The committee of experts working on the detailed project report on the revitalisation and upgradation of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) submitted their report to the governing council last week. Former director of National Film Archive of India (NFAI), PK Nair headed the committee. <table style="width: 115px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="115" align="right" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/jan/sale.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td> Tabled at last! The PK Nair report has suggested development of 36 acres of land within the campus. FILE PIC</td></tr></tbody></table>Other members included Shaji N Karun, Kundan Shah, Nachiket Patwardhan, Chandita Mukherjee, Jabeen Merchant and Hansa Thapliyal. The members submitted their report during the governing council meeting held on campus last week. The report has highlighted certain issues that require immediate attention including clearing the backlog of academic and project work that has accumulated at the institute over the past 10 years. It also suggested remodelling the building and structures for maximum use and developing the 36 acres of land within the institute premises.u00a0u00a0u00a0 It also mentions that the course structure of the three-year course has been extending for more than five years because of which students have been staying on campus for five years.u00a0 PK Nair, Chairman, mentions that the issue is of utmost urgency and requires immediate attention. "The exercises of the students are not being completed because of which students end up staying for more than three years. For the development of the institute, we have to tackle the issue first or else there is no question of development," he said. The plan submitted also includes a week-to-week programme implementation for the next 16 months and list of additional resources the institute needs to acquire to clear the backlog. Nair also mentions that the Governing Council has asked for two weeks where they will study the report thoroughly and later submit their view. u00a0 The final report will be submitted in the last week February.

The committee of experts working on the detailed project report on the revitalisation and upgradation of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) submitted their report to the governing council last week

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