Footwear Design & Development Institute was established in 1986, under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India with major Objectives:
To Develop Human Resources within the country by imparting appropriate knowledge and skills to promote the rapid growth of footwear and allied industry in the country. To provide and develop appropriate infrastructure for the Indian footwear industry to enable it attain international standards of production. To particularly promote the growth of export production of quality footwear and allied products from the country.
FDDI is playing a key role in imparting education, facilitating the Indian industry by bridging the skill gap in the areas of Footwear, Leather Accessory & life style product, and because of its continuous contribution towards nation building, FDDI has been granted the status of “Institution of National Importance” under the FDDI Act 2017.
Courses offered at Hyderabad campus:
B. Des fashion design 4 years
B. Des retail and fashion merchandise 4 years
B. Des footwear design and production 4 years
MBA retail and fashion merchandise 2 years
M. Des footwear design and production.