Scholarships

Scholarship Details

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) provides scholarships and financial assistance to support meritorious and financially deserving students pursuing film and television education.

Scholarships are awarded to eligible students of Film Wing and Television Wing courses based on merit, financial need, and prescribed eligibility criteria.

In addition to FTII scholarships, students may also avail scholarships offered by various State Governments, Central Sector Scheme on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and memorial awards instituted by individuals, trusts, and production houses.


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Scholarship Awarded to FTII students by FTII, Eminent, NSP, State Govt.

SEMESTER-WISE SCHOLARSHIPS STRUCTURE

(AS PER ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING DATED 07.04.2026)

ENTRANCE

Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
1 1) FTII
2) FTII		 12 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) ADPD
2) SPW
3) TV-Direction
4) Ele. Cinematography
5) Video Editing
6) Sound Recording & TV Engg. 		1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
2 1) FTII
2) FTII
3) K. A. Abbas & Baburao Patel 		3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) DSPW 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 8,000/-		 Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
3 1) FTII
2) FTII
3) Nandini Sanyal & Kamalkar 		3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) Editing 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 10,000/-		 Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
4 1) FTII
2) S N Agarwal
3) Sushant Arora		 6 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper
Topper - Gen
Topper - OBC
Topper - SC/ST 		1) Cinematography 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 18,000/-
4) 8,000/-
5) 7,000/-
6) 6,000/- 		Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
5 1) Bachchan Patra
2) FTII		 3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) Acting 1) 50,000/-
2) 25,000/-
3) 22,500/-		 Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
6 1) FTII
2) S.N.Agarwal		 3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) SRSD 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 18,000/-		 Final Percentage of Entrance Exam
1st Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
7 1) FTII
2) FTII
3) FTII		 3 First 3 topper among 5 courses

 1) DSPW
2) Editing
3) ADPD
4)Cinematography
5) SRSD 		1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 20,000/-		 SGPA of 1st semester
8 1) FTII
2) FTII		 2 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) Acting 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 1st semester
9 1) SWA-SWAdhyay 1 Selection by SWA Committee 1) SPW 1) 1,00,000/- Selection by SWA Committee
10 1) FTII
2) FTII		 2 Two Topper, Excluding SWA scholarship awardee 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 1st semester
2nd Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
11 1) FTII
2) FTII		 8 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) DSPW
2) Editing
3) ADPD
4) SPW		 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 2nd semester
12 1) FTII
2) FTII
3) S.N.Agarwal		 3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1)Cinematography 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 18,000/-		 SGPA of 2nd semester
13 1) FTII
2) FTII
3) S.N.Agarwal		 3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) SRSD 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-
3) 18,000/-		 SGPA of 2nd semester
14 1) Shatrughan Sinha 1 1st Topper 1) Acting 1) 75,000/- SGPA of 2nd semester
15 1) Sonakshi Sinha (Ramayan Charitra) 1 1st Topper female student (If Not then male student as Ramayan Charitra) 1) 75,000/- SGPA of 2nd semester
16 1) Kaifi Azmi 1 Merit + Income basis 1) 50,000/- Income + 2nd semester SGPA
17 1) FTII
2) FTII		 2 2 Topper, excluding Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha & Kaifi Azmi Scholarship Awardees 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 2nd semester
3rd Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
18 1) FTII
2) FTII		 12 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) DSPW
2) Editing
3) ADPD
4)Cinematography
5) SRSD
6) Acting 		1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 3rd semester
19 1)SWA SWABHIMAN 1 Selection by SWA Committee 1) SPW 1) 1,00,000/- Selection by SWA Committee
20 1) FTII
2) FTII		 2 2 Topper, excluding SWA scholarship awardee 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 3rd semester
4th Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
21 1) FTII
2) FTII		 4 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) DSPW
2) ADPD		 1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 4th semester
22 1) Krishna Gopal
2) FTII
3) FTII
4) Kodak
5) S.N.Agarwal 		5 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper
4th Topper
5th Topper 		1)Cinematography 1) 30,000/-
2) 25,000/-
3) 22,500/-
4) 20,000/-
5) 18,000/- 		SGPA of 4th semester
23 1) Renu Saluja
2) FTII
3) FTII		 3 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper		 1) Editing 1) 1,00,000/-
2) 25,000/-
3) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 4th semester
24 1) Sanjeev Kumar 1 1st Topper 1) Acting 1) 51,000/- CGPA of 4th semester
25 1) Dolby
2) FTII
3) FTII
4) S.N.Agarwal 		4 1st Topper
2nd Topper
3rd Topper
4th Topper 		1) SRSD 1) 500 UK Pound
2) 25,000/-
3) 22,500/-
4) 18,000/- 		SGPA of 4th semester
5th Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
26 1) FTII
2) FTII		 10 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) DSPW
2) ADPD
3)Cinematography
4) SRSD
5) Editing 		1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 SGPA of 5th semester
6th Semester
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
27 NVK & Krishna Murthy 1 Female Student (If Not then Male) Merit + Income basis 1) DSPW 1) 50,000/- Income + CGPA of 6th semester
28 Keshavrao Dhaibar & Nalini Tarkhad 1 Merit + Income basis 1)Cinematography 1) 50,000/- Income + CGPA of 6th semester
29 Waman Bhonsle 1 1st Topper 1) Editing 1) 50,000/- CGPA of 6th semester
TV Final Results
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
30 1) FTII
2) FTII		 8 1st Topper
2nd Topper		 1) TV-Direction
2)Elec.Cinematography
3) Video Editing
4) Sound Recording & TV Engg. 		1) 25,000/-
2) 22,500/-		 Final Exam Percentage
Other Scholarships
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
31 Indian Express Screen Foundation for Excellence (IESFFE) 3 Selection By IESFFE Team 1) SPW All 6 semesters Tuition Fee Selection By IESFFE Team
32 Indian Express Screen Foundation for Excellence (IESFFE) 1 Selection By IESFFE Team 1)DSPW All 6 semesters Tuition Fee Selection By IESFFE Team
33 Indian Express Screen Foundation for Excellence (IESFFE) 1 Selection By IESFFE Team 1)Editing All 6 semesters Tuition Fee Selection By IESFFE Team
34 Indian Express Screen Foundation for Excellence (IESFFE) 1 Selection By IESFFE Team 1) ADPD All 6 semesters Tuition Fee Selection By IESFFE Team
State Scholarships
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
35 Bihar State Scholarship - FTII Students Hailing from Bihar State All courses Actual Tuition fees only All eligible State Domicile students
36 Telangana State Scholarship - FTII Students Hailing from Telangana State All courses Rs. 20,000/- per year All eligible State Domicile students
Central Sector Scheme - NSP Scholarships
Sr. No. Scholarship Name No. of Scholarships Criteria Course Amount Rs. Eligibility
37 National Fellowship And Scholarship For Higher Education Of ST Students - Scholarship (Formally Top Class Education For Schedule Tribe Students) (NSP-ST) No Limit ST students with Family income less than ₹6.0 lakh p.a. All courses 1st year:
Component-I: Rs 86,000/- for purchase of accessories, stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual Paid fee

2nd & 3rd year:
Component-I: Rs 41,000/- for stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual paid fee 		ST student category listed by Ministry
38 Central Sector Scholarship Of Top Class Education For SC Students (NSP-SC) 1 (30% reserved for Female Student) SC students with Family income less than ₹8.0 lakh p.a. All courses 1st year:
Component-I: Rs 86,000/- for purchase of accessories, stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual Paid fee

2nd & 3rd year:
Component-I: Rs 41,000/- for stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual paid fee 		SC student
39 PM YASASVI Central Sector Scheme Of Top Class Education In College For OBC, EBC And DNT Students (NSP-OBC) 5 (30% reserved for Female Student) OBC students with Family income less than ₹2.5 lakh p.a. All courses 1st year:
Component-I: Rs 86,000/- for purchase of accessories, stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual Paid fee

2nd & 3rd year:
Component-I: Rs 41,000/- for stationary and stipend
Component-II: Actual paid fee 		OBC student