FTII Admissions 2019- Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, will be conducting FTII admissions 2019 for eligible candidates. Aided by the Central Government of India, the Institute will offer admissions to a total of 112 seats across seven postgraduate programmes and four certificate courses. Graduates from any discipline are eligible to apply for the courses that are being offered at FTII except for the PG diploma in Sound Recording and Sound Design and Art Direction and Production Design. For these programmes, candidates are required to qualify Joint Entrance Test (JET) 2019. The selection procedure for FTII 2019 admission will be held at FTII Pune. For FTII admissions 2019, as much as 20 per cent weightage will be given to JET 2019, 50 per cent to orientation (20 per cent for practical and 30 percent for the written exam). The interview and the medical test will carry 30 per cent weightage for candidates under the admissions for FTII 2019. In this article, candidates can check the complete details of FTII 2019 admissions including important dates, eligibility criteria, application procedure, exam details, admit card, result, etc.
In 2018, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute declared that the admissions will be offered to those candidates who will qualify JET 2019. Earlier, admissions to FTII were through FTII entrance exam.
FTII Admission 2019: Quick Facts
Particulars | Details |
Exam name | Joint Entrance Test (JET) 2019 |
Exam type | National |
Exam category | Postgraduate |
Conducting institute | Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
New elements in FTII admissions
- From 2018 onwards, FTII will admit the students on the basis of performance in JET 2019. Earlier, admissions to FTII were through FTII entrance exam.
- Last year, the application fee was also increased for General, OBC and SC/ST candidates.
- The entrance test for admissions will be conducted in two sessions. This will be screening test for the further selection process of FTII.
- The number of test cities was increased to 26 from 23 in 2018.
FTII Important Dates 2019
The Institute will release the detailed schedule of FTII 2019 important dates for candidates who are seeking admissions. The table given below mentions the important dates of FTII admission 2019 related to entrance test, admit card availability, orientation, interview, medical test, document verification, and more.
FTII 2019 Admissions Important Dates
Event | Date |
Availability of JET application form | 4th week of December 2018 |
Last date to apply | Last week of January 2019 |
Availability of admit card | 2nd week of February 2019 |
Joint Entrance Exam (JET) 2019 | 3rd week of February 2019 |
Result declaration | 3rd week of April 2019 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII - PG certificate course in Direction | 2nd week of May 2019 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for PG certificate course in Direction | 1st week of May 2019 |
Orientation/Interview of FTII - Three year PG diploma course in direction and screenplay | 1st and 2nd week of May 2019 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for three years PG diploma course in direction and screenplay | 1st week of May 2019 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII - One Year PG Certificate Course in Video Editing | 4th week of May 2019 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for- One Year PG Certificate Course in Video Editing | 3rd week of May 2019 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII - One Year PG Certificate Course in Sound Recording & Television Engineering | Last week of May 29- June 1 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for One Year PG Certificate Course in Sound Recording & Television Engineering | May 28, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII -One Year PG Certificate Course in Electronic Cinematography | May 15- May 18, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for One Year PG Certificate Course in Electronic Cinematography | May 14, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII for One Year PG Certificate Course in Feature Film Screenplay Writing | June 5-10, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for One Year PG Certificate Course in Feature Film Screenplay Writing | June 4, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII -Three Year PG Diploma Course in Editing | May 18-23, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for Three Year PG Diploma Course in Editing | May 17, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII -Three Year PG Diploma Course in Sound Recording & Sound Design | May 25-30, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for Three Year PG Diploma Course in Sound Recording & Sound Design | May 24, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII -Three Year PG Diploma Course in Cinematography | May 11- 16, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for Three Year PG Diploma Course in Cinematography | May 10, 2018 |
Selection process - Orientation/Interview of FTII - Three Year PG Diploma Course in Art Direction & Production Design | June 1-6, 2018 |
Medical Test of candidates shortlisted for Three Year PG Diploma Course in Art Direction & Production Design | May 31, 2018 |
Release of final merit list | June 4, 2018 |
Final merit list for PG Diploma Course in Direction & Screenplay Writing, PG Diploma Course in Sound Recording & Sound Design | June 11, 2018 |
Important: Candidates shortlisted for acting will be informed about the audition dates through email.
