NSD Entrance Exam Admit Card 2025: Check Hall Ticket Date & Steps to Download

For the upcoming academic session, the entrance exam dates for NSD Entrance Exam is yet to be announced. NSD entrance exam is conducted by the National School of Drama (NSD). Candidates are suggested to visit the official website of the exam to get all details related to NSD exam.

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 can find below mentioned details on the NSD Entrance Exam admit card.

• Name
• Application Number
• Phone No
• Email ID
• Photograph
• Signature
• Category
• DOB
• Rules and Instructions
• Exam Centre
• Exam Date
• Exam Time

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.

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

To download the NSD entrance exam admit card, candidates need to follow the below given steps:

• Visit the official website of the National School of Drama.
• Click on the ‘Admissions’ tab.
• Now, click on ‘Admit Card for NSD Entrance Exam’.
• Fill the Username and Password to log in.
• Now, login and download the Admit Card.
• Candidates need to take at least two print outs of the admit card for future use.

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

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.

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.

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

To take NSD Entrance Exam, candidates need to know about NSD Entrance Exam admission process. 

Candidates need to visit the official website of the exam to download the NSD Entrance Exam application form. After filling the application form, candidates are required to submit the application form along with the demand draft of INR 150 from nationalized bank drawn in favour of Director, National School of Drama, New Delhi.

Next, candidates need to submit the +2 pass certificate, graduation marks sheets & Degree, complete bio-data, address proof, testimonial copies of Certificate, four recent passport size photographs, experience certificate of theatre along with the application form.

Notably, candidates will be required to produce original documents / certificates at the time of the interview.

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).

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