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FDDI AIST: FDDI All India Selection Test

The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) conducts All India Selection Test (AIST) for the selection of eligible candidates to pursue various professional programmes in Footwear, Retail, Design and Leather Accessory Design offered by the institute. Candidates can secure admission in master’s degree programmes, bachelor’s degree programmes as well as integrated programmes at FDDI.

FDDI AIST Important Dates

1. Start of Online Registration: January
   
2. End of Online Registration: April
3. Availability of open window for editing forms: April
4. Availability of Admit cards: May
   
5. FDDI AIST Exam Dates: May
6. Merit list display on official website: May
7. Dates of Counseling: June
8. Date of Reporting at the Allotted Campus: August
   
9. For latest updates about FDDI AIST visit EducationNews.Shiksha

FDDI AIST Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Eligibility for Bachelor Degree (B.Des) programmes:

• Candidates should have successfully completed their 10+2 / Intermediate from a recognized board or institute. Those candidates appearing for their 10+2 or other equivalent examination are also eligible to apply.

Eligibility for Master Degree programmes:

• M. Des. (Footwear Design & Production): Candidate should have successfully completed their Graduation in Footwear / LGAD / Design / Engineering / Production / Technology or any other equivalent programme from a recognized university or institute.
  
  
• M.Des (CAD: Candidate should have successfully completed their Graduation in Footwear / LGAD / Design / Engineering / Production / Technology/Fine arts or any other equivalent programme from a recognized university or institute.
  
  
• M.B.A (Retail & Fashion Merchandise): Candidate should have successfully completed their Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university or institute.
  

P.S. Those candidates appearing for their 10+2 or other equivalent examination are also eligible to apply for all Master Degree programmes.

Age Limit

• For Bachelor Degree programmes: The candidate must be at least 25 years.
• For Master Degree programmes: There is no age limit as such for candidates applying for master’s courses.

Communication Standards

• Candidates should possess good communication skills in English.
• They should have good command in both written and spoken English language.
  

FDDI AIST Exam Pattern

• The candidates will be examined on the basis of a 200 marks Online Test. The details of exam pattern is shown below for both master and bachelor degree programmes.

For Master Degree Programmes:
Section A
Test Name:Quantitative Aptitude
Marks:50

Section B
Test Name:English Comprehension & Analytical Ability
Marks:50

Section C
Test Name:General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Marks:50

Section D
Test Name:Management Aptitude for Management Programmes for MBA-RFM
OR
Test Name:Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for Design Programmes M.Des-FDP & M.Des-CAD
Marks:50

Total: 200 marks

For Bachelor Degree Programmes:
Section A
Test Name:Quantitative Aptitude
Marks:50

Section B
Test Name:Verbal Ability
Marks:50

Section C
Test Name:General Awareness
Marks:50

Section D
Test Name:Business Aptitude Test (BAT) for B.Des- RFM
OR
Test Name:Design Aptitude Test(DAT) for Design Programmes (B.Des-FDP, B.Des-LGAD & B.Des-FD)
Marks:50

Total: 200 marks

FDDI AIST Admission Process

The admission to FDDI will be made strictly on the basis of merit. The candidates will be allotted their campus and programmes on the basis of their rank and preference. The candidates shall be called for the counseling as per his/her rank.

FDDI AIST Sponsorship Criteria

1. 7.5% seats out of the total capacity of any batch are reserved in each programme for Industry-Sponsored candidates.
2. 7.5% seats for NRI Candidates if they meet the required eligibility criteria.
3. The selection of sponsored candidates will be on the basis of an interview
4. The NRI candidates shall be selected on basis of valid SAT/GMAT scores & personal Interview

P.S.: NRI/ Industry sponsored candidates are required to pay twice the normal fee in case of Noida campus and 50% extra fee for other campuses in addition to the normal fee.

FDDI AIST Exam Centers

Candidate is required to provide 4 choices of exam centers in order of his/her preference for examination centre listed below.

1. Agra
2. Allahabad
3. Ankleshwar
4. Bangalore
5. Bareilly
6. Bhubaneswar
7. Chandigarh
8. Chennai
9. Chhindwara
10. Chittorgarh
11. Dehradun
12. Delhi
13. Ghaziabad
14. Gorakhpur
15. Guna
16. Guwahati
17. Gwalior
18. Hyderabad
19. Indore
20. Jabalpur
21. Jaipur
22. Jalandhar
23. Jammu
24. Jamshedpur
25. Jodhpur
26. Kanpur
27. Kochi
28. Kolkata
29. Lucknow
30. Meerut
31. Mumbai
32. Noida
33. Patna
34. Raibareli
35. Ranchi
36. Rohtak
37. Shimla
38. Vishakhapatnam