National School of Drama

National School of Drama
TypePublic
Established1959 (1959)
Parent institution
Sangeet Natak Akademi
ChairpersonParesh Rawal
DirectorChittaranjan Tripathy
Location, ,
India

28°37′30.17″N 77°14′2.72″E / 28.6250472°N 77.2340889°E / 28.6250472; 77.2340889
Websitewww.nsd.gov.in

National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school in 1975. In 2005, it was granted deemed university status, but in 2011 it was revoked. Paresh Rawal is the current Chairperson & Chittaranjan Tripathy currently serves as Director of National School of Drama (NSD).