List Of Courses After 12th To Become An Actor And Stage Artist - Colleges, Admission Processes And Career Prospects

May 07, 2021

Many schools in India offer acting programs throughout the year. Some schools owned by celebrities provide diploma and certificate level courses to the students. This field requires performance skills in students. Only a few schools offer a degree in performing arts and drama.

Available Courses in Acting and Drama are:

Three months certificate course: Under this course, students get to learn about the basics of theatre and acting, like:

Discussing Films
Biography of famous actors/actresses
Sound- Background music, SFX
Acting Exercises, Mirror Exercises
Voice Projection & Voice Modulations
Facing Audience & Freeing Mind and Body
Approaching Character, Observation, Improvisation
Camera Facing
Cinemascope Six months certificate course :

Diction Exercises
Dance- Exercises, Movement
Stunts
Character Dubbing
Lip sync, Feeling the lyrics
Acting in side roles
Making of Showreels B.A in Art and Drama:
It is a graduation degree of 3 years. Under this program, students will learn all the basic and advanced level, theoretical and practical knowledge about the subject. There will be six semesters in total, and the division of the course is done accordingly.

Colleges offering Acting Courses

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
Barry John Acting Studio, Mumbai
Institute of Creative Excellence, Mumbai
Anupam Kher’s Acting School, Mumbai
Indian Academy of Dramatic Arts
Institute of Creative Excellence, New Delhi
Institute of Creative Excellence, Kolkata
AAFT (Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, and New Delhi)

Admission

Students from any stream or background can pursue acting. This field requires a lot of hard work and passion. Aspiring actors need to have good memorization and communication skills. Students need to check the official websites of the acting schools where they want to get admission. Fill the form, pay the fees and get a good start. The admission process for diploma courses involves the performing skills of the students. There are entrance exams that students need to clear for the admissions National School of Drama (NSD), FTII entrance test. The online application forms are released by the end of January month every year. There are offline merit-based admissions as well. Students need to pass the 10+2 examination with a minimum of 45% aggregate from a recognized board. They will also have to clear the Personal Interview round to get admission.

Career Prospects and Jobs

Though this field offers numerous job opportunities but is very competitive as well. Aspiring actors can start their careers from Bollywood, TV Channels, or OTT platforms as well. There is no specific age for work in this field. There is a huge demand for actors of any age in Theatres, Bollywood, advertisements, OTT series, and many more. Job profiles that offered in this field are: