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INTRODUCTION

Human civilization runs on energy. The cost of energy isenormous and the same is in the rising trend. Energyconservation is one of the critical issues facing the societytoday. This consumption brings a host of environmentaldamages. Fossil fuels dump carbon dioxide into theatmosphere and thereby accelerating the greenhouse effect.Air-conditioning system releases harmful gases that destroythe earth’s ozone layer. Discarded lamps contribute tomercury pollution. Energy consumption depletes not onlythe natural resources but also a spectrum of other resourcesincluding the degradation of environment.

SCOPE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION

Energy conservation refers to reduce energy consumptionto preserve resources for the future generation and therebyreduce environmental pollution to a larger extent. The mostcommon methods of attaining this concept are:

l To use less energy in a particular application.

l To use renewable energy sources wherever possible.

l To shift to energy resources that are considered to benon-desirable or less desirable, with regard to non-efficiency concerns, such as, availability and pollution.

Energy conservation is now widely recognized as afundamental strategy for protecting the environment.

EARLY HISTORY OF ENERGY CONSERVATION

The imperative to conserve energy is as old as the use ofenergy. For most of human history, use of energy was limitedto the amount of work that could be done by the humanbeings itself.

Neither humans nor animals like hard work. Aversion to workstrongly motivated energy conservation from the beginning.Energy conservation first consisted of doing less work. Thenas intelligence evolved, it included finding easier ways toget work done. For example, the invention of wheel was anearly advantage in energy conservation.

Conservation of Energy and Its Benefit to Environment

J Xevier*, Senior Technician Member

Energy conservation is one of the critical issues facing the society today. To reduce energy consumption

at all possible levels, efforts should be made to preserve resources for the future generations and thereby

reduce environmental pollution to a greater extent. Unplanned energy consumption brings a host of

environmental damages. By utilising energy-efficient machines and implementing energy conservation

concept in all possible areas, the human civilization can bring prosperity in the long run.

* J Xevier is a Senior Technician Member attached to the Kerala StateCentre of IEI.

This paper was presented and discussed at the Seminar Session heldconcurrently with the Eighteenth IEI Convocation at Hyderabad on October30, 2010.

MODERN ERA OF ENERGY CONSERVATION

The Big Bang that started the modern era of energyconservation was the ‘energy crisis’ that erupted in 1973.The big change introduced by the 1973 ‘energy crisis’ wasthe realization that energy sources might not keep pacewith mankind’s ability to use energy. This was not a newconcept for specialists in energy resources, but it was newas a popular idea. Stated differently, the supply of energywas no longer viewed as something that was always aheadof demand. Instead, the supply of energy, although still vast,was now viewed as lagging demand.

Previously, energy efficiency had been a technical aspect ofdesigning equipment, systems and buildings. In 1973,efficiency metamorphosed into ‘energy conservation’, whichemerged as a distinct field of interest, rather than continuingto be a subsidiary engineering issue. Energy conservationbecame a single free-standing issue, independent of manytechnical issues to which efficiency applies specifically. Thissingle-issue nature of energy conservation became adominant factor in information about energy conservationfrom that time until the present time.

RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The world has been facing a numerous environmental issuesincluding pollution, deforestation and global warming.Environmental pollution is caused due to host of activities,including excessive utilization of natural resources, presenceof a large number of people and livestock in congested areas,use of agro-chemicals, setting up of factories, running ofautomobiles and burning of fuel. A change in the environmentis due to pollution and also affects the ecological balance.Environmental pollution is caused both in rural and urbanareas. Pollution can cause sickness and discomfort too. Italso affects the productivity of natural resources, such as,land, water, forests and livestock. Even though it is fairlydifficult to cope with these problems, there are some thingsone can perform to protect the environment. Protecting theenvironment is something which everyone needs to consider.One can prevent environmental pollution if its causes arefully understood and take corrective measures like:

l Recycle

l Conservation of energy, and

l Awareness.

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Energy conservation may result in increase of environmentalvalue. Nowadays, one overly consume precious energy ornatural resources. Moreover, burning fossil fuels, such as, coal,oil, and gas, produces a large amount of carbon dioxide, whichleads to the global warming. This global warming can becontrolled substantially by introducing the following measures:

l Planting trees to offset the effects of carbon dioxideemissions.

l Reduction of waste.

l Turning off lights (whenever not required), adjustingthermostat, walking (instead of driving as often as possible).

l Water should not be wasted unnecessarily since huge

amount of energy is spent on purifying water.

CONCLUSION

Present generation is energy greedy and demands of entirehuman civilization for energy is very high. We must try toreduce our energy demand gradually. Science may be ableto find alternative and viable sources but cannot stop thegreediness. Sometimes, social limitations and/or economicstability can make the process of change very difficult. Onething is very imperative that, by being more energy-efficientand conservative, people can make an attempt to conserveenergy for better living with harmony and thereby bringprosperity for human civilization.

FIXATION OF TERM OF EXAMINATION BASED ON DATE OF ENROLMENT

Candidates enrolled between Eligible to appear for the first time in

March 1 - August 31 Winter Examination (same year)

September 1 - February 28/29 (next year) Summer Examination (next year)

The first examination that the candidates are eligible to appear shall depend on their date of election as mentioned above.The stipulated six-year period shall be counted from the date of eligibility.

The Council at its 639th Meeting at Nagpur Approved the following for Amendment of Examination Rules :

ANNOUNCEMENT

Technician/Senior Technician members, who were registered to appear in Revised Scheme in Section A Examinationin Summer 2005 and their six-year period to pass the examination had expired with Winter 2010 Examination, are eligiblefor examination re-registration on the prescribed proforma (available on website) with a fee of ̀ 1,500/- by demand draftin favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India), payable at Kolkata to appear afresh in Section A, forfeiting their subjectexemptions, if any, obtained up to and including Winter 2010 Examination.

Similarly, candidates, registered to appear in Revised Scheme in Section B Examination in Summer 2005 and theirsix-year period to pass the examination had expired with Winter 2010 Examination, are eligible for examinationre-registration (proforma available on website) and registration for Section B on the prescribed proforma (printed in Vol.1 : Rules on page 39 and also available on the website) with a fee of ̀ 1,500/- and ̀ 3,000/-, respectively by separatedemand drafts in favour of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India), payable at Kolkata to appear afresh in Section B,forfeiting their subject exemptions, if any, up to and including Winter 2010 Examination.

There is no provision for further extension to pass the examination. Last date for receiving re-registrationand/or registration for Section B forms at the headquarters of the Institution is 15 Sep 2011 to become eligibleto appear afresh with effect from Winter 2011 Examination. Applications received after the stipulated datewill not be considered for Winter 2011 Examination.

Procedure for Calculating the Percentage of Marks

The procedure for calculating the percentage of marks is based on summation of maximum marks in the range

of respective letter grades of each subject and dividing by the number of subjects, including the project work and

the laboratory experiments.

ONLINE AVAILABILITY OF MARKSHEET/GRADE CARD

Candidates, who are unable to pass Section A/Section B Examination completely, can download their marksheets/grade cards from our website www.ieindia.org. This service would be available for each term of examination normally after2-3 weeks of declaration of result till the announcement of registration details, including roll numbers, for the immediatenext examination.

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INTRODUCTION

Today’s computers use the movement of electrons in-and-out of transistors to do logic. Photonic computing is intendedto use photons or light particles in place of electrons.Compared to electrons, photons are much faster (light travelsnearly 30 cm/nanosecond and has a higher bandwidth).

Computers work with binary, on or off, states. A completelyoptical computer requires light beam that can turn anotheron and off. This was achieved with the photonic transistorutilizing light interference. Light interference is frequency-sensitive. This means that a narrow band of photonfrequencies can be used to represent one bit in a binarynumber. The visible light spectrum alone could enable 35billion bit positions.

Recent researches provide opportunities in temporarilytrapping light in crystals. Trapping light is seen as a necessaryelement in replacing electron storage for computer logic.

Computers have enhanced human life to a great extent. Thespeed of conventional computers is achieved by miniaturizingelectronic components to a very small micron-size scale sothat those electrons need to travel short distances within avery short period of time. The goal of improving the computerspeed has resulted in the development of the Very LargeScale Integration (VLSI) technology. The VLSI technologyhas revolutionized the electronics industry and recognizedthe 20th century as the computer age. Our daily lives demandsolutions to increasingly sophisticated and complexproblems, which require more speed and better performanceof computers.

For these reasons, it is unfortunate that VLSI technology isapproaching its fundamental limits. It is also estimated thatthe number of transistor switches that can be put on to achip doubles in every 18 months. Further, miniaturization oflithography introduces several problems, such as, dielectricbreakdown, hot carriers, and short channel effects. All thesefactors degrade device reliability seriously. Therefore, asolution to the problem is urgently needed, and unless ourthoughts are geared toward a totally different pathway, it willnot be possible to improve computer performance for thefuture need. Optical interconnections and optical integrated

Photonic Computing - Light at the End of Tunnel

J Xavier *, Senior Technician Member

The ever-increasing demand for speed and efficiency coupled with cost-effectiveness has become the

greatest dilemma facing the modern day computing. The optimum solution to this dilemma is emerging

as photonic computing, which has opened up a new window of opportunity. Photonic logic is proving to be

the key to the production of a completely optical computing system.

