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Volume 94, June 2013 3

Indigenous Technology A Key toEconomic Prosperity and Self-reliance

Padmashree(Prof) R M Vasagam*, Fellow

Institution in the initial stage and indigenous developmentof radar components.One of the alumni took technologytransfer from ISRO and made a successful commercialventure for high technology slip rings for critical radarapplications.So is the case of indigenous satellitecommunication terminals where the contributions of AMIEgraduates is significant.

All our satellites have deployable appendages which havecome out of the ingenuity and project mode of working bygraduates of the Institution. Our weapon systems `have

the imprint of graduates of the Institution. Whether it is theordnance factories, public undertakings like HAL, BEML,BEL, it is seen that vital developments are manned byAMIEs. We also have AMIE graduates at the helm of affairs

in the armed forces.Hence, it is importantto appreciate the way The Institution ofEngineers (India), the premier professionalbody of the country, has a programmeblending practice with theory and learningwhile earning.

The Twelfth Five-Year Plan has ambitiousgoals for making India to attain pre-eminent

position in many areas, improve the livingstandard of its citizens and make Indiaprosperous. Engineering solutions areneeded for poverty alleviation andemployment generation. There is always

a better way of doing things and innovation has to be inevery sphere of activity. The societal applications oftechnology call for constantly looking for new ways of doingthings at faster, cheaper and better manner.

The Technicians/Students Convention, along with aSeminar on a contemporary topical subject, organised bythe Institution, provides a platform to interact with each otherin diverse areas of engineering for a large number oftechnician/student members of the Institution, students ofengineering colleges/polytechnics and thereby showcasethe original and innovative ideas to solve some of theformidable problems of the societybe it in the field ofenergy, environment, sustainability and self-reliance.

This endeavour has been continuing for more than 20 yearsby the Institution which ensures a visible impact amongstthe budding engineers to imbibe indigenous technologiesin their thought process which will surely yield a win-winsituation for both budding engineers and countrys prosperity

in the field of technical education/research and manufacturingin the long-run.

The twenty first century India is attempting to become aneconomic superpower with its natural and human resourcesbeing harnessed with latest developments in engineeringand technology. Endowed with more than two-third of itspopulation in the age-group of 15-35 and literacy level goingup, the need for professional education is increasing day-by-day. In this context, one has to acknowledge with pridethe role of The Institution of Engineers (India) in enablingaspiring Technicians/Senior Technicians to take AMIEexaminations, while they are employed, has contributed

tremendously in producing high quality technical manpowerin diverse fields of engineering from pre-independence days.

The qualified professionals, through Sections A and BExaminations of the Institution (popularly known as AMIE),have contributed immensely to the causeof nation-building activities - be it inbuilding dams and canals, roads andrailways, airports and harbours,mining ofcoal and other ores, power generation,transmission and distribution systems,communication and broadcastingsystems, food processing and setting up

of mammoth public sector undertakingsbesides many other areas. They havecontributed in a major way in attainingself-reliance in critical sectors, such as,atomic energy, space and defence. Theadvanced technology ambience and urge to acquire higherqualif ications have resulted in AMIE passed-outprofessionals obtaining master`s and doctoral degrees fromleading technical institutions of India and outside withresearch performed on real life problems.

One has to see the role played by graduates of the Institutioneven at companies like Boeing,Bechtel and leadingcompanies all over the world. In India, the spaceprogramme, with which I was personally associated fordecades, has benefitted immensely by the graduates ofthe Institution. One can see the example of Indian nationalballoon launching facility headed by a graduate of the

* Padmashree (Prof) R M Vasagam is an Outstanding SpaceScientist/Engineer of Indian Space Research Organisation; formerVice-Chancellor, Anna University; and former Chairman, NationalDesign and Research Forum (NDRF) of IEI.

The text presented above was the Inaugural Address delivered at theInaugural Session of All India Technicians/Students Seminar andTechnical Session on the occasion of Twentieth IEI Convocation and

Technicians/Students Convention held at Bengaluru during 02 04November 2012.

