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AIFF Masters is an intensive year-long post graduate diploma program. Graduates from any discipline are eligible to apply for the Common Admission Test (CAT) of this Program. Performance in the CAT and Personal Interview are the twin components of selection for the Program. The fees, which include complete tuition in three cities, international flights, accommodation and meals for the month-long stay in Spain, is Rs. 12,71,187. An 18% GST is applicable on this fee bringing the total fee payable to Rs. 15 lacs.
Most candidates will explicitly pursue their own dreams, right from the commencement of the Program as today's burgeoning football managers are clear about their career pathways in opportunities spanning a wide spectrum of job profiles across ISL/I-League Teams, State Football Associations and Football Marketing Organisations:
Yes. Student loans will be facilitated by our Financial Aid office upon successfully gaining admission in to the Program. We are here to ensure that a candidate’s desire to carve out a career in football is not stymied by lack of funds.
The wonderful thing about working for something as passionate as Football Management is that you never have a typical day! Each day is different and brings new opportunities of learning and interacting with so many different industry practitioners.
July and August are called the ‘On-boarding months’. Here the students are immersed in the eco-system of football management through concepts, models, practicals and familiarity with the jargon.
September is the ‘Governance Immersion’ month where the students spend time under each Department Head at the AIFF headquarters and understand what it takes to run a National Sports Federation. Moreover, with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now crucial to train our Managers to plan for and mitigate future potential virus outbreaks through comprehensive learning of systems and processes.
October and November are the ‘FIFA Match Operations’ months where the managers learn how the process of postponing a mega event such as FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup 2020 takes place and how does it impact the various stakeholders - players, sponsors, venues, etc.
December and January are the ‘bridging months’ where they learn Spanish and understand the prevalent global aspects of the game and how they sit in the Indian context.
The entire month of February is spent in Cadiz, Spain, learning under the wings of each Department Head of the 110 year old Club.
March 2021 is a possible month for the implementation of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup and our Managers will be well-placed to take up this responsibility.
Finally, upon completion of their project in March, the students are placed in internships based on their arena of interest.
Over the past decade the penetration of Football has become ubiquitous at every level of educational, social and economic strata of Indian Society. An offshoot of this feverish adoption of love for Football has been the proliferation of teams, clubs, coaches, academies and leagues.
Hence, this Program aims to propagate, through its students, the contemporary and cutting-edge strategies and techniques in use around the world in planning, research, marketing and assessment of Football.
This 52-week hands-on, practical program takes the Vocational Education route to ensure that knowledge is not only learned but also applied by the practitioners throughout their learning period of one year.
