About/Brief History
About IEI :
• The Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI] is a statutory body to promote and advance the engineering and technology,established in 1920 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1935. It is the largest multi-disciplinary professional body of engineers encompassing 15 (fifteen) engineering disciplines with a membership of more than 820 thousand, and serving the nation for more than 9 decades. The IEI has its headquarters located in Kolkata with national presence through more than hundred Centres and several Overseas Chapters, Foras and Organ.
• The Institution was granted Royal Charter on September 9, 1935 by his Majesty the King and Emperor George V, which was a momentous event in the annals of Engineering Industry and education in India. The Royal Charter endowed the Institution with the responsibility to promote the general advancement of engineering amongst members and persons attached to the Institution. IEI has been recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and besides conducting its own research, provides Grant-in-Aid to UG/PG/ PhD students of Engineering Institutes & Universities.
• The Institution of Engineers (India) is a first professional body to represent India in several International Bodies, such as the World Mining Congress (WMC), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), the Commonwealth Engineer's Council (CEC), the Federation International du Beton (fib), and the Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA). It also has bilateral agreements with a number of professional societies across the globe.
• IEI holds the International Professional Engineers (IntPE) Register for India under the global International Professional Engineers Alliance (IntPEA). The Institution also wards the Professional Engineers (PE) Certification.
• The Institution of Engineers (India) is a pioneer body to introduce, starting from 1928, continuing engineering education programme, successful completion of which is recognized as equivalent to a degree in engineering by the Government of India, the Union Public Service Commission, the State Governments and many Public / Private Sector organizations in the country. The Institution of Engineers (India), with its headquarters in Kolkata, India, is administered by a National Council with the President of IEI as its Head.
• Ever since its inception, IEI has been the forerunner in setting up national standards for promoting the country's industrial base which culminated on the formation of the Indian Standard Institution (ISI), now called as Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). IEI, in collaboration with Springer, regularly publishes peer-reviewed international journal in five series, covering fifteen engineering disciplines.
ABOUT VISAKHAPATNAM LOCAL CENTRE:
• Visakhapatnam Sub Centre, IEI, was established on 16-07-1967. Later in eighties it was renamed as Visakhapatnam Local Centre.
• The First Building of Visakhapatnam Sub Centre was Inaugurated by Sri R. D. BHANDARE, Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 10th July, 1976.
• The Foundation Stone of the Present New Building Complex, IEI, VLC was laid by Dr L V Muralikrishna Reddy, FIE, President, IEI, Kolkata on 22.11.2015.
• Dr L V Muralikrishna Reddy, FIE, President, IEI, Kolkata, Er S Satyanarayana, FIE, Past Chairman, IEI, Prof Dr K Venkata subbaiah, FIE, Council Member, IEI, KOLKATA, Dr G Padmavathi, FIE, Chairman, IEI, VLC and Dr O Rama Mohana Rao, FIE, Honorary Secretary, IEI, VLC.
• The present New Building Complex was inaugurated by Prof Dr K Venkata subbaiah, FIE, Vice President, The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata on 15.12.2021.
• Dr O Rama Mohana Rao, FIE, Immediate Past Chairman, IEI VLC; Dr Botta Venkataramana, FIE, Chairman, IEIVLC, Prof Dr K Venkata subbaiah, FIE, Vice President, IEI, Kolkata; Dr G Padmavathi, FIE, Council Member, IEI, Kolkata and Er K V Rama Mohan Rao, MIE, Honorary Secretary, IEIVLC,IEIVLC is having membership of Corporate 3,818 and Non-Corporate 9,520. Office, Committee Room; Chamber of Chairman and Honorary Secretary and Hall is situated in Ground Floor of New Building Complex of IEIVLC. First and Second Floors are under construction.