In this context, one has to

acknowledge with pride the role of

The Institution of Engineers (India)

in enabling aspiring Technicians /

Senior Technicians to take AMIE

examinations, while they are

employed, has contributed

tremendously in producing highquality technical manpower in

diverse fields of engineering from

pre-independence days


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Breakthrough Indigenous Innovations Case Studies

Dr N Ramani*, Fellow

INTRODUCTION

One of the Breakthrough International InnovationOrganizations can be 3M (a corporation which releasesseveral hundreds of new products every year) or Apple orGoogle or DuPont. The list may be extended further byadding Sharp or Sony, which are household names in Indiaat present. However, it is difficult to name a 'BreakthroughNational Innovation Organizations of India'. The reasonsfor such a condition may be due to the following reasons :

The existence of such organizations are not givenreorganization by an average Indian.

Indians are too critical of themselves.

Indians are in too much awe of the Developed World.

Breakthrough Innovation may be defined as creation ofhighly significant improvement of performance in productsthat benefit the common man.

'Breakthrough Innovators' achieve their dreams when thefollowing attributes are met:

Users' desirability

Possible technology adoption

Market place visibility of the product.

The sweet spot of Breakthrough Innovations is the area ofintersection of three circles as shown in FIGURE 1. One can

also conclude that Breakthrough Innovations are really OrbitShifting Innovations, making the seemingly 'Impossible' topossible one through 'Deep Insights'.

Does any name of Indian origin comes to our mind asBreakthrough Innovators? To answer this vital question,three case studies are reported below, who not onlycontributed immensely in their respective areas ofoperations but also displayed the sustained leadership roleyears together so as to popularize the indigenoustechnology throughout the world.

CASE STUDY I : WORLD'S FIRST TWO-SEATER MOPED

In wake of the first oil crisis in 1973, Mr T S Srinivasan,Chairman of Sundaram Clayton Ltd (SCL), Chennaienvisioned to motorize Indians by moped. Moped is aFrench word consisting of Motor plus Pedal. The pedal isused to start the engine and also to assist it whilst ongradients as a single-seater. The top speed of this kind ofvehicle is limited to 40 km/h. He applied to Government ofIndia for granting permission to manufacture a 'two-seatermoped', an apparent contradiction of the concept. BecauseSCL was a FERA and MRTP company, the IndianGovernment granted the permission with the followingstipulations:

Design to be indigenous.

No component to be imported.

No machine to be imported.

Prototype to be manufactured first and thereafterapproval of ARAI for roadworthiness be taken.

Forty percent of total production to be exported fromthe third year of itscommercial manufacturing.

With the above conditions laid down by Government ofIndia, any body would have else said, thank you and walked

off but Cheema (Mr T S Srinivasan was affectionately calledso) accepted the challenge without batting an eyelid. Hevisualized TVS 50 moped with following attributes in hismind:

Genuine 2-seater moped

Carrying capacity up to 150 kg

Fuel economy of minimum 60 km/l

Maximum speed of 40 km/h

Target selling price of `1200 (1976)

To keep cost down by using (a) simple two-stroke

engine, and (b) no gear box, just belt and chain/sprocket drive.

* Dr N Ramani is currently the Principal, School of PostgraduateStudies, Nettur Technical Training Foundation, Bengaluru.

The text presented above was the keynote address delivered at theInaugural Session of All-India Technicians'/Students' Seminar andTechnical Session on the occasion of the Twentieth IEI Convocation

and Technicians'/Students' Convention held at Bengaluru during 02 - 04November 2012.

FIGURE 1: Sweet spot of Breakthrough Innovations

1. UsersDesirability

2. PossibleTechnologyAdoption

3. MarketPlace

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Two professionals, namely, Mr A K Bhattacharjya and theauthor of this paper were appointed as the Project Manager(Moped Division) and Senior Development Engineer of thecompany, respectively in 1976. Subsequently, R&D wasstarted in the same year at Chennai. After two years of

R&D and tremendous amount of experimentation, the finalprototype was ready in September 1978. This prototypewas submitted to Automotive Research Association of India(ARAI), Pune, who tested it over 10 000 km as a two-seaterand certified it to be road-worthy in February 1979, basedon which the industrial license was issued to the company.In 1978, the total production of mopeds in India was a mere35 000 (though the licensed capacity of SCL was 60 000per annum). The company was directed to design thefactory to produce 250 000 mopeds/annum, representingnearly eight times the national sales at that time. On 29April 1979, Bhoomi Puja was performed at the newlyconstructed plant at Hosur (Tamilnadu). The next daymorning, Mr T S Srinivasan passed away prematurely atthe age of 55 years. His eldest son, M. Venu Srinivasan, inhis twenties, who returned after his MBA from USA, tookover as the Managing Director of the same company andthe R&D Division of the same was shifted from Chennai toHosur in the same year.

