FTII ET 2026: Film and Television Institute of India Entrance Test (FTII ET) 2026

Film and Television Institute of India EntranceTest

Film and Television Institute of India Entrance Test (FTII ET) 2026

FTII ET 2026
[Film and Television Institute of India Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Admission to Master Degree Programmes and Post Graduate Certificate Programmes, 2026-27

Admission Portal Opens: 11/03/2026
Apply by: 07/04/2026
Written Test: 26/04/2026

FTII is offering admissions in Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinema and One-Year Post Graduate Certificate Courses in TV in different specializations for the upcoming academic session only for Indian Nationals through FTII-Entrance Test 2025-26 (FTII-ET-2025-26) as detailed below.

FILM WING
The Film Wing of FTII offers a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema (MFACinema) with following specializations:

Three-Year Master Degree Programs
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Direction & Screenplay Writing
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Cinematography
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Editing
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Sound Recording & Sound Design
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Art Direction & Production Design
Two-Year Master Degree Programs
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting
- MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screenwriting (Film, TV & Web Series)

TV WING
The TV Wing of FTII offers AICTE approved 1-Year Post-Graduate Certificate Courses in:

One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Television with specialization in Direction
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Television with specialization in Electronic Cinematography
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Television with specialization in Video Editing
One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Television with specialization in Sound Recording & Television Engineering

Important Dates

1	Application Registration Window for FTII-ET-2025-26	11th March, 2026 to 7th April, 2026 (06:00 P.M.)
2	Window for admit card download	18th -25th April, 2026
3	Stage-1: Written Test	26th April, 2026 [In Two Shifts]
4	(a) Result of Paper-I of Stage-1 for all programs and courses except MFA in Screen Acting	To be Announced
4	(b) Result of Stage-1 for MFA in Screen Acting	To be Announced
5	Result of Written Test i.e. Stage-1 for all programs/courses except MFA in Screen Acting	To be Announced
6	(a) Audition, Performance and Interaction for MFA in Screen Acting (Stage-2)	2nd week of June - 2nd week of July (Tentative)
6	(b) Mixed Format Assessment for all Programs/Courses except MFA in Screen Acting (Stage-2)	2nd week of July - 4th week of July (Tentative)
7	Final Result	To be announced
8	Seat Allocation	To be announced
9	Document Verification, Submission and Medical Test Examination	To be announced
10	Commencement of Classes	1st week of September, 2026 (Tentative)

Number of Seats and Reservations

Sl. No.	Name of the Specialization	Total Seats	General	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	Gen.-EWS
1	Direction & Screenplay Writing	11	05	03	01	01	01
2	Cinematography	11	05c	03	01	01	01
3	Editing	11	05	03	01	01	01
4	Sound Recording & Sound Design	11	05c	03	01	01	01
5	Art Direction & Production Design	11	05	03	01	01	01
6	Screen Acting	16	07	04a	02	01	02
7	Screen Writing (Film, TV & Web Series)	16	07	04d	02	01	02

a: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Blindness and low vision.
c: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, 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.

Sl. No.	Name of the Specialization	Total Seats	General	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	Gen.-EWS
1	Direction	11	05	03	01	01	01
2	Electronic Cinematography	11	05d	03	01	01	01
3	Video Editing	11	05	03	01	01	01
4	Sound Recording &Television Engineering	11	05f	03	01	01	01

d: 1 Seat is reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities- Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness.
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.

Eligibility Criteria

Sl. No.	Name of the Program	Eligibility criteria
1	Direction & Screenplay Writing	Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline
2	Cinematography
3	Editing
4	Sound Recording & Sound Design
5	Screen Acting
6	Screenwriting (Film, TV & Web Series)
7	Art Direction & Production Design	Bachelor’s degree in applied arts, architecture, painting, sculpture, interior design or related fields in fine arts or equivalent

*NOTE: Degree equivalence to be submitted by the candidate.

Sl. No.	Name of the Specialization	Eligibility Criteria
1	Direction	Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline
2	Electronic Cinematography
3	Video Editing
4	Sound Recording &Television Engineering

*NOTE: Degree equivalence to be submitted by candidate.

Registration for Admission

Registration for Admission for Master Degree and Post Graduate Certificate Courses through FTII-ET-2025-26

FTII is offering admission to eleven (11) courses divided into two groups i.e. Group A and Group B as mentioned in the table below.
A candidate can apply to a maximum of two courses from the disciplines mentioned at Sr. no. 1 to 4 in the table below of Film wing and Television wing together (the details of courses in which a candidate can apply is mentioned subsequently).
A candidate can apply for only one course mentioned at sr. no. 5 and 6 in the table below.

The grouping of Programs/Courses will be as follows:

Sl. No.	Group A	Sl. No.	Group B
1.A	Three Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Direction & Screenplay Writing	1.B(I)	One Year Post-Graduate Certificate Course in TV with specialization in Direction
1.A		1.B(II)	Two Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Screenwriting (Film, Television & Web series)
2.A	Three Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Cinematography	2.B	One Year Post-Graduate Certificate course in TV with specialization in Electronic Cinematography
3.A	Three Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Editing	3.B	One Year Post-Graduate Certificate course in TV with specialization in Video Editing
4.A	Three Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Sound Recording & Sound Design	4.B	One Year Post-Graduate certificate course in TV with specialization in Sound Recording & TV Engineering
5.A	Three Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Art Direction & Production Design
6.A	Two Year MFA in Cinema with Specialization in Screen Acting

Stages of Selection Process for Admission to Various Specializations in the Film and Television Wing

FTII-ET 2025-26 will be conducted in two stages. The selection process for MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting is different than rest of the programs.

Stage-1: Written Test with two papers (Paper-I Objective and Paper II Subjective)
Stage-2: Mixed Format Assessment-Practical, Analytical, Performance & Interaction

Stage-1:
Candidates seeking admission to MFA in Cinema Programs and One year Post Graduate Certificate Courses must appear for Written Test (Both PaperI & II) of FTII-ET 2025-26.

Stage-2:
Candidates qualifying in Stage-1 (Written Test) must appear for further Stage-2 of the examination.

Final Merit List
The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of cumulative performance in Stage-1 and Stage-2 with 25% and 75% weightage respectively,subject to fulfillment of terms and conditions mentioned in the prospectus.

Stage-1: Written Test
Mode of Stage-1:
- Paper-I: Objective Type question paper
- Paper-II: Subjective Type question paper

Question Paper Pattern:

Sl. No.	Pattern of Question Paper	Structure of Question Paper
Paper-I	Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	30 questions with a total of 60 marks. Each MCQ question will carry 02 marks. Each question to have four options and only one of them will be the correct option. Only one option is to be chosen/selected. Correct answer will be awarded +02 marks. Unattempt questions will be awarded zero marks. Wrong answers and/or choosing/selecting more than one option will be awarded (-) 0.5 marks. Paper-I will consist of questions covering allied arts, literature, general knowledge & awareness relevant to the course requirements and questions specifically related to the chosen area of specialization
Paper-II	Subjective Type Questions	Descriptive questions carrying 40 marks will assess the subject knowledge of the discipline

Procedure for Stage-1:

Written test will take place at multiple centers all over India.
Candidate must attempt both papers to be considered for admission process.
Total Time allotted for the Written Test: 2 hrs 30 min.
Weightage of Stage-1 in the overall selection process will be 25% of the total Marks (Stage 1 plus Stage 2).
Paper-I will be evaluated for all candidates and the Roll nos. of candidates who qualify Paper-I will be published. Only candidates who qualify PaperI will be eligible for the evaluation of Paper-II.
Qualification Criteria for Paper-II evaluation: A maximum of 32 x ‘A’ no. of candidates will be qualified for evaluation of Paper-II subject to nonzero positive score in Paper-I (where ‘A’ is the total number of seats in a program. The ratio of 1:32 will be followed for all seats as per the category of the seat in a program). Paper-II will be evaluated for all these candidates.
Qualification Criteria for Stage-2: Candidates will be qualified for Stage-2 based on the total marks of Written Test of both papers of Stage1 in the ratio of 1:4 (4x ‘A’) (where ‘A’ is the total number of seats in a program). The ratio of 1:4 will be followed for all seats as per the category of the seat in a program). Roll Nos. of candidates qualified for Stage-2 will be published on the website.