* J Xevier is a Senior Technician Member attached to the Kerala StateCentre of IEI.

This paper was presented and discussed at the Technical Session heldconcurrently with the Eighteenth IEI Convocation at Hyderabad on October30, 2010.

circuits provide a workable solution of these limitations tocomputational speed and complexity inherent in conventionalelectronics.

PHOTONICS - A RELATED TERM

Photonics is the science and technology of generating,controlling and detecting photons, particularly in the visibleand near infra-red spectrum. The science of photonicsincludes the emission, transmission, amplification,detection, modulation and switching of light. Photonics as afield got importance in 1960, with invention of the laser,followed in 1970s by the development of optical fibres as amedium for transmitting information using light beams, andthe Erbium-doped fibre amplifier. FIGURE 1 shows theschematic view of refraction of photons emanating from aprism.

Applications of photonics include the following broad areas:

l Light detection

l Telecommunications

l Information processing

l Holography

l Defense.

EVOLUTION OF PHOTONIC TRANSISTOR

Since 1930s, the advantage of light was recognized forcarrying information within the then newly emerging field ofcomputer science. During that period, proper tools were notavailable for computing light beams. As a result, the task fellto electrons, and the electronic computer age was thus born.

Since then three major events have laid the ground work forthe present effort at producing fully photonic digitalcomputers. The first was invention of the laser. Without laser,researchers rejected light as a viable computing medium.

FIGURE 1 : Schematic View of Refraction of Photons by aPrism

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Ordinary optical signals are a noisy mixture to controlelectromagnetic energy. Lasers, on the other hand, producemuch cleaner continuous wave signal that can be used toconvey complex information.

The next discovery was the computer generated hologram.Holograms can be calculated into existence using the lawsof physics. One can input any known optical signal, andcalculate the hologram needed to direct and manipulate it ina way that is permitted by the laws of physics. When laserlight is directed through the resulting hologram, the lightperforms the exact desired calculations.

The third background element that has brought forth thephotonic transistor was on the areas of electro-optical andnon-linear methods of optical computing. This effort beganlong before lasers and holograms. Problems soon arose thathave proven insurmountable.

Electronic signals are able to traverse a microscopicelectronic transistor and accomplish their assigned task ina little less than a nanosecond. Light, on the other hand,travels 30 cm in a nanosecond. As a consequence, numerousphotonic transistors can be placed in than same nanosecondaccomplishing entire computing tasks in the same time ittakes a single electronic transistor to even switch from off toon. Therefore, every electro-optical device will always behamstrung by the ‘electro’ part.

Non-linear optics exploits optical properties of certain (ratherexpensive) materials that slowdown light to two differentspeeds at the same time. Two problems occur: first is obvious,that is, the light is slowed down. Second, in order to getlight to respond within such crystals so as to performcomputing tasks, lasers have to be so powerful that thecomponents get fired whenever one puts enough of themtogether to do anything useful. The effort to produceinexpensive non-linear crystals that switch fast and atreasonable power levels was not successful. In fact, such asubstance has been dubbed ‘unobtainium’ by those in thefield.

The solution to the third problem was ‘optical interference’.However, over the years, whenever any one suggested usingoptical interference, they were rejected out-of-hand-basedon antiquated technology, and a strong desire to maintainthe status quo. However, there was one over-riding thing,interference-based photonic transistors works and have been

tested in the laboratory. In 1989, the photonic transistor wasinvented at the Rocky Mountain Research Centre, andthereafter tested in various laboratories. Since then, therehas been continuous and rapid progress towards the goal ofreplacing nearly all electronics with photonics on a globalscale.

OPERATION PRINCIPLE OF PHOTONIC TRANSISTOR

The basic element of a computer is the logic gate whichperforms the basic logical operations. The first step tounderstand its working is to give it an input, information iscarried on beams of light just as it is carried on a radio,television, or microwave signal. Here pulse coding is usedboth for carrying data and for opening and closing logicalgates that direct photonic information around photoniccircuits.

The organization of photonic logic stages imitates theorganization of logic stages in an electronic computerbecause we want the photonic computer to do the samethings that regular computers can do, but with a faster speed.

FIGURE 2 shows the small square at the top input which isthe data pulse and the two black rectangles are theholograms that are used to create the logic. These logicsare OR and XOR, respectively. FIGURES 3 and 4 show twoother different conditions (namely, State 2 and State 3,respectively).

Travelling at the speed of light, “on” pulses interact with thephotonic transistor’s hologram in different ways dependingon the exact hologram, and the relationship ofsimultaneously-arriving pulses to each other.

In FIGURE 1 (State 1) an OR and an XOR are shown. Eachof these functions can be produced with the same hologram,the difference being the location from which the output energyis extracted. Thus, information about both the functions isactually generated simultaneously, with the output energyfrom each one being directed as needed to subsequent logicstages.

As with any two-input binary device, there are four possiblecombinations of the input beams being instantaneously onor off: both off; the upper one on; the lower one on and bothbeams on. These various input combinations are held steadyduring the entire pulse length so as to produce equivalentlylong outputs. The input pulse combinations produce four

OR information exits

mirror mask

exit hole

energy is spread over themask surface at the momentthe pulses meet the mask

XOR information is reflected

digital lightpulse inputs

pulse interaction

light pulse logic

ORoutput

logic outputseparation

XORoutput

FIGURE 2 : Representation of State 1 where Pulse Acts as an Input

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different images, or energy distributions that are projectedonto the separator. The moot or null output is produced whenboth beams are simultaneously off. Since there is no energyinput, there is no energy output either through the hole or byreflection.

To the right of the FIGURE 2 above (State 2), the maskmirror is shown as seen from the hologram. In betweenpulses, no energy is available, and thus nothing goes throughthe exit hole. However, when the diffracted pulse reachesthe mirror/mask the image component having the ORinformation exits the hole (State 3). The portion having theXOR information (the pulse heading downward away fromthe hologram,) is reflected by the mirror and on to the nextlogic stage (say State 3).

THE PHOTONIC AMPLIFIER

In order to make up for energy loss from one device to another,an amplifier is required. So if one beam is kept on all thetime as a sort of photonic power supply and the secondbeam is switched on, the output through the maxima-positioned hole jumps from the single beam level to fourtimes that level. Thus, the information-carrying portion ofthe output has three-times more energy as the originalmodulated input. Thus, the invention is also a light speedamplifier. If two such amplifiers are interconnected, just asin electronic, the result is a flip-flop.

ADVANTAGES OF PHOTONIC SYSTEM

The silicon photonics is an attempt to make the silicon-based integrated chip (IC) smaller and efficient. The goal ofthe research is not only achieving high performance in silicon

OR information exits

mirror mask

exit hole

energy is spread over themask surface at the momentthe pulses meet the mask

XOR information is reflected

digital lightpulse inputs

pulse interaction

light pulse logic

ORoutput

logic outputseparation

XORoutput

FIGURE 3 : Representation of State 2 where Pulse Reaches at the Gate

OR information exits

mirror mask

exit hole

energy is spread over themask surface at the momentthe pulses meet the mask

XOR information is reflected

digital lightpulse inputs

pulse interaction

light pulse logic

ORoutput

logic outputseparation

XORoutput

FIGURE 4 : Representation of State 3 where Pulse Reaches at the Gate

XOR output pulse OR output pulse

photonics, but also making cheaper ICs. This is due to thefact that only a small amount of silicon is needed for aphotonic computer.

The size of the photonic ICs is very less. By integratingmultiple optical functions on a single, easily manufactured,micron-scale photonic crystal chip, the size of the devices,which use this principle, gets more reduced thus making itwork for network devices (optical network), servers whichhave so many processors.

The photonic ICs are ideal for multi-core architecture toproduce processors with more options for running moreprocesses. Threads in different processors (in the sameprocessor chip) lead to more level of multi-processing whichis present in the latest processors. As the integrationbecomes easier and denser in size, it increases theefficiency of the computers by providing more cache memory.These kinds of systems are ideal for image processing andalso for systems for complex mathematical calculations.

Overheating is a problem that is faced when the processorworks more than the normal operation speed, that is, whenit is over clocked, but for photonic ICs this is not a problemas they use very less amount of energy and photons (whichare running inside the ICs for communications) are generatedby low power laser.

The photonic transistor is able to operate using pipelinedpulses, that is, a continuous stream of very short pulsescan be introduced into a single transistor and they will all beprocessed independently without any noise build up. Thus,it supports parallel computing.

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Visible-light and IR beams, unlike electric currents, passthrough each other without interacting. Several (or many)laser beams can be shone so their paths intersect, but thereis no interference among the beams, even when they areconfined essentially to two dimensions. FIGURE 5 showsthe connections in both the electrical and the optical circuits.