In 1980, SCL produced some 8000 mopeds, which was aninstant success. Every year, thereafter, the company wasmore than doubling its production volume, with the resultSCL won the prestigious National Productivity Award in1984, beating Bajajthe then two-wheeler giant Indian

company. Mr Srinivasan's prophecy that we would needmore capacity than the installed one came true within avery short period of time. The award was to be given awayby the then Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi, inNovember 1984. The President of the Workers Union ofSCL was deputed to Delhi to receive the award in person.The previous day of the award ceremony, Mrs Gandhi wasassassinated. However, the same award was later givenby the next Prime Minister of India, Mr Rajiv Gandhi. In1985 and 1986, the SCL won the same award consecutivelybeating the giant companies of India.

During 1988, TVS exported nearly 50 000 especially

designed EKO Mopeds to Hungary. Some Hungarians were

using the mopeds even for spraying pesticides on freshlyploughed fields, with the sprayer tied to the carrier at theback seat (FIGURE 2).

Up to 2012, more than four million TVS mopeds have beenmanufactured and sold and it continues to be hot sellingvehicle even today. The rate of production is some 3 000per day. Indians also excel in their inventive ways of usingthe TVS mopeds (FIGURE 3). The millions of TVS mopeds,serving the myriads of individualized needs of the commonman in both urban and rural India and are a living testimony

to the great vision of their Imagineer Mr. T. S. Srinivasan.

CASE STUDY II : THINNEST WATER-PROOF WATCHIN WORLD

Titan Watch Company was started by Tatas, with theassistance of Government of Tamilnadu, at Hosur in 1985under the Chairmanship of Mr Xerexes Desai. The companyhad a technical collaboration with a French company. Withina few years of starting, Titan used to produce more watchesthan their collaborators. Mr Desai called his colleagues oneday and expressed his desire to create the thinnest water-proof watch in the world. There was no such model,

standard or benchmark existing anywhere in the world.Simple arithmetic showed that they had to reduce thethickness of the watch to half (from around 7mm to 3.5mm). For reference, the computer floppy disk, which storedsome 1.44MB data those days, was exactly 3.5 mm thick.Titan had experience in manufacturing only two types ofwatch. Mr Dwarakanath, the then Chief Technical Officerand Mr Subramanya Bhatt, In-charge of WatchManufacturing, went to Switzerland and consulted withSwiss experts in this matter. According to them, 'Watchcould be either ultra-slim or water-resistant', but cannot beboth. They were urged by Mr Desai to develop their own

thinnest watch design. They ran into several seriousproblems. They had to reduce the thickness from 3.4 mmFIGURE 2 : View of an exported Moped EKO

FIGURE 3 : The Ubiquitous TVS Moped and som of its novel

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to 1.15 mm. The battery thickness was to be reduced tojust 1 mm, which directly would reduce its useful service life.In order to conserve energy of the battery, Titan designedand developed a special stepper motor and a new IC chip.

Thereafter, the company identified a US supplier, whoagreed to develop the ultra thin battery. Once the thinnestprototype watch movement was ready, Dwarakanath andNagaraj, In-charge of Watch Case, flew to Switzerland andmet the people specializing in Watch Case Making at Basel.The case makers were skeptical. The Titan representativesexpressed their desire that they were eager to get a designof a matching watch case which could be water-resistant.In reply, the Swiss company told them in unequivocal termsthat it was impossible to build a 3.5 mm thick water-resistantwatch-case. The duo returned to Hosur and broke theunwanted news from Switzerland to their Chairman. MrDesai asked them, what they were going to do to solve the

problem. The reply was if the Swiss cannot do it, let Titando it'. Titan had no previous experience in designing anddeveloping watch cases at all, not to speak of the thinnest.They had to challenge every parameter of watch designand manufacture. They had to do radical feats ofengineering.

Again, simple arithmetic showed that they had to reducethe thickness of glass cover from 1 mm to 0.3 mm. Anystudent of engineering will understand that if the reductionof thickness of a plate to one-third of its original, its stiffness,that is, resistance to deflection would also reduce to 1/27thof its original value. Finally, it was noticed that sapphireglass has the necessary stiffness in spite of its lowthickness. The company finally located a Swissmanufacturer, who readily agreed to make the glass.

