Launch of Admission Prospectus/Online application for AIST 2024	25.10.2023
Last date of Online submission of application for AIST 2024	20.04.2024
Last date of Online submission with Late Fee on of application for AIST 2024	30.04.2024
Availability of open window for editing forms	01.05.2024 - 02.05.2024
Availability of Admit cards	06.05.2024
Entrance exam Date (AIST 2024)	12.05.2024
Merit list display on www.fddiindia.com	31.05.2024
Dates of Counseling-2024	2nd or 3rd week of June, 2024
Last date of fee submission	15.07.2024
Date of reporting at the allotted campus	29.07.2024

ADMISSIONS
* If any candidate is unable to submit online application for All India Selection Test (AIST) 2024 by 20th April 2024 such candidates may be provided a final opportunity to online submit their Application for AIST 2024 by 30th April 2024 on payment of additional late fee of Rs. 800/- in case of General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category candidate and Rs. 400/- in case of SC/ST/PWD Category candidates.

• Non-Refundable Application Fee for General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category: Rs. 600/- through online payment gateway only.
• Non-Refundable Application Fee for SC/ST/PWD Category: Rs. 300/- through online pay mentgateway only.

Candidates are required to fill the Registration Form Online as per the instructions mentioned and upload the requisite documents at the time of Registration. A candidate has to make an online payment of Rs. 600/- (General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category) & Rs. 300/- (SC/ST/PWD Category) against the registration.

Payments of application fee (Rs. 600/- or Rs. 300/-) can be made through credit cards/debit cards/internet banking. The bank and/or transaction charges on the application fee will be borne by the candidate.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ADMISSIONS 2024
Sr. No.	Details	Date
1.	Launch of Admission Prospectus / Online application for AIST 2024	25/10/2023
2.	Last date of Online submission of application for AIST 2024	20/04/2024
3.	Last date of Online submission of application for AIST 2024 (With Late Fee)	30/04/2024
4.	Availability of open window for editing forms	01/05/2024 to 02/05/2024
5.	Availability of Admit cards	06/05/2024
6.	Entrance exam Date (AIST 2024)	12/05/2024
7.	Merit list display on www.fddiindia.com	31/05/2024
8.	Dates of Counseling - 2024	2nd or 3rd week of June 2024
9.	Last date of fee submission	15/07/2024
10.	Date of reporting at the allotted campus	29/07/2024

If any candidate is unable to submit online application for AIST 2024 by 20th April 2024 such candidates may be provided a final opportunity to online submit their Application for AIST 2024 by 30th April 2024 on payment of additional late fee of Rs. 800/- in case of General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category candidate and Rs. 400/- in case of SC/ ST/ PWD Category candidates.

A Paper Based Test (PBT) for all Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Programmes will be conducted on 12th May 2024 at 31 cities:

Examination Centers
The candidate may select only ONE city for the examination. No request for change in examination center will be entertained at any stage.
FDDI Ankleshwar (Surat)	FDDI Chandigarh	FDDI Chennai
FDDI Chhindwara	FDDI Fursatganj (Raebareli)	FDDI Guna
FDDI Hyderabad	FDDI Jodhpur	FDDI Noida
FDDI Patna	FDDI Rohtak	Agra
Ahmedabad	Bengaluru	Bhopal
Chennai	Dehradun	Delhi
Gwalior	Indore	Jaipur
Jamshedpur	Kanpur	Kolkata
Kochi	Lucknow	Mumbai
Pune	Ranchi	Raipur
Vishakhapatnam

Note: Please note that FDDI reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres mentioned. In such a case, an alternate centre, which is locationally and administratively convenient, will be allotted. Candidates may e-mail: admission@fddiindia.com for related queries.

Procedure 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 in AIST 2024 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) 2024.

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

Students will be called in the counseling in excess of the seats, therefore, there are possibilities that all the seats will be filled as per merit. Institute does not take any responsibility for any inconvenience caused to parents/candidates due to closure of the counseling prior to their turn.

A candidate who is allotted a seat will be required to pay an amount of Rs. 25,000/- at the time of counseling /admission to reserve the seat. This includes Rs. 10,000/- (Non Refundable) as Registration Fee + Rs 15,000/- as Advance Fee to be adjusted against the balance fee.

