RONO HILLS, Dec 6: A high level team from Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) delegation led by the Registrar of SRFTI, Kolkata Dr. Sushrut Sharma and two faculty members called on  Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University today to brief on the establishment of a new Film Institute in the state at Jote near Itanagar named as North East Film & Television Institute (NEFTI). Dr. Sharma informed that the central government in collaboration with the state government is all set to start the academic programmes in the new institute from August 2022 in the state offering three bachelor level programmes with RGU’s affiliation. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Saket Kushwaha advised the team to work in line for improving the linkages holistically for mutual growth benefitting each other and for overall growth of media education system in the state. 

Pro-Vice-Chancellor of RGU Prof. Amitava Mitra briefed the team about the technicalities involved in such ventures and said that the state has huge potential in this field of media studies. Registrar of RGU Dr. N.T. Rikam spoke about the role of the university in shaping colleges producing human resource in the state through its academic contributions and administration, while Joint Registrar of RGU Dr. David Pertin briefed the visitors about the major functioning and administration system of RGU vis-à-vis affiliated colleges. He further informed that the institute (NEFTI) after completion of all affiliation related formalities will start offering bachelors courses in Cinema and Digital Media, Animation Cinema and in Screen Acting from August, 2022 with Prime Minister of India launching the courses at Jote campus. The institute will be initially supported by the faculty members from three cognate departments of RGU i.e. Dept of Mass Communication, Dept. of Electronics & Communication and Dept. of Fine Arts & Music. 

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