Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026
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Footwear Developemnt and Design Institute conducted the FDDI AIST 2026 on May 10, 2026. Around 10000 students are expected to have appeared for the exam. The 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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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 | 1770 |
FDDI conducted 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:
| Sr. No. | Campus | School of Footwear & Design Production | School of Fashion Design | School of Leather Goods & Accessories Design | School of Retail & Fashion Merchandise | Total |
| B.Des - FOOTWEAR | B.Des - FASHION | B.Des - LEATHER GOODS AND ACCESSORIES DESIGN | BBA | |||
| 1 | NOIDA | 80 | 80 | 80 | 50 | 290 |
| 2 | FURSATGANJ (RAEBARELI) | 60 | 60 | 30 | - | 150 |
| 3 | CHENNAI | 80 | 60 | - | - | 140 |
| 4 | KOLKATA | 30 | 30 | 60 | - | 120 |
| 5 | ROHTAK | 60 | 60 | - | - | 120 |
| 6 | JODHPUR | 30 | 60 | 30 | 40 | 160 |
| 7 | CHHINDWARA | 60 | 60 | - | - | 120 |
| 8 | GUNA | 60 | 30 | - | - | 90 |
| 9 | ANKLESHWAR (SURAT) | 40 | 40 | - | 30 | 110 |
| 10 | PATNA | 60 | 60 | - | 30 | 150 |
| 11 | HYDERABAD | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 240 |
| 12 | CHANDIGARH | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 180 |
| Total | 680 | 660 | 290 | 240 | 1870 |
| Sr. No. | Campus | School of Footwear & Design Production | School of Fashion Design | School of Retail & Fashion Merchandise | Total |
| M.Des - Footwear | M.Des - Fashion | MBA | |||
| 1 | NOIDA | 50 | 30 | 50 | 130 |
| 2 | FURSATGANJ (RAEBARELI) | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| 3 | CHENNAI | 30 | - | - | 30 |
| 4 | KOLKATA | - | - | - | 0 |
| 5 | ROHTAK | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 6 | JODHPUR | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 7 | CHHINDWARA | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | GUNA | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 9 | ANKLESHWAR (SURAT) | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 10 | PATNA | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| 11 | HYDERABAD | - | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| 12 | CHANDIGARH | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 80 | 60 | 370 | 510 |
Last Date to Apply: 4th June | No. 1 Design & Fashion Institute by ASSOCHAM, India Today, Outlook and The Week rankings
Last Date to Apply: 15th June | Ranked #45 amongst Universities in India by NIRF | Ranked #1 in Academic Reputation in India by QS World University Rankings
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 2380.
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
Hello Romika, Please check the FDDI AIST BDes sample paper here . You can also check all the FDDI previous year sample papers for a better understanding and better preparation. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else.
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
Hi there! In response to your query, candidate is highly recommended to check out the official website of the organising authority of the examination. Generally they have a section under their website of archive section, where they store their question papers and respective answer keys. The above mentioned resources can
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