Footwear Design & Technology Courses in India

Imagine a gorgeous woman dressed in a designer wear with an equally attractive pair of shoes! It is needless to say that her shoes play a significant role in enhancing her beauty and smartness. In the world of fashion, where accessories are as important as your wear, footwear has acquired large significance, symbolizing one's fashion statement, personal taste as well as sense of comfort. And since designing and making of shoes are quite complex, footwear industry needs efficient craftsmen trained with apt technical know-how.

Catering to the rising demands in this sector, many students pursue these footwear design & technology courses today as the retail sector holds a promising future for the professionals trained in this field. In order to fulfill the rapidly growing demand for qualified professionals in this industry, various institutes offer footwear design & technology courses in India.

Types of Footwear Design & Technology Courses in India:
Several kinds of Footwear Design & Technology courses are available in India. You can choose from these courses according to your needs and qualifications.

Some of these courses are Management program in Footwear Technology, Masters Program in Footwear Design, Higher Diploma course in Footwear Technology, Diploma course in Footwear Designing as well as short term courses in Footwear, leather garments or Leather Goods.

Eligibility for admission to Footwear Design & Technology Courses in India

While the certificate courses in Footwear design & technology can be generally pursued right after the completion of the 12th standard, the higher diploma course in footwear technology require the candidate to be a graduate in any stream or diploma holder in leather, engineering or Footwear technology. In order to apply for basic courses in footwear manufacturing technology, shoe making or design, you need to pass 10+2 level. Candidates are considered eligible for admission to diploma courses in footwear design if they are graduates. 

Footwear Design & Technology Courses in India
Name & Address	Phone/Email/Website
AVI School of Fashion and Shoe Technology S.C.O 493-94, Iind Floor, Sector 35-C, Chandigarh	Phone No: 602997, 601651
Central Footwear Training Institute C-41-42, Site-'C', Industrial Area, Sikandra Agra-282007	Phone: 91-562-2642005 e-mail: info@cftiagra.org.in
Footwear Design & Development Institute A - 10 / A, Sector - 24 Noida- 201 301 Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh	Tel: +91-120-2412456, 2412534, 2412557 Email:fddi@vsnl.com Website: www.fddiindia.com
MSME Technology Development Centre (Central Footwear Training Institute), 65/1, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032	Phone: 044-22501529, Email: cfti@vsnl.net Website: www.cftichennai.in
Central Leather Research Institute (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Adyar, Chennai 600 020	Tel No: 91-44-24910897 91-44-24910846 E-mail : clrim@vsnl.com Website: http://www.clri.org/
College of Leather Technology E.M. Byepass, Salt Lake, Sec-II Kolkata- 700091
Government Tanning Institute, Opposite Ambedkar Bhawan, Near Guru Ravidass Chowk, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar Punjab	Phone No: 0181-2253389, 0181-2472242 Email: info@gtijal.org