As the foremost publisher of children’s books, Children’s Book Trust found a paucity of trained book publishing professionals and illustrators. To fill this gap, it set up the Shankar’s Academy of Art and Book Publishing in 1991 in memory of the late K. Shankar Pillai, the founder of CBT and a renowned cartoonist. The Academy is situated in Nehru House, New Delhi.
The Academy began by conducting two Diploma Courses – one in Art, Book Illustration and Graphics and the other in Publishing. The course content of both soon gained intense popularity among young working professionals and students desirous of honing their skills in the print and visual media. The academy is now in its 16th year and boasts of a highly experienced faculty. However, the publishing course is currently suspended.

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July 19, 2010 Entrance Exam Results The following applicants have been selected for admission. Each applicant has to deposit Rs.25,500.00 (Rs. 25,000.00 tuition fees + Rs. 500.00 Library Security, single installment) or Rs. 26,500 (Rs. 26,000.00 tuition fees + Rs. 500.00 Library Security, in two consecutive installments) by   July 30, 2010. As the seats are limited, admission will be given on the basis of first come, first served. The classes commence on August 2, 2010. Aashish Saxena abhimanyu Aggarwal Anil Panwar Arijit Banerjee Asha Rani Ashish Chakrobarthy Bhuwan Gupta Chaarvee Kumar Deepti Srivastav Dharmesh Yadav Jugal Kishor Kuldeep Sharma Mehul Tyagi Paras Chaudhary Rahul Kamalasan Ritika Kalra Saroj Shrawan Sahu Shubhankita Dhyani Udit Arora Chetna Khanna RAVI SHANKAR DIRECTOR