What is the last date to pay FDDI AIST counseling fee?

The last day to pay FDDI AIST counselling fee will be in July 2026. Counseling fee has to be paid at the time of seat allotment. The fee will have to be paid by candidates who have been alloted seats.

What is the mode and exam pattern of FDDI AIST?

FDDI AIST 2026 entrance exam will be conducted as a paper-based exam and will be of 3 hours. The question paper will be multiple choice based. B.Des paper will include questions from topics like Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, General Awareness, and Business Aptitude Test & Design Aptitude Test. Candidates need to follow the exam pattern when preparing for the exam. Also, make sure to stick to the official syllabus and important topics.

What is the last date for candidates to report at allotted campus for FDDI AIST?

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.

When will the counseling process conducted for FDDI AIST?

The FDDI AIST counseling will be conducted in June-July 2025. The Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) will release the detailed counseling schedule at the time of declaration of results or sometime thereabout. The allotment of seats for FDDI AIST 2025 will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in FDDI AIST 2025. Candidates who are ranked higher in the merit list will be given preference in the seat allotment process.

What are courses for which FDDI AIST entrance exam is conducted?

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.

FDDI AIST Application Form 2025: Registration Link, Steps Fill Online

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BDes MDes MBA Retail & Fashion Merchandis...BBA

Updated on Nov 1, 2025 13:07 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

FDDI AIST Application Form 2025 - Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) has closed the applications for B.Des and M.Des programmes. The applications for FDDI Lateral Entry are also closed. However, candidates can still apply using valid scores from “Other National-level entrance” examinations. The other National-level entrance registration portal is open.

FDDI AIST 2025 application form is for admission to its various design courses. The application fee for FDDI AIST 2025 is INR. 600 for General/OBC (Non-Creamy)/GEN-EWS categories and INR. 300 for SC/ST/PWD categories. The window for editing forms was available from April 21, 2025, to April 22, 2025.

The Footwear Design & Development Institute conducted the FDDI AIST 2025 exam on May 11, 2025. Scores of FDDI AIST 2025 will be considered for admission to B.Des, BBA, M.Des, and MBA courses.

Q: What is the exam pattern of FDDI AIST?

As per FDDI 2026 exam pattern, the question paper of FDDI AIST for the B.Des and BBA programs will include a total of 150 MCQs. These questions will be spread over four sections. The test duration will be 3 hours.

Sections	Topics	No. of Questions
Section A	Quantitative Aptitude	25
Section B	Verbal Ability	40
Section C	General Awareness	35
Section D	Business Aptitude Test & Design Aptitude Test	50
Total No. of Questions		150

Q: What is the FDDI AIST syllabus for the B.Des program?

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 exam, the candidate needs to strictly follow the syllabus. Also, go through the official exam pattern.

Q: What are the FDDI AIST exam centers?

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

List of FDDI AIST Test Cities
Ankleshwar (FDDI Campus)	Agra	Mumbai
Ahmedabad	Bhopal	Chandigarh (FDDI Campus)
Bangalore	Chennai (FDDI Campus)	Dehradun
Chhindwara (FDDI Campus)	Fursatganj (FDDI Campus)	Guna (FDDI Campus)
Delhi	Hyderabad (FDDI Campus)	Indore
Gwalior	Jodhpur (FDDI Campus)	Jamshedpur
Jaipur	Kolkata	Kanpur
Kochi	Meerut	Noida (FDDI Campus)
Lucknow	Patna (FDDI Campus)	Ranchi
Pune	Rohtak (FDDI Campus)	Vishakhapatnam
Raipur

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.

Table of contents

How to Fill FDDI AIST Application Form
FDDI AIST 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
How to make Corrections in FDDI AIST Application Form?
FDDI AIST 2025 Eligibility Criteria
FDDI AIST 2025 exam pattern
FDDI AIST 2025 Application Form - FAQs

How to Fill FDDI AIST Application Form

FDDI AIST 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of FDDI AIST 2025 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
11 May ' 25	FDDI AIST 2025 Exam date
08 May ' 25	FDDI AIST Admit Card (for students who have registered from May 01, 2025 to May 08, 2025)
05 May ' 25	FDDI AIST Admit Card (for students who have registered from April 21, 2025 to April 30, 2025)
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