FTII JET 2025: Exam Dates, Fees, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

FTII JET is a national-level entrance exam conducted annually for students seeking admission to postgraduate and post-graduate diploma courses at two of the most renowned film and TV institutes in the country. A Joint Entrance Test (JET) is conducted by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata to shortlist candidates for admissions in the two institutes. There are two wings under FTII -

• Film Wing: It offers courses such as direction & screenplay writing, editing, acting, cinematography, feature film screenplay writing, sound designing and recording and art direction & production design
• Television wing: It offers courses such as directions, electronic cinematography, sound recording & television engineering, and video editing.

Students from across the country aspire to study film and TV at these famous institutes. Approximately 5 to 6 thousand students register for the exam every year. Relatively, the number of seats offered by the institutes is quite low. This makes the entrance test more and more competitive each passing year. 

Some general information about FTII JET is provided in the table below.

Aspirants seeking admission to the two institutes have to fill out the FTII JET application form. The process goes as follows. 

Step 1: Register for JET

Fill out the JET 2025 application form available on the official website (when applications open). Create a login ID and provide the required details. Once the details are filled in, candidates have to confirm their registration. 

Step 2: Completion of the FTII JET application form

Candidates have to log in with their application number and date of birth to complete the second step of their registration. In this step, candidates have to provide their personal information, such as address, ID proof number, educational details, etc.

Step 3: Select the test centre

FTII JET is conducted in 28 cities across the country. At the time of registration, the candidates have to select two test cities from the drop-down menu that correspond to their preferences. After the last date of registration, candidates are allotted one of the two preferred cities. In the rare case that a candidate is not allotted any of the preferred cities, he/ she will be allotted a different nearby city.

Step 4: Upload the documents

The next step is to upload a photograph, signature, educational documents and reservation certificates (if any).

Step 5: Pay the application fee

Once all the fields of the application form are filled, the next step is to pay the application fee. Applicants can pay this fee using credit cards, debit cards, or UPI.

Note: Please note that for the courses which are offered by both institutes, applicants must pay the registration fee only once, and they will be considered for admission to both institutes. The fee paid will be non-refundable, non-transferable and non-adjustable under any circumstances. Bank charges for online transactions will have to be borne by the applicants.

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FTII JET application fee is mentioned in the table below.

FTII JET Eligibility Criteria

Students who wish to study in FTII or SRFTI must meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the exam authorities. Aspirants must be above the age of 21 years. The minimum educational qualification required to be eligible for application for all courses except 3 3-year PG Diploma in Art Direction & Production Design and 3-year UG Certificate course in Animation & Visual Effects Design is Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline. 

For 3 Year PG Diploma in Art Direction & Production Design and 3 Year UG Certificate course in Animation & Visual Effects Design, the required educational qualifications are: 

Note: Candidates appearing for the final year of their Bachelor’s degree and awaiting results, can also apply for all PG Diploma and PG Certificate courses. Similarly, candidates appearing in H.S.C (12th standard) or the final year of a Government-recognised diploma (Minimum of 2 years) after S.S.C and awaiting results, can also apply for a UG Certificate course. 

However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, can join the course, only if they submit their mark sheet, and passing certificate, from the Controller of Examinations/ Principal/ Registrar or any other equivalent competent authority of the University/ Institution/ College, stating that the candidate has appeared for his/ her graduation examination/ H. S. C. Board examination/ final year of a minimum 2-year long Government-recognised diploma after passing.

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Reservations

In each course, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST), 27% for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (OBC-NCL), and 10% for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) as Gen-EWS. Further, 5% of total seats are reserved on a horizontal basis for Persons with benchmark Disabilities.

AGE LIMIT- Candidate must be above 21 years of age. There is no upper limit specified by the Institute for candidates.

NATIONALITY- There are no nationality or residential criteria specified by FTII. Candidates can belong to any nationality or can be a resident of any area.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS- The following are the eligibility criteria given by the university for different courses -

The list of FTII JET exam centre cities is provided in the table below. 

Note - The complete FTII JET exam centre details will be mentioned on the admit cards issued to the applicants. They can find the venue name, address, reporting time, etc on it. During applications, they can only select the above-mentioned exam cities. 

FTII JET 2025 admit card is likely to be released towards the end of March 2025. FTII JET hall ticket is a mandatory document that examinees have to produce while taking the JET. The FTII JET admit card is issued to only those candidates who duly fill out and submit their application forms. The admit card contains important details like the name of the examination centre, reporting time, personal details of the examinees, etc. 

FTII JET is conducted annually in offline (pen-paper) mode. The test has two parts: Paper I and Paper II. While Paper I is objective type, Paper II is descriptive. The exam pattern for FTII JET is such that aspirants have to attempt all the questions in three hours time. FTII JET question paper holds 100 marks. These marks are divided among different sections as mentioned below. 

Paper I: (Time provision 60 min.)

Part A: Multiple Choice Questions (Single Answer type): 20 marks [on OMR sheet]
Part B: Multiple Select Questions (MSQs): 30 marks [on OMR sheet]

Paper II: (Time provision 120 min.)
Descriptive Answer Questions: 50 marks

FTII JET syllabus includes topics like Art & craft of Film & TV, Allied Arts, Literature, General Awareness, Environmental Awareness, General Knowledge related to Art, Culture and Media, etc for Part A of Paper I and in Part B of Paper I course specific questions are asked. Paper II is subjective and includes long descriptive questions (including sketches, photographs, etc.), and short note questions based on the subject. Students are advised to start their preparation in advance. Get detailed information about FTII JET 2025 syllabus and plan your preparations accordingly.