Film and Television Institute of India

MANUAL OF THE
FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, PUNE.
(As per Chapter-II, Para (4) (b) of the RTI Act 2005)

1.0 About the RTI Act and Rules

For details of the RTI Act 2005, please see Hindi / Marathi / English

2.0 Name, Designation and Other particulars of the public information officer and Appellate Authority of the Institute

Transparency Officer -	Shri. Dhiraj Singh Director Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580005 E-mail: director[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in
Appellete Authority -	Shri. Prateek Jain, IIS Registrar Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580006 E-mail: registrar[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in
Public Information Officer -	Shri. Dhiraj Meshram Dean (Films) Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580009 E-mail: deanfilms[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in	For supply of information related to the activities of Film Wing.
	Shri. Sandeep Shahare Dean (Television) Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580010 E-mail: deantv[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in	For supply of information related to the activities of Television Wing.
	Dr. Ashwin Sonone Chief Accounts Officer Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580012 E-mail: cao[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in	For supply of information on Account & Finance matters
	Shri.Subhash.K. Dekate Administrative Officer ( CPIO ) Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune – 411 004. (Off.): +91-20-25580014 E-mail: admin[dot]officer[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in	For supply of Information on Administrative matters.

2.1 About Appellate Authority & PIO

2.2 Orders passed by First Appellate Authority

3.0 About the Institute

3.1 Name

The Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

3.2 Objective of the Institute

The main objective of Film and Television Institute of India is to develop suitable patterns of teaching in all branches of film and television, both at under-graduate and post-graduate levels, so as to establish high standards of films and television education in India.
For functions, dutiesand other details refer to Memorandum Of Association

3.3 Brief history of the Institute

The Film Institute of India was set-up by the Government of India in 1960 under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Following the addition of Television Wing in 1974, the Institute was re-designated as Film and Television Institute of India. The Institute became a Society in October, 1974 under the Registration of Societies’ Act, 1860. The Society consists of eminent personalities connected with Film, Television, Communication, Culture, Alumni of Institute and Ex-Officio Government Members. The Institute is governed by a Governing Council, headed by a Chairman who is an eminent person from the fields of cinema, television and the arts. The academic policies and plans of the Institute are formulated by the Academic Council. The matters involving finance are controlled by the Standing Finance Committee.

3.4 Organizational Structure

The Society constituted by Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government Of India, runs the Institute through a Governing Council (GC) in accordance with the Memorandum of Association. President of the Society, nominated by the MIB, is also the Chairman of FTII Governing Council.

The Rules & Regulations are framed by Governing Council in the form of Rules of FTII, Service Bye Laws , Financial Bye Laws , Sabbatical Rules etc.

GC constitutes Standing Finance Committee, Academic Council and other committees to address the specific issues.

The Director is responsible for regular executive functions of the Institute and is assisted by the Dean for academic matters and the Registrar for administrative activities.

Organizational Chart

3.5 Courses being run by the Institute

Film Wing:

1. Three year Post Graduate Diploma in Film (Specialisation in Direction and Screeplay Writing)

2. Three year Post Graduate Diploma in Film (Specialisation in Cinematography)

3. Three year Post Graduate Diploma in Film (Specialisation in Editing)

4. Three year Post Graduate Diploma in Film (Specialisation in Sound Recording and Sound Design)

5. Three year Post Graduate Diploma in Film (Specialisation in Art Direction and Production Design)

6. Two year Post Graduate Diploma in Screen Acting

7. Two year Post Graduate Diploma in Screenwriting (Film,TV & Web Series)

TV Wing:

1. One Year Post Graduate Certificate in Television (Specialisation in Direction)

2. One Year Post Graduate Certificate in Television (Electronic Cinematography)

3. One Year Post Graduate Certificate in Television (Specialisation in Video Editing)

4. One Year Post Graduate Certificate in Television (Specialisation in Sound Recording and TV Engineering)

With a history of more than forty years the alumni of the FTII enjoy a special identity and respect from the film and media professionals all over the country and world. The films of the alumni are known to bag prestigious awards in both the feature length as well as the short film category. For almost four decades several films made by the FTII alumni have won accolades in National and International Film Festivals.

1388 students who have passed out from the FTII are well placed in the Film and Television industry all over the country and world. The FTII has produced some of the most eminent film personalities, who have brought great honour to the country, amongst the eminent past students of the FTII, Pune, who have won National Film Award/UNESCO Award are Smt. Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan, Renu Saluja, Sarvashri Adoor Gopalkrishnan, K.K. Mahajan, Shaji N. Karun, Ketan Mehta, Kumar Shahani, Jahnu Barua, Girish Kasarvalli, Saeed Mirza, Mani Kaul, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah and others. In the resent past films like `Ashoka’, made by Shri Santosh Sivan and `Devdas’ made by Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali, both alumni of FTII are in the news for their participation in the International Film Festivals.

FTII provides higher and professional education and technical expertise in the art and technique of film making and television production. In-service training is also provided to the officers of all grades of Doordarshan. Since 1971 the Television Wing has been conducting in-service training to the personnel of Doordarshan. Short-Term courses are also conducted in specialized areas for the Doordarshan staff, IIS Probationers etc. and so far over 6000 participants including the Annual Film Appreciation Course participants have been trained.

FTII has attempted optimum utilization of the infrastructure and facilities available. As an initiative to ensure full utilization of the spare capacity, FTII has identified 21 short courses of varied durations of 2 to 8 weeks, in addition to one and two year duration courses in the areas of Screenplay Writing and Acting. These new courses when fully implemented will help the Institute to generate more revenue so as to make the Institute self-sustaining. Further attempts are being made to increase the students’ strength in each of the specializations.

FTII is today recognized as a premier institution in film and television education, not only in India , but all over the world. FTII is a member of CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television), the apex body of all prominent film and television schools of the world.

3.6 Address of the Institute:

Film and Television Institute of India
Law college Road
Erandwane, Pune 411004
Maharashtra, India

3.7 Institute working hours:

The Academic & the Administration Departments: 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM, Monday to Friday (lunch break 1.30 P.M to 2.00 pm) / Security Section: round the clock

4.0 Functions

4.1 Powers and duties of FTII’s officers and employees

The Director is the Executive Officer of the Institute. The Director shall be responsible for the proper administration of the Institute and for the imparting of the instruction and maintenance of discipline therein. The Director has the power to incur expenditure in accordance with the procedure as may be laid by the Board from time to time.

The Deans and Registrar shall assist the Director in academic and administrative work and maintaining liaison with Institution’s higher learning.

Registrar is the custodian of records, funds of Institute and such other properties of the Institute.

Other officers and staff of the Institute assume powers, responsibilities and duties as assigned to them from time to time by the Director.

The Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers are taking classes for students admitted every year. The services of all operational and Maintenance Staff working in various departments are used for smooth functioning of departments and to assist the Faculty/Students for the training and conducting classes. Services of Administrative Staff are used for maintaining the records and administrative work.

4.2 Procedure followed in the decision making process including channels of supervision and accountability:

The Institute is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India. FTII receives grant-in-aid from the Ministry on a net deficit basis for conducting its activities and academic programmes. This deficit is calculated on the basis of deduction of internal revenue received in the Institute from the gross budgetary requirements. FTII Society has 26 members out of which 9 members are ex officio members, 15 Governing Council members, including 5 ex-officio members. The Standing Finance Committee has 4 members. The Director of FTII functions as Member Secretary. The Governing Council as the apex body is responsible for making all major policy decisions of the Institute in consonance with its aims and objectives. The Governing Council, in turn, appoints the Academic Council. The Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee are responsible for advising it in policy matters related to academic affairs and financial matters respectively. Approval of the Central Government is sought for implementation of any decision taken by the Governing Council if required. The tenure of the Governing Council is 3 years. The Academic Council of FTII consists of members who are eminent in the field of Film and Television and they review and update the syllabus and other academic activities. The President of the Society is also the Chairman of the Governing Council, the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee.

4.3 Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by it for discharge of functions:

All the employees of FTII are governed by FTII Service Bye laws. However, wherever the Institute has not framed its own Rules such as the pay scales, LTC, leave, and disciplinary rules, the Institute follows The Central Civil Services Rules.

4.4 Statement of the categories of documents held by the organization or under its control:

FTII is a teaching Institution for imparting training for film making and television programmes production. Documents in connection with enrolment of students and TV trainees, Recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff members, Reference Books/ Books pertaining to various Rules, Administrative Office Orders / Decisions and Guidelines as approved by Institutes’ Governing Council are some of the documents held by it.

4.5 Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof

The FTII Society is constituted by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India for this purpose.

4.6 Statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advise, and so to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public

The minutes of the various meetings held by the Governing Council of FTII are not relevant to the public, as the meetings organized by the FTII Society is for the purpose of day to day supervision/advise for smooth functioning of the Institute. However the Annual Report of FTII is tabled in Parliament and is available to the Public after its formal acceptance

4.7 Directory (telephone numbers and email addresses) of officers and employees.

Institute Telephone Directory

4.8 Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulation

All the officers and employees on regular services of FTII are governed by Central Govt. pay rules.

4.9 The manner of examination of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes.

This does not apply to FTII as it has no subsidy programmes.

4.10 Particulars of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it.

Not applicable.

4.11 Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form

All the relevant details of information are available on our website: http://www.ftii.ac.in

4.12 Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use

The Institute is having an Information & Facilitation Counter open during the office hours of the FTII i.e. from 09.30 am to 6.00 pm on all working days.

Enquiries:

Telephone No. 25580000 Ext.0022

Fax No. 25580151

E-Mail : registrar[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in

The Video Library and Book Library is available for Students, Teachers and Staff members and members of the public with prior permission during the office time of the FTII from 09:30 am to 6:00 pm on all the working days.

5.0 Statement Showing Details of Foreign Visits Undertaken by FTII Officials

6.0 Numerical Details of Departmental Vigilance and Police Procecution Cases

7.0 Details of Contract for the year 2022-23