Thus, Titan did manage to design and develop the world'sthinnest watch movement and watch-case from scratch.Then came the question of testing and proper certificationclaiming that the watch was water-proof and conformed toseveral standards of watch industry like high temperaturetest; low temperature test; temperature shock test; vibrationtest; bump test; drop test; water-resistance test. Thecompany then located Chronofiable SA Horological Testing

Agency in Switzerland, who did rigorous testing on theabove-mentioned areas and finally certified the watch.

The author of this paper feels strongly that if the prototypefails, then the product will definitely fail in the field. On theother hand, if prototypes tests pass in home testing, thereis no such guarantee that the product would not fail inmarket. Therefore, it can be said that R&D tests as 'negativetests' and not the positive ones'.

In this context, it is important to distinguish between 'DesignVerification' and 'Design Validation'. When prototypes passR&D testing, then the organization has verified the design

and it is expected that the production would meet theexpected standards established by the organization. There

is no guarantee that the product will not fail in field and willsucceed in the market place.

Validation, on the other hand, means testing and approvalby customers who pay their hard earned money to buyproducts. When they certify that the products meet theirexpectations, then only the manufacturer can claim thatthey have really validated their design.

Knowing the aforesaid principles well, Mr Dwarakanth wasnot content with the prestigious certification fromSwitzerland. He conducted 'the Dwarakanath tests like WallTest (throwing watch against walls); Floor Test (droppingwatch from various heights; Pool Test (dropping it inswimming pools); Bangalore-Hosur Test (this is a crowningtest;' being the Bangalore-Hosur road was not a real roadat all those days; it was a test track in 1980s). He tied thewatch to the shock-absorber of his car and went up and

down on the road over 100 km. He found that watch wasstill working.

The thinnest water-resistant watch model Titan Edge hasbeen sold nearly a million units. In 2012, it representednearly 6% of the turnover of Titan Watch Company.

CASE STUDY III : BREAKTHROUGH DESIGN ANDDEVELOPMENT FROM BOSCH, BANGALORE

Robert Bosch has been manufacturing diesel engine pumpssince 1950s in Bangalore. Engine emission norms gettightened with passage of time. Bosch knew very well thatthey had to increase the injection pressures of their pumpsat various working standards as shown in FIGURE 4.Hence, they designed Common Rail Direct Injection (CRDI)Pump, which developed pressures up to 2000 bar andupward. For fitting CRDI pump, the diesel engine has toundergo extensive and expensive modifications. In 1989-90, Bosch, Bangalore was called Global CompetencyCentre for the single-cylinder PF pump. The term was onlyan Euphemism that Bangalore was responsible for PFpumps which evidently were on the way out. It was knownthat PF pump represented the past while CRDI pumprepresents the future.

FIGURE 4 : Diesel Injection Pressure (in bar) in different workingstandards


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In 2002, the company thought laterally, if only the up-gradation of PF pump could only match the performanceof the modern CRDI pump and thereafter extend a furtherlease of life to the PF pump. The crux of innovative dreamis shown in FIGURE 5. The idea of matching the performanceof the modern CRDI pump with that of the upgraded PF

pump is almost analogous to matching the performance ofthe modern jet engine with that of an upgraded propelleraircraft (FIGURE 6). In that year, Deutz, a German company

to do design or development from scratch to manufacturing-worthy technologies. Bosch, Bangalore upgraded theperformance of their old PF pump to match that of CRDI pump.

TABLE 1gives the comparison between the two pumps,namely, CDRI pumps and PF pumps. CRDI, a three stagepump, requires a separate drive arrangement, whereas PFpump is directly driven by the camshaft of the engine, thussaving space and cost to the engine manufacturer.

Let not the reader assume that Bosch, Bangalore did notmeet with any problems in their developmental process. Togive an example, in the case of plunger seized, Bosch triedlining the cylinder with anti-friction and anti-wear carbonimpregnated coating successfully.

CONCLUSION

A saint once said, "O God! Give me the courage to changethings which I can; the serenity to accept things, which Icannot; and the wisdom to know the difference".

With that spirit, innovators, through their passion, makeordinary things extraordinary by applying their knowledgeand zeal for newer technologies which will be the cutting-edge technologies that match the need for contemporarymasses with application of available material at the minimalcost which ensures the maximum life expectations ofproducts. Any professional can become a breakthroughinnovator, provided s/he has a dream and also possessespassion to realize that dream, eventhough s/he facestoughest hurdles while achieving the same.

