• Any person whom the Institution desires to honour for -

1. distinguished work in engineering or allied discipline;
2. exceptional and important services relating to engineering or allied discipline;
3. exceptional and important services rendered to the Institution; or
4. association to the Institution which is beneficial to it

may be elected an Honorary Fellow of the Institution.

• Notification of the intention to propose a person as an Honorary Fellow shall be made at a meeting of a General Council.
• The proposal of such Honorary Fellow shall be made at a subsequent meeting of a General Council of which notice should have been given to all members together with an intimation of the proposal.
• The election of an Honorary Fellow shall be by the unanimous vote of the members of the General Council present at the subsequent meeting held under subsection (iii).

          
Fellow
 
A person may on application to the Council of Engineers be admitted as a Fellow if that person -

• is a Member of the Institution or has fulfilled the conditions for such membership; or
• has attended an appropriate university, college or school and holds a degree or other qualification acceptable to the General Council for this class of membership;
• at or not more than one year before the time of making his application of admission as a Fellow, the applicant is or has been:-

1. engaged for  not less than five years in a position of superior responsibility in the administration, design, execution or operation of the such important work as in opinion of the General Council is comprised within the practice of professional engineering or an allied discipline;
2. in practice as a consultant in own account for not less than five years and has  acquired eminence in the profession;
3. lecturing or teaching at such university, institute or school in such responsible position and for such length of time of not less than five years; or
4. engaged in research of any approved nature for not less than five years.

Member

A person may, on application to the  Council of Engineers be admitted as a Member if that person-    
                  
    a)    (i)     has attended an approved university, college or school and holds a
        degree or other qualifications acceptable to the General Council for this class of membership; or
     
              (ii)     has been educated in the profession for such period and passed such examination as may from time to time be determined by the General Council; or
    
                    (iii)     has proved his educational attainment by the submission to the General Council of a thesis, report or technical essay of a standard acceptable to the General Council coupled with oral discussion on the  subject matter with members of the General Council to their satisfaction; and
     
     b)     at, or not more than one year before, the time of making the application for admission as a Member, is or has been -
    
            (i)    engaged in the administration, design, execution of operation of professional work for a period of two to four years; or
    
            (ii)      employed as a lecturer or teacher, or
    
            (iii)     engaged in research of approved nature; and
     
     c)    either -
    
            (i)    has undergone training acceptable to the General Council for a period of at least two years under an  approved professional person; or
             
                     (ii)     satisfies the General Council that he/she has other suitable professional training; and

             d)    has after such training, gained relevant experience of at least two  years, one of which was in a responsible position considered by the General Council to be professional work.

12)    Associate

    1)    A person may, on application to the Council Engineers be admitted as an Associate if the applicant –
     
    a)    (i)    has attended an approved university, or technical college and holds a degree or other qualifications acceptable to the General Council for this class of membership; or
      
                  ii)    has been educated  in the profession for such period and has passed such examinations as may from time to time be determined by the General Council; and

b)     at, or not more than one year before, the time of making an application for admission as an Associate, the applicant is or has been -
            
            (i)    engaged in work of an administrative or technical nature within the profession; or
            
            (ii)     employed as a lecturer or teacher in an approved Institution ; or
          
            (iii)     engaged in research of an approved nature; and
 
         c)    has undergone training  acceptable to the General Council for a period of at least two years.
   

13.               Graduate Member

A person may on application to the Council of Engineers be admitted as a Graduate member if the applicant-
        
a)     (i)    has attended an approved university, technical college and  holds a degree or other qualifications acceptable to the General Council for this class of membership; or
      
               (ii)    has been educated  in the profession for such period and has passed such examinations as may from time to time be determined by the General Council; and

b)    is undergoing a period of training in industry connected with engineering or allied discipline after graduation.

14.    Student Member

A person may on application to the appropriate Council be admitted as a Student member in an appropriate stream if the applicant is a bona fide student at an approved university, institute or school and is studying engineering or an allied discipline recognised by the General Council.