New courses, fee drop push up FTII Joint Entrance Test figures
PUNE: The joint entrance test (JET) to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), which took place over the weekend at a number of centres across India, has seen a significant jump in the number of applicants and papers written, according to the FTII.
The test was conducted on February 15 and 16, and according to the FTII, the preliminary figures available are comfortably past the last year’s numbers.
“Around 9,000 papers were written by candidates for the various courses applied by them. However, that is not the number of candidates who appeared for the test as according to the newer JET format a candidate can appear for multiple papers across the two main streams -- film and television. We estimate that the number of candidates who have applied is about 7,000,” Bhupendra Kainthola, the FTII director, told TOI.
According to the figures from last year’s JET, 6,125 papers were written.
Besides film and television, a third, “stand-alone” category of courses, which could also be chosen by applicants along with courses under the film and television, also contributed to the rise in numbers, according to the FTII. Some of these stand-alone courses are art direction and production design, and animation.
The FTII added that a revision in the fees for the JET in January, which came about after a review ordered by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and carried out by a committee headed by FTII chairman BP Singh may have also helped in boosting the numbers.
The JET this year was preceded by protests with students demanding a reduction in fee, as the maximum fee payable for the exam was Rs 10,000, which students considered it to be “too high” for underprivileged students.
After the review, the maximum fee payable was brought down to Rs 4000, with further discounts for SC, ST, and disabled students.
The test was conducted on February 15 and 16, and according to the FTII, the preliminary figures available are comfortably past the last year’s numbers.
“Around 9,000 papers were written by candidates for the various courses applied by them. However, that is not the number of candidates who appeared for the test as according to the newer JET format a candidate can appear for multiple papers across the two main streams -- film and television. We estimate that the number of candidates who have applied is about 7,000,” Bhupendra Kainthola, the FTII director, told TOI.
According to the figures from last year’s JET, 6,125 papers were written.
Besides film and television, a third, “stand-alone” category of courses, which could also be chosen by applicants along with courses under the film and television, also contributed to the rise in numbers, according to the FTII. Some of these stand-alone courses are art direction and production design, and animation.
The FTII added that a revision in the fees for the JET in January, which came about after a review ordered by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and carried out by a committee headed by FTII chairman BP Singh may have also helped in boosting the numbers.
The JET this year was preceded by protests with students demanding a reduction in fee, as the maximum fee payable for the exam was Rs 10,000, which students considered it to be “too high” for underprivileged students.
After the review, the maximum fee payable was brought down to Rs 4000, with further discounts for SC, ST, and disabled students.
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