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Hi,
1)
Eligibility :
There are different courses in footwear field i.e certificate, diploma, graduate and postgraduate diploma.
Eligibility for undergraduate/diploma courses in footwear manufacturing technology, shoe making or design, is a pass in 10+2 level.
2)
Some of the premier institutes that offer courses in this field are :
-The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Noida
-The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai
-Central Footwear Training Centre (CFTC), Chennai
-National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi and Gandhinagar
-AVI School of Fashion and Shoe Technology, Chandigarh
While selecting the best, you need to check some of the important parameters such as recognition, year of establishment, batch size, syllabus, faculty, fees, placements etc.
3)
* Getting a job is the responsibility of the candidate. You may explore certain things about yourself such as :
-Communication skills
-Assessment of your strengths
-Good domain knowledge
-Knowledge of the position you are applying for
-Knowledge about the company you have applied job in
Such pointers will help you to prepare well for any interview.
* Job Prospects :
- The footwear industry has a range of jobs in areas comprising of research and development, design, manufacturing operations, sales and marketing - retail and wholesale, quality control and management.
- Career opportunities are available for qualified professionals, with multinationals that are active in the field of leather production, product development, processing and designing, as well as with leather research centers, footwear designing institutes, footwear production units, sports shoe manufacturers, in the orthopedic market- designing specialist shoes for private clients, fashion houses and other similar industries.
- One can work as Footwear Designers- as Seniors or Assistants, Footwear Buyers, Fashion Trend Analysts, Footwear Technicians, Footwear Line Builders, Production Coordinators & managers, Marketing Managers and so on.

Hi Manish,
To be eligible for JEE Mains, one needs to fulfill the criteria mentioned below.
* A candidate must have passed in final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent qualifying examination. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination in 2013 may also appear in JEE MAIN 2013 provisionally.
* Candidates who are aspirants for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs , IITs and ISM Dhanbad - for one or more than one of them - must confirm to the eligibility criteria of the relevant institutions.
* Candidates are allowed maximium of 3 consecutive attempts.
* Candidates who passed +2 exam in 2011 or 2012 or appearing in +2 in 2013 are only eligible to appear.
The relevant qualifying examinations are :
- The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
- Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
- H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
- A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
- 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.
For further details, you may refer to the link mentioned below :
http://jeemain.nic.in/jeemain2013/Welcome.aspx
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Hi,
1)
Job Opportunities :
- After the course completion, you may work as :
Research assistant
Forensic scientist
Criminologist
Investigator
- You may find work in various governments, private and public sector organizations such as private investigation agencies, CBI, AIIMS, Police etc.
- Government organizations that recruit forensic criminologists are railways, banks, forensic labs, armed force department, insurance companies etc.
- With relevant experience, you can set up your own private detective agency to perform operations.
2)
Salary :
The salary of a forensic science expert may differ from one institution to other depending on the position one is working in.
Those professionals who are working in government sector will have a fixed salary and other benefits whereas the salary for a private detective may vary on the basis of the cases they are handling.
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