Archive · 22 Dec 2025
FDDI Postpones AIST 2026 Application Start Date
The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) has changed the start date for applying to their AIST 2026 exam.
Instead of starting in December 2025, it will now start on January 1, 2026.
You can apply until April 20, 2026, and the exam will be on May 10, 2026, in 38 cities across India.
The exam is for people who want to study footwear design, fashion design, or business management.
The application fee is ₹600 for some people and ₹300 for others.
If you apply late, it costs more.
The exam will be on paper and will last 2 hours and 30 minutes.
It's important to check the FDDI website for more details.
FDDI has postponed the AIST 2026 application start date to January 1, 2026, from the earlier date of December 20, 2025.
Applications will be accepted until April 20, 2026, and the exam is scheduled for May 10, 2026, in 38 cities across India.
The AIST is the entrance test for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in footwear design, fashion design, and business management.
Application fees are ₹600 for General, OBC, and General-EWS categories and ₹300 for other categories, with late fees being ₹800 and ₹400 respectively.
The exam for Bachelor of Design (BDes) programs will be pen-and-paper-based, lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes, with 126 questions across five sections.
- Who
- Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI)
- What
- Postponement of AIST 2026 application start date
- When
- Application process starts on January 1, 2026
- Where
- Applications through fddiindia.com
- Why
- To provide more time for eligible candidates to apply
- Application Start Date
- January 1, 2026
- Application End Date
- April 20, 2026
- Exam Date
- May 10, 2026
- Test Centers
- 38 cities across India
- Application Fee (General/OBC/General-EWS)
- ₹600
- Application Fee (Other Categories)
- ₹300
- Late Application Fee (General/OBC/General-EWS)
- ₹800
- Late Application Fee (Other Categories)
- ₹400