Head of the Department
Debarshi Kumar Brahma
Assistant Professor & Head
Department of Multimedia Communication and Design
Email: hod.mcd@cit.ac.in
Contact Address
Department of Multimedia Communication and Design
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar, Assam 783370
hod.mcd@cit.ac.in
The department, formerly known as Department of Animation and Multimedia Technology started in the year 2009. Initially the department offers 3 year diploma programme in Animation and Multimedia Technology to prepare students to make a career in the field of Animation and other related industries. Many students successfully passed out from the department and are doing well in their respective fields.
The department has been upgraded and renamed as the Department of Multimedia Communication and Design (MCD) in 2015 to widen up its scope and started its Under Graduate Bachelor of Design programme from July 2016. In the year 2019, the department started its Post Graduate programme as part of the DeNovu category specialization. The department currently offers diploma programme of 3 year / 6 semester with specialization in Animation and Multimedia Technology, Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme of 4 year / 8 semester with specialization in Multimedia Communication and Design and Master of Design (M. Des.) of 2 year / 4 semester with specialization in Multimedia Communication and Design. Earlier the Bachelor of Design programme was affiliated to Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU), Guwahati and the Diploma programme was affiliated to State Council of Technical Education, Govt. of Assam. The M. Des., B. Des. and Diploma programme has been started under CITK’s own academic affiliation from 2019 onwards after the institute has been declared Deemed-to-be-University. The department currently offers PhD degree also under CITK’s own academic affiliation.
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DIPLOMA: The Department offers 3 year / 6 semester Diploma programme in Animation and Multimedia Technology. The objective of the programme is to produce Diploma graduates with enhanced skills in the various areas of Animation and Visual Effects as per the requirements of the animation and entertainment Industry.
The diploma programme is aimed to offer skill based education to the students. The syllabus pattern has been designed in such a way that after passing out from diploma, the students could easily face the challenges in the industry sector. The syllabus offers all the basic technical skills required to address in animation and entertainment industry.
BACHELOR OF DESIGN: The Department offers 4 year / 8 semester Bachelor of Design programme in Multimedia Communication and Design. The programme covers subjects of Multimedia, Visual Communication, Animation, Audio-Video editing, Gaming, Digital Design etc. The objective of the programme –
- The B. Des programme at Multimedia Communication and Design is meant to develop Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Aptitude among students to become creative problem solvers and to bring about innovative ideas in the communication, multimedia and entertainment industry.
- To get involved in research based and thematic projects of national interest as well as regional interest, and through that address Design Education and Design Research activities through collaborative teams of users, industry, NGOs and government.
MASTER OF DESIGN: The M. Des. programme in Multimedia Communication and Design is meant to develop Research Abilities, Clear Communicators and Responsible Design Professional among students to become creative problem solvers and to bring about innovative ideas in the area of communication design, multimedia and entertainment industry. It is a 2 year / 4 semester programme and has been considered equivalent to M. Tech. programme in engineering.
The syllabus has been aimed to offer specialized subjects and knowledge in the field of Multimedia Communication design that addresses a holistic approach towards industry, academics, research and entrepreneurship.
PhD in DESIGN: The department also offers PhD degree in the domain of Multimedia Design and its relevant field.
Lab Facilities
The Multimedia Communication and Design Laboratory is currently equipped with 50 up-to-date High End Workstations including 10 iMacs for the students to work on 3D Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation, Lighting, Dynamics, Audio and Video Editing with the latest versions of the 3D Software installed and with Internet Connectivity.
2D Lab (Pre-production)
This lab is well equipped with 10 no’s of Light boxes to carry out 2D Classical animation (Cell animation). Also a system to digitize the hand drawn animations is allotted to line test their animations.
3D Lab1 (Production)
This is where the students start their lab sessions on Flash Animation, Web Design, Photoshop, Modeling, Texturing and Rigging using Autodesk.
Maya 3D Lab2 (Post-production)
The students in the Final year work on their post productions in this lab, which is equipped with more advanced hardware capable of running any dynamics or simulation thrown at it. This is where they learn on advanced topics such as animation, texturing, lighting, rendering, compositing, and conduct VFX & simulation experiments.
Chroma Lab
This lab is where the students get to experiment on VFX shots. A green screen stage with lights and up to date cameras enable our students to learn the fundamentals of VFX and composition. It also acts as a room for them to work on their acting and performance.
Audio and Video Editing Lab
In this lab, the students get to learn Audio & Video editing on a different platform other than Windows. 10 iMac’s with Final cut pro enable them to learn about the process of NLE (Non Linear Editing).
