Biju Patnaik Film  Television Institute of Orissa offers four years of degree programme in the major technical areas of film-making such as Cinematography, Sound Recording  Sound Design and Film Editing. The aim of the curricula is to impart knowledge in all the aspects of film-making and simultaneously enable the students to specialise in one of these technical areas who have little or no film- making experience During the training, the students are provided with required theoretical inputs as well as practical facilities to develop appropriate skill so that, after the completion of programme they become acceptable in the Film Television industry in their respective fields. The objective of the curricula is to groom the students as serious professional and help them create a niche in the industry.

 At the end of each year the students are given opportunity to bring out their inner creative urge through various projects and exercises such as Photo-feature, Audio play, Short video film, documentary  Short fiction film. The institute provides all its infrastructural support for the production of these projects.