Footwear Design & Development Institute

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Footwear Design & Development Institute

Located at Noida

About us

Application Link: https://bit.ly/Apply_FDDI

Footwear Design & Development Institute, FDDI was set up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, as one of the premier institutes in the country.

FDDI (Footwear Design & Development Institute) is an ‘Institute of National Importance’ (as per FDDI Act 2017) under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per FDDI Act, the institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees. FDDI, Hyderabad also awarded as a “Center of Excellence” for Fashion Design.

It is an apex organization, serving as a ‘One step solutions provider’ in footwear and leather industry. Since its inception, FDDI has been playing a pivotal role in facilitating the Indian industry by bridging the skill gap in the areas of Footwear, Fashion, Leather, Retail & Management areas. FDDI has been functioning as an interface between the untapped talent and industry and its global counterparts by fulfilling the demand of skilled man power with its specific curriculum, state of art machines, world class infrastructure and experienced faculty.

Since more than three decades, FDDI has been at the fore-front of providing technical education and expertise in this sector, propelling India to become the 2nd largest producer of footwear, 2nd largest exporter of leather garments and 5th largest exporter of leather goods in the World. The footwear industry in India now contributes about two per cent to India’s overall GDP and employs 2 Mn workers, making the sector one of the top employment generators in the country. The market size is set to grow to USD 15.5 Bn by 2024. Additionally, with the Apparel and footwear sector growing in double-digits in the last few years, they are likely to propel growth in organized retail segment as well in the coming decade.

FDDI is among the top three Universities/ Institutions in the World taking up higher education in the core domain and aiding in bridging the skill gap in the areas of Footwear, Leather Accessory & lifestyle products. In its zest for fostering the culture of innovation as part of its vision for shaping the future of Footwear & Leather sector in India, FDDI is also in process of setting up Centres of Excellence across seven of its campuses in the areas of Design, Leather Finishing, Innovation and Product Retailing, Specialized Footwear among others. Most of the leading Indian industries act as academic and governing council members of this Institute and participate in its academic matters such as curriculum upgradation, programme designing, expertise lectures, etc. It oers a vast range of academic programs in the niche areas of Footwear, Fashion, Retail & Leather goods such as B.Des., BBA, M.Des. and MBA through its four schools namely School of Footwear Design & Production, School of Leather Goods & Accessories Design, School of Retail & Fashion Merchandise and School of Fashion Design. The programme curriculum includes creative workshops, case studies and meetings with professionals to understand the speci-cities of fashion and footwear related careers.

To provide a unique learning experience and facilitate global industry exposure for students, FDDI has been building strong international linkages and tie-ups through technical trainings and application-based managerial specialized courses in the -elds of Footwear Fashion/Styling and CAD, Marketing, Merchandising, Buying/Sourcing, Costing and Quality Management in the Footwear Retailing sector.

Infrastructure & Facilities-

FDDI has Pan India Presence with 12 state-of art campuses spread across the country. It has world class Infrastructure & Facilities (equipped with Smart Class Rooms, Workshops with latest machineries & equipment’s, High tech IT lab, High end Product development Centre, International Testing Centre, Comprehensive Library, Auditorium & Sports facilities, and In- campus Hostels etc.).

Availability

FDDI is a 15 acre lush green campus with all the amenities apart from admin, lecture, workshop it has ultra-modern auditorium for entertainment, centrally air-conditioned class rooms and Lecture halls and much more:

Fully furnished Library with vast collection of Books and Magazines(5000 Titles)
A 100 seated computer Lab and 30seater CAD/CAM LAB
Retail and Visual Lab
Auditorium with 300 seating capacity with Audio and Video Equipment’s
Workshops for Footwear, Apparel and Fashion Design
Sports grounds
Cafeteria
Girl’s hostel

Collaborations & Associations

FDDI, India signs MoU with Centro Tecnologico de Calcado de (CTCP), Portugal.
FDDI, India enters into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Education Consultant of India Ltd., (EDCIL).
FDDI inks MoU with Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

Certifications & Accreditations

The Footwear Design and Development Institute Act 2017 published in the Gazette of India on August 5, 2017 confer Statutory Status on the Institute. The President of India is the ‘Visitor’ of the Institute under the Act. The Act empowers the Institute to grant degrees, diplomas, certificates, or any other qualification and to confer awards, honorary degrees or other academic distinction or titles.

The International Testing Laboratory of FDDI is approved by:

Bureau of Indian Standards
General Motors
DGAQA
RITES
DGS&D, India

FDDI has been awarded the following Certifications :

ISO 17025 accreditation by DAkkS- Germany
SATRA Technology Center- UK

Why Study at FDDI?

