If finding out the online secrets of your friends and family interests you and you can easily spot the loopholes in a network system as well as the keys to a locked computer system, you can choose to get paid for the same!

Even a few years back, what used to be a crime and was considered unlawful and unethical, Hacking is growing as a big industry in itself where hackers are all the more needed and appraised by corporate and legal bodies alike for their smart techie moves, inquisitive nature and obsession to find out details.

Even fields like Mass Media and the Crime Investigation bodies needs good ethical hackers or coders who can figure out codes, breach the cyber security and crack passwords to find out information about an individual or group and protect computers and thus individuals and nations from horrendous cyber- crime.

There are various colleges and coaching institutes that can let you in on the different hacking tools and coding in different programming languages.

Some of the Ethical Hacking Colleges In India are enlisted here:

Indian School of Ethical Hacking, Kolkata

Indian School of Ethical hacking, Kolkatta

This institute offers a course on Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures that will enable you to introduce, educate and showcase hacking tools on penetration testing. However, the educational institute requires you to sign an agreement before joining the course, stating that the skills learnt in the process will not be used or rather misused for malicious intents and if done, the institute will not be held responsible for the same.

The duration for the course is 10 days and 4 hours each with 2 classes every week and evening classes on weekends.

Eligibility

The institute needs you to have an elementary knowledge of Database, Severside Programming such as PHP, JSP or ASP.net as well as the basic know-how of Networking. If however, you are not able to fulfil this criteria, you can complete the ‘industry ready’ course from the institute itself that will include a job-oriented training on C Programming, Data Structure, Database and Networking concepts, HTML and Java scripts, Core Java and Advanced Java as well as Application Development using VB.net.

Course Curriculum

The course on Ethical Hacking will lead you to understand Proxy Server and Packet Filtering, Linux Hacking, Trojans and Backdoors, Social Engineering, Session Hijacking, Reverse Engineering, Hacking Database servers, Wireless Network Hacking and Countermeasures, Vulnerability Assessment and many other such concepts in different modules. This is an all-comprehensive course on Hacking tools and techniques, teaching all from Hacking Routers and Firewalls to Buffer Overflows to Cryptography, Computer Forensics to Incident Handling and the like.

Institute of Information Security, Mumbai/Pune/Delhi/Chandigarh/Thane

Institute of Information Security

This institute offers a certification course on Ethical Hacking to make you a Certified Information Security Consultant (CISC) within six months of training. This is more of a vocational course that gives an edge over basic undergraduate students of Networking.  The CISC training will not only arm you with the technical knowledge but also train you with consulting skills, compliance standards, forensics and also cyber-crime investigations. Both the basic fundamentals and the advanced concepts are taught during this course. This course would comprise of more than 45 sessions divided into four quarters and 15-20 modules. The faculty provides with informative notes and study materials as well as practical training on live projects.

This institute now also offers EC –Council CEH (Ethical Hacking) Certification along with CISC training.

Eligibility

This institute offers courses on Ethical Hacking for both amateurs and professionals so if you are a fresh graduate in Networking and Administration or a professional with 5-6 years of experience in the IT industry, the course is well suited for you.

Course Curriculum

The course content is elaborate and industry-oriented with modules on Fundamentals, Coding, Network, Server and Application Security as well as Digital Forensics and Compliance. The fundamentals are based on Network Fundamentals such as understanding protocols, IP addressing, packet analysis and subnet, super-net, et al, as well as OS Fundamentals on Windows Server Architecture, Linux Server Architecture and File Artifacts, etc.  While the Network Security focuses on manual test cases, packet crafting, vulnerability discovery, wireless security and the like, Digital Forensics teaches you about live and dead forensics, thump rules of investigation, detection of incidents and preserving chain of custody.

Arizona Infotech, Pune

Arizona Infotech

The course on Ethical Hacking in Arizona Infotech would emphasize on hacking and counter-measuring techniques for duration of 15 days.

Eligibility

Anyone with an interest in penetration testing for finding and operating on computer security vulnerabilities has the eligibility to apply for this course in Arizona Infotech. However a basic computer networking knowledge helps in better understanding of the concepts.

Course Curriculum

This training is based on Google or Bing Hacking, Trace Route Target IP Address, Password attacks, MySQL server enumerating, UDP Sweeping and Probing, Advanced OS Fingerprinting, Uptime Info Hunting, Advanced File Handling Attacks, Sniffing Facebook Cookies, Session Hijacking Attacks and so on and so forth. The course gives a fair idea on CSRF attacks, attacking DHCP servers, Social Engineering Attacks, Writing Virus Codes, etc.

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

If you are from the software industry or have studied computer sciences, you must have heard the name of renowned self-proclaimed ethical hacker, Ankit Fadia. Well, this institute has tied up with Fadia to provide a distance learning course on Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security.

Eligibility

The eligibility criterion for this course is being a graduate in any field. You would also not have to appear for an admission test.

