Film and Television Institute of India, Satyajit Rai Film and Television Institute, Indian Film and Television Institute and Asian Academy of Film and TV are some of the top film institutes in India. Candidates can seek admission to these institutes on the basis of their performance in qualifying examination, entrance test and interview.

Film Institutes in India

The other film institutes in India are:

• Annapurna International School of Film & Media, Hyderabad
• Asian Academy of Film and TV, Uttar Pradesh
• Bijupatnaik Film and Television Institute, Orissa
• Center for Research in Art of Film and Television, New Delhi
• Cochin Media School, Kerala
• Delhi Film Institute, New Delhi
• Film and Television Institute of India, Maharashtra
• Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu
• Flash Frame Visuals Academy of Film and Video Editing, Karnataka
• Government Film and Television Institute, Karnataka
• Indian Film and Television Institute, Uttar Pradesh
• Jahangirabad Media Institute, Uttar Pradesh
• L V Prasad Film and TV Academy, Tamil Nadu
• M.G.R. Government Film and Television Institute, Tamil Nadu
• Media Arts, Maharashtra
• Mindscreen Film Institute, Tamil Nadu
• Neptune Film Institute, New Delhi
• Satyajit Rai Film and Television Institute, West Bengal
• Souhern Institute of Arts and Design, Tamil Nadu
• Whistling Woods International Institute, Maharashtra Xavier Institute of Communications, Maharashtra
• Zee Institute of Media Arts, Maharashtra

Admission Procedure

To get admission to top film institutes in India, one should first of all procure application form of a particular course. In the case of institutes like Indian Film and Television Institute, prospectus and application can be obtained by registering online. Candidates can purchase the forms in person if they are applying to institutes like Film and Television Institute of India. In all these cases, candidates need to pay specified application fee through demand draft or online payment.

After obtaining the application form, one should fill it properly as per the instructions specified in the prospectus and submit it to the concerned Film Institute through Registered/Speed post. While applying to Institutes like Asian Academy of Film and TV, one can make use of online facility. If they are using online facility, then they have to pay the application fee through net banking facility or by credit card/debit card.

Each film institute has its own admission procedure depending on the norms specified by the competent authority. In most of the cases, there will be aptitude test and interview for short listing candidates. Institutes like Annapurna International School of Film & Media, Indian Film and Television Institute etc. will sometimes conduct auditions instead of entrance test. Candidates can join the relevant course if they get qualified in the selection procedure.