Admission Process
Essential Qualification
Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university or equivalent. The candidates who have not received their graduation degree before the application date are required to submit the same before the date of admission.
Admission Process
The admission process consists of written test, followed by subsequent rounds of Orientation / Audition (for Acting) and Interview. The students are selected on the basis of their scores on written test, performance in the orientation/audition and interviews. Candidates should note that the mere fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for short listing by the institute.
The written test will be of 2 hours for 100 marks.
Question papers will be Multiple Choice Questions (Single Answer type) and to be answered on the OMR sheet.
On the basis of performances in the written test, the list of short listed candidates for Audition / Orientation Course (OC) and Interview will be announced. OC & interview will be held online whereas Audition for ‘Screen Acting’ will be held offline at SRFTI, Kolkata campus only. The final merit list for admission will be prepared based on 20% marks of Written Test, 50% marks of OC/Audition and 30% marks of Interview, subject to qualifying Medical Test.
For OC/Audition & Interview candidates will be short listed as per the following ratio against each seat:
i) Unreserved, OBC_NCL and Gen_EWS: 1:3 (One seat:3 candidates)
ii) SC, ST, Gen_PwD, OBC_NCL_PwD and Gen_EWS_PwD: 1:5 (One seat: 5 candidates)
iii) SC_PwD and ST_PwD: 1:7 (One seat: 7 candidates)
Candidates must read & agree to the contents/ rules/ instructions as published in the prospectus. After submitting the application form it will be presumed that they have fully understood and accepted the same.
The Bachelor’s degree obtained through Indian University/ Foreign University/ State University/ Private University and /or equivalent must be recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) / Association of Indian Universities (AIU) of India. Candidate must submit said recognition (which must be valid for the course & duration of studies in the said University/ Institute) at the time of document verification, failing which such academic qualification will not be considered and the candidature will be cancelled. Also, candidates claiming Diploma courses equivalent to Bachelor’s degree must submit equivalence certificate from University Grants Commission (UGC) of India or from Competent Govt. Authority.
The onus of obtaining of recognition certificate lies with the concerned candidate. Degree(s) obtained through Open University / Distance Education mode, needs to be recognised by UGC. The onus of obtaining recognition certificate lies with the concerned candidate and must be submitted at the time of document verification, failing which candidate will not be allowed to participate in further admission process.
If any relevant certificate is not in Hindi or English language, duly certified translated equivalent certificate in Hindi or English, notarized by a public Notary, must be submitted at the time of document verification. Without it, the candidate will lose the claim against such a certificate.
The medium of instruction at Film and Television Institute at Arunachal Pradesh is mainly English. Candidate must have an adequate knowledge of English and/or Hindi as regards to reading, writing and speaking.
Candidates already admitted to any other Full Time course or employed will be required to produce a withdrawal / resignation certificate from the institution/ organization concerned at the time of admission. Students are not allowed to be engaged academically or professionally with any other educational/ occupational institute or organization.
No Travelling Allowance or any other allowance will be paid to candidates at any stage of examination or admission.
No request of change in written examination/ Audition/ Orientation/ Interview/ reporting date will be entertained.
Admission of a candidate will be provisional till all admission formalities are completed which may even extend after commencement of the academic session.
Ragging in any form inside and outside of the campus is completely banned as per existing law. Whosoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or instigates ragging within or outside the campus shall have to face disciplinary action as per the provisions of the law. The candidates as well as their parents, at the time of admission to the Institute will be required to furnish an undertaking in the form of an affidavit that the candidate will not indulge in any form of ragging.
Any dispute concerning Admissions would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction city of Kolkata only.
A candidate needs to submit a self-declaration stating his/ her medical history, in a proforma, which would be provided at the time of admission.
Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree, and awaiting results, can also apply for admission. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, are allowed to join the programme, only if they submit a passing certificate from the Controller of Examinations / Principal / Registrar of their University / Institution, by the date stipulated by the Institute stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree, on the date of the issue of the certificate.
No documents will be verified at the time of written test. Initial document verification will be carried out during evaluation of Papers. If the claimed educational/ caste/ PwD/ OBC – NCL/ EWS etc. certificate is/ are not as per requirement, the candidature may be immediately cancelled OR will be considered as UR from the first stage of application as the case may be, subject to satisfying other conditions. In view of above, it is once again advised to all the candidates to carefully attach all the documents/ certificates etc. along-with the online application form. Only the documents submitted while online application will be considered for matters related to admission.
Note:
1. All important information on admission process including any subsequent Corrigendum/ Changes/Updates shall be made available on the website only.
2. Candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique e-mail account and a mobile phone number throughout the selection process and should simultaneously track website for subsequent Corrigendum/Changes/Updates. The institute will not be responsible for any non-receipt of intimation to a candidate.
Reservation Policy
Reservation of seats in each course is as per Government of India reservation rules.
• 15% seats in each specialization are reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC)
• 7.5% seats in each specialization are reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes (ST)
• 27% of the seats in each specialization are reserved for candidates belonging to Non-Creamy layer of the Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL)
• 5% of total seats are reserved on horizontal basis for Person with Disabilities [PwD], with 40% or more disability, cutting across all sections i.e. SC, ST, OBC Non-Creamy, EWS and General category.
