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Membership
of the Society is open to any person who has attained the age, the qualifications and the experience specified herein.
Grades of Membership
There shall be four grades of membership in the Association, termed respectively
- FELLOW
- MEMBER
- ASSOCIATE MEMBER
- STUDENT
Fellow
Fellow of the Association shall be elected as such on fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Age not less than 40 years;
- Engaged in the profession of Structural Engineering;
- Posses a degree in civil engineering/structural engineering recognized by AICTE and/or accepted by the Governing Council as equivalent qualification;
- Have experience of not less than 20 years of which at least 10 years shall be in a position of responsibility for the design or execution of important structural engineering works or in teaching / R&D work in structural engineering; and
- Has acquired considerable degree of eminence as a structural engineer.
Member
Member of the Association shall be elected as such on fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Age not less than 30 years;
- Engaged in the profession of Structural Engineering;
- Posses a degree in civil engineering/structural engineering recognized by AICTE and/or accepted by the Governing Council as equivalent qualification;
- Have experience of not less than 7 years in design including exposure to construction of projects or teaching / R&D work in structural engineering
- Out of the total experience of 10 years, at least 5 years shall be in a position of responsibility.
Associate Member
Associate Member of the Association shall be elected as such on fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Age not less than 20 years;
- Posses a degree in civil engineering/structural engineering recognized by AICTE and/or accepted by the Governing Council as equivalent qualification;
- Engaged in design or construction of civil engineering works.
Student
Student of the Association shall be elected as such on fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Age not less than 17 years;
- Completed at least 2 years of a civil/structural engineering degree course recognized by AICTE
Other Grades of Members
Honorary Fellow/ Honorary Member
The Governing Council may invite those distinguished and eminent persons, who have rendered, or who may be in a position to render,
to structural engineering or to the Association such services as, in the opinion of the Governing Council, entitle them to become
Honorary Fellow/ Honorary Member. Such Honorary Fellow/Honorary Members shall not be required to pay either Admission Fee or Annual
Subscription.
Corporate Members
Fellows and Members of the Association shall be designated Corporate Members of the Association.
Approval
No person shall be elected to membership in
any grade unless his/her application has been approved by the Governing Council as hereinafter provided. The Governing
Council alone shall have the power to decide conclusively regarding each person seeking election to any grade of membership
of the Association whether he/she has or has not fulfilled the requirements applicable to his/her case.
Application for Membership
Every candidate for election to any grade of membership,
excluding Honorary Fellow/Member, shall fill in and sign the appropriate application form prescribed by the Governing Council and containing
a declaration that he/she has read the Bye-laws & the Code of Ethics/Conduct and shall abide by these;
Supporters
Every form of application shall be supported
as specified below.
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Application For
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Supporters
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| Fellow |
3 Fellows of the Association. |
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| Member |
1 Fellow & 2 Corporate Members of the Association |
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| Associate Member |
3 Corporate Members of the Association |
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| Student |
1 Corporate Member of the Association |
In exceptional cases only, where an applicant is not personally acquainted with the requisite number of Corporate Members,
the Governing Council may accept the application form signed by Members of a professional society of good standing approved by the Governing Council.
Processing of Applications
- Completed application forms shall be scrutinized by the committee appointed by the Governing Council and placed before the Governing Council with appropriate recommendations;
- The Governing Council may approve or keep
pending any application for making further enquiries;
- The Governing Council may not approve
a candidate whom they consider undesirable without assigning any
reason or explanation;
- The Governing Council may require any
candidate to attend an interview and/ or written test in order
to better satisfy themselves that he/ she possesses the requisite
qualifications and experience;
- A candidate duly elected by the Governing
Council shall be admitted as a Fellow, Member, Associate member
or Student, as the case may be, on payment of such Fee as may
be prescribed in these Bye-laws.
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