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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 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 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.