Administrative Structure

SRFTI is a fully funded autonomous institution under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, run by a Society constituted by the Government of India. The Society, headed by a President, runs the Institute through a Governing Council (GC), which includes, in addition to the experts in the field of cinema, officials of the Ministry as ex-officio members and representatives of ex-students.

The Governing council is responsible for overall superintendence and management of the Institute. The Society, Governing Council and Standing Finance Committee have officials of the Ministry of I & B as ex-officio members representing the Government.

Academic Council(AC), constituted by GC, consists of domain specialists in addition to Dean and HODs of the Institute and representatives of students and alumni. AC is mandated to oversee all the academic and pedagogy-related issues. Director, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, acts under the guidance and directions of the GC and assisted by Dean and Registrar for academic and administrative function respectively.

Society

Composition

The President of the Institute shall act as the Chairperson of the council

1. The President, to be nominated by the Central Govt.

2. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, dealing with films.

3. CEO, Prasar Bharati or his/her nominee not below the rank of DDG.

4. Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Min. of I&B, Govt. of India or his nominee not below the rank of DS.

5. Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation.

6. Director, FTTI, Pune.

7. Three experts nominated in their individual capacity by the Central Govt. to represent the activities of the central Govt. in the fields of Education, Cultural, External Affairs, Science & Technology or Electronics.

8. Five persons of eminence connected with Films, Television, Education, Journalism, Literature, Fine Arts, Dramatics, Performing Arts etc. to be nominated by the Central Govt.

9. Three persons from among the alumni of the Institute or the former Institute to be nominated by the Central Govt.

10. Director, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata.

11. Such other person as may be nominated by the Central Govt. or as may be co-opted by the Institute in accordance with prior directions of the Central Govt. for such period as the central Govt. may prescribe.

Present Member

SL.No.
Name
Designation
1
Shri Suresh Gopi

President

2
Deepak Narain

Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

3
Vrunda Manohar Desai

Joint Secretary, Films

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

4
Shri Gaurav Dwivedi

Chief Executive Officer

Prasar Bharati (India’s Public Service Broadcaster) New Delhi.

5
Shri Prithul Kumar

Managing Director

National Film Development Corporation Mumbai.

6
Shri Dhiraj Singh

Director

Film & Television Institute Pune

7
Shri Samiran Datta

Director

8
Ms. Ranjana Chopra
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture
9
Ms. Smita Vats Sharma
ADG. West Zone, PIB
10
Ms. Kesang Y. Sherpa
Member Secretary, NCTE, Ministry of Education
11
Shri G. Suresh Kumar
Person of eminence
12
Shri Mohit Chauhan
Person of eminence
13
Ms. Jayasree Bhattacharyya
Person of eminence
14
Ms. Alokananda Roy
Person of eminence
15
Ms. Paullomi B Mukherjee
Person of eminence
16
Shri Mohan Kumar Valasala
Alumnus of SRFTI
17
Shri Sange Dorjee Thongdok
Alumnus of SRFTI
18
Shri Bishnudev Dev Haldar
Alumnus of SRFTI

Governing Council

Composition

1. The President of the Institute shall act as the Chairperson of the council

2. Joint Secretary in the Min. of I&B, Govt. of India dealing with films.

3. CEO, Prasar Bharati or his/her nominee not below the rank of DDG.

4. Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Min. of I&B, Govt. of India or his nominee not below the rank of DS.

5. Managing Director, NFDC.

6. Five persons to be elected by the members of the Institute from members referred to in clauses 10, 11 and 12 of sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 3, provided that there will be atleast one member from each mentioned in clauses 10, 11 & 12.

7. Director, FTII

8. Director, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata, who shall be ex-officio secretary of the council.

Present Member

SL.No.
Name
Designation
1
Shri Suresh Gopi

President

2
Deepak Narain

Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

3
Vrunda Manohar Desai

Joint Secretary, Films

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

4
Shri Gaurav Dwivedi

Chief Executive Officer

Prasar Bharati (India’s Public Service Broadcaster) New Delhi.

5
Shri Prithul Kumar

Managing Director

National Film Development Corporation Mumbai.

6
Shri Dhiraj Singh

Director

Film & Television Institute Pune

7
Shri Samiran Datta

Director

Academic Council

Composition

1. Chairman of the Governing Council (Chairperson)

2. Director, SRFTI (Vice Chairman).

3. Dean (Film), SRFTI, (Member).

4. Dean (EDM), SRFTI (Member).

5. Dean (Film), FTII (Member).

6. Dean (TV), FTII (Member).

7. Registrar, SRFTI (Member Secretary).

8. Five(5) External Experts.

9. One Educationist.

10. One Alumni.

11. Two Student representatives.

Present Member

SL.No.
Name
Designation
1
Ms Madhura Palit
Alumni, SRFTI
2
Shri Suresh Gopi

President

3
Shri Samiran Datta

Director

4
Shri Vipin Vijay
Dean (Film)
5
Shri Chandan Goswami
Dean (EDM)
6
Shri Dhiraj Meshram
Dean (Film), FTII
7
Shri Sandeep Sahare
Dean (TV), FTII
8
Shri Sushrut Sharma
Registrar, SRFTI
9
Shri Biren Ghosh
External Expert
10
Shri Sankalp Meshram
External Expert
11
Shri Santosh Shivan
External Expert
12
Shri Resul Pookutty
External Expert
13
Shri Suresh Kumar
External Expert