LIMITATIONS OF PHOTONIC TRANSISTOR

The existence of phase and amplitude fluctuations in theoutput affects the conversion efficiency of the photonictransistor.

A claimed advantage of optics is that it can reduce powerconsumption, but an optical communication system willtypically use more power overshot distance than an electronicone. This is because the shot noise of an opticalcommunication channel is greater than the thermal noise ofan electronic channel.

CONCLUSION

In spite of minor bottlenecks, photonic computing is emergingas the most efficient and cost-effective answer to the futuresburgeoning computation needs. The fact remains that it isin its developing stages. Photonic computing is, therefore,expected to be the proverbial ‘light at the end of the tunnel’for tomorrow’s computers.

REFERENCES

1. www.en.wikipedia.org

2. www.whatis.com

3. www.science.nasa.gov

4. www.photonicseducation.ca

5. www.opticsreport.com

6. www.extremephotonics.com.FIGURE 5 : Connection details in Electrical and Optical Circuits

ONLINE PAYMENT FOR EXAMINATION-RELATED SERVICES

Candidates, interested to remit online payment of requisite fee by credit card for appearance in the examination/registrationfor Section B/re-registration of examination/extension of examination registration/change of optional subjects, are requestedto visit our website www.ieindia.org and click on Payment Gateway for Guests and Members under web-enabled servicesat home page. It has a numerous advantages, namely, as follows:

l Need not to make the draft and payment of commission to the bank.

l Avoid risk of misplacement of document with draft during postal/courier transit.

l Avoid inordinate delay to receive the document with draft at HQs.

l Instant acknowledgement of amount and documents by receiving Request Reference Number and Authorization Code.

Please ensure receipt of Authorization Code along with Request Reference Number for valid transaction.

Transaction without Authorization Code will not be considered as valid.

The Council at its 658th meeting decided to enhance the fee for verification of educational credentials and issuance oflanguage/appearance certificate with effect from 01 Apr 2010. The details of which are as follows:

REVISED FEE FOR VERIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS ANDISSUANCE OF LANGUAGE/APPEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Types of Service

Verification of Educational Credentials

Issuance of Language/Appearance Certificate

Existing Fee, `

` 300/-(US $ 30 for overseas candidates)

` 125/-(US $ 10 for overseas candidates)

Revised Fee, `

` 600/-(US $ 60 for overseas candidates)

` 200/-(US $ 20 for overseas candidates)

Technician/Senior Technician/Associate/Corporate members are requested to take note of above revision in the fee andremit the requisite fee by demand draft while asking for a specific service from the Institution.

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News from IEI Technicians’ Chapters

Durgapur Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Durgapur Technicians’ Chapter conductedsix committee meetings and three short-term courses onthe topics, namely, (i) ‘Computing and Informatics’, (ii) Funda-mentals of Design and Manufacturing’, and (iii) MaterialScience and Engineering’, delivered by Mr Ashish Dutta, MrSanjay Kumar, and Dr Amitava Sarkar, respectively. Thecentre also runs the Guidance Classes for aspiring studentsof Sections A & B Examinations.

Kanpur Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Kanpur Technicians’ Chapter conductedthe Annual General Meeting, four committee meetings andthree technical lectures on the topic, namely, (i) ‘PowerScenario in India’ (ii) ‘Human Resource Acquisition’, and(iii) ‘AMIE Exams’ delivered by Mr Vivek Asthana, Dr V KYadav and Mr S Maurya, respectively. Another lecture wasalso organized on the topic ‘Defects in Crystals’ on 11 Nov 10.

Madurai Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Madurai Technicians’ Chapter organized ahost of technical activities, including a technical visit to thecompany ‘MOSERBAER’ near Sivagangai (Tamilnadu),where a large number of Technician and Senior Technicianmembers of the Chapter attended and were informed aboutthe technical details of the product manufactured by thecompany. The Madurai Chapter also organized a programmewhere the Best Students’ Chapter Award was given toEngineering College and Polytechnic category, functioningin the vicinity of Madurai. The award winners were MepcoSchlenk Engineering College and M S P Velayutha NadarLakshmithaiammal Polytechnic College, respectively.

Maharashtra Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Maharashtra Technicians’ Chapter organizedtwo committee meetings, two lectures on the topics, namely,(i) ‘Logic Gates and Flip Flops’, and (ii) ‘Elaboration of VariousDefects in Solids’ delivered by Prof Abhijeet Gole and Mr AV Pagar, respectively. A short-term course on the topic

A View of the Guidance Class

A View of the Audience in one of the Lecture Meetings

Jamshedpur Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Jamshedpur Technicians’ Chapter organizedthree committee meetings, three lectures, three short-termcourses, one poster competition, three group discussions,one quiz competition, one technical visit, three film shows,one get-together for Technician/Senior Technician membersand three display of technical information.

Jharkhand Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Jharkhand Technicians’ Chapter organizedsix committee meetings and two lectures on the topics,

namely, (i) ‘Today’s Life’, and (ii) ‘Mechanical Design’ deliveredby Mr Prem Prakash and Mr Shailesh Kumar, respectively.The Chapter also organized two get-together programmesfor Technician/Senior Technician members attached to theChapter, one debate competition on the topic ‘Role ofEngineers in Protecting Environment Degradation’ and alsoa cultural programme.

A View of the Audience in one of the Lecture Meetings

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The Council at its 658th and meetings decided to enhance the examination fee and fee for other examination-relatedservices, as given below, with effect from Winter 2010 examination. Technician/Senior Technician/Associate/Corporatemembers are to remit the requisite revised fee by demand draft along with the prescribed form duly filled-in:

REVISION OF EXAMINATION FEE ANDFEE FOR OTHER EXAMINATION-RELATED SERVICES

Types of Service

Examination Fee for Section A/Section B Examination

Appearance in additional subject byAssociate/Corporate members

Registration Fee for Section B

Fee for Laboratory Experiments

Existing Fee, `

` 1,200/-(US $ 120 for overseas candidates)

` 300/-(US $ 30 for overseas candidates)

` 2,000/-(US $ 200 for overseas candidates)

` 4,000/-(US $ 400 for overseas candidates)

Revised Fee, `

` 2,000/-(US $ 150* for overseas candidates)

` 500/-(US $ 50* for overseas candidates)

` 3,000/-(No change)

` 5,000/-(No change)

* Revision of Examination Fee, from US $ 120 to US $ 150, for overseas candidates will be effective from Winter 2011Examination.

Introduction of Photo Identity Cards for ‘Associate’

Pursuant to the decision of the Council at its 660th meeting held at Shimla, Photo Identity Cards for the membership

grade of ‘Associate’ (AIE) have been introduced with effect from April 1, 2011 with a fee of ̀ 250/-. Candidates passing

Section B in Summer 2011 Examination are required to apply for the same with a demand draft of ̀ 250/- in favour of

‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’, payable at Kolkata. A proforma for this purpose would be sent along with the pass

marksheet/grade card of Summer 2011 Examination.

In order to give better and timely service to our T/ST and other members, the Institution has implemented InteractiveVoice Response System (IVRS) at its Headquarters.

Existing T/ST/Associate/Corporate members of the Institution interested to know the roll number/examination results/payment details or any other queries related to Examination/Membership may dial the number 033 4015 5400.

Members are to key-in 7 digit membership number and first 11 digits of the reference number received through sms orletter from IEI (as applicable) and follow the instruction as sounded by the system.

IMPLEMENTATION OF IVRS AT IEI HQS

(Reports for the period October-December 2010 and January-March 2011, received at Headquarters till May 15, 2011 areincluded.)

‘AMIE-Crash Course for Section A (Diploma/Non-diploma)Students’ was also organized on 13 Nov 2010.

Orissa Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the Orissa Technicians’ Chapter conducted sixcommittee meetings and nine lectures on the topic, namely,(i) ‘Dynamic RAM Interfacing and Upgradation of Z-80 BasedBiomedical Instruments’, (ii) ‘Foundation on Floating Soil –A Case Study’, (iii) Safety Instrumentation System of anElectric Motor Driven Pump’, (iv) ‘Hurdles on the Way of RapidDevelopment’, (v) ‘Irrigation Management’, (vi) ‘Nuclear Powerin India – Risks versus Benefits’, (vii) ‘Benchmarking : A Toolfor Performance Excellence’, (viii) ‘Present Trend in Searchof Sophisticated Refractory Raw Material’, and (ix) ‘Energy

Conservation in Ultra Fine Dry Grinding Mills’, delivered byMr Dulu Patnaik, Mr P C Mohapatra, Mr R K Prusti, Mr RMohanty, Mr Nutan Kumar Dash, Mr L K Bisoyi, Mr DuluPatnaik, Mr R K Mohapatra and Mr R B Rao, respectively.

