Footwear Design and Development Institute
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| Type | Research Institution |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| Chairperson | Noel Tata |
| Director | Mr. Arun Kumar Sinha(IAS)[1] |
| Location | |
| Campus | Rural, 12 campuses under direct control |
| Website | fddiindia |
Footwear Design and Development Institute is an educational institute headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh,[2]
History
FDDI was established under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in 1986 with an objective to provide human resource and technical services to the industry. FDDI was upgraded to an Institute of National Importance by an act of parliament in 2017.[3]
Campuses
It has campuses at Noida, Fursatganj, Chandigarh, Ankleshwar, Guna, Chennai, Patna, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rohtak, Chhindwara and Jodhpur.[4]
Academic Programs
FDDI conducts a range of professional courses in the area of Footwear Design, Technology, Management, Fashion Merchandising, Business Management, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Creative Designing & CAD/CAM and Leather Goods & Accessories Design, Retail Management (First batch started in 2006) etc. The long-term courses are of two to three years duration.[5]
References
- ^ Executive Profiles, retrieved 17 January 2017
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/lucknow/28247200_1_amethi-mp-rahul-gandhi-congress-mp-footwear-design
- ^ https://www.fddiindia.com/pdf/FDDI-Act-2017.pdf
- ^ https://www.fddiindia.com/pdf/fddi-prospectus-2020.pdf
- ^ https://fddiindia.com/programmes-offered&-seat-structures.php