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.
Leather & Footwear institute in India:
Footwear Design and Development Institute : NOIDA
A - 10 / A, Sector - 24 Noida- 201 301 Gautam Budh Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh
Footwear Design and Development Institute : Raibarily
National Institute Of Fashion Technology (NIFT) : New Delhi
NIFT : Kolkata
NIFT : Gandhinagar
The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. : Chennai
Central Leather Research Institute : Chennai
Adyar, Chennai 600 020
Central Footwear Training Institute : Chennai
Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI),
65/1, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032.
Central Footwear Training Institute : Agra
C-41-42, Site-'C',Industrial Area, Sikandra Agra-28200
Priyadarshini Engineering College : Vaniyambadi,
Anna Salai, Konamedu, Vaniyambadi, 635751,
Vellore Distt.
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology : Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur 842003.
College of Leather Technology : Kolkata
Salt lake City, Calcuttta 700091.
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute : Kanpur
Kanpur 208002.
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Regional Engineering College : Jalandhar
P.O., REC Jalandhar 144011.
Bharath Institute of Science and Technology : Chennai
173, Agharam Road, Selaiyur PO, Chennai 600073.
Anna University : Chennai
Alagappa College Of Technology: Chennai
AVI School of Fashion and Shoe Technology
S.C.O 493-94, Iind Floor, Sector 35-C,
Chandigarh
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
Shoe Design Centre,
5477/72, Kikarwala Chowk, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 110005
VTA Institutes of Leather and Leather Products,
21, Kailashgiri Road, Udaendram, Vaniyambadi 635734.
Indian Institute of Leather Products
102 Mangalapuram, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambattur
Chennai-600098
Some of the institute abroad:
- University Of The Arts London
- Prescott And Mackay School Of Fashion And Accessory Design Studio
- London College Of Fashion | W1G 0BJ London
- Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design, London
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