The Institute

Footwear Design and Development Institute commonly known, as “FDDI” is the leading Institute in India for Infrastructure Development for the footwear industry and Human Resource Development. FDDI is a society registered under the societies Act, 1860, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India.

FDDI is rated among the premier fashion and retail institutions in the world. It is widely recognized as a centre of excellence. The institute conducts wide range of long term and short term programmes in the area of Retail Management, Fashion, Footwear Design, Technology, Management, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, Creative Designing & CAD/CAM, Leather Goods & Accessories Design etc. The long-term programmes are of two to three years duration while short-term programmes are of one-year duration. All programmes offered by the institute meets the international standards.

FDDI was set up by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India with an objective to train the professional manpower for the industry. In just a span of two decades FDDI has evolved from being India's premier institute to a notable international training Institute. FDDI is among the first institute in the world to get prestigious ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

The Institute has an impeccable track record of 100% placement for all its pass outs in major Multinational and Indian companies. FDDI alumni include VP's and CEO's of some of the renowned companies. FDDI students have been able to get global placement in countries like USA, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Egypt, China, Singapore, UK, Middle East, Sri Lanka, Kenya etc.

To facilitate the working professionals of the Industry & to extend the benefit of formal training programmes to far off places, FDDI has tied up with IGNOU for offering professional programmes through Distance learning mode.