The Institution of Engineers (India), the IEI, is a national organization for engineers in India. It is the world's largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society. It has more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines. The institution was established in 1920 in Kolkata,
West Bengal
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, and was incorporated by
royal charter
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in 1935. It is currently headquartered at 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata.
Qualifications and recognitions
The IEI pioneered non-formal education in engineering. For those who have pursued a formal education in engineering, an associate membership engineering degree certificate can be achieved by qualifying in the examinations conducted by the institution.
The Associate Member (AMIE) examination has two sections. Section A is common to all candidates, while Section B is specific to a particular stream of engineering. To take the examinations, the candidate must have been a technician member of the IEI for a year. Examinations are held twice yearly.
Post-graduate (masters) programs in engineering and technology are offered to IEI corporate members in selected engineering disciplines.
International recognitions
The Institution of Engineers (India)
EIhas bilateral relations with engineering professional institutions in 41 organizations around the world and is also the founding member of major international engineering organizations. This mutual relationship promotes the advancement of the engineering profession in general and recognition in particular amongst all the members attached to these professional societies. IEI plays the leading role in engineering activities across the world and provides an international platform to its members, Link=>
https://www.ieindia.org/webui/IEI-Network.aspx#international-links.
The Foreign Credential Service of America considers it to be equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering.
AMIE is also recognized by UK-NARIC as a British bachelor's honors degree.
See also
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Engineering Council of India
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Engineering education in India
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Engineering Staff College of India
The Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) (established 1982) is an autonomous organ of The Institution of Engineers (India) and imparts continuing education to engineers and managers in the engineering profession. ESCI anchors Consultant, c ...
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Regulation and licensure in engineering
Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thr ...
References
External links
Official Website{{authority control
1920 establishments in British India
Educational boards based in Kolkata
Indian engineering organisations
Organisations based in Kolkata
Professional associations based in India
Organizations established in 1920