 No films in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution were eligible.Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Other Than Those Specified In the Schedule VIII of the Constitution

Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.A committee of seven, headed by Raju Mishra, was appointed to evaluate the Non-Feature Films entries.