Adani Cement FutureX Bridges Classrooms With Real-World Future
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On Engineer’s Day, ‘Adani Cement FutureX’ unites academia and industry to bridge classrooms with real-world innovation in sustainable, next-gen infrastructure building. India celebrates Engineer’s Day on 15 September every year to honour Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, a civil engineer and nation-builder. This day highlights the role engineers play in nation-building. Academia-industry collaborations are seen globally (e.g. tech institutes partnering with companies) as key to ensuring students have hands-on skills and exposure to sustainability challenges.
In the year of the 100 MTPA capacity milestone, we are proud to partner with 100 premier engineering institutions (IITs, NITs, top private/state colleges) and 100+ schools across 70 cities. Reaching 100 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) is a big benchmark in the cement industry — it shows scale and capacity (production + distribution) and usually comes with large investments in plants, logistics and environmental compliance. India has many IITs and NITs; partnerships with these are seen as prestigious and help spread the influence of programmes beyond metro areas. Including schools improves early STEM exposure. Program features Smart Cement Labs, Robotics & AI in the real world, STEM1 & beyond learning, Immersive plant visits, R&D projects, Knowledge sessions, Science quiz series, Internships/PPIs and #BuildWithAdani youth campaign. “Smart labs” with mini-rotary kilns and demos let students see cement chemistry and manufacturing directly, which is rare because cement plant sites often are remote and closed to the public.
Robotics & AI are increasingly used in cement plants for process optimisation, predictive maintenance, energy efficiency, etc. So letting students see these helps them understand modern manufacturing. Internships and PPI (pre-placement interviews) are strong incentives for students; many engineering graduates value hands-on, real-world projects highly when seeking employment. Aligned with our Chairman’s vision of Temples of Education, Karma Shiksha, and his recent address at IIT Kharagpur, where he called students the “new freedom fighters of Bharat”. Gautam Adani has often spoken of education as a temple; his “Temples of Education” phrase implies institutional strength, values and learning. The term “new freedom fighters” in context seems to mean students innovating, creating self-reliance in tech and infrastructure, and contributing to India’s development in a global context.
Adani Cement, the world’s ninth-largest building materials and solutions company and part of the diversified Adani Group Portfolio, announced the launch of ‘Adani Cement FutureX’, a nationwide academia–industry engagement programme designed to connect classrooms with real-world infrastructure and sustainability challenges. Adani Group has grown rapidly in building materials (cement, concrete) and other infrastructure sectors, so launching a programme now reinforces their commitment to sustainable growth.
Sustainability challenges in building materials include carbon emissions in clinker production, use of alternative raw materials, energy efficiency, water consumption, etc. So a programme like FutureX can help bring student ideas into those domains.
Adani Cement FutureX engages with 100 premier engineering institutions (IITs, NITs, top private/state colleges) and 100+ premier schools across 70 cities in India. The initiative seeks to prepare the nation’s youth for careers in future-ready business models, sustainable construction and next-generation building solutions.
Future-ready business models mean those with a low carbon footprint, circular economy, and the use of green materials; there is increasing global demand and regulatory pressure for sustainable construction.
India’s construction sector is one of the largest contributors to GDP; with rapid urbanisation, demand for next-gen building solutions is high, especially in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
Vinod Bahety, CEO – Cement Business, Adani Group, said: “Adani Cement FutureX is our commitment to scale partnerships with academia and accelerate innovation, sustainability, and talent development. By connecting students from schools to engineering campuses with real-world industry challenges, we are building a seamless bridge from curiosity to careers, ensuring India’s growth story is powered by leaders ready with ideas and responsibility.
The power of youth is the driving force behind Viksit Bharat, as we strongly believe in ‘Padhega India toh Badhega India’. While cement aids in building the infrastructure and housing, Adani Cement FutureX will help to build the aspirations of Gen Z India. Viksit Bharat” is a term often used in Indian policy and speeches, meaning “Developed India” by a certain future date. It frames programmes in a patriotic and developmental context.
Gen Z in India is a large population; employing and aligning their aspirations contributes to economic growth, especially in the tech, green tech, and infrastructure sectors.
