FDDI AIST MBA Retail & Fashion Merchandise Syllabus 2025: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

FDDI AIST syllabus 2026 - The Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) releases the FDDI AIST syllabus on its admission portal. The syllabus will include the section-wise topics from which questions will be asked in the exam.

Consult the FDDI AIST 2026 syllabus to prepare for FDDI AIST 2026. Segregate the syllabus into easy, difficult, and moderate, and prepare accordingly. Also, refer to the list of important topics. It may be noted that the Footwear Design & Development Institute reserves the right to make any changes to the syllabus as well as the FDDI AIST exam pattern. So, it is recommended to refer to the updated FDDI AIST syllabus for exam preparation.

The candidate can download the FDDI AIST syllabus from this page. The syllabus of FDDI AIST is program-specific. So, when preparing for the entrance exam, the candidate needs to refer to the syllabus assigned for the specific program.

Q: What is the exam pattern of FDDI AIST?

As per FDDI 2026 exam pattern, question paper of FDDI AIST for the B.Des and BBA programs will include 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 are the FDDI AIST exam centers?

The FDDI AIST 2026 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 choice of exam city at the time of filling the application form.

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.

Table of contents

FDDI AIST Expected Syllabus 2026 for BDes
FDDI AIST Expected Syllabus 2026 for MDes
FDDI AIST 2026 Exam Pattern - B.Des/ BBA
FDDI AIST Syllabus 2026 - FAQs

FDDI AIST Expected Syllabus 2026 for BDes

Candidates can view the syllabus for the FDDI AIST exam for the BDes course below:

Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal Ability
General Awareness
General Knowledge
Visualization
Colour and composition

Commonly asked questions

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

The FDDI AIST 2026 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 2026 merit rank. Also, to participate in the counseling and seat allotment process, the candidate needs to have qualified in the entrance exam.

Q: When will the counseling process conducted for FDDI AIST?

The FDDI AIST counseling will be conducted in June-July 2026. 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 2026 will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in FDDI AIST 2026. Candidates who are ranked higher in the merit list will be given preference in the seat allotment process.

Q: 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 2026 have to report at the allotted campus by the given deadline.

The allotment of seats will be as per the FDDI AIST 2026 merit rank. Also, all allotted candidates need to pay the seat-confirmation fee within the given deadline.

The FDDI AIST 2026 exam will be conducted around the 2nd week of May 2026.

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FDDI AIST Expected Syllabus 2026 for MDes

Candidates can view the syllabus for the FDDI AIST exam for MDes course admissions below:

English Comprehension & Analytical Ability
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
General Awareness

The candidate may also solve previous years' sample papers to understand the types of questions asked, difficulty level, topics covered, and weightage. By solving enough sample papers, the candidate will also be able to build problem-solving and time-management skills.

Commonly asked questions

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

FDDI AIST 2026 Exam Pattern - B.Des/ BBA

FDDI AIST 2026 exam is held in paper-based mode. Check table for more details on FDDI AIST exam pattern for BDes and BBA:

	Description	Sub-component	No.of Questions	Marks per question	Max Marks
Section A	Quantitative Aptitude		25	1	25
Section B	Verbal Ability	Comprehension, Grammar, Usage, etc.	40	1	40
Section C	General Awareness		35	1	35
Section D	Business Aptitude Test & Design Aptitude Test		50	2	100

FDDI AIST Syllabus 2026 - FAQs

Here are a few FAQs related to the FDDI AIST 2026 syllabus and exam. Read on.

Q: When will the FDDI AIST entrance exam be conducted?

The Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) will release the admission schedule for the FDDI AIST 2026 entrance exam on its official admission website. As per the previous admission schedule, the FDDI AIST 2026 exam is likely to be conducted in the 2nd week of May 2026.

The mode of the exam will be computer-based.

Q: What is the step-wise process to fill the FDDI AIST application form?

To fill the Application form of FDDI AIST

Get registered using a valid email id and mobile number
Fill personal, academic, and contact details
Upload photograph and signature
Pay the application fee
Submit the form.

Q: What is the application fee for the FDDI AIST entrance exam?

The application fee for the FDDI AIST 2026 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.