Prospectus 2012 - National School of Drama

Admission-related Matters Admission-related Matters
OBLIGATIONS OF SELECTED CANDIDATES
Training at the National School of Drama is rigorous and
requires hard physical work to acquire professionalism.
Students are required to maintain sound health and
possess enough stamina to participate in theatre practice.
Selected candidates are therefore required to submit a
medical certificate from a recognised medical authority.
Medical fitness is obligatory. The School reserves the
right to get any student checked by a competent medical
authority in this regard, at any given time. If found unfit, it
may not be possible for the School, despite all sympathy,
to allow the student to continue his or her study in the
School.
Selected candidates are not permitted to receive any
scholarship from any other source. They are required to
furnish an undertaking in the prescribed form stating nonreceipt
of scholarship from any other source.
Selected candidates are required to join the School on the
first day of the new session. The School does not accept
students who do not join at the very beginning, or who
cannot continue for the full period of three years. The new
session usually starts in mid-July every year.
FEES, DUES AND DEPOSITS
Candidates selected for admission will have to pay all fees
and other dues, as listed below, before the opening day,
failing which they will not be admitted into the School.
Admission fee: Rs 150
Tuition fee: Rs 150 per month
Students’ Union membership fee: Rs 60 per year
Costume fee for exercise classes: Rs 1,500 (approx.)
Advance fee for make-up kit: Rs 2,000 (adjustable)
Caution money and library fee deposit: Rs 9,000
(refundable after final settlement of accounts)
Stationery fee: Rs 1,650
HOSTEL, MESS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DUES
Hostel rent per student: Rs 200 per month
Electricity and water charges: Rs 100 per month
(adjustable as per consumption)
Medical charges: Rs 100 per month
Mess charges (for lunch and dinner): Rs 1,350 per month
(likely to vary)
Students are advised to keep an additional provision of
Rs 1,000 at the time of joining, to cover any price rise/hike
that may occur in the above-mentioned items.
SCHOLARSHIP
The School awards a scholarship of Rs 6,000 (Rupees
Six thousand only) per month to selected candidates.
Students who are awarded such scholarships by the
School will be required:
(a) To execute a bond of Rs 2,16,000 (Rupees Two lakh
sixteen thousand only) to the effect that if he/she decides
to discontinue training before the end of three years, or
is made to discontinue on disciplinary grounds, he/she
will return all the money paid to him/her before such
discontinuance.
(b) To furnish a surety of Rs 2,16,000 (Rupees Two lakh
sixteen thousand only), duly attested by a District
Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner (Revenue
Authorities).
INSURANCE
Selected candidates are covered by a Risk Cover Insurance
Policy and are required to pay the premium amount, which
may work out to between Rs 150 and Rs 200 annually. The
School does not take any other responsibility beyond this
insurance cover.
WORKING HOURS
Classes are normally held from 8 am to 6 pm, with tea
and lunch breaks. Rehearsals and other practical work my
continue in the evenings till such time as required, and
also on holidays as the case may be.
VACATIONS
Each academic year is divided into two semesters. The first
semester is from mid-July to mid-December, followed by the
winter vacation from mid-December to mid-January. The
second semester is from mid-January to mid-May, followed
by the summer vacation from mid-May to mid-July.
These, however, may be changed or curtailed by the
School in special circumstances.
BOARD AND LODGING
There are separate hostels for girls and boys.
Accommodation provided to the students may be on a
room-sharing or dormitory basis. It is compulsory for all
students to join the hostel.
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