FDDI will release the statistics on how many students appeared for FDDI AIST 2026 after the exam on its official website – fddiindia.com. FDDI authorities will release the FDDI AIST statistics at the time of declaring the FDDI AIST 2026 result. The FDDI AIST 2026 entrance exam statistics will include details about the number of candidates who registered and appeared for the exam. The official statistics will provide a clear picture of overall registrations, attendance, and participation rates.
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As per previous years’ trends, thousands of candidates register for the FDDI AIST every year for admission into various undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered by the Footwear Design & Development Institute. The FDDI 2026 final result will be declared on its official website. FDDI will conduct the FDDI AIST 2026 exam on May 10, 2026. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know more about the number of students who appear for the FDDI AIST entrance exam every year.
Particulars | Details |
Full Exam Name | Footwear Design & Development Institute All India Selection Test |
Short Exam Name | FDDI AIST |
FDDI AIST Conducting Body | Footwear Design & Development Institute |
Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
Exam Level | National Level Exam |
Mode Of Application | Online |
Application Fee | Online: 600 |
Mode Of Exam | Offline |
Mode Of Counselling | Offline |
Participating Colleges | 12 |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
No of Seats | 1850 |
FDDI will conduct the FDDI AIST 2026 on May 10, 2026. The exact number of students appearing for the exam is not available yet. Students can check the seat intake across all 12 FDDI campuses in India to understand the level of competition. As per the unofficial data available on online platforms, around 8000 to 12,000 students appear for the exam.
Candidates who are planning to apply for B. Des program in FDDI institute can fill 12 campuses as their preference and 10 campuses if they are planning to apply for M. Des program. All the seats will be given based on the merit list and candidates campus preference.
Candidates who want to know the number of seats for each programme in UG across different FDDI campuses can check the box below for detailed information:
Sl. No | Campus | B.Des - Footwear | B.Des - Fashion | B.Des - Leather goods and accessories design | Total |
Specialisation | - Footwear Design and Production - Sports & Lifestyle Footwear Design - High Fashion Footwear | - Fashion Design - Fashion Communication - Textile and Apparel Design | - Leather, Lifestyle and Product Design - Digital Design and Virtual Prototyping | ||
Ankleshwar (Surat) | 40 | 40 | – | 80 | |
Banur (Chandigarh) | 60 | 60 | 30 | 150 | |
Chennai | 80 | 60 | – | 140 | |
Chhindwara | 60 | 60 | – | 120 | |
Fursatganj (RaeBareilly) | 60 | 60 | 30 | 150 | |
Guna | 60 | 30 | – | 90 | |
Hyderabad | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Jodhpur | 30 | 60 | 30 | 120 | |
Kolkata | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Noida | 80 | 80 | 80 | 240 | |
Patna | 60 | 60 | – | 120 | |
Rohtak | 60 | 60 | – | 120 |
Total | 1630 |
Candidates who want to know the number of seats for each programme in PG across different FDDI campuses can check the box below for detailed information:
Sl. No | Campus | M.Des - Footwear | M.Des - Fashion | Total |
Speciali-sation | Footwear Design and Production | Fashion Design | ||
Ankleshwar (Surat) | – | – | – | |
Banur (Chandigarh) | – | – | – | |
Chennai | 30 | – | 30 | |
Chhindwara | – | – | – | |
Fursatganj (RaeBareilly) | – | – | – | |
Guna | – | – | – | |
Hyderabad | –- | 30 | 30 | |
Jodhpur | – | – | – | |
Kolkata | – | –- | – | |
Noida | 50 | 30 | 80 | |
Patna | – | – | – | |
Rohtak | – | – | – |
Total | 140 |
According to the previous year trends FDDI campuses in India have seen around 82% of placements in the year 2025. Among all the design institutes in India, FDDI had the highest placement and recruitment participation. Apart from the placement participation, FDDI has taken actively part of trade fairs which gave students real world exposure and also conducted multiple creative competitions to showcase candidates creativity and innovation. Faculty and students from campuses like Hyderabad, Guna, and Noida were also engaged in research papers and holding patents for their innovations.
FDDI provides reservation for different categories of candidates. Students can check the list below for category-wise reservation percentages.
Particulars | Details |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
OBC (Non Creamy) | 27% |
NOTE: Candidates with disabilities can also avail a 5% reservation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The total number of seats in FDDI are 2510, in which 1910 seats are for UG and 600 seats are for PG programs.
Yes, it changes annually based on interest and application trends.
Yes, FDDI exam competition exists because of the limited seats and growing demand.
On Question asked by student community
To prepare for FDDI AIST, use the following books:
Recommended Books:
Quantitative Aptitude: R.S. Aggarwal
Verbal Ability: Arihant Publications
General Awareness: Manorama Yearbook, Arihant GK
Business Aptitude: R.S. Aggarwal (Reasoning), Disha Experts
Preparation Tips:
Understand the exam pattern and syllabus.
Practice previous years' question papers for better time management.
Stay
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