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Publications
| SL No | Title | Journal | Authors | Publisher | Issbn | Volume No | Page No | Type | Publish Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustaining Heritage Culture Through Visual Narrative Design | Ergonomics for Design and Innovation-HWWE | Singh, Y.S., Saha, B | Springer | - | 483–495 | CONFERENCE | international | 2022 | |
| 2 | Design Implementation and Academic Correlation for Harmonizing Contemporary Usage and Heritage of Bodo Traditional Attire | Ergonomics for Design and Innovation-HWWE | Brahma, C., Saha, B., Chakrabarti, D | Springer | 391 | 1409–1421 | CONFERENCE | international | 2022 | |
| 3 | An Empirical Study on Cognitive Impartment of Knowledge in Children Through Augmented Reality | Ergonomics for Design and Innovation. HWWE | Bhattacharjee, S., Saha, B | Springer Nature | 391 | 57–69 | CONFERENCE | international | 2022 | |
| 4 | The Approach Depiction of Interaction and Effective Waste Management Planning Design for Sustainability | Ergonomics for Design and Innovation. HWWE | Basumatary, L., Bhattacharjee, S., Saha, B | Springer Nature | 391 | 1069–1080 | CONFERENCE | international | 2022 | |
| 5 | A Solution Toward Providing a Faster Means of Ambulance Service Through Multimedia Design Approach | Recent Trends in Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems-Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering | Saikia, H.B., Saha, B | Springer | - | 217–229 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 6 | Gamification Concept for Cognitive Learning of Indian Traffic Rules and Regulations for Safe Driving | International Conference on Research into Design-Design in the Era of Industry 4.0 | Mahanta, J., Nath, S., Saha, B | Springer Nature | 2 | 789–803 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 7 | Implementation of Gamification as a Platform to Enhance Student Engagement in Learning Heritage Sites of Northeast India | International Conference on Research into Design-Design in the Era of Industry 4.0 | Ghatak, S., Nath, S., Saha, B | Springer Nature | 2 | 775–788 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 8 | Interactive News Platform for User Perspective Through Design Concept for Interesting Visual Understanding | International Conference on Research into Design-Design in the Era of Industry 4.0 | Sengupta, S., Bhattacharjee, S., & Saha, | Springer Nature | - | 461–473 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 9 | An Empirical Study: Centralizing Medical Services into an Innovative Service Design Module | International Conference on Research into Design-Design in the Era of Industry 4.0 | Saha, B., Bhattacharjee, S., & Sengupta, S | Springer Nature | 2 | 289-302 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 10 | Application of Instructional Ergonomic in Designing Effective Comic Textbook for Regional School Education | International Conference on Humainzing Work and Work Environement- Human-Centered Digitalization, | Singh, Y. S., Sharma, J., & Saha, B | Springer Nature | 2 | 1-12 | CONFERENCE | international | 2023 | |
| 11 | A systematic cost viability for entrepreneurial start-up with reference to Bodo Eri Dokhona | International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing | • Brahma, C., Chowdhury, A., Chatterjee, A., & Saha, B | Springer Nature | 2 | 357–369 | CONFERENCE | international | 2024 | |
| 12 | Interactive Virtual Museum Through Photogrammetric 3D Modeling to Preserve the Heritage Ruins | International Conference on Research into Design-Responsible and Resilient Design for Society | Choudhury, M. P., Nath, S., Sarmah, G., & Saha, B | Springer Nature | 9 | 231-244 | CONFERENCE | international | 2025 | |
| 13 | A Design Approach of Toy Design for School Going Children for Cognitive Learning | International Conference on Research into Design-Responsible and Resilient Design for Society | Sutradhar, A., Barman, N., Saha, B., & Chowdhury, A | Springer Nature | 7 | 231-244 | CONFERENCE | international | 2025 | |
| 14 | A Comparative Study of Food Delivery Mobile Applications: Assessing Functionality and User Experience | International Conference on Research into Design-Responsible and Resilient Design for Society | Sharma, A., Chowdhury, A., Saha, B., & Sharma, H | Springer Nature | 6 | 419-430 | CONFERENCE | international | 2025 | |
| 15 | Digital Preservation of Heritage Monument: Using a Virtual Interactive Platform to Enhance Public Engagement with Cultural Landmarks | International Conference on Research into Design-Responsible and Resilient Design for Society | Nath, S., Sarkar, S., Deka, P., & Saha, B | Springer Nature | 9 | 271-284 | CONFERENCE | international | 2025 | |
| 16 | High port-to-port isolation dual circularly polarized microstrip patch antenna with multifunction DGS | IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation | Sumantra Chaudhuri, Mohit Mishra, Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum, Ramesh Kumar Sonkar, Somen Bhattacharjee, Bhaskar Saha | Wiley Online Library | 14 | 2035-2044 | JOURNAL | international | 2020 | |
| 17 | Approach towards service design process for heritage preservation and sustainability of Bodo Dokhona | Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development | Brahma, C., Saha, B., & Chowdhury, A | Emerald Publishing | - | 300-321 | JOURNAL | international | 2023 | |
| 18 | Implementation of design approach in traditional attire Bodo Dokhona for the sustainability of apparel culture | Research Journal of Textile and Apparel | Brahma, C., Saha, B., & Chowdhury, A | Emerald Publishing | - | 550-564 | JOURNAL | international | 2024 | |
| 19 | Digital Exploration and Restoration of Architectural motifs in the Cultural Heritage Monuments of the Dimasa Kingdom | The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design | Nath, S., & Saha, B | Common Ground Research Networks | - | - | JOURNAL | international | 2026 | |
| 20 | Digital preservation of art and architectural motifs: a technology-integrated design framework for the Dimasa heritage monuments | International Journal of Arts and Technology | Nath, S., Sarkar, S., & Saha, B. | Inderscience | 6 | 212-242 | JOURNAL | international | 2026 | |
| 21 | Exploring photogrammetry 3D modeling for the preservation of cultural heritage identity and designing an interactive virtual museum | Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development | Nath, S., Choudhury, M. P., & Saha, B. | Emerald Publishing | - | 1-21 | JOURNAL | international | 2026 |
Invited Talks
| SL No | Lecture Name | Faculty Name | Institute/Organization | Venue | Month/Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current Trends in Animation Design Research | Dr. Bhaskar Saha | DRCI Pre-Conference Five-Day Workshop | DRCI Branch Office | Aug-2025 |
| 2 | Capacity Building Program using ICT Tools & Technology to Enhance Livelihood of Weavers/Artisans of BTC, Assam (Phase-II) | Dr. Bhaskar Saha | Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Kolkata, under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in association with the Handloom & Text | Capacity Building Project Centre, Rurban Cluster, Tamulpur, BTC, Assam | Feb-2026 |
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