REFERENCES

1. Porus Munshi. Making Breakthrough InnovationsHappen. Collins Business, 2009.

2. Dr N Ramani. 'Imagineering Automotive Designs Past,Present and Future'. National Design and Research Forum(NDRF), The Institution of Engineers (India), 2010.

making engines and buses wanted to meet the newemission norms without modifying their engine. Bosch,Bangalore was chosen as a partner to do the development.The developmental time was from 2002 to 2005.

The transfer of technology always takes place from Westerncountries to India and never vice-versa. It is a case of

vertical transfer of technology. Though many MNCs havetheir R&D centres in India, it is believed generally that Indianmanufacturing units believe in tweak, modification,adaption, adoption and improvement in designs for globalmarkets and that these units never intend to show interest

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

Existing T/ST/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 throughsms or letter from IEI (as applicable) and follow the instruction as sounded by the system.

IMPLEMENTATION OF IVRS AT IEI HQS

TABLE 1 : Comparison between PF pump and CRDI pump

Items CRDI Pump PF Pump

Number of stages Three Single with athree lobed cam

Extensive and expensive Required No

engine modificationsFitment into existing engine Not possible Possible

Pressure performance 1600 750at Start of R&D, bar

Life expectancy, year ~ 7 ~ 20

FIGURE 5 : Crux of innovative dream by Bosch, Bangalore

In terms of Exhaust Emissions Euro IV+ !

FIGURE 6 : Analogy between PF pump and CRDI pump as comparedwith modern jet engine and upgraded aircraft


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EXAMINATION RE-REGISTRATION AFTER

EXPIRY OF SIX YEARS IN WINTER 2012 EXAMINATION

As per Clause 8.7 of Examination Rules printed in Vol. 1 (Rules and Syllabi), the prescribed period for passing Section A or

Section B Examination is six years. Candidates, who would be unsuccessful in Section A or in Section B Examination after

the expiry of six years period with Winter 2012 Examination, are eligible to apply for Examination Re-registration.Before applying for Examination Re-registration (Format is given on page 23-24), Candidates are advised to read the

following carefully:

1 Candidates, who failed to pass Section A Examination in six years, shall be permitted to appear in Section A Examination.

Subject(s) exemption(s) secured during six years, if any, shall be forfeited. They would be required to pass Section A

Examination afresh as per the revised scheme within the stipulated period of another six years.

2 Candidates, who have already passed Section A Examination but would fail to pass Section B Examination in six years

shall be permitted to appear afresh in Section B Examination in revised scheme retaining their Section A status. 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 `4500.00 (US $ 300 for overseas candidates), in addition to a demand draft of `2500.00

(US $ 200 for overseas candidates) for Examination Re-registration with filled-in prescribed format. In case of Associate

Members/Members/Fellow appearing in additional branch, the fee for Registration of Section B will be `3000/- (US $ 200

for overseas candidates). In such cases, subject(s) exemption(s) secured during six years, if any, shall be forfeited and

they would need to pass Section B Examination afresh as per the revised scheme within the stipulated period of another

six years. Also, they would be required to do project work and laboratory experiments during the six-year period of

Examination Re-registration.

3 Candidates, under category 1 and 2 above, should apply for Examination Re-registration as per the format (also

available on IEI website) along with the fee of `2,500/- (US $ 200 for overseas candidates) by demand draft.

Candidates, under category 2, should also apply for Registration of Section B along with a demand draft of `4500/-.

If there is any change in address recorded with the Institution, a separate demand draft of Rs . 150/- (US $ 10 for

overseas candidates) should be sent by the candidate along with the prescribed proforma duly filled-in.

Candidates are advised to apply for the same so as to reach at the Headquarters office latest by October10, 2013, failing which they will not be eligible to appear in Winter 2013 Examination. However, the six year

validity period shall be counted from Summer 2013 examination.

On receipt of the application for examination re-registration and registration for Section B, as applicable, with

requisite fee, a new identity card shall be issued to all such candidates.

PREMATURE RE-REGISTRATION FOR EXAMINATION

The Council, at its 656thmeeting, extended the facility for premature re-registration for revised scheme candidates(Format is given on page 23-24). The eligibility criterion and other details are given hereunder:

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.

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

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

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.

