National School Of Drama
National School of Drama (popularly shortened to NSD) is a training institute for theatre, located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1959 under the auspices of Sangeet Natak Akademi. It became autonomous in 1975. As a part of its operations, it also runs a repertory theatre. In a bid to decentralize its activities, NSD opened Regional Resource Centres (RRC) across India, the first of which was opened at Bangalore in 1994. Several alumni of NSD have found successful careers in theatre, television and movies. Provides a comprehensive 3 year training in dramatic arts leading to post-graduate diploma.