Master of Business Administration [MBA] (Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management) From FDDI, Noida

Aspirants seeking admission to the Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
• A candidate who has appeared in any examination for any of the degree referred to under clause (A),
• (B) & clause (C) and whose result has not been declared at the time of admission, shall be eligible to apply for admission to the Master’s Programmes and such candidate, if selected, shall be granted provisional admission and shall be required to submit the result of the requisite examination on or before the 30th day of September 2024 to the Admission In Charge where the admission has been granted, failing which the candidate’s admission may be cancelled and entire fee will be forfeited. Such candidates have to produce proof of having appeared for the final examination during the Counseling process of FDDI programs.
• No Age limit.

Selection Process: AIST

Latest Updates: The schedule for admissions for the next session will be announced soon. 

FDDI MBA Important Dates 2023

Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) offers a two year full time MBA programme in Retail and Fashion Merchandise. The course focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of different areas in retail management. The course aims at enhancing the critical thinking, reasoning skills, intellectual skills, particularly with regard to retail industry knowledge and practices. 

• The course is spread over four semesters including internship if any.
• The college has been awarded ISO 17025 accreditation by DAkkS- Germany and SATRA Technology Center- UK.
• The number of seats in various campuses for MBA are:

Noida campus- 80

Patna campus- 100

Hyderabad campus- 60

Chandigarh campus- 60

FDDI MBA Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for getting admission in MBARFM is as follows:

• The candidates must have completed their Bachelor’s degree in any stream from any recognised College/University.
• The candidates who are in their final year are also eligible to apply. However if selected they will have to submit the mark sheet of final year at the time of admission.
• There is no age limit criteria for a Master's programme at FDDI.
• The students should have good command in written and spoken English language as per the Communication standards.
• They must appear for the entrance exam AIST (All India Selection Test) conducted by FDDI.

FDDI MBA Admission Guidelines

Admission is given on the basis of the rank obtained by the candidates in FDDI AIST (All India Selection Test). The students are further called for counselling on the basis of rank obtained after they are allotted campus as per the choices they fill.

How to Apply?

• The candidates have to visit the official website (https://www.fddiindia.com) and register themselves for AIST.
• They will then be required to upload the necessary documents and pay the application fees of INR 500 through Credit card/Debit card.
• Upon successful application, admit cards for the exam will be made available to the candidates which they can download by logging again.
• The candidates are advised to take the print out of the admit card and appear for the test for further results.

Documents required at the time of applying are:

• Valid Email ID (the email should be valid for at least 1 year)
• Personal and Educational qualification details 
• Caste / Tribe/ Class certificate (for SC / ST/ OBC candidate)
• Disability Certificate for Persons with Disabilities
• EWS Certificate if eligible
• Image of scanned signature
• Debit / Credit Card details for making online payment against the Application Fee. 

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FDDI AIST Exam Pattern

FDDI conducts AIST exam every year for selecting candidates for MBA course. The exam is for 200 marks and there are 175 questions in total. The pattern for the exam is tabulated below:

There are 31 examination centres all over India. Students can choose their city as per their choice.

FDDI MBA Course Details

The course structure is well designed keeping in mind both teaching and learning. The course is spread over four semesters. 

• The first year focuses on developing analytical tools and covers basic business functions (finance, marketing, and operations); management (research, people, and strategy); and fashion (trends, product knowledge) in which the retailers operate.
• The second year focuses more on the practical aspect so that the students can use the skills they learnt to understand the retailers as a total enterprise.

Some of the major subjects that are taught over the period are tabulated below:

FDDI MBA Fee Structure

The fees structure for two years is given below:

Hostel fees excluding mess is around INR 24,000 per semester.

Read more: FDDI Courses & Fees

FDDI MBA Placements

FDDI has a fully dedicated Corporate Relation & Placement Department which plays a key role in counselling and guiding the students of the Institute for their successful career ahead. Activities such as career counseling by trained professionals, organizing interview skills, workshops and development of effective resumes, holding seminars & events etc. are done throughout the year. 

The college has a centralized placement and about 83% people get successfully placed every year in over 120+ companies that visit the campus.The topmost recruiters are:

• Titan
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Bata
• Aditya Birla Group
• Flipkart
• Hidesign
• Carlton London
• Decathlon
• Adidas
• Westside
• Clarks

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