THE REGISTRATION CHARGES SHALL NOT BE REFUNDED IN CASE OF WITHDRAWAL OF ADMISSION. THE CANDIDATES WILL BE GIVEN 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RESERVING HIS/HER SEAT TO DEPOSIT THE BALANCE FEE.

Admission Procedure - NRI/Industry Sponsorship/Students Category
Over and above the regular seats, 10% seats are reserved for NRI / Industry-Sponsored / candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. The NRI/ Industry Sponsored Candidate shall be interviewed and the selection shall be done on merit basis. NRI/ Industry sponsored candidates are required to pay twice the tuition fee in case of Noida and Hyderabad Campuses and 50% extra tuition fee for other campuses in addition to the other components of the fee.

NON RESIDENT INDIAN (NRI)
Non Resident Indians, who are citizens of India holding an Indian passport and have temporarily immigrated to another country for six months or more for work, residence or any other purpose and who meet eligibility and admission requirements of FDDI can also apply for admission.

Only a person who is a NRI himself/herself may seek admission and no other candidate without NRI status would be eligible. Admission under this category shall be made on the basis of merit. If any or all seats from the NRI quota remain unfilled, the resulting vacancy shall be filled on merit of the applicants for admission.

The vacant seats under NRI/Industry-Sponsored/Foreign Nationals category will not be offered to any regular candidate.

Candidates may apply for admission under NRI/Industry Sponsored category in the mid of July 2024. Please visit the FDDI website for regular updates regarding submission of Application Form under this category.

Eligibility for Admission to Bachelor Degree Programmes (B.Des./BBA)
A candidate who has passed:

• 10+2, in any stream, from any recognized Board; or
• 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
• School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects; or
• 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;

A candidate who has appeared for any examination as mentioned above, 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 2024 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.

The age limit for the Bachelor’s programme shall be 25 years as on the 1st July 2024.

Eligibility for Admission to Master Degree Programmes

• Master of Design (M.Des.) in Footwear Design & Production: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from any Institute/University recognized by law in India. However, the bridge programme compriseing of two to three relevant subjects may be offered with the existing M.Des. programme to the students who doesn’t have any design background to provide necessary design inputs in order to understand the design concepts.
• Master of Design (M.Des.) in Fashion Design: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from any Institute/University recognized by law in India.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Retail & Fashion Merchandise: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from any Institute/University recognized by law in India.
• 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 2024 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./MBA): No Age limit

For Admissions 2024, candidates are required to submit Online Application for All India Selection Test (AIST) 2024.

How To Fill The Online Application Form
Candidates are required to apply online through website: https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com/ They can access this website also through the ‘Admissions 2024 - Apply Now’ banner on the homepage of official website of FDDI (www.fddiindia.com)
(Entries in the application form shall be required to be filled only in English.)

Submission Of Application Form
Step By Step guidelines for applying online may be referred for the purpose. The prospectus is available at FDDI website www.fddiindia.com free of cost. The application fee has to be paid through online payment gateway only. Candidates have to pay this amount for Bachelor/Master Programme he / she applies for.

Non-Refundable Application Fee for General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category: Rs. 600/- through online payment gateway only.

Non-Refundable Application Fee for SC/ST/PWD Category: Rs. 300/- through online payment gateway only.

Mode of Payment of application fee: Credit Cards/Debit Cards/Internet banking.

Payments of application fee (Rs. 600/- or Rs. 300/-) can be made online as explained above through any means. The bank and/or transaction charges on the application fee will be borne by the candidate. Candidates are advised to apply on or before the last date of submission of Application Form.

Candidates are advised to keep a printout/photocopy of Application Form for further reference along with proof of payment.

Window To Edit/ Update Application Form
Prior to making the payment candidate can edit/amend the information in the online application. Once the payment has been made by the candidate he/she will not be allowed to change/modify any information by the system. However, candidates will be given an opportunity to review and correct their personal information (changing the City of Examination is not permitted) in the application form from 01st May 2024 onwards till 02nd May 2024 (16:00 Hrs.).

Application fee already paid will not be refunded in case the application is found not eligible for admissions to FDDI after editing / updating of the application form.

It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to provide correct information during the application process. At any stage if it is found that the information provided by the candidate is not true, FDDI has the right to cancel his/her candidature. Any direct or indirect attempt to influence the management and employees of the institute will lead to automatic disqualification of the candidate.

After closing the window to edit the application form, the information filled up in the application form will not be changed at any stage. Therefore, candidates/guardians are advised to fill-up the application form with due diligence.

