Section A & B Examination

As notified by the Government of India, passing of Sections A & B Examination of the Institution is equivalent to a degree in engineering in the respective discipline. The qualification is accepted by the central academic organizations, e.g. IITs and also by central recruitment agencies, e.g. UPSC.

These examinations are mainly opted by:

History of IEI Accreditation

The Institution started recognising different engineering disciplines back in 1939 with the course of B.Sc (Eng.) conducted at the then Punjab University. IEI virtually acted as the agency on behalf of the Government, State Governments, Industries, etc. for accreditation of engineering curricula. IEI has accredited over 1200 courses in more 400 leading engineering colleges including IIT(s), Regional Engineering Colleges (now NITs), Deemed universities, Defence establishments, Private engineering colleges and others.
The Institution continued the task for recognition of degree and diploma level Engineering programs till formation of AICTE in 1987 and NBA in 1994, respectively came into existence. After AICTE came into existence and given the statutory powers by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for approval of degree/diploma programmes before starting such courses.

Why IEI Accreditation

Accreditation is mandatory for quality assurance. The Institution, as one of the premier bodies for Accreditation of Engineering courses in the country having vast and varied experience in this field for the last 8 decades, wide network of its state/local centres and over 1.80 lac Corporate members, including well known academicians is the only professional body in India who can take up this voluntary gigantic task. The Institution has already a grave confidence in this field with professionalism. It is not out of the place to mention that in most of the countries accreditation of engineering program is being dealt by a professional body. Therefore, IEI can play a significant role to achieve the objective of voluntary accreditation of Engineering/Technology programs.

• For accreditation of first course: Rs 25,000/- +18% GST
• For accreditation of each subsequent course: Rs 20,000/- +18% GST

1. Upon completion of Section A Examination, the member has to complete the process of Registration for Section B Examination by paying requisite fee. During this process, the member shall choose the desired engineering discipline along with optional subjects. The validity of the Registration is six years only. The term of Section B Registration shall start from the immediate next term to the term of Section A completion (irrespective of the date of Section B Registration). For instance, in case a candidate completed Section A in Winter 2016 Term, the applicable term of Section B Registration shall be from Summer 2017 to Winter 2022.

2. The Corporate Members, who want to pursue Section B Examination, has to complete the process of Registration for Section B Examination by paying a requisite fee. During this process, the member shall choose the desired engineering discipline along with optional subjects (provided he/she has not completed section B examination of IEI in the same discipline earlier). The validity of the Registration is six years only. The term of Section B Registration shall continue from the date of Section B Registration). For instance, in case a candidate completed Section B Registration in March 2017, the applicable term of Section B Registration shall be from Summer 2017 to Winter 2022.