Five courses of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, have been given approval by the All India 
The approval makes FTII, the first and only institute in this category in the country to receive such recognition.
A list of institutions and approved courses recently published by the AICTE pertaining to institutes offering courses in applied arts, crafts and design, includes all the Five courses of the FTII, an official statement said. FTII operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.