FTII has recently introduced a new syllabus that aims to finish the courses in time. Filling regular posts is dismal – as per the inspection report, of 50 sanctioned post, 27 remain vacant – while FTII continues to hire contractual faculty. There’s anxiety among students that the administration will use this inspection report which has cited a lack of discipline among them, to intensify the ‘clampdown’ on them. Since the revocation of the four-month long strike in November 2015, FTII’s administration has tried its best to reduce the freedom enjoyed by the students and the influence of the students’ union on the campus. Under pressure to finish the courses on time, the new students are being crammed inside the classrooms from 9 am to 9 pm.

Source: Indian Express September 06, 2016 11:48 UTC