Footwear Design and Development Institute Noida Answered Questions

FDDI Noida offer MBA in Retail and Fashion Merchandise for the duration of 2 years. When it comes to the placements, FDDI Noida offers good placements annually for its MBA course. As per the limited data available on the website, an overall 86% placement rate was recorded across all the campuses of FDDI in 2022 placements. Further, over 240 recruiters participated during the 2022 placement process and placed students in various new-age job roles. The highest FDDI placement salary offered during the recent placements stood at INR 6.50 LPA. The top recruiters of the Footwear Design and Development Institute in the recent placements included Clarks, Bata, Adidas, Sabyasachi, Reliance Group, Action International, Aqualite India, etc.

Some of the renowned recruiters hiring from FDDI Noida include H&M, Reliance, Bata, Future Group, Skechers, Firstcry, Etsy, Adidas, Bata India, Carlton, Da Milano, Decathlon, Future Group, H&M, Liberty, Lifestyle, Louis Vuitton, Pantaloon, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, among others. Further,  over 240 recruiters participated during the 2023 placement process and placed students in various new-age job roles. 

Master of Design (MDes), with a duration of four years is divided in eight semester. The first two semester of MDes, will be a 'Compulsory Foundation' year where a basic knowledge of Design, Design principles, process, 2D & 3D CAD, Materials, will be imparted. In the last semester the students will be taking up Design Project/Research Project. Industrial internship is in built in the curriculum. The curriculum has been designed by a team of experts from IIT- Delhi. In case of career oppurtunity, FDDI MDes open promising career opportunity in the trade as Footwear Designers for Fashion and Sport shoes, Product developer, etc. 

Footwear Design and Development Institute has well-qualified and experienced faculty members. The college arranges workshops and training programmes for the faculty and the students. The FDDI Noida faculty are degree, PhD, and Diploma holders. FDDI Noida also invites faculty for guest lectures. The faculty has several years of experienced and hence are professional in nature.

The Footwear Design & Development Institute was founded in 1986 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India. It has also been declared as the Institution of National Importance under the FDDI Act 2017. As for the placement record, 83% of students are placed each year. Top recruiters include Titan, Tommy Hilfiger, Aditya Birla Group, and Zara. The highest salary package offered is between INR 50 and INR 60 LPA. And overall students get a great internship opportunity.

The Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Retail and Fashion Merchandise (RFM). The MBA programme is a two-year programme that involves developing a comprehensive understanding of different domains in the practice of retail management. The MBA course covers a wide range of subjects, retail Management, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour, Fasgion Studies, Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Supply Chain Managemnet, etc. The course aims at enhancing critical thinking, reasoning skills, and intellectual skills, particularly in the retail secton.

FDDI Noida cut off changes every year. In general, the basic eligibility criteria for the college is past academic records and a valid score in FDDI AIST and other accepted entrance exams. Candidates must known the FDDI AIST syllabus. Candidates must prepare according to the FDDI AIST Exam Pattern. Prepare well for the entrance exams as the competition is high and the seats are limited.

FDDI Noida has a good record of placements for courses like BDes, MDes and MBA, etc. The complete placement report 2022 is yet to be release on the official website for the academic year 2021-2022. However, as per the limited data available on the website, an overall 86% placement rate was recorded across all the campuses of FDDI in 2022 placements. Further, over 240 recruiters participated during the 2022 placement process and placed students in various new-age job roles. The key highlights of FDDI Noida placements for the Class of 2022 are tabulated below: ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2022)the highest packageINR 6.50 LPAAverage packageINR 3 LPAPlacement rate86%+No. of recruiters240+Popular recruitersClarks, Bata, Adidas, Reliance Brands, Puma IndiaNote: The above mentioned the highest and average packages have been taken from the students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

As per the official website, various national and international recruiters visited every year at FDDI Noida and placed students in new-age job roles. The top recruiters of who participated during the recent FDDI Noida placements included Clarks, Bata, Adidas, Sabyasachi, Reliance Group, Action International, Aqualite India, etc.

Yes, FFDI Noida offers reservations to students under various categories like SC (15%), ST (7.5%), OBC (Non-Creamy-27%), Differently Abled (3%) and EWS (10%). However, candidates have to appear for the Institution based entrance exam  AIST  (All India Selection Test) for the admission to the UG and PG courses. Therefore, candidates are required to apply for the AIST exam, filling out the exam's application form online.