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Film and Television Institute of India Joint Entrance Test 2025 ( FTII JET )
FTII JET 2025 Counselling - The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will release the FTII JET Counselling 2025 schedule after the results are declared in July 2025. FTII JET counselling is conducted in multiple rounds at the FTII, Pune campus. Candidates must attend this in person. those candidates who secure the FTII cutoff marks will be called for counselling and interview rounds. In addition to interviews, the counselling process will also involve document verification of the candidates who pass FTII JET 2025. It is necessary that the candidates qualify in the interview and counselling rounds to get admissions to FTII, Pune and SRFTI, Kolkata. Learn more about the FTII JET 2025 counselling process in the article below.
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Q: What documents are needed for FTII JET Counselling?
During the counselling session of the Film and Television Institute of India, candidates will have to carry all their original certificates and semester-wise mark sheets. Candidates must also ensure that they don't submit any of their original documents to anyone, these documents are just for verification purpose.
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Q: When will the FTII JET counselling start?
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.
Upvote Q: Will the FTII JET counselling session be conducted in online mode?
No, the Film and Television Institute of India will conduct the JET counseling session in person. Candidates will have to appear in person for the counseling round. During the counselling process, candidates will have to carry all their original documents as per their educational qualification and identity proofs.
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FTII JET 2025 Counselling Schedule
Candidates who wish to get admission to the PG Diploma and Certificate courses in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will be called for the counselling procedure. The counselling will take place at FTII, Pune after the declaration of the FTII JET result. Candidates can check the table for the FTII JET 2025 Counselling Schedule, it will be updated here as and when announced by the exam body.
| Events |
Dates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| FTII JET Counseling Registration & Choice Filling |
TBA |
| FTII JET Mock seat allotment |
TBA |
| FTII JET Last date to register for Counseling |
TBA |
| FTII JET Counseling 1st round seat allocation |
TBA |
| Reporting |
TBA |
| FTII JET Counseling 2nd round seat allocation |
TBA |
| Reporting |
TBA |
| FTII JET Counseling 3rd round seat allocation |
TBA |
| Reporting |
TBA |
| FTII JET Counseling 4th round seat allocation |
TBA |
| Reporting |
TBA |
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FTII JET 2025 Counselling Process
From the year 2023 onwards, the FTII JET counselling for courses offered by both, the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, as well as the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, is done through the Joint Seat Allocation (JSA). Shortlisted candidates appearing for the FTII JET counselling must be present at the centre at the time of counselling after which they will be allotted their seats at the institute.
The Joint Orientation and Joint Interview of respective Film Courses (Direction and screenplay Writing, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound Recording and Sound Design) of FTII, Pune, and SRFTI, Kolkata, will be jointly held online and course-wise joint merit list will be published. Similarly, Joint Orientation and Joint Interviews of respective TV Courses of FTII Pune (Direction, Electronic Cinematography, Video Editing, and Sound Recording & TV Engg.) and respective EDM courses of SRFTI, Kolkata will be jointly held and course-wise joint merit list will be published.
Also, Orientation and Interviews of stand-alone courses are held online except for the Screen Acting course which is held offline (in person). Along with the above, a merit list of standalone courses is also published with the joint merit lists. After publishing all merit lists, preferences are obtained from the shortlisted candidates. Based on the preference(s) and merit, candidates are selected for a particular course in FTII or SRFTI. This counselling may be carried out offline in Pune/ Mumbai/ Kolkata OR online OR through system software, etc. The institute will inform the students beforehand.
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FTII JET 2025 Seats
Candidates can go through the detailed bifurcation of seats according to the reservation criteria in the table below:
FTII JET 2025 Seats Bifurcation For Film Wing Courses
Specialisation-wise and category-wise number of seats are provided in the table below.
| Name of the Specialisation | Total Seats | General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | Gen-EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction & Screenplay Writing | 11 | 5e | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cinematography | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Editing | 11 | 5d | 2+1* | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sound Recording & Sound Design | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Art Direction & Production Design | 11 | 5b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Screen Acting | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Screenwriting (Film, TV & Web Series) | 13 | 6a | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Note: As per the instruction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, a seat is reserved for a pre-selected candidate.
- a: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Blindness and low vision.
- b: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Deaf and hard of hearing.
- c: Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.
- d: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness.
- e: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deafness and blindness.
Seats and Reservations in PG Certificate Courses of Television Wing.
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FTII JET 2025 Seats Bifurcation For Television Wing Courses (PG)
Given below is the bifurcation of seats as per the specialisation and category:
| Name of the Specialisation | Total Seats | General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | Gen-EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Electronic Cinematography | 11 | 5f | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Video Editing | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sound Recording & Television Engineering | 11 | 5c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- c: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark DisabilitiesLocomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.
- f: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities- Other 'specified disabilities' mentioned in 'The Schedule' of the RPwD Act 2016 like Chronic Neurological conditions, Multiple Sclerosis, Thalassemia, Hemophilia, Sickle Cell disease, Parkinson's disease, Speech and Language disability.
FTII JET 2025 Seats Bifurcation For Television Wing Courses (UG)
Given below is the bifurcation of seats as per the specialisation and category of the students -
| Name of the Specialisation | Total Seats | General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | Gen-EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animation & Visual Effects Design | 12 | 5a | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- a: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilitiesblindness and low vision.
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FTII JET 2025 Reservation Criteria
Since FTII is a public institute, a reservation policy is in place for admissions. The reservation of seats in each course is decided as per government rules. The classification of seats for various categories is mentioned below:
| Categories |
Reservation (%) |
|---|---|
| Schedule Caste (SC) |
15% |
| Schedule Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
| OBC-NCL (Non-creamy layer) |
27% |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
3% |
FTII JET 2025 Selection Criteria
The selection criteria for all PG Diploma Courses of Film Wing is given below:
- For other Film Wing courses and PG Certificate Course in Television: The final joint merit list is prepared based on a Written Test, Joint Orientation, and Joint Interview of JET 2024 with each stage carrying 20%, 50% (20% practical + 30% written) and 30% weightage respectively, subject to qualifying Medical Test.
- For PG Diploma Courses in Art Direction & Production Design and Screenwriting (Film, TV & Web Series): Final merit list is prepared on the basis of the Written Test, Orientation and Interview of JET with each stage carrying 20%, 50% (20% practical + 30% written) and 30% weightage respectively, subject to qualifying Medical Test.
- For the PG Diploma course in Screen Acting: Based on the performance of the Written Test of JET (Stage 1) and Audition (Stage 2), 'Result 1' is prepared with each stage carrying 50% weightage. Qualified candidates (as per Result 1) have to appear for Orientation and Interview. 'Result 2' is prepared on the basis of Orientation and Interview. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of 'Result-1' and 'Result-2', each carrying 50% weightage subject to qualifying in the Medical Test.
During their orientation/ interview candidates have to bring their original documents along with photocopies for document verification purposes.
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FTII Entrance Exam 2025 Merit List
Based on the candidates' performance in JET and oral examination (interviews), the final merit list will be prepared.
Result-1 will be prepared based on the written examination and auditions which carry a weightage of 50%.
Result-2 will be created after the Orientation and Interview are done.
The final merit list is prepared based on 1st and 2nd result lists each carrying 50% weightage in subject to qualifying on a medical test.
FAQs on FTII JET Counselling 2025
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