RTI

Information Under Section 4(1)(b) of the Act

About the Act

For details of the RTI Act 2005, please see RTI Act

About Organization:

Name: Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute

1. The particulars of its organisation, functions and duties: [Section 4(1)(b)(i)]

1.1 Objective of the Institute:

The primary objective of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute is to develop suitable patterns of teaching in all branches of film and television,both at under-graduate & post-graduate levels, so as to establish high standards of film & television education in India.

1.2 Brief history of the Institute:

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata was established by the Government of India as an autonomous educational institution under the administrative control of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and was registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. Located at Kolkata and named after the legendary film maestro Satyajit Ray, SRFTI is the second national level film training institute to be established by the Government of India.

SRFTI is a residential institute constructed on a sprawling campus of 39.36 acres of land located at the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass Road in Kolkata.

The Institute has six academic departments in various disciplines of cinema & EDM (Television) respectively, A faculty of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical & supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of SRFTI Kolkata. The campus is located in the city of Kolkata, previously known as Calcutta. Kolkata is the state capital of West Bengal, an eastern state in India.

1.3 Vision / Mission:

Vision:

To be an academic institution in dynamic equilibrium with its social, ecological and economic environment striving continuously for excellence in education, research and technological service to the nation.

Mission:

To create and sustain a community of learning in which students acquire knowledge and learn to apply it professionally with due consideration for ethical, ecological and economic issues.
To pursue research and disseminate research findings.
To provide knowledge-based technological services to satisfy the needs of the society and the industry.
To help in building national capabilities in science, technology, humanities, management, education and research.

1.4 Quality Policy:

To pursue global standards of excellence in all our endeavors namely, teaching, research, consultancy and continuing education and to remain accountable in our core and support functions through processes of self evaluation and continuous improvement.

1.5 Core Values:

Development of human resources to serve the nation.
Recognition of teaching as a unifying activity
Nurturing integrity, creativity and academic freedom
Retaining a willingness to experiment with new paradigms.

1.6 Organizational Structure:

The Society constituted by Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government Of India, runs the Institute through a Governing Council(GC) in accordance with the Memorandum of Association. President of the Society, nominated by MIB, is also the Chairman of GC.

GC constitutes Standing Finance Committee, Academic Council and other committees to address the specific issues.

Director is responsible for regular executive functions of the Institute and is assisted by Dean for academic & Registrar for administrative activities.

1.7 Service being provided by the Institute :

(a) Teaching PG levels:

The Institute offers Master’s Degree Programmes in Cinema (1-Year Bridge Programme + 2-Year MFA) with specialization in:

MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Direction & Screenplay Writing
MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Cinematography
MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Film Editing
MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Producing for Film and Television
MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Sound Recording & Design
MFA in Cinema with specialisation in Animation Cinema

The Institute offers 2-Year Master of Fine Arts in Electronic & Digital Media (MFA–EDM) with the following specialization:

MFA in EDM with specialisation in Cinematography
MFA in EDM with specialisation in Direction and Producing
MFA in EDM with specialisation in Editing
MFA in EDM with specialisation in Management
MFA in EDM with specialisation in Sound
MFA in EDM with specialisation in Writing

For more details please see Institute website.

(i) To conduct various seminar, workshop, master classes, in frontier areas of film making.
(ii) To cater to continuing education program of the Govt. of India.
(iii) To organize short term & special courses on cinema.
(iv) Depute students and members of the staff of the SRFTI to participate in seminars, conferences, workshops, training courses and the like, in India and abroad, through fellowship, scholarships and otherwise.
(v) Organize refresher courses, summer schools and the like and invite experts and research scholars and from within the country and abroad for delivering lecturers and/or developing research

1.8 Address of the Institute:

Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute E.M. Bypass Rd, P.O- Panchasayar Kolkata – 700 094 West Bengal, India

1.9 Institute working hours:

Academic & Administration Departments: 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM (lunch break 1.30P.M to 2.00 pm)/Security Section: round the clock / Library: 09:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M

2. Power and duties of Officers and Employees: [Section 4(1)(b)(ii)]

Director is the Executive Officer of the Institute. The Director shall be responsible for the proper administration of the Institute and for the imparting of the instruction and maintenance of discipline therein. The Director has the power to incur expenditure in accordance with the procedure as may be laid by the Board from time to time. Registrar and Deans shall assist the Director in academic and administrative work and maintaining liaison with Institution of higher learning and research. Registrar is the custodian of records, funds of Institute and such other properties of the Institute. Other officers and staff of the Institute assume powers, responsibilities and duties as assigned to them from time to time by the Director. For more details see Memorandum Of Association and By Laws of the Institute.