Course Curriculum

The one-year course would entitle you to provide customized cyber security solutions to clients just like Ankit Fadia who has conducted more than 1000 training sessions on cyber security for 25 countries including an audience ranging from the top-level executives to management, to defence personnel, entrepreneurs and students. His clients range from Google and Citibank to Bank of Thailand, Jumeirah International and Infosys.

Innobuzz Knowledge Solutions

Innobuzz Knowledge Solutions

This institute based in many states in India like Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur offers an international certification in Information Security and Ethical Hacking, Certified Information Security Expert (CISE) Certification. It would enable you to become an Information Security Expert. The training duration is for 40 hours.

Eligibility

If you have the basic knowledge in computer systems and internet networks, you are eligible for this course.

Course Curriculum

The training programme in its various chapters teaches you everything in computer security solutions ranging from understanding Malware, SQL injection to Firewalls and Honeypots, Wireless Hacking, Physical Security, Exploit Writing and Buffer Overflow, et al. The Incident Handling and Computer Forensics as well as Security Compliance and Auditing are useful lessons in IT security and hacking services.

The Cyber Security Experts are going to be more and more in demand worldwide as suggested by NASSCOM. An internship with an IT organization or a corporate house as an Ethical Hacker can pave the way for you to get absorbed and earn a handsome salary of Rupees 10-12 lakhs annually, depending on the experience, skills and enthusiasm to learn more and work better.

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While school studies in India is crammed with texts that need to be mugged up, and people believe that art education is not a prerequisite, there are evidences that show participating and studying fine arts have improved learning skills.

The art education comprises of learning music, dance, theatre and visual arts.

It has also been found that art education reduces student dropouts, develops better team players, increases student attendance in classes and promotes an innate love for learning, not to mention enhancing student creativity and preparing students as better citizens of the country.

As a study by the Columbia University claims, “the arts enhance the process of learning. The systems they nourish, which include our integrated sensory, attentional, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities, are, in fact, the driving forces behind all other learning.” (Jensen, 2001)

Have you ever noticed how paintings and museums used to attract our attention while as a kid? Art and its various forms exactly do that to people – it captures their focus and attention. It also connects and binds people socially and in a community.

While many schools are incorporating and introducing arts as a learning tool gradually and eventually, there are some colleges that we know of which are experts in offering guidance and mentorship in Fine Arts:

Shanti Niketan’s Kala Bhavan (Institute of Fine Arts), Kolkata

A well-established and distinguished centre for learning, researching and practicing Visual Arts, this institute introduces programmes based on teaching different art methodologies and art forms and also how art has evolved throughout our history. There are practice sessions, lectures, exhibitions and forum discussions that help maintain an environment that is art-friendly and students can come to know their specific areas of interest in the arts and also plan and improve their career goals and future prospects.

Started by Bengali laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, the educational institute is known to foster individual creativity and caters to five major streams of studies, viz. Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Arts, Design and Art History.

Eligibility: For Bachelors in Fine Arts (BFA) course or Diploma in Painting, 55% aggregate marks or its equivalent is the minimum required criteria for admission, while Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) candidates or students wanting to be enrolled for the Advanced Diploma course should have secured a first division in painting, sculpture, graphic art or design (ceramic, glass and textile) in their BFA in each specialized subject from each department of Kala Bhavan. However, diploma holders have to appear for the admission test for Advanced Diploma course.

The UG course includes four year BFA (Hons.), diploma courses in painting, sculpture, graphic art, design and History of Art.

There is also a two-year Certificate Course in Design and one-year Casual Course for Indian Nationals in Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, Design and History of Art.

The PG course incorporates two-year MFA and advanced Diploma Courses in painting, mural, sculpture, graphic art, design and History of Art.

Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi

This institute has had fifty long years in collaborating classical music with the Gurukul music system and the university system. With courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, students are exposed to both forms of Visual art, i.e. Creative and Applied art. The four-year BFA course includes programmes in Applied Art, Art History, Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture and Visual Communication with special focus on outdoor practicals, studio practical sessions, research in particular fields and other theory subjects. At present there are B.A. (Hons)., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Diploma Course, One Year Certificate Course and short-term courses, apart from Hindustani and Karnatak music that have grown as parallel schools of music in this particular department.

Eligibility: For a BFA course in Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Printmaking or Visual Communications the basic eligibility criteria is clearing Class 12th boards, while for B.A.(Hons). (Hindustani Music), if you have secured aggregate 50%marks in DU exam or exam by any other recognized university, you are eligible. Same goes for the eligibility criteria for B.A. (Hons). (Karnatak Music) and for M.A. courses in Music.

The subjects studied in the 3-year Fine Arts course range from drawing, painting, figure drawing, portraiture, and water colour to art-making concept development and art history critique.

J J School Of Arts, Mumbai

Started in 1935, this institute started functioning independently only in 1961, away from the umbrella of J.J. School of Art and affiliated with the University of Mumbai. This college believes in evolving with time and providing education both contemporary and relevant.

