS WITH GAME PROGRAMMING AND GAME DESIGN CONCEPTS KEEPING IN MIND THE CHALLENGES A DESIGNER OR A GAME PROGRAMMER MAY FACE DURING THE OVERALL GAME DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. UNLIKE OTHER COURSES, THIS COURSE FOR GAME DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES MAINLY ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES IN THE GAME PRODUCTION PROCESS. THE COURSE IS MOSTLY PRACTICAL ORIENTED WHICH COVERS VARIOUS CASE STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND REAL-TIME PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY. THE COURSE CURRICULUM AND ASSIGNMENTS HELP IN BUILDING CORE SKILLS IN GAME DEVELOPMENT AND GAME DESIGN. ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN GAME ART & DESIGN: THE GAME ART & DESIGN COURSE CURRICULUM IS PREPARED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) OF THE GAME INDUSTRY KEEPING IN MIND THE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES A GAME ARTIST OR A GAME DESIGNER WILL FACE DURING THE OVERALL GAME DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THIS COURSE FOR GAME DESIGN EMPHASIZES PRACTICAL LEARNING BY COVERING VARIOUS CASE STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND REAL-TIME PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY. THE COURSE CURRICULUM AND ASSIGNMENTS WILL HELP IN BUILDING STRONG FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN GAME ART AND GAME DESIGN. ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN AR & VR: ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY COURSE CURRICULUM IS PREPARED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO TRAIN THE STUDENTS TO BECOME AR & VR DEVELOPERS. THE AR VR COURSE IS MOSTLY PRACTICAL ORIENTED WHICH COVERS VARIOUS CASE STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND REAL-TIME PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY. THE COURSE CURRICULUM AND ASSIGNMENTS HELP IN BUILDING CORE SKILLS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND GAME ENGINE PROGRAMMING, TRADITIONAL ART, 3D ART, GAME DESIGN, AND AR & VR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. BACKSTAGE PASS FOCUSES ON BUILDING STUDENT’S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS DURING THEIR LEARNING PROCESS BY IMPLEMENTING A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM AND VARIOUS ADVANCED TEACHING METHODOLOGIES. HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED MENTORS AND STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES HELP STUDENTS TO GET THE MOST IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GRIP ON THEIR ELECTED SUBJECTS. THE COLLEGE HAS PERIODIC SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED BY INDUSTRY VETERANS FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN EXPOSURE AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAMES INDUSTRY. OUR FACULTY ARE INDUSTRY VETERANS, ENTREPRENEURS, PRACTISING GAME DEVELOPERS, GAME DESIGNERS AND GAME ARTISTS. THEY ACT AS MENTORS FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTISING ALL AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE IN GAME DEVELOPMENT. WHILE GIVING AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GROUNDING IN ACADEMICS, THE COLLEGE ASKS STUDENTS TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY TO LEARN FROM MENTORS. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES A LIBERAL ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS TO HELP THEM EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY AND BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THEIR IDEAS INTO REAL GAMES. THE FACULTY OF BACKSTAGE PASS ARE QUALIFIED AND WELL EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELDS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, GAME DESIGN, GAME PROGRAMMING, CONCEPT ART, 3D ART, DIGITAL SCULPTING AND MANY MORE. BACKSTAGE PASS STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN GLOBAL GAMING EVENTS SUCH AS CASUAL CONNECT (SINGAPORE), INDIA GAME DEVELOPER CONFERENCE AND MANY OTHERS WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM THE COLLEGE. OUR DECADE LONG EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS ASSISTED US IN DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF ASSOCIATES, THEREBY, GRANTING US THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE TOP GAME COMPANIES IN INDIA AS OUR RECRUITERS. BACKSTAGE PASS HAS AROUND 90% PLACEMENT RATE IN THE TOP GAME COMPANIES BASED ON STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL SET. OUR ALUMNI ARE WORKING IN COMPANIES SUCH AS EA SPORTS, SONY INDIA, SUMO DIGITAL, UBISOFT, PURPLE TALK, GAMITRONICS AND MANY OTHER SUCH REPUTED COMPANIES. OUR STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE LUCRATIVE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH GOOD PAY.