Army Institute of Fashion Design (AIFD) Bangalore Admissions 2016

About

Army Institute of Fashion and Design (AIFD) Admission 2016 is offered in various UG and PG Courses for session 2016-17

Candidates who have interest in the courses offered and are eligible for the same can fill and submit the application form before the last date

The Institute was estd in Bangalore in 2004 under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) to impart quality education in the field of Fashion and Design to the wards of Army Personnel both serving and retired

Courses Offered and Seats

UG Program:- 3 years (6 Semesters) B.Sc Fashion & Apparel Design (Affiliated to Bangalore University) - 60 Intake

Note:-UG Course: 10 % of seats are offered for only those passed Karnataka Board Exams ie. PUC

Eligibility Criteria

For UG Course: The applicant must be a 10+2/Equivalent exam in any combination with minimum 35% aggregate marks from recognized boards by UGC/University. 

Candidates who have passed their 10+2 exam as a regular candidates are only eligible for admission to B.Sc (FAD) as per Bangalore University norms

Candidates who have passed through distance education system or privately through NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) are not eligible 

Eligibility for Admission to the PG/UG Courses at AIFD: The admission to the Army Institute of Fashion and Design is for the children of eligible serving Army personnel, eligible ex Army personnel and wards of war widows/widows of the Army

The children of following categories of Army personnel are eligible and they are required to submit the relevant certificate as given against the category applicable to them as proof of their eligibility for admission to Army Institute of Fashion and Design. 

Application Form

The applicants must fall into one of the following categories:

1. Children of serving Army personnel with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army
2. Children of ex Army personnel granted/awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/invalided medical board. This includes wards of recruits medically boarded out and granted disability pension

Adopted/Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows:

1. Adopted child of Army personnel if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission
2. Step children are eligible provided they are born from a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army who is otherwise eligible

Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases:

• Wards of only those ex Army medical officers/Army Dental Corps officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the Army for 10 years 
• Children of APS/MNS/TA Personnel who have put in 10 years of service in the Army

Selection Procedure

Selection Procedure for Written Admission Test (WAT) - The Written Admission Test (WAT) 2016 for admission to the UG Course offered by the AIFD Bangalore, will be held on 30th April 2016 from 14:30 hrs to 17:30 at the notified exam centers

Exam Centres: Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Guwahati

Nature of WAT/CAT: WAT/CAT will consist of 100 marks objectives type test items to be responded to by the candidates in the allocated duration of three hours. The test will have the following components:

(a) Intelligence and Reasoning Test

(b) General Awareness Test

(c) English Language Competency and Comprehension Test (including short essay): 

Note:- No negative marking will be done

How to Apply

Website: http://www.aifdonline.in/

Link: http://www.aifdonline.in/images/pdf/application.pdf

http://www.aifdonline.in/images/pdf/prospectus-2016.pdf

Candidates are required to fill in the form given in prospectus. The Prospectus can be obtained by the candidates from the office of AIFD Bangalore, Nagareshwara Nagenahalli, Kothanur Post, Bangalore-560077 through requisition along with a crossed demand draft for Rs.550/- (with includes Rs.50 postal charges) in favor of Army Institue of Fashion & Design payable at Bangalore

Money order/Cheque /Postal order will not be accepted

Prospectus is also available at the Institute, Army Headquarters (AWES) and all the command Headquarters (AWES) on payment of Demand Draft of Rs.500/-

Students downloading the forms from website will have to attach a draft of Rs 500/- along with the application form towards candidateship for WAT/CAT

For more details, please visit www.aifdonline.in

Important Dates

• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form for UG Course: 16th March 2016

• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form (with late fee of Rs.100/-) for UG Course: 30th March 2016 

• Dispatch of Admit Cards to Students for UG Course: 05th April 2016

• Date of Written Admission Test (WAT) for UG Only: 30th April 2016 (14.30 to 17.30 hrs)

• Announcement of WAT results (only one list) for UG Course: 12th May 2016

• Registration of Candidates for Institute & Hostel by paying Rs.10,000/- & Rs.5000/- respectively for UG Course: 23rd May 2016

• Annoucement of final list of selected candidates for admission (for UG Course): 25th May 2016

• Dispatch of joining instructions to the selected candidates (for UG Course): 26th May 2016 onwards

• Last Date to with draw the seats: 06th June 2016

• Tentative date of reporting to institute for admission to UG Course: 15th June 2016

• Commencement of course for UG Course: 15th June 2016