AIFD Bangalore UG PG Admission 2019, Dates, Eligibility, Application

 

Army Institute of Fashion Design announces admission to UG and PG Courses 2019-21

AIFD Bangalore Admission 2019 - Army Institute of Fashion and Design (AIFD) Admission 2019 is offered in various UG and PG Courses for session 2019-21.

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.

 

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AIFD Bangalore

• The Institute was established 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.
• They contribute to the economy of the country with millions of pieces of clothing and accessories purchased by consumers on a yearly basis.

 

AIFD Bangalore Admission 2019 Important Dates

UG Course

• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form: 20th April 2019
• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form (with Late Fee of Rs.100/-): 27th April 2019
• Dispatch of Admit Cards to Students: 29th April 2019
• Written Admission Test (WAT) for UG Only 18 May 2019 (Saturday 1430 to 1730 hrs)
• Declaration of Results: WAT
• Announcement of Results (only one list) (in institute website): 27th May 2019
• Registration of candidates for Institute & Hostel by Paying Rs.10,000/- & Rs.5000/- respectively on or before 06th June 2019
• Announcement of Final List of selected candidates for admission will be published in the Institute Website: 08th June 2018
• Dispatch of joining Instructions to the selected candidates: 08th June 2019 onwards
• Payment of balance of Institute and Hostel Fee & last date to withdraw the seat if the balance fee is not paid or candidate fails to withdraw seat, seat will be allotted to waiting: 20th June 2019
• Tentative Date of reporting to Institute for admission (Selected candidates only): 01st July 2019
• Commencement of Course: 02nd July 2019

PG Course

• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form: 30th June 2019
• Last Date for Receipt of Application Form (with Late Fee of Rs.100/-): 05th July 2019
• Dispatch of Admit Cards to Students: 05th July 2019
• Creative Aptitude Test (CAT) & Interview for PG only 19th July 2019 (Friday 0900 hrs)
• Declaration of Results WAT: CAT
• Announcement of Results (only one list) (in institute website): 12th August 2019
• Registration of candidates for Institute & Hostel by Paying Rs.10,000/- & Rs.5000/- respectively on or before 14th August 2019
• Dispatch of joining Instructions to the selected candidates: 14th August 2019
• Payment of balance of Institute and Hostel Fee & last date to withdraw the seat if the balance fee is not paid or candidate fails to withdraw seat, seat will be allotted to waiting: 24th August 2019
• Tentative Date of reporting to Institute for admission (Selected candidates only): 03rd September 2019
• Commencement of Course: 04th September 2019

 

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Courses Offered and Seats

UG Degree Program

• B.Sc. Fashion & Apparel Design - 3 years (6 Semesters) [Affiliated to Bangalore University] - 60 Intake

PG Degree Program

• M.Sc. Fashion & Apparel Design [MFAD] - 2 years (4 Semesters) (Autonomous) - 20 Intake

Note:

• UG Course: 10 % of seats are offered for only those passed Karnataka Board Exams i.e. PUC/
• PG Course: Limited seats are offered for Civilians for PG course.

 

Eligibility Criteria for AIFD Bangalore Admission 2019

• 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.
• 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 along with the Application Form.

a. The applicants must fall into one of the following categories:

• Children of serving Army personnel with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army
• 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.

b. Adopted/Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows:

• Adopted child of Army personnel if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission
• 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

Educational Qualifications

For UG Course

• The applicant must have passed 11th and 12th Std. having studied same combination for two years regular students with a minimum of 35% aggregate marks from a board recognized by UGC/University.
• Bangalore University norms will be followed with regard to admission approval, refund of fees and retention of original documents from time to time.
• Candidates who have passed their 10+2 examination as a regular candidate 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) have to offer the same combination of subjects in both 11th and 12th Standard. UG admission through Written Admission Test (WAT).

