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Bachelor of Drama

Do you want to make your career in theatre? Are you fond of plays and dramas being performed in public? Do you want to know the history of drama in India? Then, here you will get a whole lot of information about Bachelor of Drama course. Learn about this course here.

About the course

It is an undergraduate acting, dance and drama course. Drama is an art form in which a person consistently overacts or greatly exaggerates the events or the theme in which they are performing. India is one of the few countries which can boast of an original drama. Excellent communications and acting skills are required for the students who want to get into this course. To maintain the dramatic tradition in Indian society, this drama course has been introduced in Indian courses. Bachelor of Drama course is job orienting in nature.

Eligibility Criteria

The basic eligibility criteria for pursuing Bachelor of Drama course is a pass degree in Higher Secondary Examination or 10+2 in any stream from a recognized college or university.

Course Duration

The duration of Bachelor of Drama course is 3 years, which is divided into six semesters, with each semester lasting for a period of six months.

Bachelor of Drama - Colleges & Admission Notifications

Find the list of colleges offering Bachelor of Drama course. Check out individual college websites to know more about the admission for 2024 - 2025 academic year. You may download the application form and course details from the official college website.

College Name
Mrs. Kesharbai Sonajirao Kshirsagar Kaku College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Maharashtra
VS Prasanna Bharati University, Haryana

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Who is suitable for Bachelor of Drama course

• Candidates should have confidence, self presentation skills and can work within a team.
• Applicants should possess good communication, acting and theatre skills. The ability to cope up with criticism and learning from it are necessary skills for this course.
• Those who want to go for higher degree courses in performing arts are suitable for this course.

Advantages or benefits of Bachelor of Drama course

• After completion of the course, they can get jobs in drama and theatre companies, arts organization, educational institutions, voluntary organizations, etc.
• Candidates can hope to get employed with a range of creative theatre artists and groups, drama schools and they can get benefit to work with reputed professionals in this field.
• They can become community arts workers where they engage in various community groups to perform different types of works including plays, festivals and musicals.
• The course opens up opportunities for the candidates as an actor, dramatist, play writer, stage manager, theatre manager, and various other roles in the field of theatre, plays and dramatics.
• Once they gain the experience and learn the art well, they can work as a drama teacher in various drama schools / institutes in the country or set up their own drama academy.
• With India having a rich background in both traditional and modern form of drama art, it's not difficult to get employed with established drama groups in the country. Candidates can also become actors as there are many successful actors in Bollywood industry who were earlier performing as drama artists.

Bachelor of Drama Admissions for 2024 - 2025 Academic Year

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