NSD Entrance Exam

An Expert Committee constituted by the School will assess the aptitude and talent of the candidates & its decision will be final. Any canvassing in this regard will be treated as a disqualification. National School of Drama reserves the right to shortlist number of candidates for audition/preliminary interview on the basis of its own evaluation of the candidates in theatre and allied arts.

National School of Drama (NSD) is held to provide admission to candidates in Diploma course in Dramatic Arts. Candidates get admission to the course on the basis of the entrance exam held by NSD. Candidates can refer the space below to know more about the NSD entrance exam related information.

Candidates need to upload the below mentioned documents while filling the NSD entrance exam application form:

• Scanned Photograph
• Scanned Signature
• Scanned Copy of Age Proof
• Scanned copy of relevant Educational Qualification
• Scanned Copy of Recommendation from theatre experts
• Scanned Copy of Category Certificate, if SC/ST/OBC/PwD
• Scanned Copy of Theatre experience
• Documentary proof of Theatre experience

Yes, there is an age limit in the NSD entrance exam. Candidates planning to appear for the NSD entrance exam can check the space below to know about the age limit criteria of the NSD entrance exam. 
Age limit as of 10.07.2024 minimum 18 years maximum 30 years. The upper age limit is relaxable for reserved category candidates as per GOI rules (5 years for SC/ST candidates).

Foreign students may take admission in the course. However, because of the limited number of seats, it is not feasible to accommodate more than one or two foreign students in each session. Such students have to submit their applications through the Indian Embassy/High Commission in their respective countries, who will forward these to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in India. The School will then consider the application recommended by the ICCR. Students have to submit their applications in the prescribed form of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Yes, there is a reservation criteria for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non -creamy layer) /PwD and other categories in NSD exam. Out of 29 seats, 4 seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled castes (SC); 2 seats are reserved for scheduled tribes (ST); 7 seats are reserved for OBC (Non-creamy layer as notified by the Government), 3 seats are reserved for EWS; and reservation for PwD and other categories, as per government of India rules.

The exam centres for NSD exam are as follows:

• Agartala
• Bhubaneshwar
• Bhopal
• Bengaluru    
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Delhi
• Gangtok
• Guwahati
• Jaipur
• Kolkata
• Patna
• Pune
• Shrinagar
• Varanasi

The mode of NSD exam is mentioned below in the table:

Candidates interested to appear in the National School of Drama exam can check the space below to know about the NSD exam level: