The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) was founded in 1987. It consists of India's engineers,
engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...
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scientist
A scientist is a person who Scientific method, researches to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences.
In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engag ...
s and technologists covering the entire spectrum of engineering disciplines.
The academy is registered under the
Societies Registration Act 1860 and is an autonomous institution supported partly through grant-in-aid by Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India. As the only engineering Academy of the country, INAE represents India at the
International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS).
INAE functions as an apex body and promotes the practice of engineering and technology and the related sciences for their application to solving problems of national importance. The academy also provides a forum for futuristic planning for the country's development, requiring engineering and technological inputs and brings together specialists from such fields as may be necessary for comprehensive solutions to the needs of the country.
History
The Indian National Academy of Engineering was registered on 20 April 1987 on the recommendation of the Ministry of Civil Supplies.
Jai Krishna
Jai Krishna was an eminent civil engineer from India with specialisation in earthquake engineering. He served University of Roorkee for many years and rose to become its Vice Chancellor.
Early life
Jai Krishna was born on 27 January 1912 ...
was appointed its first President.
The academy was formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian statesman and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, assassination of his mother, then–prime ...
on 11 April 1988 at a Foundation Function in New Delhi.
See also
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Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three b ...
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Department of Science and Technology (India)
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology (India), Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology an ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
Organisations based in Delhi
Indian engineering organisations