Stage-2: Mixed Format Assessment: Practical, Analytical, Performance & Interaction
Mode of Stage-2:

This stage will comprehensively evaluate candidates’ overall suitability for the program using diverse methods.
Stage-2 will be conducted at FTII Pune campus.
Candidates will make their own arrangements for travel, accommodation and meals for the duration of Stage-2 assessment.
Weightage of Stage-2 in the overall selection process will be 75% of the Total Marks (Stage 1 plus Stage 2).

Stage-1: Written Test (MCQ based written Test)
Candidates seeking wish to take admission in MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting must appear for Written Test of FTII-ET 2025-26.

Stage-2: Audition, Performance and Interaction
Candidates qualifying in Stage-1 (Written Test) must appear for further Stage-2 of examination.

Final Merit List
Final merit list will be prepared on the basis of cumulative performance in Stage-1 and Stage-2 with 25% and 75% weightage respectively, subject to fulfillment of terms and conditions mentioned in the prospectus.

Stage-1: Written Test
Mode of Stage-1: MCQ based Written Test Examination
Question Paper Pattern:

Type of Exam	Pattern of Question Paper	Structure of Question Paper
Written Test Examination	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	50 questions, with a total of 100 marks will be divided in two sections: Section-I: 50 Marks Section-II: 50 Marks. Each MCQ question will carry 02 marks. Each question will have four options and only one of them will be the correct option. Only one option is to be chosen/selected. Correct answer will be awarded +02 marks while wrong answer will be awarded – 0.5 mark. Choosing/selecting more than one option will be awarded (-) 0.5 marks. Un-attempted questions will be awarded zero marks. Section-I: Will consists of questions covering Allied Arts, Literature, History, Current Affair, General Knowledge and Awareness. Section-II: Will consists of questions specific to Acting.

Procedure for Stage-1:

Total Time allotted for written test examination: 1 hr 30 min.
Written Test paper will be evaluated for all candidates and roll nos. of qualified candidates of written test will be published on the website.
Qualification Criteria (Cut-off) for Stage-2: A maximum of 10 x 'A' (where 'A' is the total number of seats in a program) no. of candidates will be qualified for all seats as per the category of the seat in a program for Stage-2 subject to non-zero positive score in written test (Stage-1). Qualified candidates of Stage-1 will appear for the Stage-2 process.
Result of Written Test: Roll numbers of candidates qualified in Written Test and eligible for Stage-2 i.e. Audition, Performance and Interaction) will be published.
Total marks of Stage-1 is: 100 Marks.
Weightage of Written Test: 25% of the total marks (Stage-1 plus Stage-2).

Stage-2: Audition, Performance and Interaction
Mode of Stage-2:

Stage-2 is based on Audition, Performance and Interaction.
Stage-2 will be conducted at the FTII Pune campus.

Procedure of Stage-2:

This stage will comprehensively evaluate candidates’ overall suitability for the MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting Program.
Stage-2 will be conducted at FTII Pune campus.
Stage-2 may be conducted in sequential phases, depending on the number of shortlisted candidates.
Stage-2 Total marks: 100
Weightage of Stage-2: 75% of the total Marks (Stage 1 plus Stage 2)
Components of Stage-2 evaluation process are as follows:
Component 1: Integrated Audition - 50 Marks
- Impromptu, on-the-spot performance activities or exercises to assess spontaneity, imagination, adaptability, and performance instincts
- Prepared monologue (up to 3 minutes, in Hindi or English)

Component 2: Personal Interaction (Interview) - 50 Marks - Assessment will include:
- Motivation and intent
- General and cinematic awareness
- Readiness for intensive academic and artistic training