FDDI AIST Dates 2025 - The FDDI AIST exam is conducted by the Footwear Design and Development Institute to offer admission to its different design courses. The online application for FDDI AIST 2025 is closed. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria may apply before the last date.
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The application fee for the FDDI AIST 2025 exam will be category specific:
- General and OBC categories - INR 600
- 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.
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 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:
- Get registered using a valid email id and mobile number
- Fill the form which will have various fields like personal, academic, and contact details.
- Upload photograph and signature
- Pay the relevant application fee.
- 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 2025 Entrance Exam
- FDDI AIST 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- FDDI AIST 2025 Current and Upcoming Events:
- FDDI AIST 2025 Important Dates - FAQs
FDDI AIST 2025 Entrance Exam
Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) conducts the FDDI AIST entrance exam for admitting candidates to the BDes, BBA, M.Des, and MBA courses. Candidates seeking admission to these courses need to duly fill out and submit the application form before the last date.
The FDDI AIST 2025, question paper for the B.Des/ BBA program will include 150 objective-type questions for 200 marks. The exam will evaluate the knowledge, skill, and aptitude of the candidate.
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) |
FDDI AIST 2025 Current and Upcoming Events:
- Application process - The application form for the FDDI AIST 2025 is closed. Applications have to be filled out by candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria before the last date. The last date for online submission of the AIST 2025 application was April 20, 2025, while applications with a late fee can be submitted until April 30, 2025.
- The open window for editing forms was available from April 21, 2025, to April 22, 2025.
- Admit cards - Candidates who have successfully completed the application process will be issued admit cards. The admit cards were available from May 01, 2025.
- Exam date - The AIST 2025 entrance exam was scheduled for May 11, 2025. The FDDI AIST 2025 is a paper-based exam that will be conducted in 31 cities across the country. The exam will be 3 hours long.
- Merit list - The result of the FDDI AIST 2025 will be declared in the form of a merit list that will contain the merit ranks of qualified candidates. The Marit list was displayed in the 2nd ‐3rd Week of June 2025.
- Counselling - The counseling process for FDDI AIST 2025 is conducted after the declaration of exam results. The counselling was in June-July 2025.
Admission Schedule for FDDI AIST 2025
The table gives important dates for the application form, admit card, result, counselling, etc.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online Application for AIST 2025 | 15th November 2024 |
| Last date for Online Submission of Application | 20th April 2025 |
| Last date for Online Submission with Late Fee | 30th April 2025 |
| Open Window for Editing Forms | 21st - 22nd April 2025 |
| Availability of Admit Cards | 1st May 2025 |
| Entrance Exam Date (AIST 2025) | 11th May 2025 |
| Merit List Display on Official Website | 2nd - 3rd Week of June 2025 |
| Date of Counseling | June - July 2025 |
| Last Date for Fee Submission | 15th July 2025 |
| Date of Reporting at Allotted Campus | 21st July 2025 |
Commonly asked questions
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 Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) will release the admit cards for the FDDI AIST 2025 exam on May 1, 2025. Admit cards will be issued to all candidates who successfully complete the online application process.
The candidate will have to download the admit card online from the official portal - fddiindia.com.
To download, log in to the portal using your login credentials.
FDDI AIST 2025 Important Dates - FAQs
Here are a few FAQs related to the FDDI AIST 2025 important dates.
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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