The institute was in limelight in 2015 when the students held protests for 139 days from June to October 2015 and abandoned classes to oppose the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the head of the institute.
Coming down heavily on The Film Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Tuesday stated that students overstaying at the institute has resulted in the institute incurring a revenue loss of Rs 11.83 crore.
The institute was in limelight in 2015 when the students held protests for 139 days from June to October 2015 and abandoned classes to oppose the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the head of the institute. While the strikes were on, the government had said that students overstaying on the campus were creating problems.
"The students did not complete their courses within the given time schedule. This resulted in them occupying hostels beyond the scheduled completion of their course. Admissions were held up during the academic year 2010-11, 2014-15, and 2015-16. The students continued to be on an academic roll and in hostels without paying fees and hostel charges after the prescribed tenure of their courses, resulting in a revenue loss of Rs 11.83 crore," CAG stated.
The audit body also observed that the cases of irregular payment of service tax, excess release of advance payment, and unfruitful expenditure on consultancy fees without any commensurate benefits were also noticed.
"We noted that between 2008 and 2012, out of 352 total seats available for the six long-duration diploma courses, 315 students were admitted," it observed. Of these, 212 students, that is 7.3 per cent of the total students enrolled, were still on roll as on 31 March 2016 due to non-completion of their academic exercises and projects.
"This included 94 students who were on roll for more than three years beyond the scheduled completion of their courses," it added. Further, though 18 students did not even pay their regular tuition, hostel, and other fees, amounting to Rs 8.21 lakh, they were allowed to complete their course and stay in the hostel.
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