Best Drama Institutes in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2025

India is home to 130 Theatre colleges in India and there is a split of colleges by ownership, private 57, public / government 53 & public private 5.

Location wise

India is home to Theatre colleges. Listing below the cities/states offering Theatre courses with no. of colleges.

Location Details	Colleges
Maharashtra	31 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	18 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	16 Colleges
Mumbai	10 Colleges
Mumbai (All)	10 Colleges
Pune	9 Colleges
Delhi	8 Colleges
Karnataka	8 Colleges
Punjab	8 Colleges
West Bengal	8 Colleges
Delhi	8 Colleges
Gujarat	7 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	7 Colleges
Telangana	7 Colleges
Hyderabad	7 Colleges
Lucknow	6 Colleges
Bangalore	6 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	5 Colleges
Kolkata	5 Colleges
Noida	5 Colleges

Specializations

Acting is the most popular specialisations offered by Theatre in India. Below is the table showing specilasations offering by no. of colleges.

Specialization Details	Colleges
Acting	64 Colleges
Theatre Techniques & Design	9 Colleges
Direction	4 Colleges
Modelling	3 Colleges
Anchoring & Reporting	2 Colleges
Cinematography	2 Colleges
Film Making	2 Colleges
Film Studies / Appreciation	2 Colleges
Production Design	2 Colleges
Script Writing	2 Colleges
Aesthetics	1 Colleges
Disk Jockey	1 Colleges
Editing	1 Colleges
English	1 Colleges
Kathak	1 Colleges
Odissi	1 Colleges
Radio Jockeying	1 Colleges
Sound Design	1 Colleges
Tabla	1 Colleges

Entrance Exams

There are various exams accepted by Theatre in India like CBSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, CUET and many more. Below table showing exams accepted by no. of colleges.

Exam Details	Colleges
CBSE 12th	56 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	14 Colleges
CUET	8 Colleges
UP 12th	8 Colleges
ISC	8 Colleges
CUET-PG	7 Colleges
MPBSE 12th	5 Colleges
GSEB 12th	4 Colleges
Karnataka 2nd PUC	3 Colleges
GATE	2 Colleges
LPU NEST	2 Colleges
UGC NET	2 Colleges
GPAT	2 Colleges
CSIR NET	2 Colleges
ASRB ICAR NET	2 Colleges
CBSE 10th	2 Colleges
Tamilnadu 12th	2 Colleges
WBCHSE	2 Colleges
ICAR AICE JRF/SRF	2 Colleges
WWI Entrance Exam	1 Colleges

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India is home to 130 Theatre colleges in India and there is a split of colleges by ownership, private 57, public / government 53 & public private 5.

Location wise

India is home to Theatre colleges. Listing below the cities/states offering Theatre courses with no. of colleges.

Location Details	Colleges
Maharashtra	31 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	18 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	16 Colleges
Mumbai	10 Colleges
Mumbai (All)	10 Colleges
Pune	9 Colleges
Delhi	8 Colleges
Karnataka	8 Colleges
Punjab	8 Colleges
West Bengal	8 Colleges
Delhi	8 Colleges
Gujarat	7 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	7 Colleges
Telangana	7 Colleges
Hyderabad	7 Colleges
Lucknow	6 Colleges
Bangalore	6 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	5 Colleges
Kolkata	5 Colleges
Noida	5 Colleges

Specializations

Acting is the most popular specialisations offered by Theatre in India. Below is the table showing specilasations offering by no. of colleges.

Specialization Details	Colleges
Acting	64 Colleges
Theatre Techniques & Design	9 Colleges
Direction	4 Colleges
Modelling	3 Colleges
Anchoring & Reporting	2 Colleges
Cinematography	2 Colleges
Film Making	2 Colleges
Film Studies / Appreciation	2 Colleges
Production Design	2 Colleges
Script Writing	2 Colleges
Aesthetics	1 Colleges
Disk Jockey	1 Colleges
Editing	1 Colleges
English	1 Colleges
Kathak	1 Colleges
Odissi	1 Colleges
Radio Jockeying	1 Colleges
Sound Design	1 Colleges
Tabla	1 Colleges

Entrance Exams

There are various exams accepted by Theatre in India like CBSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, CUET and many more. Below table showing exams accepted by no. of colleges.

Exam Details	Colleges
CBSE 12th	56 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	14 Colleges
CUET	8 Colleges
UP 12th	8 Colleges
ISC	8 Colleges
CUET-PG	7 Colleges
MPBSE 12th	5 Colleges
GSEB 12th	4 Colleges
Karnataka 2nd PUC	3 Colleges
GATE	2 Colleges
LPU NEST	2 Colleges
UGC NET	2 Colleges
GPAT	2 Colleges
CSIR NET	2 Colleges
ASRB ICAR NET	2 Colleges
CBSE 10th	2 Colleges
Tamilnadu 12th	2 Colleges
WBCHSE	2 Colleges
ICAR AICE JRF/SRF	2 Colleges
WWI Entrance Exam	1 Colleges

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