IICT and Netflix announce scholarships for 100 students in creative arts

Exam-focused facts from the 29 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

IICT and Netflix announced scholarships for 100 students offering up to 80% financial support.
The scholarships cover two one-year diploma programmes and four six-month certificate programmes.
The diploma programmes are Interactive Comics & Sequential Arts and Visual Effects Mastery.
The certificate programmes include Virtual Art Department Content Creation, Media Tech Workflow, Art of Character Animation, and E-Sports & Gaming Management.
The initiative follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on August 5.
IICT is India's national centre of excellence for the AVGC-XR sector, established by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with the Maharashtra government, FICCI, and CII.