FDDI bridging the skill gap in the areas of Footwear, Fashion, Retail and Leather accessories & Lifestyle Products.
Awards degree under Institution of National Importance (INI) such as IITs & IIMs.
Curriculum designed and developed by experts from eminent institution such as University of Northhampton-UK,IIT, IIM.
Industry Oriented learning.
World class infrastructure.
Latest High-end machinery & equipment.
International Testing Lab.
Well experienced & qualified faculty.
Scholarship available for deserving candidates.

Internships and Placements

The Training & Placement Department plays a key role in counselling and guiding the students of the Institute for their successful career. It is a crucial interface for the students between the stage of completion of academic program of studies and entry into the professional world. The Training & Placement Department invites reputed National & Multinational companies for Internships & Placement of students across all courses and campuses. The department ensures proper grooming sessions to prepare students to face interviews, discussions & challenges that await for them pre & post their professional journey.

The Training & Placement Department is also responsible to invite stalwarts from the Industry for guest lectures, seminars, webinars & events to share insights on latest trends, market scenario, entrepreneurship, new sectors, opportunities etc. Such sessions help in holistic development of students as they imbibe the practical learning along with academic learning, which they get from the Institute.

Programmes offered at FDDI:

Academic programmes offered

FDDI offers Bachelor and Master Degree programmes. Most of these programmes have been developed after an initial survey of the demand for such studies. They are launched with a view to fulfil the student’s need for:

Improvement of skills
Acquisition of professional qualification,
Continuing educational and professional development at work place,
Diversification of knowledge
Self-enrichment
Quality of our products & services, response and cost effectiveness.

Bachelor Degree Programmes

Bachelor of Design (B. Des.): Duration: 4 Years (8 Semesters)

B. Des. in Footwear Design & Production (B.Des. – FDP) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-footwear-design-production.php
B. Des. in Leather Goods & Accessories Design (B.Des. – LGAD) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-leather-goods-design-production.php
B. Des. in Fashion Design (B.Des. – FD) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-fashion-design.php

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Duration: 3 Years (6 Semesters)

BBA in Retail & Fashion Merchandise (BBA – RFM) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-retail-fashion-merchandise.php

Master Degree Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des.): Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

M. Des. in Footwear Design & Production (M.Des. – FDP) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-footwear-design-production.php#mdes-foot-production

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

MBA in Retail & Fashion Merchandise (MBA – RFM) - https://fddiindia.com/school-of-retail-fashion-merchandise.php#mba-merchandise

Eligibility & Age Limit

Eligibility for admission to Bachelor Degree Programmes (B.DES. / B.B.A)

A. A candidate who has passed, -

a) 10+2, in any stream, from any recognized Board; or

b) Any School or Board or University examination in India or in foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system; or

c) School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of -ve subjects; or

d) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved three –years full time Diploma after Class X offered by Board of Technical Education of any state or Union territory;

B. A candidate who has appeared for any examination under clause (A), and whose result has not been declared at the time of admission, shall be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor’s Programmes and such candidate, if selected, shall be granted provisional admission and shall be required to submit the result of the requisite examination on or before the 30th day of September 2023 to the Admission In Charge where the admission has been granted, failing which the candidate’s admission may be cancelled and entire fee will be forfeited. Such candidates have to produce proof of having appeared for the examination during the Counseling process of FDDI programmes.

C. The age limit for the Bachelor’s programme shall be 25 years.

Eligibility for admission to Master's Degree Programmes (M.DES. / M.B.A)

Master of Design (M. Des.) in Footwear Design & Production:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Footwear/Leather Goods/Design/ Fashion/Fine arts/ Architecture/ Engineering/ Production / Technology

B. Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Retail & Fashion Merchandise : A. Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.

C. A candidate who has appeared in any examination for any of the degree referred to under clause (A) & clause (B) and whose result has not been declared at the time of admission, shall be eligible to apply for admission to the Master’s Programmes and such candidate, if selected, shall be granted provisional admission and shall be required to submit the result of the requisite examination on or before the 30th day of September 2023 to the Admission In-Charge where the admission has been granted, failing which the candidate’s admission may be cancelled and entire fee will be forfeited. Such candidates have to produce proof of having appeared for the final examination during the Counseling process of FDDI programmes.

Age limit for Master Degree Programmes ( M.DES./M.B.A): No age limit

Application Process

Procudure for admission through counseling :

Admissions will be made strictly on merit basis (Rank-wise) and counseling.

The programme & campus will be awarded to the candidates on the basis of their rank and preference.

Successful candidates will be called for the counseling in order of their rank based on aggregate score in All India Selection Test (AIST) 2023.

For Postgraduate programmes, the candidates who have opted for both M.Des. & MBA programmes shall be offered separate ranks in both the programmes.

How to Apply

For admissions 2025, all candidates are required to submit Online application for All India Selection Test (AIST) 2025.

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