Frequently Asked
Question
What
are the Classes of Membership?
What are the Qualifications
for Membership?
Give me an Abridged Eligibility Guidelines for the Corporate Membership.
What are the Privileges
of Corporate Members?
How do I become a member?
How do I
submit FIE/MIE/AMIE/AIE membership form online?
Can I make Online payment?
How do I
get an Application forms for non-corporate membership?
How long before become
a member?
What are the Important Points
to Remember?
What am I
supposed to get after the enrolment?
What is a Photo Identity Card?
What is Study Materials, Membership Pack and Identity Card for Senior Technician
(ST) and Technician (T) members ?
What
is Fixation of Term of Examination based on date of Enrollment as ST/T member Non
Receipt of Study Materials / Membership Pack / Identity Card?
How do I get Upgradation of Membership?
What do I do on Lost of Documents?
How do I record my Change of Address?
Classes of Membership
The Institution of Engineers
(India), IEI consists of membership in the following orders: Honorary, Corporate
and Non-Corporate. The Honorary Members comprises the Classes of Honorary Fellows
and Honorary Life Fellows. The Corporate and Non-Corporate Members comprises the
following classes
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Fellow - FIE
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b)
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Member - MIE
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Associate Member – AMIE
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Associate - AIE
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Affiliate – Aff. I E
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Member Technologist - MTIE
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Associate Member Technologist – AMTIE
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Senior Technician - ST
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Technician – T
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Institutional Member - IM
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Donor Member – DM
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Qualification for Membership
as described in the Bye-Laws and Regulations of the Council is applicable for every
candidates for election as member of any class.
Please refer to page 13 to 18, clause
no 44 – 56 of Bye-Laws and Regulations.
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Abridged Eligibility Guidelines for the Corporate Membership:
Qualifications
Qualifications
accredited by the Institution and included in the rules and syllabi shall be accepted
for various classes of Membership. Other qualifications may be accepted in
consultation with the Equivalence Committee. In case of persons having passed
Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations, period of experience shall be
reckoned from the date of passing Section A Examination subject to a maximum one
year prior to the passing of Section B Examination.
Employment
‘Position of responsibility’ in
the profession of engineering may, in general, be taken to start from the post of
Assistant Engineer (Junior Engineer for States where it is the initial appointment
in some parts of the country) in Government Departments; Second Lieutenant in the
Army, or equivalent position in the Navy and the Air Force; Assistant Lecturer in
Engineering Colleges; Lecturer in Polytechnics; and equivalent posts in other organizations.
Post-qualification experience of 10 years in such post shall be considered for Membership
(MIE) and 5 years for Associate Membership (AMIE).
In case of engineers holding relatively
lower position of responsibility like Sub-Engineer, Supervisor, Overseer, etc, experience
of 12 years in such post shall be considered for Membership (MIE).
‘Position of High Responsibility’
(Bye-law 46 (ii)) may, in general, be taken to start from the post of Superintending
Engineer in Government Departments; Lieutenant Colonel in the Army or equivalent
position in the Navy and the Air Force; Professor in Engineering Colleges; Associate
Professor in the Universities / IITs; Principal in Polytechnics, and equivalent
posts in other organizations. Post-qualification experience of 15 years in such
post shall be considered for Fellowship (FIE).
In case the applicant holds the
post of Executive Engineer / Reader / Assistant Professor or equivalent without
a postgraduate qualification in engineering for a minimumperiod of 8 years with
total experience of 20 years, he/she shall be considered for Fellowship (FIE).
In case the applicant holds the
post of Executive Engineer / Reader / Assistant Professor or equivalent with postgraduate
qualification in engineering for a minimum period of 6 years with total experience
of 18 years,he/she hall be considered for Fellowship (FIE).
In case the applicant holds the
post of Executive Engineer / Reader / Assistant Professor or equivalent with PhD
qualification in engineering for a minimum period of 4 years with total experience
of 16 years, he/she shall be considered for Fellowship (FIE).
In case of self-employed persons
/ Consultants where the designation does not convey the status of responsibility,
the period of experience for consideration of their applications for various classes
of Corporate Membership shall be 5 years for Associate Membership; 12 years for
Membership and 20 years for Fellowship. However, each and individual case shall
be considered on merit by the Membership Committee.
In case of private industries
/ organizations, the level of designation shall be ascertained with respect to the
hierarchy in their respective industry / organization.
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Privileges of Corporate Members :
A Corporate Member receives a Letter
of election. All the priveleges given to him are stated in this letter.
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How to become a member
Application forms for Corporate Membership
FIE/MIE/AMIE and Associate AIE are available at IEI State and Local Centre. Forms
can also be downloaded from the website. Hard copy of the application form must
be sent to the Headquarters duly filled in along with two passport /stamp size photographs.
The application form must be signed by the supporter(s), who is a member of the
IEI in the Category of FIE/MIE/AMIE, quoting the valid membership number. All the
copies of documents accompanying the membership form must be attested by one of the
supporters who has signed the membership form. Remittance should be made
by Demand Draft (DD) in favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’, payable
at Kolkata. The draft should be sent along with the membership application from
addressed to The Director (Membership), The Institution of Engineers (India), 8
Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020,superscribing on the top of the envelope ‘Membership
Application Form’.
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Online submission of Corporate Membership Form
Facility of online submission of
application form for Fellow, Member, Associate Member and Associate is available.
Click on - Online Application for the services.
However, at present this facility does not include the upgradation of membership
of the existing member from one class of membership to another class. Therefore,
existing members are requested not to use this facility.
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Online payment
Facility of online payment for other
services is also available.Click here for Payment Gateway
While going through online payment, the reference number and payment transaction
ID number must be noted and mentioned on the top of the hard copy of the membership
application form while sending it along with the documents. The same procedure is
to be followed as stated above for sending the hard copy of the application form.
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Application forms for Non-Corporate Membership
Membership application form for Senior
Technician (ST) and Technician (T) is available with the prospectus. The prospectus
is available in all State/Local Centre/Overseas Chapters of IEI and also available at the Headquarters
of IEI. The price of prospectus is Rs. 375/- and US$ 35 for applicants residing / working abroad. Apply for prospectus with a demand
draft of Rs. 375/- or US$ 35 in favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’, payable
at Kolkata, at headquarters addressed to the Director (Finance), The Institution
of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020 or procure the same from any
State/Local Centre/Overseas Chapters of IEI. The procedure to apply for ST/T membership is same as
described for Corporate Membership.
Click here to see the details of Eligibility Criteria & Educational Qualifications
for becoming Technician (T) and Senior Technician (ST) Member
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How long before become a member
Acknowledgement is sent by
SMS regarding receipt of money within seven working days after receiving the documents.
The SMS massage containing the reference no should be noted for any future communication.
The processing of application for enrollment as corporate member normally takes
two months time and that of non corporate ST/T members takes three months time at
present from the date of acknowledgement.
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Important Points to Remember
* Please do not forget to attest all the documents i.e. copy of date
of birth proof, marksheets, certificates, employers' certificate mentioning present
designation and date of holding the post (for corporate membership),chronological
engineering career (for corporate membership) etc by the supporters or one of the
supporter who has signed the membership application form. The supporter must
be a Corporate Member of IEI in the grade of FIE/MIE/AMIE only.
* Quote
telephone number/mobile number/e-mail ID in the membership application form as well
as other communication with Headquarters for quick response.
* Quote mobile number to get SMS acknowledgement of receipt of money
as well as other important announcement.
* List of applicants,
having any deficiency / discrepancy in their applications are available in the website.
Please go through the list before making any enquiry at Headquarters. Click here to see discrepancy list.
* Applicants
are requested to enquiry their status of application for membership only after the
normal processing time as mentioned above.
* For
any membership related enquiry, quote your reference number (received through SMS
or other correspondence) or demand draft (DD) number, and send the mail at e-mail
ID : membership@ieindia.org without making copy to any
other e-mail ID of the Institution. Efforts are made to reply queries as fast as
possible. However, in certain cases, it takes time for verification. Therefore,
a remainder may be sent if the reply of the e-mail is not received within seven
working days.
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What am I supposed to get after the enrolment
The list of Corporate Members, after
their enrollment as FIE/MIE/AMIE and AIE (non-corporate) will be available in the
website under the section
‘New Enrollment’. Every member after the enrolment is expected to receive
the letter of Election, code of Ethies by ordinary post and the certificate by registered
post or courier service only.
The list of Senior Technician (ST)
and Technician (T) members, after the enrolment will be available in the website
under the section ‘New
Enrollment’.The newly enrolled ST/T
members are expected to receive the Letter of Election by ordinary post.
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Photo Identity Card
:
Photo Identity Card is issued to
every Corporate Member (FIE/MIE/AMIE) and Associate (AIE) after the enrollment of
membership. It takes normally three months time to process and despatch the Photo
Identity Card by registered post. Existing Corporate Member and Associate (AIE),
not having the Photo Identity Card, may apply on prescribed downloadable proforma
(click here) quoting the membership number, affixing
two stamp size photographs and a demand draft (DD), of Rs. 250/- only for India
and US $25 for other countries in favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’,
payable at Kolkata,addressed to Director (Membership), The Institution of Engineers
(India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020.
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Study Materials, Membership Pack and Identity Card for Senior Technician (ST) and
Technician (T) members
ST/T members are eligible to get
the Study materials, Membership Pack and Identity Card after their enrollment. The
study material consists of four volumes in the following subjects :
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Fundamentals of Design and Manufacturing
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Materials Science and Engineering
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Computing and Informatics
v
Society and Environment
Membership pack contains of Rules
(Vol-I) and Syllabi (Vol-II) of the Institution Examinations, 12 sets of Examination
Application Form with envelops, proforma for Replacement of Identity Card, proforma
for Change of Branch/optional Subject, and proforma for Duplicate Marksheet/Duplicate
Certificate etc. Study Materials and Membership Pack are despatched together
by Speed Post and Identity Cards are despatched by Registered Post within two to
three months after the date of election/enrollment.
