Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Fursatganj was established in 2008 and is located next to Indira Gandhi Udaan Academy, Fursatganj (Raebareli), C.S.M. Nagar, U.P., 80 minutes drive from Lucknow. At the FDDI Fursatganj placement, 86% of the students were placed. With courses offered like footwear design and production and fashion design, the students are trained practically to tackle the corporate environment very early on in their course curriculum. The courses are job-oriented. Students have received FDDI Fursatganj placement packages ranging from Rs 8 to 12 LPA. For practical training, the cell offers a full-fledged workshop for cutting, closing, components, lasting and finishing. All laboratories are equipped with state of art machinery and equipment. With the second campus in Raebareli, the long-felt need in the field of footwear design and development was filled. The Institute has Information Technology Services Center (ITSC), a Centre for Retail Management (CRM), a Centre for Leather Goods and Accessories Design (CLGAD) and Fashion Designing (FD).
For the students enrolled in various programmes, the Footwear Design and Development Institute Fursatganj organises a centralised placement drive on campus. It welcomes numerous reputed international and national companies and organisations from the leather, retail, and footwear industries for the FDDI Fursatganj recruitment drive. International employers on campus included Uniqlo, PUCA Shoes, Apparel Group, Zomato, Blacberry, Dixcy Textiles, and H&M. 240+ major recruiters in all have visited the campus, and 86% of the students have been placed through the campus placement drives. The FDDI Fursatganj placement cell is crucial in providing students with advice and direction. Pre-placement events including mock interviews, conferences, expert presentations, seminars, etc. are also organised by the cell. The highest FDDI Fursatganj placements salary offered to the students was Rs 12 LPA.
The Training and Placement (T&P) cell is crucial to the Institute's counselling and career-planning efforts for its students. The transition from the stage of finishing an academic programme of study to entering the workforce is vital for students. For FDDI Fursatganj internships and placement of students across all courses and campuses, the placement department encourages reputable national and international businesses to visit. The FDDI Fursatganj placement cell makes sure that students receive the required grooming in order to get them ready for the challenges that lie ahead of them both before and after their professional careers. The FDDI Fursatganj highest package offered is Rs 12 LPA.
The Footwear Design and Development Institute Fursatganj placement cell is also in charge of inviting industry leaders to speak at events, give seminars or participate in webinars in order to share their perspectives on the latest trends, the state of the market, entrepreneurship, new industries, and opportunities, among other topics. As students include both academic and practical learning from the Institute, these sessions aid in the complete growth of the students. The FDDI Fursatganj average package offered is Rs 8 LPA.
Categories | Details |
Placement Percentage | 86% |
Number of Recruiting Companies | 240+ |
Highest Package | Rs 12 LPA |
Average Package | Rs 8 LPA |
Reliance | Home Centre | Carlton London | Shantanu and Nikhil |
Landmark Group | Hi Design | H&M | Shoppers Stop |
Blackberrys | Dixcy Textiles | Zomato | Puma |
Ritu Kumar | Apparel Group | Da Milano Italia | Uniqlo |
Most of the Footwear Design and Development Institute Fursatganj alumni are working in reputed companies in India and abroad in various sectors like design, arts, e-commerce, marketing, retail, advertisement, public relations and many more. Some of the notable alumni are given below:
Name | Designation | Company/ Organisation |
Akash Sehgal | VP | Lifestyle (Landmark) |
Anurag Pandey | COO Footwear | Arvind Fashions Ltd. |
Manorma Wadhwa | Creative Head | Adidas, Indonesia |
Kushagra Srivastava | Buyer, Footwear | Reliance Trends |
Dhruv Jaitley | Designer | Rimple & Harpreet Narula |
Bharat Mahajan | Business Head | WildCraft |
Madhuri Mamgain Kopikkar | CEO & Creative Head | Massif by me & Yashraj films |
Misha Singh | Product Manager- Accessories | Benetton |
Neha | VM Head | Giovanni |
Nilesh | GM- Buying & Merchandising | Clarks |