Institution of Engineers (India)

The Institution of Engineers (India)

Abbreviation	IEI
Formation	13 September 1920 (1920-09-13)
Headquarters	8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata, India
President	Er. Manish Mahendra Kothari, FIE, CEng"The Profile of the President". The Institution of Engineers (India). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
Website	ieindia.org

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, and was incorporated by royal charter in 1935. It is currently headquartered at 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata.

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"IEI". are offered to IEI corporate members in selected engineering disciplines.

The Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI] has 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."IEI Network". The Institution of Engineers (India). Retrieved 13 June 2026.

The Foreign Credential Service of America considers it to be equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering."Academic Credential Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2013. AMIE is also recognized by UK-NARIC as a British bachelor's honors degree.

Ashwani Lohani Dr. V. Narayanan

The Institution of Engineers (India) has recognised the following individuals as Honorary Life Fellows:"List of Honorary Life Fellows" (PDF). The Institution of Engineers (India). Retrieved 13 June 2026.

Prof C. N. R. Rao (HLF-34) Padma Vibhushan G. Madhavan Nair (HLF-38) Padma Vibhushan Dr E. Sreedharan (HLF-39) Dr K. Radhakrishnan (HLF-40) Lt Gen (Dr) V. J. Sundaram, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) (HLF-41) Dr B. D. Mundhra (HLF-42) Mr Nitish Kumar (HLF-43) Padmashree Dr H. C. Visvesvaraya (HLF-44) Dr S. Somanath (HLF-45) Mr Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel (HLF-46) Dr V. Narayanan (HLF-47) Mr Nitin Jairam Gadkari (HLF-48)