• 10% of total seats are reserved for candidates belonging Economically Weaker Section (EWS). Applicants applying under these categories should declare their category in the application form itself.
RESERVATION RULES:
• SC/ST/PwD/ EWS candidates and candidates belonging to OBC (Non-Creamy layer) (as per the Central list of OBC available on website www.ncbc.nic.in) must enclose a photocopy of the certificate, either in English/ Hindi, issued by a Competent Authority in the prescribed format, while submitting the application form and while document verification. In case, the said certificates are in regional language, official translated certificates in Hindi/English, notarized by a public notary, must be submitted along with the application form and at the time of document verification. Candidates failing to meet the above requirements will be considered as UR candidate from the very first stage of admission process, i.e. from the written examination stage.
• In addition to above, OBC candidates will have to satisfy the caste and creamy layer requirements detailed on the following National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) websites:
• (a) www.ncbc.nic.in
• Candidates claiming OBC-NCL status may please note that the OBC certificate, including Non – Creamy layer status should have been issued on a date within one year before the closing date of receiving application.
• Candidates claiming PwD reservation should submit latest certificate in the prescribed form which should have been issued on a date within six months before the closing date of receiving application. Otherwise, the PwD certificate should have permanent validity.
• Certificates not fulfilling these conditions will be held invalid, and therefore unacceptable.
As per the provisions of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), 5% of total seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD). “Person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. “Specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.
The categories of disability are:
A. Blindness and low vision
B. Deaf and hard of hearing
C. Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.
D. Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
E. Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (A) to (D) Including Deaf Blindness.
F. Other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in ‘The Schedule’ of the RPwD Act 2016 The candidates with benchmark disability will be eligible for reservation under respective categories only after fulfilling other prescribed qualification requirements in this regard.
As FTI AP provides audio-visual training, following are the eligibility rules for PwD candidates.
1. Candidates with benchmark locomotor disability should be able to stand with aid and appliances (assistive kit) and should be able to work with both the hands.
2. Candidates with benchmark disabilities in the categories of “Deaf and Hard of Hearing”, “Deaf-Blindness”, “Blindness” and “Low Vision” should be able to use aid and appliances (assistive kit) for all operational purposes.
3. Candidates applying under this category should have Certificate of Disability issued as per sub-section (2) (a) of section 58 of The 66 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016(49 of 2016) in Form V, Form VI or Form VII as per rule 18(1) of the notification vide number G.S.R. 591 (E) dated 15th June, 2017. The certificate should be issued by a medical authority designated under sub section (1) of section 57 of the act and rules 17 (a) and (b) of G.S.R. 591(E). Such candidates are required to produce the original Certificate of Disability at the time of Admission to the Institute.
This year PWD reservations will be as follows:
No Department Category Nature of disability
1 Screen Acting General_PwD Deaf and hard of hearing
2 Screen Acting SC_PwD Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
3 Screenwriting EWS_PwD Blindness and low vision
4 Screenwriting ST_PwD Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victim and muscular dystrophy
5 Documentary Cinema OBC_NCL_PwD Other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in ‘The schedule’ of the RPwD Act 2015
4.The candidate with benchmark disabilities has an option of making an arrangement for the writer / scribe on his / her own at the time of written test. PwD candidates bringing their own scribe need to submit the prescribed affidavit at the time of registration. Scribe must be undergraduate as far as his/her qualifications are concerned and should not have any academic qualification in film and / or television.
6. Candidates selected under reservations for persons with benchmark disabilities will be adjusted against the respective category i.e. SC / ST / OBC / General/EWS. In other words, there will be 5% horizontal reservation for Person with benchmark Disability cutting across all sections i.e. SCs, STs, OBC-NCLs, EWS and General category. Reservation for the candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC-NCL ,EWS category is vertical reservation and persons with benchmark disabilities category reservation is horizontal reservation. Horizontal reservation cuts across vertical reservation (interlocking reservation) and candidates selected against the quota of persons with benchmark disabilities will be adjusted against the category (SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ General/EWS) of that particular person with benchmark disabilities candidate.)
7. There will be no separate question paper(s) for candidates with benchmark disabilities.
INSTITUTE’S SCHOLARSHIPS:
• The Institute’s scholarship will be awarded on the basis of semester wise merit cum means.
• Only those student(s) who are promoted without supplementary examinations shall be eligible for institute scholarship in that semester.
• A student even being awarded scholarship on the basis of merit cum means, should show impeccable compliance with the curriculum and exemplary conduct in respect of institute’s objectives/guidelines/rules; otherwise the scholarship
may be withheld or stopped.
• Only one scholarship will be awarded per specialisation.
FELLOWSHIPS
Merit based attractive fellowships will be awarded to students towards successful completion of the course to generate major aspiration for the flagship programmes amongst the students. This will be awarded beside the usual
scholarships. This grant will be provided based on a project proposal from the student. The students have to present a comprehensive proposal consisting of all standardized documents following industry/academic practice. The grant will be disbursed in phases linked to stages of completion of the said project.