STEP BY STEP PROCESS TO FILL ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

• Step-1:
  NEW CANDIDATE TO CREATE LOG IN (NEW LOG IN)
  • New Candidate to visit the website: https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com and click: Fresh Candidate to create Log In (New Log In)
  • Fill the details to register for any programme. You must have a valid email ID for applying online.
  • Press the button “Submit”. Once the information filled here will not be changed.
  • The confirmation for the registration will also be sent on your email entered.
  Note: Kindly note the Email-ID and Date of birth as filled by you will be used to login to the website to fill the online application form.
  
  ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE READY
  Before starting to fill up the on-line application, keep ready with you the following details / documents / Information
  • Valid Email ID (the email should be valid for at least 1 year)
  • Personal and Educational qualification details
  • Caste/Tribe/Class certificate (for SC/ST/OBC(NC) candidate)
  • Disability Certificate for Persons with Disabilities
  • EWS Certificate if eligible
  • Image of scanned photograph in jpg/jpeg format and size should not exceed 50 KB
  • Image of scanned signature in jpg/jpeg format and size should not exceed 50 KB
  • Debit/Credit Card details for making online payment against the Application Fee
• Step-2:
  Already Logged In candidate Log On to complete the process of filling Online Application Form (Log In to your account)
  Already Logged In Candidate to visit the website : https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com/ and login by clicking Already Logged In Candidate to complete Process. On clicking Already Logged In Candidate to Complete Process log into your account and the page will appear which will have buttons indication 4 actions which are to be completed for submission of online application form:
  1. FILL APPLICATION
  2. UPLOADING IMAGE (Photograph & Signature)
  3. MAKE PAYMENT
  4. PRINT APPLICATION
  
  Action 1: Fill Application (Click On The Button To Fill Application Form)
  Fill the details on the online application form. Since your eligibility will be screened based on the information furnished by you, you are required to exercise sufficient care to correctly furnish the details of your Qualification, etc.
  
  While filling the application form online, please save the information by clicking the button “SAVE”.
  
  In case you wish to edit any information you can do that by log in again using Email-ID and Date of birth and after editing the information, make sure to save the information by clicking the button “SAVE”.
  
  Action 2: Uploading Images
  Upload Photograph - Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture. Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white background, and has no harsh shadows. If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen. Also, ensure that both ears are visible in the picture. Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face. The image should only be in .jpg or .jpeg format. Size of file should be not be more than 50 kb.
  
  Upload Signature - Sign on white paper with Black ink pen and scan it. Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page and ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50 kb. Please note that this signature would appear on the Admit Card, and if it does not match the signature on the answer sheet at the time of the written test and at the time of Interview, the candidature will be cancelled. The image should only be in .jpg or .jpeg format. Size of file should not be more than 50 kb.
  
  Action 3: Make Payment
  Payment through Debit Card / Credit Card: Keep the Debit Card / Credit Card Details handy.
  
  In case you wish to change the category, click button “Home” and then click button “Action 1: Fill Application” so that the application form will be opened. After editing the information, make sure to save the information by clicking the button “SAVE”. Now click button “Home” and then click button “Action 3: Make Payment” and proceed for the payment.
  
  Note: Once the payment has been made through Debit/Credit Card or Demand Draft; you will not be allowed to change/modify any information.
  Prior to making the payment, candidate can edit / amend the information in the online application form. Once the payment has been made, you will not be allowed to change/modify any information by the system. However, candidates will be given an opportunity to review and correct their personal information (changing the City of Examination is not permitted) in the application form from 1st May 2023 onwards till 2nd May 2023 (16:00 Hrs.).
  
  Action 4: Print Application
  Candidate can view the submitted form by clicking the button "Action 4: Print Application" and can take print out of the same for their record.
  
  On correctly following the above steps, you would have completed the application process.
• Step-3
  Download (Print) the Admit Card
  On the basis of information given in the FDDI Application Form, Admit Card of provisionally eligible candidates will be available for download from website: https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com from 6th May 2024 (1300 Hrs.).
  
  Download Admit Card – On the due date for Admit Card, re-login to the website: https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com. A link for downloading Admit Card for written test, containing the details of the centre/venue for the examination, etc., will be available.
  
  Print Admit Card - Take a printout of the admit card. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the Written Test Venue without a valid Admit Card.
  
