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The
visionaries amongst the engineers thought it necessary
in the early twentieth century to establish in India a
professional society encompassing all disciplines of
engineers. The sapling planted in the 1920 has, by now,
grown to a big tree and the track record of The
Institution of Engineers ( India) has been a matter of
pride for all engineers.
In
the second decade of the last century India was
embarking on industrialization. A report of the
Industrial Commission in 1916 recognized the importance
of the engineering profession. Proposals were mooted in
1918-19 for the formation of an Indian Society of
Engineers. Finally the Institution of Engineers (India)
was formed and registered at Madras in 1920. Sir Thomas
Holland was one of the active participants leading to
the establishment of the Institution and could be
considered as its founder.
The
Institution of Engineers (India) was registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1913
in the year 1920 and was formally inaugurated in 1921
by Lord Chelmsford, the then Viceroy and Governor
General of India. The Institution of Engineers (India)
was granted the Royal
Charter of Incorporation 1935 by His Majesty the King George
V of England in 1935, “to promote and
advance the science, practice and business of
engineering in all its branches in India”. Starting
with this humble beginning, The Institution of Engineers
(India) is now an unique professional body encompassing
15 engineering disciplines and with an overall
membership of over 0.5 million.
The
Institution of Engineers (India)
is the first professional body to represent India in
several International
Bodies, such as the World Mining
Congress (WMC), the World Federation of Engineering
Organizations (WFEO), the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC),
the Federation Internationale du Beton (fib), and
the Federation of
Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA).
It also has bilateral agreements with a number of
professional societies across the globe.
The
Institution of Engineers (India)
functions with and amongst the professional engineers,
academicians and research workers and provides a vast
array of technical, professional and supporting services
to the government and the industries along with the academic and
engineering communities.
The
Institution of Engineers (India)
is the pioneer body to introduce, starting from 1928,
non-formal engineering education programme, successful
completion of which is recognized as equivalent to a
degree in engineering by the Government of India, the
Union Public Service Commission, the State Governments and
many Public / Private Sector organizations in the
country.
The
Institution of Engineers (India),
with its headquarters in Kolkata, India, is administered by a
National
Council with the President as its Head, and
operates through 94 State and Local Centres, located at
capital cities and towns of industrial and academic
importance all over the country, and five Overseas
Chapters. The Secretary and Director General is the
Chief Executive of the Institution.
How
does the Institution serve the Engineering Community ?
The
services rendered by The Institution of Engineers
(India) to its Members are primarily through
a variety of technical activities and functions such as
:
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Dissemination and updating
of engineering and technological knowledge and
diffusion among its members, the information on
all matters affecting engineering, through Technical
Activities, such as seminars, symposia,
continuing education courses, workshops, paper
meetings, conventions, conferences, etc at both
national and international levels;
- Providing access to R
& D activities and engineering practices
through engineering and technological disciplines;
- Focusing on new
developments, techniques, products, processes and
other issues of topical interest;
- Fostering national and
international cooperation in engineering and
technology;
- Acting as an accreditation
body for courses in engineering;
The
Ever-expanding Horizon of the IEI
In
order to create sharp focus in national priority areas,
The Institution of Engineers (India) has established the
following :
- Engineering Staff College
of India (ESCI) for providing continuing
education;
-
National Design and
Research Forum (NDRF) to encourage design talents
in engineering and technology;
-
Rural Development
Forum (RDF) to encourage and promote multifaceted
development of rural India;
-
Water management
forum (WMF) to promote and advance the engineering and
practice of water resources managements in its
totality; and
-
The sustainable
Development Forum (SDF) for expression of
authoritative views on technologies for
sustainable development and for enunciating
practical solutions to the problems faced by
India.
-
Safety
and Quality Forum
(SQF) to address the aspect of safety and quality in engineering profession.
Membership
of The Institution of Engineers (India)
The
Corporate
Membership of The Institution of Engineers
(India) is open to any
person with an accredited engineering degree with
prescribed professional experience. With accumulation of
continued professional experience and level of
responsibilities, the membership of the 'Associate Member'
grade can be upgraded to the 'Member' grade and and then
to the 'Fellow' grade, subject to
strict scrutiny by a nominated high-level peer
committee.
Chartered
Engineer
A
Corporate Member with five years relevant professional
experience can become a Chartered Engineer.
Professional
Engineer
In
the light of the authority vested by the Royal Charter
for certifying the competency of engineers, the Council
of The Institution of Engineers ( India) may, at its
discretion, approve that a person fulfilling the
educational, technical and other experience criteria as
prescribed by it, shall be entitled to describe himself
as a Professional
Engineer.
Privileges
of Corporate Members
A
Corporate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) enjoys
certain privileges, namely :
-
Scope for enhancement of
leadership qualities and improvement of skills by
participating in continuing education programmes
offered at the ESCI as well as at State and Local
Centres of The Institution of Engineers (India);
-
Opportunities to gain and
update knowledge and experience and access to
information in a variety of engineering and
technology disciplines through participation in
seminars, symposia, conventions, work-shops, etc
at national, regional and local levels;
- Availability of The
Institution of Engineers (India)’s
Journals, technical monographs, papers, conference
proceedings, etc;
- Entitled to receive 'IEI
News' and 'Technorama', the colour supplements to
the Journal, free of charge;
- Access to web-based
e-groups for professional interaction;
-
Access to the
Engineering
Information Service Centre at the Headquarters as
well as at the State and Local Centres of The
Institution of Engineers
(India);
-
Access to
the know-how and
ideas from fellow members and professional leaders
about ongoing R & D work in various areas and
to standards, specifications and codes for
development and transfer of technology;
-
Opportunities to
contribute knowledge and experience as
arbitrators in arbitrations relating to
engineering jobs / services;
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Opportunities to get
facilities and benefits while abroad through other
professional bodies with whom institution has
bilateral relations;
-
Opportunities to
participate in international conferences, and meet
specialist engineers and technologists from the
world over; and
- Facilities of retiring
rooms at the Headquarters and at the Centers at
concessional rates.
Engineering
Divisions of The Institution of Engineers (India)
The various Engineering
Divisions
established by The Institution of Engineers (India) are
as under :
- Aerospace Engineering
Division
- Agricultural Engineering
Division
- Architectural Engineering
Division
- Chemical Engineering
Division
- Civil Engineering Division
- Computer Engineering
Division
- Electrical Engineering
Division
- Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineering Division
- Environmental Engineering
Division
- Marine Engineering
Division
- Mechanical Engineering
Division
- Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering Division
- Mining Engineering
Division
- Production Engineering
Division
- Textile Engineering
Division
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