West Bengal Chapter

During the period October – December 2010 and January –March 2011, the West Bengal Technicians’ Chapterorganized five committee meetings, two lectures on thetopics, namely, (i) ‘Network Security’, and (ii) ‘Optical Fiber’,delivered by Mr Taffazzel Hossain and Mr Hira Sinh Kurmi,respectively. Two group discussions on the topics, namely,(i) ‘SCADA Technology’, and (ii) ‘Communication throughCables’ were also organized during the month of February2011.

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PREAMBLE

The Institution of Engineers (India) organised its first Convocation andTechnicians'/Students' Convention in 1993 to award certificates tothose who passed Sections A & B of the Institution Examinations in 1992.To make this occasion even more purposeful, the annual events like seminaron a contemporary subject, technical sessions and general session arealso planned. Awards for students' design competition and postgraduatediploma examination had also been added subsequently to make thisevent more attractive. On this momentous occasion, Best Technicians’Chapter, Second Best Technicians’ Chapter and Third Best Technicians’Chapter and Best Students’ Chapter, Second Best Students’ Chapter andThird Best Students’ Chapter (both in Polytechnic and Engineering Collegecategories) will also be honoured from this year based on the technicalactivities organized by the existing Technicians’ and Students’ Chaptersof IEI. Such an event is important to inculcate the sense of belongingnessamongst the Technicians' and Students' members of IEI as they get theopportunity to share fellowship amongst themselves. The ensuingConvocation and the Technicians’/Students’ Convention isnineteenth in series and is being organised at Ranchi during November18-20, 2011 under the aegis of Jharkhand State Centre of IEI.

The Inaugural Ceremony of the Convocation will be held at theEngineers Bhavan, Nepal Kothi Campus, Ranchi 834 002.

CONVOCATION HIGHLIGHTS

The IEI Convocation and Technicians'/Students' Conventioncomprises a multi-capsule technical activity including the following majorevents:

= Annual Convocation

= All India Technicians'/Students' Seminar

= Technical Session for Technicians' and Students' Members

= General Session for HQs-Students Interaction

= Campus Interview

= Exhibition on Technical Books

= Cultural Programme

= Convocation Dinner

ABOUT RANCHI CITY

Ranchi, the capital of the State of Jharkhand, is rapidly developing intoan important industrial hub in the eastern part of India. Famous for itsnatural scenic beauty in and around and still unspoiled by moderncommercialism, Ranchi is situated around 400 km from Kolkata. Ranchihas very pleasant and moderate climate.

MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION

A large number of tourist attractions is available in and around Ranchi.The details of a few of them are given hereunder:

Ranchi Hill and Ranchi Lake

The scenic attractions of the town have much to offer to its visitors.The landmark of Ranchi is a hill bearing a temple of Shiva on its summitwith a lake at its foot, known as ‘Ranchi Lake’. One can have panoramicview of the town and the surrounding from the top of this hill.

Angrabadi

Angrabadi, which accommodates the temples of Lord Ganpati, Ram-Sita, Hanuman and Shiva. The Shankracharya Swami SwarupanandSaraswati, having been captivated by serene, placid and celestial beautyof Angrabadi rechristened it as Amreshwar Dham.

Tagore Hill

On the periphery of Ranchi is “Tagore Hill”, named afterRabindra Nath Tagore, who is believed to have written apart of this famous Gitanjali here, besides other poems.Ram Krishna Ashram is situated at the foot of this hill.This hill is very attractive and bigger than “Ranchi Hill”.

Jagannathpur Temple

This temple was built in 1691 AD in architectural styleof Puri Temple that stands like a fort on the top of thehill. Its chariot festival “Rath Yatra” held in the light partof Ashadhmas draws a big crowd comprising tribalsand non-tribals.

Digambar Jain Temple

This temple is situated in the heart of the town. Thetemple is very beautifully constructed and has greatattraction. There is a good hall with proper stage in

the campus of the temple. There are standing shrines of Lord Adinath,Lord Bahubali and samosaran of Lord Mahabira along with many othershrines.

Rock Garden

Rock Garden is one of the places in Ranchi, whichgives a pleasant and a calm feeling to the visitors. Atthe foot of the hill is a big lake and a lucrative placeto visit.

Birsa Jaivik Udyaan

It is a zoological garden named as Birsa Jaivik Udyaan which is about16 km from Ranchi on the Ranchi-Patna National Highway near Ormanjhi.It’s attraction is the mammalian faunas that has been collected in individualcages.

Rajrappa

Rajrappa is about 78 km from Ranchi on the way of Bokaro. It is a“Shakti Pith”. It is situated on the confluenceof two rivers known as Damodar and Bhairvi(Bhera). There are numbers of small and bigtemples in Rajrappa. It is a famous pilgrimresort for the Hindu devotees. TheChinnamastika Temple is a very famous and a

popular place in Jharkhand. The temple is very old and its architecturaldesign is the same as that of other temples of Tantrik importance.

Hundru Falls

Hundru Falls (45 km on Ranchi-Purlia Road), where the Subarnarekhariver cascades down from an altitude of nearly 100m is a sight not to bemissed especially in monsoon or when the wind sets the motion. Thepools at the base of the falls are favourite picnic and bathing spots,now converted into Getalsood Dam with a Hydro-Electric project.

Sita and Johna Falls

These Falls (40 km on Ranchi-Purila Road) also knownas Gautam Dhara, is another enchanting retreat thatadmits rich flora and fauna beside the Kanchi river.The scenery around it is very picturesque and it is apopular picnic spot. To admire the fall, one is requiredto descend about 500 pared steps.

Hirni Fall

This is another fascinating water fall with beautiful surroundings. It issituated nearly 75 km from Ranchi.

Dassam Falls

Johna falls and its adjoining area can be seen at its bestearly in the morning. Afternoons may best be saved for theDassam Falls (34 km on Ranchi-Tata Road) where riverKanchi falls from a height of nearly 100 metre.

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CONVOCATION ESSENTIALS

= Recipients of the combined certificates of passingSections A & B Examinations of IEI (Summer 2010 andWinter 2010) should wear the Convocation Robes at theaward giving ceremony of the Convocation .

= The Robes are available at the HQs Registration Counteron payment of maintenance charge of `̀̀̀̀ 100/-, togetherwith a refundable security deposit of `̀̀̀̀ 500/- (in cash). Thesecurity deposit will be refunded to respective candidatesafter the culmination of the programme while collectingback the Robes.

= Names of participants, who will be allotted andissued the Token Serial Numbers by the HQsRegistration Counter before 12 noon on November 20,2011, will only be called at the Dais for receivingcertificates.

= Recipients of Combined Certificates are requestedto bring the Identity Card issued by IEI and also theoriginal Section B Pass Marksheet-cum-ProvisionalCertificate. The combined pass certificate will not beissued without the production/verification of thesedocuments at the counter under any circumstance.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

November 18, 2011 (Friday) Engineers Bhavan, Ranchi

1100 h - 1300 h Registration

1400 h - 1800 h Registration

1100 h Inauguration of Technical

Books Exhibition

November 19, 2011 (Saturday) Engineers Bhavan, Ranchi

1000 h - 1630 h Registration

1000 h - 1230 h Seminar on "Development

of Technical Education -

Issues and Challenges"

1400 h - 1630 h Technical Session

1700 h - 1730 h General Session

1800 h Press Conference

November 20, 2011 (Sunday) Engineers Bhavan, Ranchi

0930 h - 1115 h Meeting of AITC

1130 h - 1300 h Meeting of AISC

1000 h - 1300 h Campus Interview

1500 h - 1700 h Convocation

1730 h - 1900 h Award of Certificates and

Distribution of Prizes

1930 h - 2000 h Cultural Programme

2030 h Convocation Dinner

CONTACT ADDRESS

Intending participants are requested to register themselves

latest by September 30, 2011 with the remittance of the requisite

registration fee to the address given below:

The Organising Secretary (Convocation 2011)

Jharkhand State Centre

The Institution of Engineers (India)

Engineers Bhavan, Nepal Kothi Campus

Ranchi 834 002 (Jharkhand)

((((( : (0651) 2491344/2490655

E-mail : ieiranchi@yahoo.co.in

ACCOMMODATION

A list of hotels including their tariffs* has been received from the

host Centre, which is reproduced below.

Name of Hotel Tariff/day, Phone

` (Approx) (STD Code 0651)

Hotel Sai Heritage 500-700 2331132

(Main Road, Near Over-bridge, Ranchi)

Hotel Paradise 200-350

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Shivalik 200-350

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Ganesh 250-350

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Tribhuban 430-530

(Rama Path, East Over-bridge, Ranchi-1)

Hotel Meera 430-530 2331791

(Near Over-bridge, Ranchi)

Hotel Mayuri 325-600 2332144

(Near Govt. Bus Stand, Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Beena 180-350 2462356

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Konark 300-450 2461240

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Ashoka 200-450

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Hotel Sunny 300-400

(Station Road, Ranchi)

Note: Delegates are requested to remit an amount in advance equal

to one day's tariff for the hotel of the choice as reservation charges,

indicating the name of the hotel. Efforts will be made for hotel

reservation according to the choice of the delegates, failing which

alternative arrangements will be made. The advance will be adjusted

against the hotel bills, which must be settled by the delegates before

checking out.

REGISTRATION FEE

Technician/Senior Technician/Associate ` 400/-

Students Chapters' Member ofEngineering College/Polytechnic ` 300/-

Corporate Member ` 600/-

Spouse/Guest ` 300/-

Sponsored (irrespective of all above grades)

Delegates ` 1000/-

The amount towards Registration Fee along with othercharges, if any, should be sent by demand draft drawn infavour of "The Institution of Engineers (India), JharkhandState Centre", payable at Ranchi.

* Room Tariff plus 10% tax. Please call (wherever the nos. are

available) to check tariff rates.

The distance of Hotels in Ranchi to Jharkhand State Centre (venue) is

within a radius of 1-5 km.

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Besides Convocation, the multi-capsule technical programme includes All India Technicians'/Students' Seminar (where Technicians/

Senior Technicians and Student members of the Institution will present technical papers). This feature of presentation of papers hasbecome a tradition since long which provides a platform for budding engineers to discuss around a central theme given as follows:

ALL INDIA TECHNICIANS’/STUDENTS’ SEMINAR

CALL FOR PAPERS

Engineering profession inherently demands a host of attributes amongst its stakeholders such as problem-solving abilities,decision-making skills, communication, inter-personal qualities and civic responsibilities in a broad spectrum towards assessingthe needs of the contemporary society, keeping in view the fruits of scientific developments clubbed with technological innovations.A technical education system of a country holistically prepares its engineers and technologists for the economic prosperity.

The first three Five-year Plans for technical education, mooted by Government of India, were devoted solely to expansion of technicaleducation base to meet the growing demand for technical manpower at various interfaces, including diploma, degree and post-graduation levels. The focus was, however, shifted later towards the improvement of quality and standards of technical education.Later, it has been felt that the technical education system must cope with the quality manpower requirement not only for the needsof Indian industry, R & D sectors and academic institutions within the country, but also for the global need for professional engineers.

To compete in the global market, technical education in a country should always have a vibrant and relentless effort towards producingquality manpower. It is inherent that only those who could maintain quality will survive in long run, be it in educational institutions,manufacturing units, R & D establishments, policy-making processes, etc. Quality is a dynamic and progressively refined multifacetedconcept, often defined by what is lacking rather than by what is contained. Some of the various performance indicators of qualityeducation include standardized national tests, national accreditation policy, student satisfaction and industry feedback. Oftenthese indicators are known as input parameters, processes involved in the system, and output parameters, respectively.

Technical education should address the methods to instill in every student a life-long passion for learning, an ability to adapt andthrive amid constant change, an entrepreneurial spirit, an appreciation for the contributions of diverse sectors of society, an abilityto overcome social disparity, and a sense of responsibility for civic amenities. The education system should envisage such amanner that would instill our students a social commitment, intellectual capability and cognitive skill needed to excel both in thenational and the global perspective.

Technical education has a pervasive influence on social development. In order to take up future challenges of the society,engineers and technologists should be morally responsible, ethically strong, and aware of legal consequences of their decisionsbesides the development of science and technology. Science without humanity, commerce without morality, and educationwithout character is frustrating and fruitless in a vibrant society. In the light of above, it is pertinent to perform need-based analysisof the process and programmes of education in global perspective. Non-formal education systems, including the continuingeducation and distance education modes, have greater challenges to meet the demand of the society in general and aspirationof the people in particular.

Students and graduates are the important stakeholders of an education system. To elicit feedback from students and thegraduates passing out every year from our technical education systems, a formal mechanism be evolved, and gist of inferencesdrawn in the mechanism be analysed scientifically and assimilate those recommendations in designing future curricula to makethe system vibrant and effective with the need of the contemporary society. Hence, it was felt appropriate to invite the Technicianand Senior Technician members of IEI as well as Student members attached to nearly thousand engineering college/polytechnicchapters to deliberate upon the issues related to strengths and weaknesses of the present education system in the aforesaidseminar.

The theme, as stated above, is sub-divided into the following sub-themes:

= Technical Education in the Indian Scenario = Technical Education and Human Resource Development

= Technical Education – Contemporary Issues = Humanities & Social Sciences Curriculum in Technical Education

= Integrating Human Values & Ethics in Technical Education = Distance and Non-formal Technical Education

= Industry – Institute Interaction in Curriculum Development = Expectations and Aspirations of the Stakeholders

= Guidance for Continuing Education Programme = Challenges & Reforms in Management of Technical Education

= Quality Assurance and TQM in Technical Education = Socio-economic Factors and Professional Practice

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION - ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

In addition to the above-mentioned Seminar, there will be another session for Technicians/Senior Technicians/Student members,where technical papers on topics of choice of members will be presented and discussed. As in case of the Seminar, the paperssubmitted for the Technical Session shall also be vetted and authors of selected papers only would be permitted to present theirpapers for consideration of awards.

There are nine prizes in three categories, namely, First Prize ( ̀ 2000/- ); Second Prize ( ̀ 1500/- ) and Third Prize ( ̀ 1000/- ). Forboth the Seminar and the Technical Session, the papers shall be adjudged for award of prizes in three groups, namely, (i) Technician/Senior Technician Members of IEI; (ii) Members of Engineering College Students' Chapters of IEI, and (iii) Members of PolytechnicStudents' Chapters of IEI.

The technical papers submitted for possible presentation shall be vetted by a Committee and authors of selected papers only willbe permitted to present their papers at the Seminar for consideration of award (B P Kapadia Memorial Prizes and the InstitutionPrizes). There are nine prizes in three categories, namely, First Prize ( ` 2000/- ); Second Prize ( ` 1500/- ) and Third Prize ( ` 1000/- ).

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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL PAPERS

The Organizing Committee invites technical papers from the Technicians/Senior Technicians/Student Members of IEI forconsideration of presentation of those duly vetted through a committee of experts and thereafter adjudged these papers formerit of award. The technical paper should be written in accordance with a set of guidelines, the details of which can beobtained from the Headquarters on request. Salient points of the guidelines are given hereunder.

Æ Last date for receiving papers at Headquarters of the Institution at Kolkata (address given below) isAugust 31, 2011. Technical papers received after this date will not be considered for presentation.

Æ Three (3) copies of neatly typed manuscripts should be submitted.

Æ Text should be typed in double space on one side in A-4 size sheets and the contents should not exceed 1500 wordsincluding tables. The text must be in MS word and copied in a new CD to be sent along with three copies of the paper(Please use 10 point Verdana typeface with both side justified format with 2.54 cm margin on all sides(A4 size), avoiding bold letters throughout the text).

Æ Figure(s), if any, should be featured at the appropriate place(s) in the text. In case of photographs, 2 (two) copies ofonly glossy black and white photographs for each depiction should be submitted. Colour photographs/diagramsare neither acceptable nor printed in the text.

Æ An abstract (within 100 words) of the paper and selected references, including name (s) of the author (s), title of thepaper, name of the journal, volume no., and year of publication should be given at the end of the paper.

Æ Figures should be drawn neatly for better reproduction.

Æ Mathematical expressions should be typed/handwritten carefully indicating subscripts and superscripts, if any.

Æ Metric system of units (SI units) should only be used in the text and figures.

Æ Technical papers should not be copied from any sources/downloaded from Internet. Prospective contributors arerequested to prepare papers on innovative ideas in any field of engineering.

Æ Authors of selected papers will get the opportunity to present the paper with the help of slides/projector, etc. In case ofjoint authorship, only one author will be permitted to present the paper.

Æ More weightage will be given on the material content of the technical paper. Due weightage will also be given on (i)delivery (mode of presentation); (ii) logical sequence leading to objective; and (iii) originality of idea or critical thinking.

Æ Generally 10 minutes are given to an author for presentation of his/her technical paper.

Æ The prize winning papers at the Technical Session/Seminar may subsequently be edited and published in one of theforthcoming issues of Technicians' Journal and Students' Newsletter, depending upon the availability of space forprinting.

Æ Any enquiry related to the technical paper submitted for this purpose will not be entertained. The authors of selectedtechnical papers will only be informed directly from the Secretariat, inviting them to present their papers in Seminar/Technical Session. The authors, whose papers will not be selected, will also be informed accordingly. Kindly furnish thecomplete mailing address mentioning grade/membership number (ST/T/SE/SP), etc for speedy communication.

Æ Authors, attending the Seminar/Technical Session, have to make their own arrangement for accommodation.

Æ Concessional second-class to and fro railway fare between the recorded address and Ranchi will be reimbursed (viathe shortest route) to authors, on production of photocopies of the railway tickets (both ways), of selected papers(only one author per paper).

GENERAL INFORMATION

= On arrival at Ranchi, Technicians/Senior Technicians are advised to report at the HQs Registration Counter atEngineers Bhavan, Ranchi on November 18/19, 2011 (from 1100 h - 1800 h) or latest by 1200 h on November 20,2011 at the same venue for issue of Token Slip and Convocation Robe.