  NOTE: THE ADMIT CARD FOR WRITTEN TEST WILL NOT BE SENT BY POST OR EMAIL. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO REGULARLY CHECK FDDI WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.

List if Programmes Offered in 2024

• Master of Design (M.Des.) in Footwear Design & Production (FDP)
• Master of Design (M.Des.) in Fashion Design (FD)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Retail & Fashion Merchandise (RFM)
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Footwear Design & Production (FDP)
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Fashion Design (FD)
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Leather, Lifestyle & Product Design (LLPD)
• BBA in Retail & Fashion Merchandise (RFM)

Seat Structure

Regular Seat Matrix for the Academic Session 2024-25
Sr. No.	Campus	No. of Seats Proposed in 2024-25
		B.DES (FDP)	B.DES (FD)	B.DES (LLPD)	BBA (RFM)	M.DES (FDP)	M.DES (FD)	MBA (RFM)	Total
1	Noida	80	80	60	60	60	30	60	430
2	Fursatgunj (Raebareli)	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	120
3	Chennai	60	60	-	-	60	-	-	180
4	Kolkata	60	60	60	-	-	-	-	180
5	Rohtak	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	120
6	Jodhpur	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	120
7	Chhindwara	60	60	-	-	-	-	60	180
8	Guna	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	60
9	Ankleshwar (Surat)	60	60	-	-	-	-	-	120
10	Patna	60	60	-	60	-	-	60	240
11	Hyderabad	80	80	60	60	-	30	60	370
12	Chandigarh	60	60	-	60	-	-	60	240
Total		760	700	180	240	120	60	300	2360
		Total UG Seats: 1880				Total PG Seats: 480			2360

Note:

• FDDI reserves the right to change the campus and / or programme of a student if the enrolment for that specific program at the campus is less than 20 students. Subsequently student will be required to pay fee and other charges as applicable for that specific campus and / or programme.
• Over and above the regular seats, 10% seats are reserved for NRI/Industry-Sponsored candidates who meet the presribed eligibility criteria.

Examination Process (for all programmes)
All eligible candidates are required to go through an examination process. Based on their choice of city, all eligible candidates will have to appear for the written entrance examination at the Examination Centres opted by them. The written entrance examination is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the programme opted.

Note: Candidates appearing in final year exam shall be provisionally allowed to appear in FDDI entrance examination. However, such candidates are required to submit mark sheet of final year at the time of admission. In case candidates fail in the final year exams, their admission shall be cancelled.

Marking Scheme for AIST 2024

Bachelor Degree Programmes (B.Des./BBA)
Section	Description	No. of Question	Marks per Question	Max Marks
A	Analytical Ability	25	1	25
B	Business Aptitude Test	25	2	50
	Design Aptitude Test	25	2	50
C	General Awareness	35	1	35
D	Comprehension	25	1	25
	Grammar, Usage, etc.	15	1	15
TOTAL		150		200

Master Degree Programmes (M.Des./MBA)
Section	Description	No. of Question	Marks per Question	Max Marks
A	Analytical Ability	25	2	50
B	English Comprehension & Grammar	50	1	50
C	General Knowledge & Current Affairs	50	1	50
D	Management Aptitude Test & Design Aptitude Test	50	1	50
TOTAL		175		200

Sample Question Papers for AIST 2024
- Sample Question Paper for Bachelor Degree Programmes
- Sample Question Paper for Master Degree Programmes

A Paper Based Test (PBT) for all Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Programmes will be conducted on 12th May 2024 at 31 cities.

The candidate may select only ONE city for the examination. No request for change in examination center will be entertained at any stage

Sr. No.	List of Examination Cities	Sr. No.	List of Examination Cities
1	Ankleshwar (FDDI Campus)	17	Jaipur
2	Agra	18	Jodhpur (FDDI Campus)
3	Ahmedabad	19	Jamshedpur
4	Bengaluru	20	Kochi
5	Bhopal	21	Kolkata
6	Chandigarh (FDDI Campus)	22	Kanpur
7	Chhindwara (FDDI Campus)	23	Lucknow
8	Chennai (FDDI Campus)	24	Noida (FDDI Campus)
9	Chennai	25	Pune
10	Dehradun	26	Patna (FDDI Campus)
11	Delhi	27	Ranchi
12	Fursatganj (FDDI Campus)	28	Raipur
13	Guna (FDDI Campus)	29	Rohtak (FDDI Campus)
14	Gwalior	30	Vishakhapatnam
15	Hyderabad (FDDI Campus)	31	Mumbai
16	Indore

Note: Please note that FDDI reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres mentioned above. In such a case, an alternate centre, which is locationally and administratively convenient, will be allowed. Candidates may e-mail: admission@fddiindia.com for related queries.