FTII Admission Criteria 2019
As per the FTII admission criteria 2019, the candidates must qualify JET 2019, the offline entrance exam.
FTII JET 2019 eligibility criteria for PG diploma courses
Course | Duration of the programme | Eligibility |
Three Year | Bachelor's Degree with Physics as a subject at Senior Secondary (10+2) level | |
Three Year | ||
Post Graduate Diploma in Feature Film Screenplay Writing | One Year | Bachelor's Degree |
Three Year | Bachelor's Degree | |
Three Year | Bachelor's Degree | |
Post Graduate Diploma in Acting | Two Year | |
Post Graduate Diploma in Art Direction and Production Design | Three Year | Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture/ Painting /Applied Arts / Sculpture/ Interior Design in or any related field in the Fine Arts or an equivalent qualification |
Candidates who will qualify JET 2019, will be required to undergo orientation and interview. The weightage is 20%, 50% (20% practical + 30% written) and 30% respectively subject to clearing the medical test.
Eligibility criteria of FTII JET 2019 for PG certificate courses
Programme | Duration |
Direction | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline |
Electronic Cinematography | |
Video Editing | |
Sound Recording and Television Engineering | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Physics as a subject at senior secondary (10+2) levels |
Candidates will have to qualify in JET 2019 in order to be considered for admissions. The shortlisted ones will be required to undergo an orientation programme, interview and medical test. There will be weightage of 50% for each stage, and candidates will be offered admission only after they clear the medical test.
FTII Application Procedure 2019
Aspirants will be required to fill the application form of JET 2019 and appear in the entrance exam in order to get considered for the admissions at FTII. JET 2019 application form will be available in online mode from fourth week of December onwards. The deadline for filling the FTII application form 2019 will be in the last week of January.
FTII JET Exam Centres 2019
JET 2019, the entrance exam for FTII admissions 2019, will be held across 26 cities. Applicants will have to choose an exam centre while filling the application form,
FTII Test Cities 2019
S.No. | Exam City | S.No. | Exam City | S.No. | Exam City |
1 | Agartala | 10 | Guwahati | 19 | New Delhi |
2 | Ahmedabad | 11 | Gangtok | 20 | Patna |
3 | Allahabad | 12 | Hyderabad | 21 | Port Blair |
4 | Bengaluru | 13 | Imphal | 22 | Pune |
5 | Bhopal | 14 | Jaipur | 23 | Raipur |
6 | Bhubaneshwar | 15 | Jammu | 24 | Ranchi |
7 | Chandigarh | 16 | Kolkata | 25 | Srinagar |
8 | Chennai | 17 | Lucknow | 26 | Thiruvananthapuram |
9 | Dehradun | 18 | Mumbai | ||
FTII Admission 2019 Exam Pattern
Candidates seeking admissions to FTII will be required to appear for JET 2019. The Joint Entrance Exam (JET) will be conducted in offline mode in English language only. A total of 100 multiple choice questions have to be answered in three hours. There will be no negative marking.
FTII Sample Paper 2019
Candidates appearing for JET 2019 for FTII admissions 2019 should solve the previous years’ question papers and sample papers. Some question papers have been listed below for the benefit of the candidates so that they can download the same for practice. They can download the sample papers of FTII in order to know the types of questions that may be asked in JET 2019.
FTII previous year question papers
Programme | Question Paper (2016-17) |
Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Direction & Screenplay Writing | |
Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography | |
Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Sound Recording and Sound Design | |
Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Editing | |
Three Year Post Graduate Diploma in Art Direction and Production Design | |
Two Year Post Graduate Diploma in Acting | |
One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Feature Film Screenplay Writing | |
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Electronic Cinematography | |
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Video Editing | |
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Sound Recording and TV Engineering | |
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in TV Direction |
FTII Selection Procedure 2018
Film and Television Institute of India will announce the result of JET 2019 in third week of April which is the first step of FTII selection procedure 2019. Qualified candidates are required to attend the orientation and the medical test. The selection procedure for the FTII admissions 2019 for PG diploma in acting varies slightly from the others. The selection will be held at FTII Pune. Candidates can check the detailed information of the selection procedure for FTII admission 2019 below.
