Aptech adds 100-hour GenAI course, FTII tie-up and DSEU degree

Aptech is expanding its portfolio through a 100-hour Generative Artificial Intelligence filmmaking course, joint Film and Television Institute of India programmes, a four-year Bachelor of Design with Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University, and two nutrition course areas, according to its Q2 and H1FY2027 presentation.

What does Aptech’s FTII partnership add?

Aptech’s partnership with the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, or FTII, adds joint-certification programmes and workshops in animation, visual effects, or VFX, and filmmaking. Aptech said its subject-matter experts and FTII experts will co-create the courses, while FTII alumni will deliver the programmes. The arrangement covers three creative-production disciplines rather than one specialist subject.

The learner proposition combines certification by Aptech and FTII with workshops led by FTII alumni at select Aptech centres. Aptech said the workshops are intended to provide practical insights, industry perspectives and exposure to filmmaking and creative practices. It also identified specialised filmmaking modules delivered by FTII alongside Aptech’s skill-based training.

Aptech described internships, industry exposure and employment opportunities as potential pathways from the programmes. The presentation does not quantify enrolments, fees, course duration or the number of centres selected for the workshops. The model is therefore an announced joint-certification and delivery mechanism, rather than a disclosed revenue or intake target.

Aptech’s domestic network comprised 591 centres across 26 states and Union Territories and 180 cities or towns as of September 30, 2026. Arena Animation had 172 domestic centres and Maya Academy of Advanced Creativity, or MAAC, had 141, providing an existing creative-education base relevant to animation, VFX and filmmaking courses.

How is Aptech adding GenAI filmmaking training?

Aptech is introducing a 100-hour Generative Artificial Intelligence, or GenAI, filmmaking course through its Aptech × GSL initiative. The course includes expert mentorship and capstone projects. Aptech presents it as part of an AI-ready creative course portfolio rather than as a broad technology-skills programme.

The 100-hour format differs from the four-year degree route announced with Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University, or DSEU. Aptech positions the GenAI filmmaking course through Arena Animation and MAAC, linking it to two established creative brands. The presentation says the integration of GenAI into learning is intended to prepare learners for emerging opportunities in the creative industry.

Aptech’s wider AI curriculum description specifies the workflows connected to this direction. MAAC lists AI-assisted ideation, previsualisation, VFX, three-dimensional, or 3D, and game workflows, while Arena Animation lists AI-powered design, motion graphics, video and content creation. The GenAI filmmaking course complements those stated applications with mentorship and a capstone-project mechanism.

Aptech also identifies artificial intelligence and machine learning learning, AI-assisted development, vibe coding and agentic AI under Aptech Learning. The presentation does not disclose the GenAI filmmaking course’s fee, launch date, faculty names or learner intake. Its disclosed attributes are its 100-hour duration, mentorship and capstone projects.

What does the DSEU degree partnership mean for MAAC?

MAAC’s partnership with DSEU introduces a university-recognised Bachelor of Design, or B.Des, degree lasting four years. The degree has two listed streams: Digital Media and Content Creation, and Animation and Visual Effects – Film Design. Aptech says the programme combines academic learning with industry-focused creative education.

The partnership targets students seeking both a formal university degree and practical, career-ready creative skills. This distinguishes the four-year B.Des from the FTII joint-certification and workshop format and the 100-hour GenAI filmmaking course. DSEU is identified in the presentation as a Government of NCT of Delhi institution.

The two B.Des streams retain a production and content focus while introducing a formal degree route within MAAC’s offer. Aptech does not state admission criteria, campus location, seat count, tuition fees or the first academic intake. Those implementation details are not included in the Q2 and H1FY2027 presentation.

MAAC represented 141 of Aptech’s 591 domestic centres as of September 30, 2026, behind Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech’s 182 and Arena Animation’s 172. The presentation does not say whether the DSEU-linked degree will be offered across MAAC’s network or at specific locations. Its stated new segment is learners seeking a university qualification alongside practical creative training.

How is Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech entering nutrition?

Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech is entering nutrition after 10 years of beauty education across five beauty-education segments. It has identified nutrition as a new growth vertical and announced two course areas: Nutricosmetics & Pre-Bridal Nutrition and Nutrition for Trichology. The addition expands the academy’s portfolio beyond its existing five-segment beauty-education base.

The first course area connects nutrition with beauty preparation and pre-bridal needs, while the second links nutrition with trichology, the study of hair and scalp. Aptech presents both as specialist nutrition applications within beauty education, not as broad clinical-nutrition qualifications. The company said the move responds to evolving market demand and the presence of nutrition programmes in the competitive landscape.

Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech had 182 domestic centres across 25 states and Union Territories and 114 cities or towns as of September 30, 2026. That was Aptech’s largest domestic brand by centre count, ahead of Arena Animation’s 172 and MAAC’s 141. The presentation does not identify which of the 182 centres will provide the nutrition courses.

The nutrition expansion uses a different course-category mechanism from Aptech’s three creative initiatives. FTII provides joint certification and workshops, Aptech × GSL provides a 100-hour course, and DSEU provides a four-year degree route. Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech instead adds two subject areas to a beauty-education portfolio with a stated 10-year history.

Conclusion

Aptech’s portfolio additions span four delivery approaches: FTII joint certification and alumni-led workshops, a 100-hour GenAI filmmaking course, a four-year DSEU-linked B.Des degree and two nutrition course areas at Lakmé Academy Powered by Aptech. Together, the initiatives extend the company’s creative offering across short-format training, workshops and degree education, while adding nutrition to beauty education.

The next point to watch is execution of the disclosed plans, particularly the co-creation of FTII programmes and workshops at select centres. Aptech has also yet to disclose rollout information for the 100-hour GenAI course, the four-year DSEU degree and the two nutrition courses, including launch timing, pricing, capacity and centre coverage.