'Infrastructure development' has been the government's topmost growth agenda in the recent years. Involvement of private sector in developing and financing infrastructure has necessitated a demand for engineering professionals, who also have good exposure to domains of demand analysis, regulatory and governance framework, legal & policy guidelines, environmental & social issues, tendering, bidding
& contractual management, etc. Hence, there is an urgent need of a large workforce of professionals having comprehensive & multifaceted skills for Infrastructure Planning, Development & Management. The course content blends SCMHRD's proven legacy of management education and a curriculum that has been designed by Industry experts. The course is exhaustively designed to deal with various issues and challenges in the development of infrastructure in India. At the same time, it provides a strong grounding in general managerial aspects like business strategies, supply chain management and business laws. Students are given the opportunity to specialize in select functional and sectoral areas.
• Functional Specializations:
The basic division in terms of functional skills taught in-depth to students in the third semester, is in two areas: Execution and Finance.
1. Project execution
Effective supply chain management and planning the execution of a project in challenging environments are critical to any infrastructure project implementation. These courses are designed to provide a strong foundation in project planning, source selection for procurement of materials, equipments, price negotiation, commissioning projects under different contracts, contract administration and monitoring the execution as per ISO standards of safety and quality.
2. Project feasibility & finance
Infrastructure development in India is heavily depending upon private sector participation. It is required that types and sources of financing and their proportion are selected carefully so as to ensure financial attractiveness for investor. This set of courses focus on intricacies of cash flow projections and appraisal techniques as well as quantitative skills for detailed financial evaluation and risk assessment to prepare professionals for dealing with lenders / private equity investors / joint venture partners for structuring responsibilities, returns & risk sharing.
• Sectoral Specializations:
The curriculum focuses on the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sectors as approved by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Planning Commission, where basic courses on all sectors are taught as core subjects to the entire batch. Students can choose to specialize in specific infrastructure sectors in the fourth semester.
1. Transportation
This sector is considered the primary engine of economic growth of any Nation. The detailed courses under this specialization are Urban transportation, Railways and Transportation Economics.
2. Energy
Energy sector specialization has courses on Conventional Energy generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy sources, Oil & Gas business, processing and distribution
3. Urban infrastructure
Rapid urbanization is creating enormous pressure on the civil infrastructure of cities in India. These elective courses focus on urban water supply infrastructure, sewerage systems, solid waste management as well as housing and other social and commercial infrastructure required for balanced and healthy growth of urban economies.