Eligibility: The candidate requires 50% aggregate marks (for general category) and 45% marks for other backward classes in 12^th standard, either from the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education or a recognized board for admission in the 4-year BFA course. The candidate also requires to have cleared the Intermediate Drawing Grade Examination of Directorate of Art, Maharashtra. Thirdly, the candidate also needs to have passed the Entrance Aptitude Test hosted by the institute that is also prescribed by the University of Mumbai. For MFA course, candidate is deemed eligible for admission to the Master of Fine Arts (Painting) degree course only if s/he has passed the examination of this University or an examination of another university recognised by Mumbai University. The candidates seeking admission to the diploma course must have passed the SSC Examination (Class 10^th boards) conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education or an examination with English as one of the subjects. Diploma/Degree in Drawing and Painting or Sculpture and Modelling or applied Art students will be admitted for Diploma in Art Education Course.

The students get professional and specific trainings in visual communication. Several subjects such as Photography, Illustration, Computer Graphics, Lettering-Typography and Exhibition Display Design are taught here in these trainings.  The first year is referred to as the “Foundation” course in Bachelors, while the later three are called “Specialization” years. You will need to choose from among the above mentioned subjects if you are a student here.

Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

One of the leading and renowned institutions of Fine Arts, this offers both UG and PG courses in Fine Arts as well as research programmes in specific areas of study. You can learn Applied arts, Plastic Arts and Painting here. Many foreign students too get lured to study here. The programmes here are focussed on standard art activities across the country and organize art fairs and exhibitions much often. Both the BFA and MFA courses focus on Painting, Plastic Arts, Applied Arts, Ceramic Pottery & Textile Design as specific subjects of study. While the bachelor’s course extends to 4 years, the total duration of the Masters course is two years.

Eligibility: You would need an aggregate of 50% marks in class 12^th and the same percentage in the concerned subject in graduation for an admission into the BFA and MFA courses respectively.

The admission to MFA course is through BHU post-graduate entrance test (P.E.T.) and it consists of one theory paper of 60 minutes that carries 150 marks.

The course structure is decided into theory and practical, where the student can choose his/her supervisor for the practical subjects (Pottery Ceramics, Painting, Plastic Arts, Applied Arts, Textile Design) and has to select the choice of subject in consultation with the supervisor.

The theory paper is divided into paper I and II for 1^st year and paper I, II and III for the 2^nd year. Paper I and II teach you about Aesthetics & Principles of Art Appreciation and History & Technical Theory (of the subject concerned) while Paper III is the dissertation and viva voce.

College of Art, Delhi

Established in 1942, this college provides for an advanced training in Visual Art, both creative and applied, in BFA and MFA courses. The college is held in high prestige for its holistic and all-comprehensive approach towards industry specific courses, like those of Painting, Sketching, Applied Art, Sculpture, art teaching and Photography.

Eligibility: The candidates looking for admission in the BFA course are required to have cleared Class 12^th boards, CBSE, ICSE or Intermediate exam with all subjects of the Indian University/Board recognized by the University of Delhi with aggregate 50 % or more marks.

The eligibility criteria for MFA is to pass the BFA course with 50 % total marks and a concession of 5% is allowed for people belonging to SC, ST and OBC classes as well as widows and/or children of the defence and the physically handicapped.

The first year of BFA is an intensive one-year study termed as the Foundation Year that provides basic training in art and design. It introduces to subjects such as drawing, clay modelling, printing, geometry and perspective, materials and tools and exercises in form, aesthetics and concepts, etc.

You can, in the next three years choose to specialize in Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Applied Art or Printmaking or even Visual Communication. MFA courses further enhance the skills and knowledge in your specific fields by providing with expertise in directing an ad campaign and concepts of Cell animation in Applied Art, exploring opportunities in high level content based projects and sculptural work in sculpture specialisation. In the Printmaking specialized course in Masters, you will be trained to understand the Art industry better through professional examples on the usage of apt visual media, including freehand and drawing and computer technology so that creating art forms digitally. The visual communication specialization course looks to use professional examples from freehand and drawing to digital technology to make you understand the industry needs and procedures.

Some other colleges and educational institutions such as LS Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University, University College of Fine Arts, Mysore, Departrment of Fine Arts, Aligarh University and Amity School of Fine Arts, NOIDA, also provide with extensive course structures and details in the Fine Arts study.

After studying liberal arts and foundation art, student is exposed to different media where s/he can choose from different specific areas of study such as the use of colour, perception, advanced aesthetics or a specific medium like water colour, sculpture or printmaking. By the time you graduate or post-graduate you will be an expert in design techniques, supervising individual projects, hosting art seminars and portfolio development.

It is high time we change the public sense and understanding that art education is not essential and shift our focus towards a careful analysis of the deeper forms of beauty, if we want to grow up as learned and academically trained individuals and good citizens of the country.

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