Adani Cement FutureX is designed as a continuum from curiosity to careers, focused on student and faculty benefits: Adani Cement Smart Lab: A live cement manufacturing model featuring a mini rotary kiln – detailed knowledge on chemistry, bringing science and engineering to life for students through hands-on demonstrations. This will also give insights into Robotic engineering, the use of Artificial Intelligence in real life. Mini rotary kiln models are educational tools that simulate cement clinker formation; they help explain heat, chemical reactions (calcination, sintering) and environmental emissions (CO₂).
STEM & Beyond Learning Activations: Students will be introduced to process and product innovations, including nanomaterials technology, R&D on advanced building material solutions, and EV equipment used within plants – conveyed through interactive, classroom-friendly tools designed to spark curiosity and creativity in science, technology, finance, marketing, and more. Nanomaterials in cement (e.g. nano-silica) can enhance strength, durability, and reduce the required cement content, hence lower emissions. EV equipment in plants could refer to electric vehicles for transport within the plant, maybe also to machinery electrification. Field Visits & Experiential Guided tours of Adani Cement’s state-of-the-art R&D centre in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, and world-class manufacturing plants across Pan-India locations. R&D centres are expensive investments and usually have labs for materials testing (strength, durability, weathering, etc.). These visits help students link theory with what goes on in large-scale plant operations.
Knowledge Sessions & Leadership Engagement: Expert-led talks, practical insights from the Managing Committee and Leadership, workshops on innovation mindset —broadening horizons beyond the regular curriculum. Including finance, marketing, etc. Leadership skills and understanding cross-functional areas (not just engineering) are increasingly valued by employers; such knowledge sessions help students get beyond textbook engineering. Collaborative Research & Innovation: Joint R&D on new-age materials, decarbonisation, circularity, and process optimisation; industry-mentored projects; and pathways for IP co-development.
Industry-academia research helps in patenting new materials, improving sustainability, reducing carbon footprint and waste. Circularity means using waste by-products (fly ash, slag, etc.) more.
Industry-Anchored Learning: Lectures, masterclasses, and faculty talks by practitioners on sustainability, green materials, and future-ready construction. Green building materials include blended cements, supplementary cementitious materials, admixtures to reduce water, and improved curing techniques. Career Pathways: Internships, live projects and pre-placement interview opportunities for high-performing students. Many engineering graduates in India lack exposure to live industrial settings; this helps bridge that gap.
Youth Engagement & Brand Immersion: Exciting quizzes, title sponsorships at fests and hackathons, immersive brand selfie zones, and a national digital campaign designed to celebrate student creativity and amplify reach online. Digital campaigns and hackathons are popular among Gen Z; they help with outreach, social media engagement, brand building, and discovering talent. ICJ knowledge partnership: Leverage the Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ) network and editorial collaborations to bring frontier research to campuses and spotlight student/faculty work in concrete and construction materials. ICJ is Scopus-indexed and is one of the oldest journals in civil engineering in India.
This gives credibility; exposing students to published research builds academic rigour. Echoing our Chairman Gautam Adani’s vision of Temples of Education and Karma Shiksha, and his recent address at IIT Kharagpur where he called students the “new freedom fighters of Bharat, innovators whose ideas, code and imagination will secure India’s self-reliance in a world of technology-driven challenges”, Adani Cement FutureX represents one of the largest academia–industry collaborations in India’s building materials sector. Researched point: India’s building materials sector is large and traditional; moves toward collaboration, sustainability, and education are seen as necessary to meet climate goals and international competition.
Adani Cement already nurtures a talent pool of over 1,500 Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs) and Diploma Engineer Trainees (DETs) and runs advanced leadership programmes to build future leaders. The initiative underscores its belief that infrastructure development must go hand in hand with capability building and innovation. Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs) and Diploma Engineer Trainees (DETs) programmes are typical in heavy industries; with appropriate mentorship, they become mid-level leaders. Having large cohorts means more potential impact . Leadership programmes (managerial, sustainable practices, green tech) are increasingly needed because engineers in infrastructure are expected to lead, not just build.
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