For PG Course

• Candidates who have passed the three-year Bachelor's degree exams of Bangalore University or any other University considered as equivalent thereto in Science/Engineering in Fashion & Apparel Design/Textiles & Clothing/Apparel & Fashion Technology/Fashion Designing / Costume & Apparel Design/Costume Design and Fashion/Textile Technology/Silk Technology with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate are eligible for admission to PG Course
• PG Admission through Creative Aptitude Test (CAT)

Physical Fitness

• Besides fulfilling the eligibility conditions as per Para 1 the candidates should be certified by MH/RMO/Registered Medical Practitioner as Physically and Mentally fit to pursue the course; a certificate to this effect in the enclosed form is required to be submitted by the candidates at the time of admission.

 

Selection Procedure for AIFD Bangalore Admissions 2019

• Selection Procedure for Written Admission Test (WAT) - The Written Admission Test (WAT) 2019 for admission to the UG Course offered by the AIFD Bangalore, will be held on Saturday 18th May 2019 from 1430 hrs to 1730 hrs at the notified examination centres as below.
• The candidates are required to report at their respective examination centers at 1400 hrs i.e. at least half an hour before the commencement of the WAT.

 

Exam Centres

• Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow and 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:
• Intelligence and Reasoning Test
• General Awareness Test
• English Language Competency and Comprehension Test (including short essay): (i) The medium of the test shall be English only; (ii) The sample question paper is given at Appendix 'A'; (iii) No negative marking will be done

Merit List

• Merit lists for the institution UG/PG Programs will be according to candidates’ performance in the WAT CAT and the Interview (PG only). In deciding about the inter-se-merit, the tie if any will be resolved in the following order of priority:
• Graduate students in science subjects as per aggregate marks/percentage in Graduation
• Graduate students in arts subjects as per aggregate marks/percentage in Graduation
• Candidates securing higher marks in Language Competency & Comprehension Test component in the WAT
• For UG Courses as per Candidates' performance and University admission approval

Results WAT / CAT

• The result of the UG WAT will be declared on 27th May 2019. Result of the PG CAT and Interview will be declared on 30th July 2019. These results will be available on the Website of Army Institute of Fashion & Design.

 

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AIFD Bangalore Admissions 2019 Application Process

UG Admission

• The result of the WAT published on 27th May 2019 will be put up on the AIFD website www.aifdonline.in. The result will also be displayed in the college Notice Board. Candidates declared to have passed WAT will also be individually informed by AIFD Bangalore to this effect.
• The short-listed students will be required to pay the Course Registration Fee of Rs.10,000/- & Rs.5000/- for hostel through a Crossed DD in favour of “Army Institute of Fashion & Design” payable at Bangalore on or before 6th June 2019 (within 10 days of publishing of the WAT Results on the web site).
• After the receipt of registration fee from the willing candidates, final list of UG admission will be announced in the Institute website on 08th June 2019.

PG Admission

• The PG candidates have to appear for the CAT and interview on 19th July 2019 (Friday) at AIFD, Bangalore. The candidates recommended for admission to the PG Course at AIFD, Bangalore will be informed through web site on 30th July 2019 and they will be required to pay Rs.10000/- as Registration Fee for college & Rs.5000/- for Hostel, through a Crossed Demand Draft in favour of “Army Institute of Fashion & Design” payable at Bangalore on or before 12th August 2019.
• Hostel admission is provided on the availability of accommodation and preference is for the wards of Army Personnel.
• Candidates are required to fill in the form given in prospectus.
• 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 favour of Army Institute 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.

Admit Card

• The admit card for the WAT/CAT will be sent to the candidates by ‘Registered Post’ on the address indicated by them on the white envelope provided with the application form.
• Candidates are requested to affix stamps of Rs.40/- for the purpose; admit card will be sent only on receipt of the filled application.

For more details, please visit www.aifdonline.in

 

AIFD Bangalore

Army Institute of Fashion and Design (AIFD), Phone No.: 09035316000, Email: aifdonline@gmail.com, Website www.aifdonline.in