Admit Cards
Entry to the Examination Centre will be allowed with admit cards only.
On the basis of information given in the FDDI Application Forms, Admit Cards of provisionally eligible candidates will be available for download from www.fddiindia.com or https://fddiadmissions.qualcampus.com/ from 6th May 2024 onwards. Candidates are advised to regularly check FDDI website for updates

Note: Admit Cards and Results for AIST 2024 will be available on FDDI’s website only. No separate communication will be sent by post.

Examination Centre
Candidates should reach the examination centre at least 90 minutes before the commencement of the examination. Mobiles and other electronic gadgets are not allowed inside the Examination Centre. Candidates found with mobile or other electronic gadgets will be asked to leave the examination centre and shall be disqualified.

Kindly Note (Applicable for section A, B, C, D, E & F):

• NRI/Industry sponsored candidates are required to pay twice the tuition fee in case of FDDI Noida and FDDI Hyderabad and for the rest of the mentioned campuses candidates are required to pay 50% extra of the tuition fee (other components of FEE will remain the same).
• FDDI reserves the right to revise the above mentioned fee for any academic year.

Hostel Fee (excluding mess fee) for new students admitted during the year 2024-25

Campus	Total Fee Per Semester (In Rupees)
FDDI (Rohtak / Jodhpur / Ankleshwar (Surat) / Fursatganj (Raebareli) / Patna / Guna / Chhindwara) Campus	Rs. 18,000/-
FDDI (Hyderabad / Chennai / Kolkata / Chandigarh) Campus	Rs. 24,000/-
FDDI Noida Campus	Rs. 30,000/-

Kindly Note:

• Refundable security for hostellers is Rs. 5,000/- (one time) which is to be paid with first semester fee.
• FDDI reserves the right to revise the above mentioned fee for any academic year.
• Mess Fee varies from campus to campus.
• Mess Facility will be compulsory for all hostellers. Mess fee has to be paid separately in the beginning of each semester.
• Hostel Fees and Mess fees once paid is non-refundable except in cases where students withdraw admission before the commencement of the classes.

• Fee Concession for Reserved Category candidates (Only for those who have not applied for any scholarship provided by any government /private body) from 2024-25 Session
  
  FDDI will provide 10% fee concession on tuition fee to reserved category candidates -Scheduled Caste (ST), Scheduled Tribe (ST), OBC (Non-Creamy)*, Economical Weaker Session (EWS)*, Person with disability (PwD).
  
  This concession is only for those reserved category students/candidates who have not applied the scholarship provided by any government or private body in any form.
  
  Criteria for the 10% concession on the tuition fee mentioned below:
  - The concession will be open to Indian Nationals Only. Not applicable for NRI /Industry Sponsored/Foreign Nationals.
  
  - For OBC and EWS category*, the concession will be paid to the students whose parents’ / guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 8,00,000 (Rupees Eight lakh only) for OBC and EWS category during the last Financial Year. The income certificate shall be issued by the Authority as decided by the State / Central Government. This has to produce every year depend upon the eligibility.
  
  The students getting any other financial assistance / reimbursement / scholarship / stipend towards expenditure on education from any other source viz Central / State Government / PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) / Trusts / private persons etc. shall not be eligible to apply for the financial assistance under this scheme.
• Fee Concession for FDDI bachelor’s students who would like to pursue Master’s degree at FDDI from 2024-25 Session
  FDDI may provide 10% fee concession on first year tuition fee (semester -wise) to FDDI students who have completed the bachelor’s degree with 6.0 CGPA and would like to pursue master’s degree from FDDI. Students have to fulfil the eligibility criteria for the masters’ program.
  
  Students have to write AIST and based on the merit list, seat will be provided. This fee concession is not on the basis of AIST merit.
  
  For the continuation of Fee concession to the students in 2nd year of postgraduate level, minimum average 6.0 CGPA in the last two consecutive semesters will be a necessary condition. The students will be required to submit their application for continuation of financial assistance in the next year along with all the documents in the beginning of the semester.