What: Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata, invites applications for admission to three year post graduate diploma course (full time) for the session 2008-2011 in the following specialisations:

~ Direction & Screenplay Writing

~ Cinematography

~ Editing

Qualifications: Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university or equivalent.

Audiography

Qualifications: Graduate from a recognised university in any stream. Physics as one of the subjects at the higher secondary level (10+2 level).

Medium of instruction: English

Total number of seats: 40 (10 per discipline out of which 2 seats are earmarked for foreign students)

Note: Reservation for SC/ST candidates as per extant GOI Rules.

Provision for persons with disabilities as per extant GOI Rules.

Admission test

The admission test will comprise a written examination to be held at different centres, followed by an interactive orientation test & viva-voce for the short listed candidates only to be held at the Institute. The written examination will be held on 03-08-2008 (Sunday) at the following centres:

1. Kolkata 2. New Delhi 3. Mumbai 4. Chennai 5. Guwahati 6. Agartala 7. Lucknow 8. Ranchi 9. Port Blair 10. Patna 11. Bhopal 12.Bengaluru 13. Bhubaneswar 14. Thiruvananthapuram 15. Hyderabad 16. Imphal 17. Raipur

How to apply

Prospectus containing application forms and other details may be obtained by post on written request, accompanied by a processing fee by crossed demand draft of Rs 1,200 (Rs 700 for SC/ST candidates on submission of valid certificate) in favour of 'Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata' payable at Kolkata. Application forms can be downloaded from the website www.srfti.gov.in and submitted in print copy along with due processing fee in demand draft.

Last date for receipt of request for prospectus by post: 21-06-2008

Last date for receipt of completed application form at SRFTI: July 11, 2008

The prospectus may also be obtained personally form the Institute on any working day between 11 am to 4 pm between 19-05-2008 to 28-06-2008 against due payment of processing fees in demand draft or cash.

Address for sending request for prospectus & submission of application forms:

The Director,

Admission 2008,

Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute,

EM Bypass Road P.O.,
Panchasayar, Kolkata-700094

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