NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA
                (An Autonomous Institute under Ministry of Culture, G.O.I)
                 Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi-110001

     
              ADMISSION NOTICE-2020


National School of Drama, invites applications for admission to its three-year diploma course (full time residential) in Dramatic Arts. The course starts in July 2020 and aims at training students to become professionals in the area of acting, design, direction, and other theatre-related disciplines.
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: Hindi/English

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
:1) Graduation in any subject from a recognized University in India or Abroad.
2) Participation in at least 6 different theatre productions with attached document proof of the theatre experiences.e.certificate of participation, brochure, leaflet, newspaper  clips  etc.
3)WorkingknowledgeofHindi/English.
4)Recommendation letter from at-least oneTheatreExpert.

AGE LIMIT as  on  1.7.2020 Minimum 18 years Maximum 30 years
The upper age limit is relaxable for reserved category candidates as per GOI rules (5years for SC/ST).
RESERVATION FOR SC/ST/OBC(NonCreamyLayer)/PwD:
Out of 26 seats, 4 seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled castes; 2 seats are reserved
for scheduled tribes; 7 seats are reserved for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer as notified by the Government) and
reservationforPwDandothersasperGovt.ofIndiarules.

SELECTION
The selection is a two-phase process. The candidate should appear for a preliminary examination and if selected then has to appear for a final examination workshop.

CENTRES FOR PRELIMINARY TEST /AUDITION AND FINAL WORKSHOP:
A preliminary test/audition will be conducted during May/June 2020 in twelve centers i.e. Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Patna, Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata.
The candidates will be intimated about the date of the preliminary interview through email and it will be also available in NSD website during  March/April,2020.
Study Material and guidelines for preliminary test/ audition will be available in the website during March/April 2020.

The candidates qualifying in this test will have to attend a workshop of 5 days in the School premises, New Delhi in June or July, 2020, for their final selection for which they will be paid D.A. and sleeper class train / bus fare from the place of their residence to Delhi & back by the shortest route, on submission of ticket / cash receipt and will also be provide accommodation non modest sharing basis.
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. The School reserves the right to shortlist number of candidates for audition/preliminary interview on the basis of its own evaluationn of the candidates in theatre and allied arts.