Public Sector Broadcasting Trust is actively seeking actively proposals from all over the country for film proposals with the aim of fair and equitable representation to the regional and linguistic diversity of India. Through this, they aim to provide Documentary Fellowships to Video Journalists – a non-commercial activity to promote excellence in an art form.PSBT ordinarily invites proposals from independent filmmakers for its Film Fellowships, once or twice a year. A commissioning brief is announced and filmmakers are invited to submit proposals in keeping with the broad outline provided.PSBT’s calls for proposals are announced on their website, Facebook, emailed to their subscribers and often advertised in select national newspapers, journals and magazines. But if the candidate had something exciting to propose, outside of their commissioning window, they are urged to submit their proposal, under PSBT's General Call for Proposals, open throughout the year.

There is no scheduled time of the year when PSBT invite proposals. On an average, they invite proposals twice a year, depending upon their grants and projects.

PSBT films are usually 26 minutes in duration. Longer films are 52 minutes, also made as two 26 minute films.

GSBT will be responsible for funding the film if the proposal is selected. It also attempts to enter its films to as many festivals as possible.

Interested filmmakers can submit their proposals online on the official platform.

Established through a tripartite partnership between PSBT, the Ford Foundation and Prasar Bharati in 2000, Public Service Broadcasting Trust is a significant stakeholder in the independent documentary movement in India, producing over 52 independent documentaries a year. They commission and mentor films driven by personal passion and social relevance, enlarging the scope of documentary practice and its potential for affecting change. They work with the mission to create and sustain a credible space for storytelling through the moving image, which is independent, participatory, pluralistic and democratic, distanced from commercial imperatives and state/ political pressures.