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Students of FTII Itanagar refuse to begin 2nd semester over unfinished campus

Itanagar, Dec 8 (UNI) Students of Screen Acting and Documentary Cinema at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Itanagar have refused to begin their second semester, citing severe infrastructural shortcomings and an academically unfit learning environment.
FTII Itanagar is India's third national film institute and was launched with the promise of world-class facilities. However, students allege that they were made to attend classes in an unfinished campus, lacking basic infrastructure such as functional studios, a preview theatre, a sound studio, adequate cameras, proper classrooms, and reliable medical support.
According to the students, multiple representations were submitted to Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) Kolkata and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as early as December 2024, highlighting the adverse academic conditions. They also undertook two academic halts in March and May 2025, but resumed classes each time following assurances that infrastructure would improve, which, they say, did not happen.
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