The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) has announced admission notification 2012-13 for various programmes in retail, fashion and management disciplines. FDDI is one of the reputed institute for retail and fashion management courses. All the programmes are full time degrees and the institute is functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India. FDDI campuses are located at Noida, Rae Bareli, Chennai, ROhtak, Chhindwara, Kolkata and Jodhpur. Here are other details:
Masters Programmes (2 years):
1) Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management
2) Footwear Technology and Management
3) Creative Design and CAD / CAM
4) Leather Goods and Accessories Design
5) Visual Merchandising and Communication Design
6) Productivity and Quality Management
Bachelors Degree Programmes (3 years):
1) Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management
2) Fashion Designing
3) Footwear Technology and Management
4) Leather Goods and Accessories Design
Eligibility: For PH programmes, applicants should have Graduation in any stream. Those appearing for final year degree exams are also eligible to apply. For UG courses, candidates passed in 10+2 in any stream and those appearing for final year exams in 2012 are also eligible to apply.
Interested candidates can download application and prospectus from FDDI website at www.fddiindia.com. Major employers recruiting FDDI candidates are Tata, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, Pantaloon, Lifestyle, HiDesign, Carlton London, Nike, Reebok, Puma and Bata.