Why choose Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)

By Anisha Mukhija MBA, PGDM, PGDM in LAW 0 Comments

Why Choose Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)

Infrastructure Opportunity

You need to first “Make India” to ensure the success of “Make in India”!

Infrastructure sector is the backbone of any nation. Infrastructure development has been the main pillar of global economic development over the last several decades. In advanced countries, the focus has been on upgrading the infrastructure facilities; while in the developing countries, the thrust has been on creating basic infrastructure facilities. Infrastructure projects in areas such as roads & bridges, urban infrastructure, ports & maritime, power, oil & gas, airports, real estate, mining, renewable energy, etc. are vital for robust economic growth and social development of the country.

For this purpose, this sector will require not only a huge amount of investments but also a large number of highly skilled managers and leaders for efficient implementation and operation of huge infrastructure projects. Here are some quick data-points (source: www.ibef.org):

US$ 3 Trillion worth Project pipeline in Asia by 2022
US$ 800 Billion worth Investment in Infrastructure in India by 2022
30 Million Employment Opportunities in India by 2022

Currently, there is a large gap between the demand and the availability of trained human capital with adequate knowledge and specialization in the infrastructure domain. With the sustained high growth of the Indian economy, this gap is only going to widen in the future. That’s where the idea of an infrastructure institute was conceived at Adani!

Also read all about PGDM Infrastructure Management

About AIIM

Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM) was founded in 2009 by the promoters of the Adani Group with a vision to establish an institution of excellence to provide world-class education and training to young professionals who would take up managerial and leadership positions in the infrastructure sector.

The aim is to create a pool of future business leaders who would contribute towards Nation-building!

AIIM offers 2 flagships (AICTE-approved 2-year full-time) programs:

PGDM (Infrastructure Management)
PGDM (Law)

About PGDM (Infrastructure Management)

India’s Pioneering Program exclusively focused on Business Management education & training in the field of ‘Infrastructure Management’
In-depth sectorial exposure to various Infrastructure Verticals such as Roads & Bridges, Ports, Urban Infrastructure, Real Estate, Railways, Airports, Power, Mining, Oil & Gas and Renewables
Excellent Career Prospects in Infrastructure Companies, Consultancy Services, Government & PSUs, EPC Companies, Financial Institutions, Project Management Agencies and Logistics & Supply Chain Companies

Why PGDM (Infrastructure Management)?

Huge Investments (both capital and maintenance) in the field of infrastructure
No dearth of Capital but High levels of risks – requiring specific skills and competencies to manage and operationalize infrastructure projects
An essential part of economic activity in the country
Very less availability of skilled human resources
Which means: Excellent career opportunities and highly rewarding jobs for skilled infrastructure management professionals

About PGDM (Law)

India’s First-Ever Interdisciplinary Program blending Management Functions, Infrastructure Business Dynamics and their ‘Legal & Regulatory’ Aspects
In-depth exposure to Infrastructure Policy & Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cyber Laws, Economic Offences, Taxation, and ADR Mechanisms and their Business Applications
Excellent Career Prospects in Corporates, Consultancy and Law firms in areas such as Techno-Commercial, Tendering, Bidding, Regulatory and Corporate Governance and Securities & Capital Markets

Why PGDM (Law)?

India has over 1200 laws, and countless rules, notifications, interpretations, and alterations
One of the most regulated sectors in India: Infrastructure – RERA, Airports Authority, TRAI, SEBI, PNGRB, IRDA, Port Regulators, Electricity Commissions, NHAI, Railways Board, Tax authorities, Compliance Authorities, et al
Major complexities in PPP agreements, supply & service agreements, concession documents, tendering, contracts, land issues, arbitrations, taxations, dispute resolutions, etc.Industry Leaders need a Business Manager’s Perspective for Growth as well
as a Lawyer’s Eye for Detail to understand: legal frameworks, interpretations,
managerial evaluations, policy interventions and community impacts
Three-layered skills and training required to succeed in this highly regulated environment:
- (a) Understanding management functions;
- (b) Understanding Infrastructure Business Dynamics and
- (c) Weaving Legal and Regulatory the moat around management functions in the infrastructure sector

Programs’ Pedagogy – How differently AIIM makes you learn

Distinguished faculty from academia and practitioners from industry steer the programs through lectures, presentations and contemporary simulation-based interactive case studies to facilitate the practical implementation of theories and concepts.

Students are engaged in role plays, presentations, group projects and discussions based on pre-circulated published papers, case studies and case-lets with complex problems drawn from real-life critical situations faced by industries. Students are exposed to management films and lectures from renowned professors and world-class consultants/practitioners. Some of the classes are conducted in workshop mode for bringing in application orientation.

Summer Internship Program, Adani Infrastructure Lab and Apprenticeship Program are an integral part of the learning process on campus.

Faculty at AIIM – The Thought Leaders

Some of the best minds are associated with AIIM to ensure enriching learning experience for students. Almost 15 full-time faculty – all from reputed institutions across India, including IIMs and IITs – help maintain an industry-best student-faculty ratio of 4:1. Also, AIIM is proud to have onboard more than 80 widely-acclaimed visiting faculty from across the country and abroad, not to mention many industry practitioners and corporate stalwarts thronging the campus for Expert Talks, Workshops, and Lecture Series owing to Adani’s Global Corporate Head Office is in the vicinity. Faculty at AIIM is also engaged with industry and academic fraternity through various research & consulting projects and case writings. They are the driving force behind various academic, non-academic initiatives and professional achievements of our program participants, both current students as well as alumni.