= Original pass certificates shall be mailed by registered post/courier to those candidates, who will not be able toattend the Convocation.

The Secretary & Director General

The Institution of Engineers (India)

8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020

( : (033) 2223 8311/14/16, 4010 6217

Fax: (033) 2223 8345

E-mail: chapters@ieindia.org

The Organising Secretary (Convocation 2011)

Jharkhand State Centre

The Institution of Engineers (India)

Engineers Bhavan, Nepal Kothi Campus

Ranchi 834 002 (Jharkhand)

( : (0651) 2491344/2490655

E-mail : ieiranchi@yahoo.co.in

For further information, please contact

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The Winter 2011 Examinations of IEI shall be conducted in63 examination centres both in India and abroad duringDecember 3-9, 2011 as per the Programme printed on pages17-19. Both the Section A (Diploma and Non-diplomaschemes) and the Section B Examinations shall be held asper the Programme.

Applications submitted during the period mentioned hereundershall only be considered for Winter 2011 Examinations:

Candidates not appeared at August 16 toSummer 2011 Examination September 19, 2011

Candidates appeared at September 19 toSummer 2011 Examination October 21, 2011

A candidate shall not be allowed to appear in the followingschemes exceeding the number of subjects as mentionedagainst each scheme:

Section A (Non-diploma) 4 subjects

Section A (Diploma) All subjects

Section B 4 subjects

Examination Form is available in the Membership Pack aswell as on our website www.ieindia.org. The photocopy of

1 Only one form should be submitted. Submission of morethan one form may cause automatic rejection ofapplications. Fee will not be refunded or adjustedfor submission of duplicate Examination Form.Telephone/Mobile number and e-mail, if any, should bequoted in the Examination Application Form. No coveringletter is necessary for submission of the form.

2 Each application, accompanied by exact ExaminationFee for admission to the examination, should reach onor before the last date of submission of forms.Examination fee once paid is neither refundable nortransferable to the subsequent examination or to anyother account.

3 Examination Fee (`̀̀̀̀ 2,000/-) should be paid byonline through credit card or by demand draft.Please avoid sending more that one draft and alsoany other fee along with the Examination Fee.Do not staple the draft along with the letter/examinationform. Use gems clip or pin only.

4 Forms are to be sent only to the Secretary & DirectorGeneral, The Institution of Engineers (India),8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700 020, and also accompanythe fee by draft drawn on Bank at Kolkata in favour of

The Institution of Engineers (India). Particulars ofthe draft/online payment should be mentioned in theform at appropriate place.

Name and membership number of the candidatemust be mentioned on the reverse side of the draft.

5 Candidates intend to appear in Section A/Section Bmust use the Examination Application Form given inthe Enrolment Pack or available on the websitewww.ieindia.org.

6 All payments must be made directly to theHeadquarters at Kolkata by online through creditcard or by demand draft only. Cheques, IPOs,money orders are not accepted.

7 The details of passing Sections A and B Examinationsor exemption therefrom should be stated clearly in theExamination Form with the grade of membership.

8 A candidate should mention the correct codenumbers of the examination centres, branch andsubject(s) in which s/he desires to appear in theExamination Application Form. Wrong codenumbers of centres, branch or subject(s), if mentionedin the form, will automatically result in allotment of the

the Examination Form shall be accepted only if copied clearlyon A-4 size bond paper. The Examination Form duly filled-inshould be sent directly to the Headquarters of the Institutionwith requisite fee.

Submission of Examination Form after the last date shall berejected automatically. Plea of ignorance in this respect shallnot be accepted under any circumstances.

In case of non-receipt of the result of Winter 2010 Examinationsfor any reason whatsoever, candidates should submit theforms within the stipulated date mentioning the subjects inorder of preference, including the subjects appeared at thelast examination. In such case, the subjects will be allottedgiving preference to the choice of subjects but excluding theexemptions, if any, and permitting to appear in the nextsubject available to in the sequential order of subject code.Examination fee shall be refunded only to passedcandidates as per rules.

Time Limit to Carry Forward Subject Exemptions

A candidate shall be required to pass the Institution Examinationwithin a specific period as mentioned hereunder :

Section A : 6 years Section B : 6 years

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION EXAMINATIONS

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centre or branch or subject(s) to which those codenumbers belong.

9 Reappearance in subject(s) in which a candidate hasalready secured exemption(s) will be considered ascancelled. The previous exemption(s) stand valid.

10 Candidates normally select the examinationcentre within the jurisdiction of their respectiveState/Local Centre. In exceptional circumstances,candidates may be permitted to appear from theCentres outside the jurisdiction of their State Centresprovided they enclose with their Examination Formsthe satisfactory evidence of their being required toappear from other Centres. No application for a changeof Examination Centre will be entertained after the lastdate of submission of application forms. Appearancefrom a different centre, without the prior approvalof Headquarters in writing, shall be consideredas irregular.

11 Technician members, who have not paid compositesubscription, will not be permitted to appear in theexamination.

12 Candidates elected as Senior Technician/Technicianmembers can appear in the immediate next examinationafter their election, as per fixation of term of examinationgiven on page 5 subject to timely submission of theirexamination forms with requisite fee.

13 A candidate should also mention in the ExaminationApplication Form her/his roll number, year and monthin which s/he has passed Section A Examination.

14 No candidate shall be allowed to appear at theexamination without the Valid Identity Card. Acandidate, who has not yet applied for Identity Card,is required to apply and collect the same before thecommencement of examination.

15 A Corporate Member or an Associate desiring to appearin additional subject is expected to apply for an IdentityCard, duly filled in and attested by a Corporate Member,enclosing a demand draft of ̀ 150/- at least two monthsprior to examination. Such candidates desiring toappear in additional branch are expected to apply forregistration in Section B Examination in the prescribedformat [printed in Volume I: Rules — The InstitutionExaminations (page 39, Appendix VI)] or can bedownloaded from www.ieindia.org, and send along withregistration fee of ` 3,000/- (US $ 200 for overseascandidates) by demand draft. The application with feemust be sent at least three months prior to thecommencement of examination.

16 A Corporate Member or an Associate, who has alreadypassed Sections A and B Examinations or is exemptedtherefrom, will only be permitted to appear in any oneadditional branch of engineering in Section B on paymentof examination fee of ̀ 2,000/- or US $ 150 (as applicable)in each examination subject to fulfilling the requirementgiven in Clause 15 above.

The candidates, who passed Section B Examinationin one branch in revised scheme shall be eligible toclaim exemption in common subject(s) of samenomenclature in the additional branch, provided theysecure Grade ‘C’ or higher grade in such subject(s).

17 A Corporate Member or an Associate, who has alreadypassed Sections A and B Examinations or is exemptedtherefrom, will only be permitted to appear in additionalsubject(s) of Section A or Section B on payment of anexamination fee of ` 500/- per subject. The gradesecured in the additional subject(s) will not be addedto the original pass result of Section A or Section Bunder any circumstance.

18 Request for change of subject(s) shall not beentertained after submission of Examination Form.

19 The Institution reserves the right to reject incompleteor illegible examination forms without any reference tothe candidates.

20 The charge of ̀ 150/- for processing the examinationform shall be deducted while refunding the examinationfee. Balance examination fee will not be adjusted toany other account.

21 Any candidate, who is not eligible to appear at theInstitution Examinations, will be intimated duly assigningthe reason for rejection of his/her examination form.

22 Certain requests, such as, acknowledgement of receiptof examination form, subsequent corrections in theform, despatch of grade card/marksheet to a temporaryaddress, revaluation of answerscript, award of gracemarks, etc shall not be entertained.

23 A candidate, whose name does not appear in the ‘List ofCandidates’ provided to an Examination Centre, will notbe allowed to appear at the examination from that Centre.

24 In case a candidate claims that in spite of submittingan examination form in conformity with Rule, s/he hasneither been provided with Admission Card nor providedany information about the rejection of her/his application,s/he can submit a fresh examination form along with ademand draft of ` 1,500/-, with photocopies of her/hisoriginal examination form, details of the demand draftand a copy of the postal receipt, to the Officer-in-Chargefor provisional appearance in the examination. Incase the candidate’s claim is found to be not in order,the fee deposited by him/her shall be forfeited and his/her appearance shall be treated as irregular.

25 Mobile and programmable calculator are notpermissible in the Examination Hall. Non-programmable calculator, however, is permittedin the Examination Hall.

26 For correspondence in regard to any examination,candidates should always mention the membershipgrade and number, examination in which they appeared,the centre of examination and roll number, phone/mobilenumber and e-mail ID, if any, for quicker response.

