Exam Eligibility

NSD Exam Eligibility Criteria 

The candidate must have completed his/her graduation from a recognised university from abroad or India. The student must have completed his/her 10+2 from a recognised board.The minimum qualification for inclusion in the proposed one-year course shall be graduation in any discipline or an equivalent qualification. Further to clarity, this qualification shall be condoned in the case of extraordinarily talented candidates from the tribal, folk, and traditional performing art families.The NSD Syllabus 2025 is inspired by various eminent theatre personalities who helped to shape the theatre world in all types of expressions and forms such as modern theatre in abroad and India, specialised training in Indian theatre traditions, broad-based training in classical dramatic traditions in the west

To be eligible for admission into a course, the candidate 

• Must have passed the Qualifying Examination and secured the prescribed Minimum Marks in the subject (s)/ course (s) concerned as mentioned in the Information Brochure, and

• Must have qualified in the Common PG Entrance Test conducted in the concerned subject in which admission is sought. For administrative reasons, the Convenor may, conduct the entrance test before the publication of the results of the qualifying examination concerned. But qualifying at the Entrance Test alone does not confer any right of admission into a course. In addition to being qualified at the Common Entrance Test, a candidate will be eligible for admission only if he/ she passes the qualifying examination before the commencement of admissions process and secure the prescribed minimum marks in the subject (s)/ course (s) concerned. He/ She must submit the necessary documents listed under item VII of these instructions at the time of counseling.

Pharmacy is a top choice amongst students and therefore many national and state-level entrance examinations are conducted to attract the best minds for this course. Candidates can secure admission to this course by scoring top ranks. Some of the top entrance exams are as follows:

• OJEE - Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE) is a state-level entrance exam for admission to B.Pharm, MBA/PGDM, M and M Tech programmes administered by the OJEE Cell.

• WBJEE - WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) is a state-level exam administered by WBJEEB. The exam serves as a gateway for individuals seeking admission to B.Tech and B.Pharma programmes at West Bengal's universities, government colleges, and self-financing engineering and technical schools.

• AIAPGET - The All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Exam, or AIAPGET, is held for admission to postgraduate courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. The AIAPGET test is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.

• GUJCET - Gujarat Common Entrance Exam (GUJCET) is an exam used to select applicants for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy schools in Gujarat.

• KCET - Karnataka Examination Authority regulates the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) (KEA). It is held for admission to professional programmes such as Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharma), Diploma in Pharmacy (DPharma), Agricultural (Farm Science), and Veterinary.