The Short term IMI Certificate Programs is conducting every month. However, IMI Advanced Diploma & Diploma Programs start thrice a year which means you have more control of when to begin your education, and at the same time IMI is capable of reacting quickly to changes in the industry with ongoing adjustments in curriculum.

The dates below represent the day instruction start for each program. Students come from all over India & many Asian countries to attend IMI programs, so start dates fill up quickly. To avoid disappointment, all applicants for IMI Advanced Diploma & Diploma Programs are advised to first register online and then send their application along with necessary attachments by post/courier.

To be considered for admission to any of IMI courses, please make sure that your "Application form for Admission" should reach our office before the "Last date to Apply" as mentioned below.



Advanced Diploma: 18 Months Full Time Programs

To Register online, please click here.

Diploma: One Year Full Time Programs

To Register online, please click here. December intake 2024 Last date to apply : 30th October 2024 Interview Date : 15th November 2024 Course Commencing : 05th December 2024

Short Term Certificate: Filmmaking Foundation

IMI weekends batches of Filmmaking Foundation Programs are conducted every month at IMI Campus in Pune as well as at various locations throughout India in collaboration with premier colleges & universities which are ideally suited for working professionals and for students who have other time commitments.

Two Months Weekend Batches in your city
(Saturdays & Sundays/ 3pm to 8pm/ 12 Sessions)

New Delhi (Next Batch) (Sanskar Bharati Art Centre, 33 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, opp:Rouse Avenue District Court, near ITO Metro Centre, New Delhi- 110002) Course Commencing : 16th Feb, 2025 Last date to apply : 14th Feb, 2025 Bangalore (Next Batch) (Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, 108, Thimmaiah Road, off Cunningham Road, near Cantonment Railway Station, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore-52) Course Commencing : 19th Jan, 2025 Last date to apply : 17th Jan, 2025 Pune (Next Batch) (IDRAC, Gokhale University Campus, off Fergusson College Road, 846, BMCC Road, Deccan, Pune- 4) Course Commencing : 26th Jan, 2025 Last date to apply : 24th Jan, 2025 Mumbai (Next Batch) (National College, Linking Road, Bandra West, Mumbai) Course Commencing : 25th Dec, 2024 Last date to apply : 23rd Dec, 2024

Summer Workshops for Teens & Pre-Teens: Filmmaking & Acting
(Thrice a Week / 2 hrs. each day / 12 Sessions spread over a month)


Holiday Breaks

There are several holiday breaks scheduled throughout the year.
Click here to download the pdf of listed holidays