| Institution of Engineers (India) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | I.E.I. |
| Formation | September 13, 1920 |
| Headquarters | 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata, India |
| Website | ieindia.org |
The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) is the national organization of engineering professionals in India.[1] IEI has over 0.5 million members from 15 engineering disciplines in 99 centres/chapters in India and overseas; it is the largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society in the English-speaking world. IEI is one of the full members of the Engineers Mobility Forum.
IEI was established in 1920 in Madras (Chennai) with Sir Thomas R. J. Ward as the founding president and was formally inaugurated in 1921 by Lord Chelmsford, the then-Viceroy of British India. In 1935, it obtained the Royal Charter of Incorporation from King George V “to promote and advance the science, practice and business of engineering”. Fellows of the Institution of Engineers (India) are entitled to use the post-nominals FIE, and all life corporate members are “Chartered Engineers” (CEng).
Since 1928, an associate membership (AMIE) to the IEI is deemed equivalent (by the Association of Indian Universities and the Union Public Service Commission) to an undergraduate degree in Engineering. For those who have not pursued a formal education in Engineering, an associate membership coan be achieved by qualifying in the examination conducted by the institution (AMIE examinations.)
Sir Thomas Guthrie Russell (president 1933–34) played a key role in the successful petition for a Royal Charter. The current president is Rear Admiral K. O. Thakare, NM, CEng, FIE.
Besides representing India in the Engineers Mobility Forum, the institution has been prominent in World Mining Congress (WMC), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), the Fédération Internationale du Béton (fib), and the Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA). It has bilateral agreements with professional societies across the globe. It is currently headquartered in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta).