The Film and Television Institute of India ran its 2026 entrance test at a Delhi centre where, according to candidates, the question paper packets arrived torn or pre-opened, only two of the four required sets had been delivered, and a delay in distribution ended with candidates entering the strongroom and manhandling staff. FTII responded by cancelling both shifts at that building and forming a committee. The premise, the inciting incident, and the cliffhanger have all been delivered — only the script department forgot to write the exam.
On Sunday, April 26, around 300 candidates reported to MD Indraprastha School in Begumpur, Delhi, for FTII Pune's 2026 Joint Entrance Test — the screening for screen acting and the institute's other UG/PG/PhD seats. Candidates allege that question paper packets at the centre were not properly sealed, with some 'torn or pre-opened,' and that centre officials admitted they had received only two of the four sets they were supposed to receive. While first-shift papers waited to be distributed, candidates forced their way into the strongroom and manhandled staff, FTII told reporters. The first shift was cancelled. The second shift was cancelled. All other centres across the country, FTII added, were 'conducted peacefully.' A committee of the registrar and two deans has now been constituted to investigate the leak at the institute that, when it works, awards postgraduate diplomas in direction, editing and sound. The committee will, presumably, also investigate the bit where you put four sets of papers in four sealed packets and deliver four of them.