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Fixation of Term of Examination based on date of Enrollment as ST/T member
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Candidates enrolled between March 01 – August 31
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Eligible to appear for the first time in Winter Examination (same
year)
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September 01 – February 28/29
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Summer Examination (next year)
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The first examination that the candidates
are eligible to appear is depending on their date of election as mentioned above.
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Non Receipt of Study Materials / Membership
Pack / Identity Card
A number of Study Materials,
Membership Pack and Identity Card is returned ‘undelivered (RLO)’ by the postal
authority due to various reason like ‘not claimed/not found/addressee left etc.
A list of such membership numbers are available in the website under the section
‘Non-delivery – Study Material’ and
'Non-delivery – Identity Card’. The list is updated normally once in a month. Please see
whether your name is appearing in the list, if you have not received the above documents
within the stipulated time as mentioned. If your name is appearing in the list,
please send a demand draft for Rs. 265/- for non receipt of the Study Material and
Membership Pack in favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’, payable at
Kolkata, and Rs. 25/- by demand draft (DD) or a self addressed envelope affixing
postage stamp of Rs.25/- for non receipt of Identity Card.
Existing ST/T members, not having
the study materials, membership pack may apply for the same quoting their name and
membership number.
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Cost of Study Materials
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Rs. 2200/- India/Nepal
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(for four subjects)
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US $ 220 other countries
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Study Materials
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Rs. 550/- India/Nepal
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(for each subject)
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US $ 55 other countries
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Membership Pack
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Rs. 600/- India/Nepal
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US $ 60 other countries
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Upgradation of Membership
Existing members are eligible to
upgrade or transfer to their higher grade of membership provided they are satisfying
the eligibility criteria as laid down in the Bye-Laws and Regulations of the Council
of IEI. Please see the abridged Eligibility Guidelines for membership and ‘Bye-Laws
and Regulations of the Council’ before applying for the same. The procedure for
applying for higher grade of membership is same as described under the section ‘How
to become a member’.
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Lost of Documents
If you have lost your Membership
Certificate, please apply in a plain paper for duplicate quoting your name and membership
number with requisite fee by demand draft (DD) in favour of ‘The Institution of
Engineers (India)’, payable at Kolkata addressed to the Director (Membership), The
Institution of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020. For duplicate
Identity Card (ST/T members), please apply on prescribed downloadable proforma (click here).
The schedule of fee for
different items are given below : :
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India & Nepal
(Rs)
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US $ for SAARC or any other Countries
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Duplicate Certificate
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225/-
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25
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Duplicate Identity Card (for ST/T members)
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150/-
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15
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Photo Identity Card for Corporate Members
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250/-
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25
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Each division of Journal (Optional)
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250/- (for 1year)
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25 (for 1year)
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1000/- (for 5 years)
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100 (for 5 years)
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Printed copy of Technician’s Journal (optional) from June 2011 issue
and onwards
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100/- (for 1year)
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10 (for 1year)
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500/-(for 6 years)
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50(for 6 years)
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Change of Address
Members are requested to apply for
Change of Address for better communication, whenever they are changing their address
for any reason.
Members in the grade of FIE/MIE/AMIE
and AIE are requested to change their address either by sending the information
of new address quoting their name and membership number through e-mail to ‘Member
Service Cell’ (MSC) at pro@ieindia.org or by
post or directly by log in at our website under the section change of profile.
Senior Technician (ST)/Technician
(T) member are requested to apply for change of address by filling up the downloaded
proforma for ‘Replacement of Identity Card’
click here available at our website along with a demand draft of Rs.l50/-
(for India/Nepal) or US $ 15 (for other countries).
ST/T members can also buy a blank
identity card from the State/Local centre of IEI by paying Rs.20/- and send it to
the Headquarters after filling up the Card, affixing photographs and signature by
the supporter (must be a member of IEI in the category FIE/MIE/AMIE only) with a
demand draft of Rs. 130/-. The draft should be in favour of ‘The Institution of
Engineers (India)’, payable at Kolkata and addressed to Director (Membership), The
Institution of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020.
Payment : All remittances must be made by demand draft (DD) in favour of ‘The
Institution of Engineers (India)’ payable at Kolkata. Online payment, by using Credit
Card, is also accepted only for India/Nepal (INR) not for US $.
Address for Communication :
DIRECTOR (MEMBERSHIP)
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
8, GOKHALE ROAD
KOLKATA 700 020
e-mail: membership@ieindia.org
IVRS Helpline Number (033) 4015 5400
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