NSD 2025 Result: Download Scorecard, Rank card & Merit List

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.

Candidates need to follow the below given steps to know how check NSD Entrance exam merit list.

• Visit the official website of NSD.
• Click on ‘Admissions’.
• Enter their login ID and password to check the results of the NSD Entrance Exam.
• View the merit list as released by NSD.

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.

In order to appear for the NSD entrance exam, candidates need to meet the required eligibility criteria for the NSD entrance exam. Check out the eligibility criteria mentioned below:

• Graduation in any subject from a recognised University in India or Abroad.
• Participation in at least 6 different theatre productions with attached document proof of the theatre experience i.e. certificate of participation, brochure, leaflet, newspaper clips or proof of completion of one year certificate course of any of the NSD Centre.
• Working knowledge of Hindi & English.
• Recommendation letter from at least one theatre Expert.

Candidates who are planning to appear for the NSD entrance exam need to know about some of the important topics related to NSD entrance exam mentioned below:

• Origin and Development of Folk Theatre
• Relationship between Rituals and Folk Theatre
• Famous Theatre Persons in India
• History of NSD Alumni
• Folk Forms and Technology
• Origin and Development of Ancient Indian Theatre
• Indus Valley Civilization Art
• Important of Street Plays
• Current Affairs
• General Awareness
• Method of Acting
• Western Theatre
• Influence of Western Culture in Indian Drama
• Natyashastra
• Role of Nukkad Natak in Society
• How Theatre can create an impact in India

Unreserved Category – 88.25%
Scheduled Caste – 79.75%
Scheduled Tribe – 77.75%
Other Backward Class (NCL) – 82.25%
EWS – 77.75%

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

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

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).

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.

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.