The National School of Drama is a University in New Delhi, India. The National School of Drama is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India.

It was established by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959.

Address:

National School of Drama
Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi - 110 001
Tel - 011-23389402

Prospectus of National School of Drama in Delhi:










The key subjects of study are as follows:

Dramatic literature
Acting
Direction
Design & theater technique
Production

Awards won by NSD Alumni:

Padma Bhushan
Naseeruddin Shah, Sai Paranjpye, Anupam Kher
Padma Shri
B.V. Karanth, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratan Thiyam, Om Puri, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Anupam Kher, Irrfan Khan, Madhu,Bansi Kaul

BAFTA Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rohini Hattangadi: Gandhi (1982)
Kalidas Samman
B.V. Karanth, Devendra Raj Ankur.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
B.V. Karanth, Shrijit Pillai, B.M. Shah, Manohar Singh

Chairpersons of NSD
K.P.S. Menon – 1976-Feb.1978
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay - March-Nov.1978
L. M. Singhvi – Nov. 1978-82
Shanta Gandhi – 1982-84
Suresh Awasthi – 1984-86
Vijaya F. Mehta – 1988-92
P.C. Joshi – 1992-96
Chandrashekhara Kambara – 1996-Nov.2000
Anupam Kher – Oct. 17, 2001 – January 2005
Amal Allana – May 2005 – present