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PROGRAMME OF WINTER 2011 EXAMINATION

AN 201

Fundamentals ofDesign and

Manufacturing

AD 301

Fundamentals ofDesign and

Manufacturing

CH 411

Mass Transfer Operations

CH 421

Fuels and Combustion

CV 411

Advanced Structural Analysis

CV 421

Principles of EnvironmentalEngineering

AN 202

Material Science andEngineering

AD 302

Material Science andEngineering

CV 431

Transportation Engineering

CV 415

Seismic Design of Structures

CV 435

Construction Management Systems

DAY/DATE OFEXAMINATION

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FIRST DAY

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03.12.2011

SEVENTH DAY

(SATURDAY)

10.12.2011

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

04.12.2011

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

05.12.2011

FOURTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

07.12.2011

FIFTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

08.12.2011

SIXTH DAY

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09.12.2011

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DIPLOMASCHEME

CHEMICALENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 04)

CIVILENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 05)

SECTION A SECTION B

CV 432

Traffic and TransportationSystems

AN 203

Computing andInformatics

AD 303

Computing andInformatics

CH 412

Heat Transfer Operations

CH 422

Biochemical Engineering

FN

AN

CV 425

Waste Management andEnvironmental Impact Assessment

AN 204

Society andEnvironment

AD 304

Society andEnvironment

CH 432

PetrochemicalEngineering

FN

AN

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AN

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AN

AN 205

Mechanical Science

IC 402

Engineering Management

AN 206

Engineering Physics andChemistry

CH 431

Polymer Materials andTechnology

CV 412

Design of RCC andPrestressed Concrete Structures

CV 422

Environmental Engineering -Processes and Management

AN 207

Engineering Drawing andGraphics

CH 403

Chemical ReactionEngineering

CV 403

Civil Engineering Materials andConstruction Practices

AN 208

Electronics andInstrumentation

CH 404

TransportPhenomena

CV 404

Geotechnical andFoundation Engineering

FN

AN

FN

AN

AN 209

EngineeringMathematics

CH 413/423

Mechanical Operations

CH 433

Industrial Pollution and Control

CV 413

Design of Steel Structures

CV 423

Air Pollution and Its Control

CV 433

Town Planning andUrban Development

AN 210

Electrical Science

CH 405

Chemical EngineeringThermodynamics

CV 405

Water Resources Systems

CH 406

Chemical Process Principles

CV 406

Principles of Geoinformatics

CH 414

Fluid Mechanics

CH 424

Chemical Process Technology

CH 434

Fertilizer Technology

CV 414

Structural Dynamics

CV 424/434

Design of Water andWastewater Treatment

Systems

CH 415/425/435

Instrumentation and Control

CH 407

Chemical EngineeringEquipment Design

CV 407

Analysis and Design of Structures

Forenoon Session : IST 1000 h – 1300 h Afternoon Session : IST 1430 h – 1730 h

There will be no examination on December 6, 2011 being national holiday for Muharram.

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PROGRAMME OF WINTER 2011 EXAMINATION

CP 411

Graph Theory andCombinatorics

CP 421

Parallel Processing

EL 411

Energy Systems

EL 421

Advanced Aspects ofElectrical Machines

EC 411

Broadcast and TelevisionEngineering

EC 421

Digital Hardware Design

MC 423

Analysis and Synthesis ofMechanisms and Machines

MC 431

Manufacturing Science

CP 431

Pattern Recognition andImage Processing

EL 431

Control Theory

MC 411

Refrigeration andAir-conditioning

MC 414

Internal Combustion Engines

MC 424

Design of Machine Tools

DAY/DATE OFEXAMINATION

SESSION

FIRST DAY

(SATURDAY)

03.12.2011

SEVENTH DAY

(SATURDAY)

10.12.2011

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

04.12.2011

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

05.12.2011

FOURTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

07.12.2011

FIFTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

08.12.2011

SIXTH DAY

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09.12.2011

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COMPUTER SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 06)

ELECTRICALENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 07)

ELECTRONICS ANDCOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 08)

MECHANICALENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 11)

SECTION B

MC 421

Design of Mechanical Systems

CP 415

Database ManagementSystems

CP 435

Software Engineering

EL 414

Power SystemPerformance

EC 415

Computer Networks andCommunication

EC 425

Software Engineering

FN

AN

MC 413

Non-conventional Energy Systems

MC 433

Tool and Die Design

EL 424

Electrical Power Utilisation

EL 434

Instrumentation Systems

EC 432

Industrial Instrumentation andComputer Control

FN

AN

FN

AN

FN

AN

IC 402

Engineering Management

CP 412/422

Computer Networks

CP 432

Theory of Computation

EC 413

Microwave Engineering

EC 423

IC Design Techniques

EC 433

Biomedical Electronics

MC 412

Power Plant Engineering

MC 422

Optimisation-Theory and Applications

MC 432

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CP 403

Data Structures

EC 403

Communication Engineering

MC 403

Mechanics of Solids

FN

AN

FN

AN

CP 413/423/433

Operating Systems

EC 435

Control Systems

MC 404

Mechanics of Fluids

CP 405

Pulse and Digital Circuits

EC 412

Radar and Antenna Engineering

EC 422

Pulse and Digital Circuits

MC 415Turbomachinery

MC 425Computer Aided Engineering Design

MC 435Production Management

EC 406

Electronic Circuits

MC 406

Manufacturing Technology

EC 414

Optical andSatellite Communication

EC 424

Solid State Physics andSemiconductor Devices

EC 434

Signal Processing

EC 407

Design of Electronic Devicesand Circuits

MC 407

Design ofMachine Elements

Forenoon Session : IST 1000 h – 1300 h Afternoon Session : IST 1430 h – 1730 h

EC 431

Sensors and Transducers

EL 412/422/432

Power Electronics

EL 403

Power Systems

CP 404

Programming Languages

EC 404

Circuit Theory and Control

MC 434

Manufacturing Automation

EL 404

Circuit and Field Theory

EL 413

High Voltage Engineeringand Power Apparatus

EL 423

Electrical Drives

EL 433

Process Control Systems

EL 405

Electrical Machines

CP 406

Computer Architecture

EL 406

Measurements and Control

EC 405

Microprocessors andMicrocontrollers

MC 405

Thermal Science and Engineering

CP 425

Microprocessors andMicrocontrollers

EL 415/425/435

Microprocessors andMicrocontrollers

CP 414

Artificial Intelligence

CP 424/434

CP 407

Systems Analysis andDesign

EL 407

Design of ElectricalSystems

There will be no examination on December 6, 2011 being national holiday for Muharram.

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PROGRAMME OF WINTER 2011 EXAMINATION

MM 411

Mineral Engineering

MN 411

Advanced Mine Ventilation

MN 421

Mine Systems Engineering

PR 411

Manufacturing Science

PR 421

Facility Planning, Design andMaintenance

TX 411

Advanced Yarn Manufacture

MM 432Welding and Allied Processes

MN 431

Advanced RockMechanics

TX 421

Advanced FabricManufacture and Design

TX 415/425/435

Mill Organisation,Process Economics and

Quality Control

DAY/DATE OF SESSION

FIRST DAY

(SATURDAY)

03.12.2011

SEVENTH DAY

(SATURDAY)

10.12.2011

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

04.12.2011

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

05.12.2011

FOURTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

07.12.2011

FIFTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

08.12.2011

SIXTH DAY

(FRIDAY)

09.12.2011

AN

FN

MATERIALS ANDMETALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 12)

MININGENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 13)

PRODUCTIONENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 14)

TEXTILEENGINEERING

(BRANCH CODE 15)

SECTION B

MM 412

Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories

MM 422

Electrometallurgy and Corrosion

MN 412

Environmental Pollution andControl in Mines

MN 422

Economics of MiningEnterprises

PR 425

Work Study and ErgonomicsFN

ANTX 431

Advanced ChemicalProcessing and Finishing

MN 432

Advanced Methods of Mining

PR 413

Tool and Die Design

FN

AN

FN

AN

FN

AN

IC 402

Engineering Management

MM 421/431

Polymer Materials andTechnology

PR 412/432

Computer AidedManufacturing

PR 422

Project Management

TX 412

Modern Yarn Production andControl Systems

TX 422

Non-woven, Knitting andIndustrial Fabrics

TX 432

Garment Technology

MM 403

Metallurgical Thermodynamicsand Kinetics

PR 403

Mechanics of Solids

TX 403Textile Fibres and Testing

FN

AN

FN

AN

MM 413

Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy

MM 423/433

Advanced Physical Metallurgy

PR 423/433

Quality Management

TX 413/423

Engineering Design ofTextile Structures

TX 433

Chemistry and Technology ofMan-made Fibres

PR 406Manufacturing Technology

TX 406Chemical Processing and

Finishing

PR 414

Design of Machine Tools

PR 435

Operations Planning and Control

PR 407

Design of Machine Elements

TX 407

Design and Mechanisms ofTextile Machines

Forenoon Session : IST 1000 h – 1300 h Afternoon Session : IST 1430 h – 1730 h

PR 431

Materials Management

MN 414/434

Mine Surveying

MN 403Mining Geology and

Development ofMineral Deposits

MM 404

Extractive Metallurgy

PR 404

Manufacturing Automation

TX 404

Yarn Manufacture

MN 404

Exploitation of Mineral Deposits

MN 413

Electrical Equipment andInstrumentation in Mines

MN 423

Geostatistics

MN 433

Mine Planning and Excavation

MM 406

Physical Metallurgy

MN 406

Mine Ventilation andEnvironmental Hazards

PR 415

Inspection and Product Control

PR 424/434

Operations Research

TX 414/424

Textile Machinery and Maintenance

TX 434

Energy Conservation,Environmental andPollution Control

MM 414Non-ferrous Extractive

MetallurgyMM 424

Materials CharacterisationMM 434

Foundry Engineering

MN 424

Quality, Reliability andSafety in Mines

MM 415Instrumentation and Control

MM 425Ceramic Materials

MM 435Mechanical Working Processes

MM 407

Metallurgical Design

MN 407

Geomechanics andMine Design

MM 405

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

PR 405

Production Management

TX 405

Fabric Manufacture and Design

MN 405

Mining Machinery andMaterial Handling

MN 415/425/435

Mine Management andLegislation

There will be no examination on December 6, 2011 being national holiday for Muharram.

