Many consider aim and objective the same. Basically, they meaning is similar, nevertheless, there is difference between them. First of all, aim refers to what you want to achieve, while objective is what you need to do to achieve those goals. So an aim is more abstract, an objective is more specific. Moreover, an objective is bound to time, whereas an aim does not need to be. Aim is related to hope and ambition, while objective relates to material action. In other words, aim means the overall intention in a project, so it is generally broad, whereas objectives (usually there are more of them), mean the specific steps needed to be done to achieve something. Aims are like strategy, objectives are like tactics.
