FDDI AIST Exam Pattern 2025: Types of questions, weightage, marking scheme, subjects

The Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) will release the admission shedule for the FDDI AIST 2025 entrance exam on its official admission website. As per the previous admission shedule, the FDDI AIST 2025 exam is likely to be conducted in the 2nd week of May 2025.

The mode of the exam will be computer-based.

The application form for FDDI AIST 2025 will open in October 2023. Eligible candidates need to apply before the last date. 

The application form for the FDDI AIST 2025 will OPEN around the 4th week of October 2025. In the previous edition of the exam, the application opened on October 25, 2024.

The direct link to fill out the FDDI AIST 2025 application form will be provided here.

The application form will be open with both regular and late fees. 

Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) can fill the application form.

The application fees for FDDI AIST 2025 is INR 600 for General, OBC, and Gen-EWS category candidates.

The application fee for the FDDI AIST 2025 exam will be category specific:

1. General and OBC categories - INR 600
2. SC, ST, and PwD categories - INR 300

The application fee has to be paid in online mode using net banking, credit or debit cards. Also, one needs to pay the fee applicable for their respective categories.

FDDI AIST exam for the B.Des programme may inlcude questions from the following topics:

• Quantitative Aptitude
• Verbal Ability
• General Awareness
• General Knowledge
• Visualisation
• Colour and composition

When preparing for the FDDI AIST 2024 exam, the candidate needs to strictly follow the syllabus. Also, go through the official exam pattern.

The application form for the FDDI AIST 2025 exam will OPEN in online mode around the 4th week of October 2024. The candidate has to follow these steps to fill the form:

1. Get registered using a valid email id and mobile number
2. Fill the form which will have various fields like personal, academic, and contact details.
3. Upload photograph and signature
4. Pay the relevant application fee.
5. Submit the form. 

The General/OBC (Non Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category has to application fees of INR 600, while SC/ ST/ PWD Category need to pay INR 300. The application fee is non-refundable and has to be paid online. 

FDDI AIST exam for the B.Des programme may inlcude questions from the following topics:

• Quantitative Aptitude
• Verbal Ability
• General Awareness
• General Knowledge
• Visualisation
• Colour and composition

When preparing for the FDDI AIST 2024 exam, the candidate needs to strictly follow the syllabus. Also, go through the official exam pattern.

The FDDI AIST 2025 exam will be conducted in the following centers.

The candidate can select their choise of exam city at the time of filling out the application form. Note that details of the alloted center will be mentioned on the admit card.

The FDDI AIST 2025 entrance exam will be conducted as a paper-based exam and will be of three hours duration. The question paper will be multiple-choice based. The B.Des paper will include questions from topics like Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, General Awareness, and Business Aptitude Test & Design Aptitude Test.

The candidate needs to follow the exam pattern when preparing for the exam. Also, make sure to stick to the official syllabus and important topics.

The deadline to pay the fee is July 15, 2025.

The counseling fee has to be paid at the time of seat allotment. The fee will has to be paid by candidates who have been alloted seats. 

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per the FDDI AIST 2025 merit rank. If the candidate fails to meet the cut-off criteria, he or she will not be offered admission.

Candidates who are allotted seats for admission to the various undergraduate and postgraduate design couses through FDDI AIST 2025 has to report at the allotted campus by the given deadline. 

The allotment of seats will be as per the FDDI AIST 2025 merit rank. Also, all allotted candidates need to pay the seat-confirmation fee within the given deadline.

The FDDI AIST 2025 exam will be conducted around the 2nd week of May 2025.

The FDDI AIST 2025 entrance exam will be conducted to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI). Popular courses include - B.Des, M.Des, MBA and Fashion Merchandise, and BBA.

The allotment of seats to the above programs will be on the basis of FDDI AIST 2025 merit rank. Also, to participate in the counseling and seat allotment process, the candidate needs to have qualified in the entrance exam.