National School of Drama (NSD) is an
autonomous organization under the Ministry of
Culture, Govt of India. Located in Delhi, it is one of the foremost
theatre training institutes in the world. The School has two performing
wings-
1) The NSD Repertory Company (Repertory) - It
does professional and experimental theatre in and
around the country and also abroad.
2) Theatre-in-Education Company (Sanskaar
Rang Toli) - This wing of the school is aimed at
educating children and perform within India as
well as abroad. It conducts workshops for children
during summers and continues these workshops
around the year with Sunday club and Saturday
club workshops.
The School conducts Screening Test towards its
three year course leading to Post Graduate
Diploma in Dramatic Arts. The academic year of the school is divided into two
terms. The first term is from July to December followed by a winter break and
the second term is from January to May followed by summer vacations.