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Section A means both the Diploma and the Non-Diploma Streams; Section AD means Section A (Diploma Stream);All Schemes mean both the Section A and the Section B.

IEI EXAMINATION CENTRESUntil further notification, the Institution’s Examinations will be conducted at the following locations with the scheme/s asstated below.

Centre Place Scheme/sCode

Centre Place Scheme/sCode

001 KATHMANDU

002 ABU DHABI

003 BAHARAIN

004 DOHA

005 KUWAIT

110 DELHI

121 FARIDABAD

132 KARNAL

141 LUDHIANA

160 CHANDIGARH

171 SHIMLA

180 JAMMU

190 SRINAGAR

201 GHAZIABAD

202 ALIGARH

208 KANPUR

211 ALLAHABAD

226 LUCKNOW

231 ANPARA

247 ROORKEE

302 JAIPUR

324 KOTA

342 JODHPUR

380 AHMEDABAD

390 VADODARA

400 MUMBAI

403 GOA

407 BELAPUR

411 PUNE

422 NASHIK

431 AURANGABAD

440 NAGPUR

452 INDORE

462 BHOPAL

482 JABALPUR

490 BHILAI

492 RAIPUR

500 HYDERABAD

516 KADAPA

517 TIRUPATI

520 VIJAYAWADA

530 VISAKHAPATNAM

560 BANGALORE

570 MYSORE

580 DHARWAD

600 CHENNAI

607 NEYVELI

620 TIRUCHIRAPALLI

625 MADURAI

641 COIMBATORE

673 KOZHIKODE

682 COCHIN

695 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

700 KOLKATA

713 DURGAPUR

721 KHARAGPUR

735 JALPAIGURI

744 PORT BLAIR

751 BHUBANESWAR

769 ROURKELA

781 GUWAHATI

799 AGARTALA

800 PATNA

831 JAMSHEDPUR

834 RANCHI

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

Only Section A

All Scheme

Only Section AD

All Scheme

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section A

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Section A,Section B (CV, CP,

EL, MC, EC, MN)

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

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EXAMINATION RE-REGISTRATION AFTER

EXPIRY OF SIX YEARS IN WINTER 2010 EXAMINATION

The Council, at its 614th meeting held at Srinagar, approved the Examination Re-registration, after the expiry of extensionperiod for another six years. Candidates in transitory block, who would be unsuccessful in Section A/Section B Examinationafter the expiry of extension period of two years, are eligible to apply for Examination Re-registration. Candidates intransitory block, who failed to apply for extension of two-year period, shall also be eligible to apply for PrematureExamination Re-registration.

For candidates in transitory block only, whose extended period of two years will expire in Winter 2010 Examination,Examination Re-registration of six-year period shall be counted with effect from Summer 2011 Examination.

Before applying for Examination Re-registration, Candidates are advised to read the following carefully:

1 Candidates in transitory block, who failed to pass Section A Examination even in the extended period of two years,shall be permitted to appear in Section A Examination afresh in revised scheme only. Subject(s) exemption(s)secured during six-year and extended period of two-years, if any, shall be forfeited. They would be required to passSection A Examination afresh as per the revised scheme within the stipulated period of six years.

2 Candidates, who have already passed Section A Examination but would fail to pass Section B Examination in sixyears shall be permitted to appear afresh in Section B Examination in revised scheme retaining their Section Astatus. They would be required to apply for Registration of Section B on the prescribed proforma (printed in Vol I:Rules on page 39) with a demand draft of ̀ 3,000/- (US $ 200 for overseas candidates), in addition to demand draftof ̀ 1,500/- for Examination Re-registration with filled-in prescribed format. In such cases, subject(s) exemption(s)secured during six-years and extended period of two-years, if any, shall be forfeited and they would need to passSection B Examination afresh as per the revised scheme within the stipulated period of six years. Also, they wouldbe required to do the project work and the laboratory experiments as per the revised rules during the six-year periodof Examination Re-registration.

3 n Candidates, under category 1 and 2 above, should apply for Examination Re-registration as per the format(page 23) along with the fee of ` 1,500/- (US $ 150 for overseas candidates) by demand draft. Candidates,under category 2, should also apply for Registration of Section B along with a demand draft of ̀ 3,000/-. If thereis any change in address recorded with the Institution, a separate demand draft of ` 125/- (US $ 10 foroverseas candidates) should be sent by the candidate along with the prescribed proforma duly filled-in.

n Candidates are advised to apply for the same so as to reach at the Headquarters office latest byOctober 10, 2011, failing which they will not be eligible to appear in Winter 2011 Examination.

n On receipt of the application for examination re-registration and registration for Section B, as applicable, withrequisite fee, a new identity card shall be issued to all such candidates.

PREMATURE RE-REGISTRATION FOR EXAMINATION

The Council, at its 656th meeting, extended the facility for premature re-registration for revised scheme candidates also,in addition to candidates in transitory block. The eligibility criterion and other details are given hereunder:

l Eligibility: Candidates, who are not in a position to complete Section A/Section B Examination within the remainingtime of stipulated period, are eligible to apply for premature re-registration of examination for another six yearperiod afresh.

l Condition: Six year period shall be counted from Summer examination of the year in which a candidate submitshis/her application for this purpose.

n For Section A candidates, subject(s) exemption, if any, shall be forfeited.

n For Section B candidates, subject(s) exemption, if any, project work and/or laboratory experiments, if completed,shall be forfeited. However, the status of Section A will remain unaltered.

l How to Apply: Candidates are expected to apply on the prescribed format for Application for ExaminationRe-registration/Premature Re-registration (page 23) along with a demand draft of ̀ 1,500/- (US $ 150 for overseascandidates). In case of Section B candidates, they would also be required to apply for registration of Section B onthe prescribed proforma (printed in Vol. 1 : Rules on page 39) with a demand draft of ` 3,000/- (US $ 200 foroverseas candidates).

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I enclose a demand draft of ̀ 100/- / ` 500/- (strike out the non-required item) bearing no. .........………………drawn on……………...........................................................……............. for one year/six years with effect fromDecember 20 ……… to December 20 ……… .

Signature of the Technician/SeniorTechnician Member with date

TECHNICIANS’ JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION

Membership no. T/ST

NAME (in capital letters)

ADDRESS (in capital letters)

PHONE NUMBER (with STD Code)MOBILE NUMBER

E-mail Id :

Membership no. T/ST

The Secretary & Director GeneralThe Institution of Engineers (India)8, Gokhale RoadKolkata 700 020

Sir,

I have gone through the decision of the Council, as stated above, in respect of availability of Technicians’ Journal onweb and agree to subscribe the Technicians’ Journal for which I forward herewith my application with the demand draftas follows:

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In order to nullify complaints of non-receipt of the Technicians’ Journal in time by Technician/Senior Technician

members, the Council at its 658th meeting held at Hyderabad during 20-21 Mar 2010 decided to publish the Technicians’

Journal twice in a year in the month of June and December, as per practice, and place on to the web www.ieindia.org

with effect from June 2011 issue.

Technician/Senior Technician members can visit our website to read the Journal after due login free of cost. A

separate request letter is required to be forwarded to the Secretary and Director General for this purpose. However,

T/ST members, who will not be interested to read the softcopy on the web, would be required to subscribe the hardcopy

of the Journal on payment of the subscription of ` 100/- for one year and ` 500/- for six years. Members who wish to

receive the hardcopy of the Journal from December 2011 issue and have not yet paid the requisite fee, the requisite

amount must reach at the headquarters of the Institution by 30 Sep 2011.

In absence of written application with requisite fee within the stipulated date, as mentioned above, the

hardcopy of the Technicians’ Journal to respective T/ST members will not be despatched by IEI.

The Technician/Senior Technician members desiring to subscribe the Technicians’ Journal are requested to fill in the

following application and arrange to return the same with a requisite demand draft drawn in favour of ‘The Institution of

Engineers (India)’ payable at Kolkata.

AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICIANS’ JOURNAL ON WEB