Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

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Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
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Type Film school
Deemed university
Established1995;30 years ago (1995)
Chairman Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
President Suresh Gopi
Director Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°29′05″N88°23′43″E / 22.4848°N 88.3953°E / 22.4848; 88.3953
Campus Urban 40 acre
Affiliations CILECT
Website srfti.ac.in
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Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical expertise in the art and technique of film-making and television production. Established in 1995, the institute is an autonomous society funded by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. [1] [2]

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A member of CILECT (International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television), in 2019 SRFTI was ranked among the best film schools in the world, along with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the National School of Drama, New Delhi by the CEOWorld Magazine. [3] [4] [5]

History

The SRFTI was established in 1995, and registered as a Society on 18 August 1995 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, and is an autonomous society funded by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. [2] It has been named after acclaimed Indian film director, Satyajit Ray. [3] The first session began on 1 September 1996, while Dr Debasish Majumdar joined as the institute's first director in 1997. [1] On 2 September 2024 On UGC recommendation The Institute has received a Letter of Intent from the Ministry of Education to fulfil the requirements for Deemed to be University status. [6]

Allegations of sexual assault and harassment

In 2015, several women students said that they had been sexually harassed at the institute. [7] Three teaching staff were suspended as a result. [7] One student said that she had been raped. [8]

In 2023, students protested about sexual harassment at the institute. [9]

In 2024, when Vipin Vijay was dean, complaints were made that he had sexually harassed a student and two staff at the institute. [10] The institute upheld the complaints and sacked him as dean, banning him from the campus. [10] Vijay challenged the process in the High Court of Calcutta, but the court refused to be involved. [11] He was then reinstated as dean in September 2025, and removed from post again a few days later following student protests. [10]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Source: [12]

Direction & Screenplay Writing

Cinematography

Editing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Our Institute". Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "About Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute". Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Dimitropoulou, Alexandra (23 July 2019). "Best Film Schools In The World For 2019". CEOWorld Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Suresh, Pradeep (24 July 2019). "These three Indian institutes are among the world's best film schools". CNBC TV18. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (2 September 2024). "Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute gets LoI on deemed varsity status". The Times of India Sep 2, 2024, 02.48 PM IST. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. 1 2 Dasgupta, Priyanka (13 December 2015). "3 SRFTI teachers suspended for 'sexually harassing' girls". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Das, Monalisa (25 December 2015). "No one should face what I did: Satyajit Ray institute student who faced sexual harassment speaks out". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (9 June 2023). "Srfti Students Protest 'going Soft' On Sex Pests". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Basu, Mohar (24 September 2025). "Filmmaker Vipin Vijay's reinstatement as Dean of SRFTI revoked". Mid-day. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "HC refuses to interfere in SRFTI panel report on sex harassment plaint". West Bengal news and information. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Alumni". Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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