FTII selection for all PG diploma and certificate programmes (except acting)
Qualified candidates will have to attend an orientation session comprising a practical and theoretical session with different weightage. The shortlisted ones will be subject to a medical test which will be the final stage of the FTII 2019 admission process.
FTII 2019 Selection process weightage
Factor | Weightage |
JET 2019 | 20% |
Orientation | 50% (20% for practical and 30% for the written exam) |
Interview and medical test | 30% |
FTII 2019 selection process for PG diploma in acting
Qualified candidates of JET 2019 will be called for an audition. Those, who will clear the audition, will be required to attend the orientation programme, personal interview, and subsequently the medical test. The weightage given to the audition will be 50% while the rest of the selection stages will carry an overall weightage of 50%.
The FTII 2019 final result will be based on the result one and two for the acting students. The process will be held in Pune only.
FTII Cutoff 2019
Cutoff of FTII 2019 will be released by the Institute in second week of September for PG diploma certificates across various programmes in the television wing and in the film wing. FTII cutoff 2019 will be the minimum marks which the candidate has to obtain in JET 2019 to be considered eligible for FTII 2019 admissions. The cutoff for FTII 2019 will vary across courses and categories. Cutoff for FTII admissions 2019 will be determined on several parameters including difficulty level of JET 2019, total test-takers, seat intake, etc. Candidates can check below the FTII cutoff of past years in order to have a fair idea:
FTII cutoff 2018
Programmes | Download Link |
PG certificate courses in Television | |
PG diploma and certificate courses in Film |
Previous year’s cutoff of FTII
Programme | Gen | OBC | SC | ST |
PG Diploma Course in Direction & Screenplay Writing | 68.3 | 54.2 | 32.3 | 49.5 |
PG Diploma Course in Cinematography | 64.5 | 54.2 | 66.4 | 73.7 |
PG Diploma Course in Editing | 60.7 | 59.2 | 54.7 | 51.5 |
PG Diploma Course in Sound Recording & Sound Design | 59.1 | 47 | 63.6 | 47.6 |
PG Diploma Course in Art Direction & Production Design | 52.9 | 49.4 | 65.1 | - |
PG Diploma Course in Acting | 70.92 | 62.75 | 65.5 | 73 |
PG Certificate Course in Feature Film Screenplay Writing | 56.08 | 50.24 | 53.64 | 61.58 |
FTII Result 2019
Film and Television Institute of India will declare the result of FTII 2019 in third week of April. The final stage of FTII admission 2019 will comprise the selection procedure that will be followed by the institute after the announcement of the JET result 2019.
FTII will release the final result of fourth waitlist in third week of August. It will comprise name of the candidates, who have been offered admission in PG Diploma course in sound and recording. They will be required to make payment of the fee by fourth week of August to confirm their admission. Failure to make payment by the stipulated date will result in the cancellation of admission. Similarly, the third and second lists for FTII admissions 2019 will be announced in second week of August and fourth week of July respectively.
FTII Merit List 2019
The final result for FTII admissions 2019 will be released for candidates belonging to different categories after the selection rounds. FTII 2019 merit list will be released mentioning the full name and roll number of the selected candidates.
FTII Seat Reservation 2019
The institute will follow the reservation criteria specified by the Government of India for FTII admissions 2019. Candidates can check the FTII 2019 reservation criteria in the below given table:
FTII 2019 Seat Reservation
Category | Seats Reservation |
PwD category | 3% |
Schedule Tribe | 7.5% |
Scheduled Caste | 15% |
Other Backward Class (Non Creamy) | 27% |
FTII Category-Wise Seats
Programme | Seats | General | OBC | SC | ST |
Feature film and Screenplay writing | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Acting | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Art Direction and Production Design | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sound Recording and Sound Design | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Editing | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Cinematography | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Direction and Screenplay Writing | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Total seats for television certificate courses (1 year)
Programme | Seats | General | OBC | SC | ST |
Sound Recording and Television Engineering | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Electronic Cinematography | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Video Editing | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Direction | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Contact Info
Film and Television Institute of India
No.11, Telephone Exchange, Law College Road,
Deccan Gymkhana, Pune, Maharashtra 411004
Email Id: [email protected]
