MUMBAI, July 19 -- The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)'s satellite campus at the National Film and Development Corporation (NFDC)'s Peddar Road premises was inaugurated on Friday by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. IICT is India's first institution for creative technology to come up along the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management. The newly inaugurated campus has fully equipped classrooms, advanced media labs, post-production suites, and dedicated spaces for animation, VFX, and XR training. The admission process for its first batch has begun, and actual classes are expected to begin in September. The inaugural academic offering includes six specialised courses in gaming, four courses in postgraduate productions, and eight courses in animation, comics, and XR. As many as 300 students could get admission at the new NFDC IICT campus. On May 4, HT reported on IICT's makeshift campus at NFDC premises. A full-fledged university of IICT is planned on a 10-acre plot at Film City, Goregaon. It will take around two years to complete and begin operations, the officials said. The development plan of the institution is in the final stages. "In this creative world, technology has become an integral part, and it is important that we empower people who want to be part of the creative economy," Vaishnaw said after inaugurating the campus. Fadnavis said IICT will emerge not only as an institution of world-class education but also as an architectural and cultural landmark that will attract people from across the globe in the coming years. "Just as the WAVES summit revolutionised the entire creator economy, IICT stands as a testament to all that hard work." IICT will be an autonomous, non-profit organisation with a governing council, a students' council, among other wings. IICT has signed a memorandum of understanding with nine leading companies, including Meta, Apple, Jiostar, Microsoft, Star India, Adobe, YouTube, and WACOM, to collaborate with the university by supporting curriculum development, internships, job placements, etc....