Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) is India’s leading institution solely dedicated to the cause of supporting the footwear industry. From human resources development to product development or to constant research & development, FDDI does it all. So that, the pair you manufacture is right and the smile on your customers face is bright.

An ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 organization, FDDI is one of the premier institutions in India in the area of human resource development for the footwear industry. FDDI brings you a complete range of hi-tech, high quality services from design development and training to production, testing and support systems efficiently and affordably.

Established in 1986 as a society under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, today, the Institute has one of the best footwear R&D and training facilities in the world, equipped with a sophisticated laboratory and machines and manned by highly qualified professionals. The labs are ISO 17025 certified. In the area of Distance Education System, FDDI has tied up with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to extend the benefit of formal training programmes to far off places.

FDDI has been appointed as the implementing agency for development of a display center to restore the rich cultural and historical dimensions of ethnic footwear through the “Scheme to Support Rural Artisans” under the Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Government of India.