FDDI offers lateral entry admissions to eligible candidates, enabling them to directly join the second year (3rd semester) of select undergraduate/postgraduate programs. This pathway is designed for students who have completed a relevant diploma or equivalent qualification, providing them with an opportunity to further continue their academic and professional aspirations in the fields of footwear, fashion, leather lifestyle and product design, and retail & fashion merchandise.

Admission under the lateral entry scheme will be based on the merit of the All-India Selection Test (AIST) conducted by FDDI. Candidates must meet the prescribed eligibility criteria, and seat allocation will be subject to availability.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

🔸Eligibility for FDDI-Lateral Entry Admission to Bachelor Degree Programmes (B.Des/ BBA Hons.)

🠊 Educational Qualication
Passed secondary school examination/10th and passed minimum 3 years diploma (any mode-distance/online/ regular recognized by AICTE/ AIU/ UGC or any govt institute).
Or
10+2, completed a minimum 1-year regular diploma or at least 2 year (regular/ online/ distance mode) Diploma/ Certificate Programme from the relevant field.
🠊 Age
Max. 25 years as on 1st July of the year of admission.

🔸Eligibility for FDDI-Lateral Entry Admission to Master’s Degree Programmes (M.Des/ MBA)

🠊 Educational Qualication
Bachelor's degree in any discipline and Minimum 1 year "PG" Govt approved diploma from the relevant field.
🠊 Age
No age limit.

Seats Available

🔸Not fixed, based on the vacant seat in the First year of the respective programs/ degree, categories and campuses.

Scheme of Examination

🔸Candidate will have to appear for an entrance examination i.e., AIST exam and undergo credit mapping of foundation/ first year.
🔸Admission will be made strictly on a merit basis (Rank-wise), counseling and Credit mapping.
🔸Screening of the application/ Credit mapping Will be done by the “Academic Equivalence Committee (AEC), FDDI.

GUIDELINES

🔸The students accepted under the lateral Entry shall not be permitted to alter the branch/ program of study.
🔸The candidate with a backlog will not be considered for lateral entry admission.
🔸The admission through the lateral Entry shall be governed by Mapping of the courses to ensure that the knowledge gained by the candidate during the Diploma/ Certificate course is relevant to the program in which the admission is sought.