The Central Footwear Training Institute (formerly CFTC), Chennai The Premier Institute of its kind in the country, came into being in July, 1957, with the assistance of Ford Foundation. The erstwhile CFTC was conducting 18 months "Advanced Footwear Technology Course" and Practical oriented need based short - term courses.
Rs. 4,60,000 for 18 Months
(For SC/ST Candidates, Tuition Fees exempted)
22.5% Seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates for which No Course Fees will be charged subject to production of caste Certificate, in original from competent authority at the time of submission of application and at the time of admission. (Two photocopies of caste certificate duly attested by gazetted Officer is required to be enclosed along with application.)
Hostel accommodation is available only for boys on request, at the sole discretion of the Director, CFTI, Chennai. at the following charges View More
Upto 35 years as on 1st of August (relaxable upto 5 years in the case of SC/ST candidates).
Any Graduate, Preferably Engg / Management Graduates
Level 8
MSME / PGHD / 59
A sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousands only) shall be paid by each candidate which is refundable at the time of his/her leaving the institute (interest free) on completion of the training course, after recovery of the cost of damages, if any, to the Institute’s property by the trainee.
The assessment during the course is conducted on regular basis. As such, there is no terminal or final exams conducted during the course, but assessment tests are conducted on a regular basis and at the end of each year, the grades obtained in different tests are compiled to obtain final grade. The grading system is as follows:
| Sr.No | Subject Code | Subject Name | Teaching Scheme / No. of Hours | Total Marks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | ||||
| 1 | PGHD 1.1 | Introduction to footwear materials and performance | 90 | - | 100 |
| 2 | PGHD 1.2 | Structure and Economy of shoe industry | 20 | - | 100 |
| 3 | PGHD 1.3 | Management principles and industry practice | 30 | - | 100 |
| 4 | PGHD 1.4 | HR Management and Industrial relations | 30 | - | 100 |
| 5 | PGHD 1.5 | Design and Pattern Cutting Prepare Patterns for 3 pairs project shoes |
- | 150 | 100 |
| 6 | PGHD 1.6 | Cutting pre training and theory Cutting 3 pairs of Project shoes |
- | 60 | 100 |
| 7 | PGHD 1.7 | Factory Placement and Case Study – Footwear Materials and testing in the factory | - | 130 | 100 |
| 8 | PGHD 2.1 | Introduction to Footwear Manufacture technology | 70 | - | 100 |
| 9 | PGHD 2.2 | Purchasing & Inventory control | 30 | - | 100 |
| 10 | PGHD 2.3 | Industrial Engineering & Productivity | 70 | - | 100 |
| 11 | PGHD 2.4 | Stitching pre- training & theory Stitching 3 pairs Project shoes |
- | 200 | 100 |
| 12 | PGHD 2.5 | 2D CAD Pattern Engineering and 3D designing | - | 60 | 100 |
| 13 | PGHD 2.6 | Factory Placement & Case Study Nr 2– Product Development cycle | - | 130 | 100 |
| 14 | PGHD 3.1 | Plant layout, Transportation, & Materials handling | 30 | - | 100 |
| 15 | PGHD 3.2 | Machinery technology and Maintenance | 30 | - | 100 |
| 16 | PGHD 3.3 | Total Quality Management | 80 | - | 100 |
| 17 | PGHD 3.4 | Operations Research and resource Management | 30 | - | 100 |
| 18 | PGHD 3.5 | Lasting and sole attaching process pre-training Last and Finish 3 prs project shoes |
- | 180 | 100 |
| 19 | PGHD 3.6 | Factory Placement & Case Study Nr 3– Total Quality management in practice |
- | 130 | 100 |
| 20 | PGHD 4.1 | Production planning and control | 40 | - | 100 |
| 21 | PGHD 4.2 | Costing and financial control in shoe manufacture | 50 | - | 100 |
| 22 | PGHD 4.3 | Export Management | 40 | - | 100 |
| 23 | PGHD 4.4 | Marketing, Merchandising & Supply Chain | 40 | - | 100 |
| 24 | PGHD 4.5 | Entrepreneurship development | 40 | - | 100 |
| 25 | PGHD 4.6 | Test: Make 2 pairs of moccasin shoes | - | 100 | 100 |
| 26 | PGHD 4.7 | External Placement in UK | - | 240 | 100 |
| 27 | PGHD 5 | Final Project | - | 240 | 100 |
