FTII JET Exam Centres 2026: Check City/State-wise Exam Centres List

The courses offered through FTII JET are listed below. 

Film Wing - 

• Three Year PG Diploma Course in Direction & Screenplay Writing
• Three Year PG Diploma Course in Cinematography 
• Three Year PG Diploma Course in Editing
• Three Year PG Diploma Course in Sound Recordin? g & Sound Design
• Three Year PG Diploma Course in Art Direction & Production Design
• Two Year PG Diploma Course in Screen Acti? ng
• Two Year PG Diploma Course in Screen Writing (Film, TV & Web Series)

TV Wing -

• One Year PG Certificate Course in Direction
• One Year PG Certificate Course in Electronic Cinematography
• One Year PG Certificate Course in Video Editing 
• One Year PG Certificate Course in Sound Recording & Television Engineering 
• Undergraduate Certificate Course in Animation and Visual Effects Design

The institute offers the following scholarships based on merit and performance credits during the students' time there. 

1. Entrance Exam Merit - Given to toppers in each of the film wing courses; INR 12,500 per year. 
2. 1st Semester Merit - Given to the first 3 toppers; Common Module (Editing, Sound Recording & Sound Design, Art Direction & Production Design and Screenplay Writing); 1st topper get INR 24,000, 2nd gets INR 21,500 and the 3rd gets INR 19,000 every year
3. Given to acting topper; INR 24,000 / year
4. Given to screenplay writing topper; INR 24,000 / year
5. 2nd to 5th Semester Merit - Given to the 1st and 2nd topper of each course; INR 13,500 and INR 11,500 respectively. 

Other scholarships include Kamalakar Scholarship, Phalake Memorial Honour, Baburao Patel Scholarship, etc. Check out the FTII website or simply Google FTII JET Scholarships for more info.

The Film and Television Institute of India lays down the age limit for admission to offered courses through FTII JET entrance exam in its admission prospectus. An 18 year old student is not eligible to apply for FTII JET exam. The minimum age requirement for the exam is 21 years.

The Film and Television Institute of India shares the list of exam cities for written test in the FTII JET admission prospectus. The detailed address of the exam centre will be mentioned in the admit card of applicants.

Yes, the Film and Television Insitute of India also offers admission to master's in Film Wing, i.e., MFA in Cinema in multiple specialzations through FTII JET entrance exam. Check below to know each specialization.

• MFA in Cinema in Direction & Screenplay Writing
• MFA in Cinema in Cinematography
• MFA in Cinema in Editing
• MFA in Cinema in Sound Recording & Sound Design
• MFA in Cinema in Art Direction & Production Design
• MFA in Cinema in Screen Acting
• MFA in Cinema in Screen Writing (Film, TV & Web Series)

Yes, the Film and Television Institute of India offers course in sound design in Film Wing and TV Wing. As per official brochure of FTII, below are the course names in sound design.

• Film Wing - MFA in Cinema in Sound Recording & Sound Design
• TV Wing - One Year PG Certificate Course in Sound Recording & Television Engineering

To get admission to these courses, candidates have to apply and appear for FTII JET entrance exam.

There is a cut off which is defined after the exam is conducted. The FTII JET cut off is defined based on various factors such as the exam's difficulty level, total number of applicants who appeared in the exam and the shifts under which the exam is conducted. Candidates who score equal to or more than the FTII JET cut off will qualify in the exam. As far as the minimum passing marks of FTII JET varies, the minimum final cut-off marks to qualify for admission in FTII for General Category is 50% for General category while that for OBC NCL category is 45%.

As per the official notification date of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) the syllabus consists of topics such as Art & craft of Film & TV, Allied Arts, Literature, General Awareness, Environmental Awareness, General Knowledge related to Art & Culture and Media etc. Candidates preparing for the FTII JET exam need to start their preparation in advance and cover the these topics before the exam is scheduled.

The FTII JET counselling will start after the results are declared. FTII will release the counselling schedule on its official website for all courses and students will have to appear in the counselling process. During the counselling process, they will have to bring all their original documents as per their educational qualifications.

The reservation criteria for FTII JET admissions is given in the table.

For sound engineering, candidate's need to have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Physics as a subject at senior secondary (10+2) level also they will have to qualify in the written examination of the Joint Entrance Test (JET) of 3 hours duration for 100 marks, conducted at examination centres around the country.

As per the admission process of JET exam, candidates first need to quaify in teh FTII JETe exam and subsequent rounds of the Orientation / Interview process. On the basis of performance in JET, the list of candidates shortlisted for the next level of selection will be made available on the website of the Institute. The institute will send interview letters to the shortlisted candidates directly. Students final selection will be based on their JET scores, and performance in the orientation & interviews rounds. The criteria for short listing may vary for different courses for this regard canddiates are advised to check the official notification in detail as well as the counselling page of FTII JET exam.

According to previous year's prospectus released by FTII, the FTII JET entrance exam is conducted in 26 cities. The names of exam cities are shared by the institute in its admission prospectus. But, students must note that this number may or may not change for every admissio cycle.

No, as application form for FTII JET entrance exam is released in online form an applicant cannot pay the fee in cash. The online form fee for FTII JET exam can be paid via credit cards, debit cards, or UPI.

No, the FTII JET eligibility criteria for some courses is different than the others. Aspirants wanting to get admission at Film and Television Institute of India must check the eligibility requirements for their target course before filling and submitting FTII JET application form. The criteria is released by FTII in its admission prospectus.

No, FTII only offers admission to PG diploma, MFA degrees and Certificate courses through FTII JET entrance exam. Candidates wanting to get admission to Film and Television related courses at Film and Television Institute of India can check the list of course specializations offered on Shiksha page.