Students’ Clubs at AIIM

Nexus: Project Management Club
Intensity: Marketing & Operations Club
SEED: Business Development, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Club
Law-gical: Legal & Regulatory Club
Metanoia: Creativity & Communications Club
Shashtra: Finance, Economics and Policy Club
ASPIRE: Sports & Cultural Club

Adani International Innovation Hub (AIIH)

Innovation and entrepreneurship platform established by Adani Institute of Infrastructure in collaboration with Govt. of Gujarat, SSIP
Backed by Adani Group, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, e-Yantra – IIT Bombay, Purdue Foundry of Purdue University, USA,
More than 45 Entrepreneurship Awareness Workshops, Boot Camps and Hackathons in last two years with around 3500 attendees
End-to-end support extended for start-up ideas in different domains of Transport and Logistics, Water, Marine and Waste Management, Energy, Real Estate, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Augmented Reality and Social Infra: Agri-Tech & Edu-Tech Communication, etc.
12 start-up initiatives are currently in the process of incubation
3 start-up initiatives namely AcademiX, Punee Techno Care and PaintRobs have already been funded and rolled out their operations

Career Prospects after PGDM (Infrastructure Management) from Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)

Government & PSUs
Consulting Companies (Project / Management / Utility / Regulatory)
Infrastructure Developers / Construction Co.’s / EPC Contractors
Asset & Fund Management Companies
Investment & Merchant Bankers
Private Equity (PE) Investors
Financial Institutions & Banks
Engineering Companies
Project Executing & Management Agencies
Logistics & Supply Chain Companies

Career Prospects after PGDM (Law) from Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)

Corporates
- Legal Departments
- Techno-commercial
- Business Development (Tendering, Bidding)
- Regulatory & Corporate Governance
- Securities and Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Consulting Companies (Project / Management / Utility / Regulatory)
Law Firms

Campus Recruitments at AIIM

The industry-ready curriculum, our extensive linkages with the industry and leverage from the parent organization – the Adani Group – help the graduating students in securing good placements. We are glad that the industry has been responding quite well the Campus Recruitment Programs at AIIM. More than 70 MNCs (80% of total companies on campus) participate every year, offering an average 170 positions to an intake of 60 students, resulting in 100% placements record at the Institute since its inception. Salary statistics for the outgoing class of 2019 are: INR 12.50 Lacs as highest and INR 7.50 Lacs as average

Rewarding job-profiles in the areas of:

Infrastructure consultancy
Project & Infra finance
Project management
Risk analysis & audit
Planning & project-execution
Supply chain & logistics
Business development
Infra HR
Business Process Transformation
Compliances
Land & Contracts
Regulatory & Policy areas

Prominent Recruiters on Campus:

EPC Companies:

Bridge & Roof Co. Ltd
Gammon India Ltd
Howe Engineering Projects
ITD Cementation India Ltd
Macawber Beekay Ltd.
Dodsal Engg & Construction
TUV Nord
Railsys Engineering

Consultancy Companies:

Knight Frank
Mott Macdonald
BMT Consultants
KPMG
CBRE
Ernst & Young
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Protiviti

Ports and Logistics:

Adani Wilmar Ltd
Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd
Modern Road Makers Pvt. Ltd
Quattro Rail Tech Solutions

Energy:

Adani Power, Adani Gas, Adani Mining
GE Water & Process Technology
International Coil Ltd
Larsen and Toubro (L&T)
Emerson Network Power
ABB India
Tata Power Ltd
Kalpataru Power Transmission

Real Estate:

Adani Township & Real Estate Company
Savvy Infrastructure Group
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
Marathon Realty
Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited
AFCONS
Bakeri Group

Financial Institutions:

BNP Paribas Real Estate
Adani Capital
Emerging Capital Group
Evalueserve SEZ (Gurgaon) Private Limited
HFFC
SBI Capital Project Advisory & Finance Group
IndusInd Bank

Infra-developer Companies:

Adani Enterprises Ltd
L&T Infra Development Projects
Simplex Infrastructures Ltd
Thermax Ltd
Asian Steel Industry Pvt. Ltd
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd
Arvind Limited – Infrastructure Division

Program Fee and Loan Assistance by Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM):

The program fee for both PGDM (IM) and PGDM (Law) for Batch 2020-22 is INR 760,000 (Rupees Seven Lacs Sixty Thousand) – to be payable in 7 instalments.
Program fee includes the cost of all study materials, books, library charges and network charges. It does not include hostel, mess charges and personal expenses.
AIIM has various tie-ups with many nationalized and private Banks and NBFCs for easy availability of education loans. One may contact the AIIM Admissions Office or visit website for the same.

Who should apply for Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM)?

AIIM seeks bright, capable, motivated students who are ready to take advantage of the abundant opportunities we have to offer. As a highly selective institution, we strive to develop a complete profile of all applicants and see what they may bring to the AIIM ecosystem. Eligibility criteria are as below:

Bachelors’ Degree in any discipline. Candidates in the final year of graduation may also apply.
Candidates with valid national-level entrance test-score as per AICTE guidelines (CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT MAT, ATMA) may apply to both PGDM (Infrastructure Management) and PGDM (Law)
Candidates appearing for CLAT, in addition to above-mentioned tests, may apply exclusively to PGDM (Law)
Though prior work experience is not mandatory, candidates with relevant work experience may have an upper edge in the selection process

Selection matrix: