FTII JET Syllabus 2026: Check Stage wise JET Syllabus

According to the official brochure released by Film and Television Institute of India the question papert consists of two MCQ sections. Part A consists of 20 marks and Part B consists of 30 marks. Candidates need to attempt all the questions. There will be two papers - Paper 1 and 2. Paper 1 will be divided into two parts A & B. Part A will be single answer type consisting of 20 marks and Part B will MCQ based of again 20 marks. The paper 2 will be descriptive in nature and will be of 60 marks.

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.

Check the best books to prepare for FTII JET entrance exam here.

• A Guidebook to Crack JET for Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) and Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) - Rakesh Biswas
• FTII JET Entrance Mock Test - Fawo Books 
• Being FTII: Perspectives on the Film and Television Institute of India - Roma Chatterjee and Amit Tyagi

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 of Institute of India Joint Entrance Test (FTII JET) is conducted in offline i.e. pen and paper mode. The question and answer booklet will be distributed to the candidate at least 10 minutes before the commencement of exam. The question paper will be MCQ-based and candidates will have to mark the correct option in the answer booklet.

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.

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.

FTII JET (Film and Television Institute of India Joint Entrance Test) consists of two stages:

The FTII JET Stage 1 exam has two papers. Paper 1 includes multiple choice question and paper 2 includes descriptive questions. In second part of FTII JET Satge 1 question paper, candidates will have to answer questions in short notes and describe the given sketches and photographs.

Once the application form is submitted, the candidate cannot change the exam center at any stage. The change of examination center will be entirely at the discretion of the exam conducting authority and the candidates will be liable to follow the instructions.

As per the official exam pattern of the FTII JET exam, the time duration of Film and Television Institute of India Joint Entrance Test part I is 3 hours or 180 minutes. The total marks will be 100. There will be two papers - Paper 1 and 2. Paper 1 will be divided into two parts A & B. Part A will be single answer type consisting of 20 marks and Part B will MCQ based of again 20 marks. The paper 2 will be descriptive in nature and will be of 60 marks.

There are two stages in FTII JET exam. Check below to know the names of both stages.

For Courses in TV and Film Wing (Except MFA in Cinema in Screen Acting)

Stage 1: Written Test (100 Marks)

• Paper-I: MCQ (60 Marks)
• Paper-II: Subjective (40 Marks)

Stage 2: Mixed Format Assessment-Practical, Analytical, Performance & Interaction

For MFA in Cinema in Screen Acting

Stage 1: Written Test (MCQ based written Test)

Stage 2: Audition, Performance and Interaction

As per FTII JET admission prospectus, below is the course fee for one semester for courses offered by FTII in Film Wing through JET scores.

There is no ideal time for candidates to prepare for FTII JET exam. As there are two stages in exam which are conducted in different months and have different criteria, their required preparation time are different.

For stage 1, students must start preparing for written test, at least 6 months before D-day. As Stage 2 is practical exam, there is no time limit for its preparation.