Footwear Design & Development Institute All India Selection Test (FDDI AIST)

Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) conducts All India Selection Test (AIST) for undergraduate admissions in Retail and Fashion Merchandise, Footwear Design and Production, Leather Goods and Accessories Design. FDDI AIST was conducted on May 26. The application form was released on January 10 and the last date for filling the form was May 6. The admit card of FDDI 2019 was available from May 15. The exam was conducted on May 26, 2019. Earlier, the exam date was May 19, 2019, which was rescheduled later. FDDI has campuses in Noida, Kolkata, Chennai, Fursatgunj, Chindwara, Guna, Hyderabad, Ankleshwar, Patna, Chandigarh, Jodhpur and Rohtak. Annually, the new academic session commences in August. Questions in the FDDI AIST 2019 will assess Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, General Awareness and Design Aptitude. The questions will be based on 11th and 12th standard topics.

Candidates, who have passed or are appearing for class 12 exams can apply to appear for All India Selection Test for FDDI AIST 2020.

To be considered eligible to appear for FDDI AIST 2020, candidates need to be 25 years of age as on July 25, 2020. 

Communication Standards- Applicants should have good communication skills in English. 

They should be able to write and speak in  English. This will aid them in improving their performance in All India Selection Test FDDI AIST 2020 and interviews for placement.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | NEFT

The correction window to make changes in FDDI AIST application form will be open tentatively from May 7 to 8, 2020. Applicants can check below step-by-step procedure for filling FDDI AIST 2020 application form-

Step 1- Click on “Apply Online” tab.

Step 2- Click on “New User” for FDDI AIST 2020 registration.

Step 3- Mention the course you are applying for and fill in the details including name, family details, address and the educational qualification.

Step 4- Upload your recent passport size photograph of size not more than 60 kb and scanned signature of size not exceeding 30 kb.

Step 5- Type the virtual image given in the registration form.

Step 6- Click on the “Submit” button in order to proceed further.

Step 7- Pay the registration fee of FDDI AIST 2020 as directed.

Step 8- User ID and password will be provided on the mobile number and email ID given to you for further communication after the online payment.

FDDI AIST 2020 will be held in Hindi and English only.

The selection test will be of two and a half hours duration.

One mark will be rewarded for every correct response. There was no negative marking for incorrect answers.

A computer and an individually allocated user-id and password will be provided to each candidate for appearing in FDDI AIST 2020

A total of 200 objective type questions from the sections -- Quantitive Aptitude, Verbal Ability,  General Awareness, Business Aptitude Test (BAT) for B.Des- RFM or Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for Design Programmes (B.Des-FDP, B.Des-LGAD & B.Des-FD) will be asked in the exam.

Earlier, Footwear Design & Development Institute will release FDDI AIST 2020 admit card tentatively from May 15 onwards.  The admit card of FDDI  AIST 2020 mentions the address of exam centre and date of exam. Only those applicants were able to download the FDDI AIST admit card 2020 who successfully submitted the application form. Candidates must take out its printout and bring it to the examination hall on the day of FDDI AIST. 

Steps to download FDDI AIST 2020 Admit Card

Candidates can follow these simple steps to download the admit card of FDDI AIST 2020-

Click on ‘Download Admit Card’ tab.

Enter application number, email address or date of birth 

Click on ‘Submit’. Download and print the hall ticket. Save for future use.

Footwear Design & Development Institute will announce FDDI AIST 2020 result tentatively from June 6. An all India merit list is prepared on the basis of a result of  FDDI AIST 2020.

Mode of Counselling: Offline

FDDI AIST counselling will be started tentatively from June 29 to July 2, 2020. Qualified candidates are called by FDDI AIST 2020 counselling process for two rounds solely on merit basis. Candidates’ rank will be evaluated based on their aggregate score in the entrance exam. Admissions and FDDI AIST 2020 counselling procedure will continue till all the seats get filled.

A candidate, who will be allotted a seat, will have to make a payment of a certain amount on the spot for seat reservation. Seven working days will be given to students for depositing balance fee. The fee deposited will not be refunded in case any candidate decides to withdrawal.