Candidates are advised to apply for the same so as to reach at the Headquarters office latest byOctober 10, 2013, failing which they will not be eligible to appear in Winter 2013 Examination.

How to Apply :Candidates are expected to apply on the prescribed format for Application for Examination Re-registration / Premature Re-registration (available on IEI website) along with a demand draft of `2500.00 (US $ 200 foroverseas candidates). In case of Section B candidates, they would also be required to apply for registration ofSection B on the prescribed proforma (printed in Vol 1 : Rules on page 39 and available on IEI website) with a demand

draft of`4500.00 (US $ 300 for overseas candidates). In case of Associate Members/Members/Fellow appearingin additional branch, the fee for Registration of Section B will be `3000/- (US $ 200 for overseas candidates).

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Tamilnadu

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the TamilnaduTechnicians' Chapter conducted the election of theExecutive Committee. Mr N Raghuraman and Mr ASeshapani were elected as Chairman and HonorarySecretary of the Chapter, respectively. The Chapter alsocelebrated the 'National Science Day', in which the welcomeaddress was delivered by Mr T M Gunaraja, Chairman of theCentre and vote of thanks was proposed by Dr R Murugesan,Honorary Secretary of the Centre. The Chapter alsoorganized a quiz competition on the topic 'Science ofEngineering Materials' on this occasion.

Kanpur

The Kanpur Technicians' Chapter conducted annual generalmeeting, two committee meetings, four lectures, namely(i) Engineering Drawing, (ii) Engineering Graphics, (iii)Engineering Materials, and (iv) Engineering Drawing andGraphics delivered by Mr S S Dash [for lectures no. (i), (ii)and (iv)] and Mr S N Maurya [for lecture no. (iii)], respectivelyduring the period October 2012-March 2013. The Chapteralso celebrated the 'Republic Day' and a technical visit toOrdnance Factory, Kanpur.

Kozhikode

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the KozhikodeTechnicians' Chapter conducted election of ExecutiveCommittee and also the annual general meeting attendedby 50 Technician/Senior Technician members. Mr M SJoseph, Chairman and Mr K Bhaskaran, HonorarySecretary of the Centre were present and delivered theirlectures. Mr Shoukath Ali and Mr Syed Mishal were electedas Chairman and Honorary Secretary of the Chapter,respectively. The Chapter also conducted a technical visitto Nallalam Diesel Power Plant.

three lectures, namely (i) Advance Air Quality Control

System for Cleaner Air, (ii) Role of Technology in EmergingBusiness Scenario, and (iii) Non-conventional EnergySources delivered by Ms Preeti Kumari; Ms Shweta Singh;and Mr Amitesh Verma, respectively. The Chapter alsoconducted a technical visit to Barkakana and RajrappaProjects' Reject Waste Power Plant. A number of interactivesessions with Senior Technician members of the Institutionwere also organized by the Chapter.

Durgapur

The Durgapur Technicians' Chapter organized sixcommittee meetings, seven short-term courses, three

class-room lectures, namely (i) Fundamentals of Designand Manufacturing, (ii) Material Science and Engineering,and (iii) Computing and Informatics, delivered by Mr SKarmakar, Assistant Professor, Bengal College ofEngineering, Durgapur; Dr Tapas Ranjan Bandyopadhyay,Professor, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur; andMr Ashish Dutta, Assistant Teacher, B H School, BaraBalgona, respectively during the period October 2012-March 2013. The Chapter also conducted two technicalvisits, out of which one was in Madhusudanpur Colliery,and three film shows.

NEWS FROM IEI TECHNICIANS CHAPTERS

Jharkhand

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the JharkhandTechnicians' Chapter conducted four committee meetings,

Technician Members visiting the Nallalam Diesel Power Plant

A section of audience attending the interactive session on'Bio-informatics'

A view of Technician Members visiting Madhusudanpur Colliery


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Odisha

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the OdishaTechnicians' Chapter conducted four committee meetingsand five lectures, namely (i) Energy Conservation for aBetter Future to the Next Generation, (ii) Hill Region - theLifeline of Human Race, (iii) Manufacture and Replacementof PSC Girders on Railway Bridges, (iv) Water is Life andSanitation-a Way of Life, and (v) Digital Radio - A New Erain Radio Engineering, delivered by Mr K S Biswal, Mr RMohanty, Mr K C Gouda, H K Mohanty and Dr D Patnail,respectively.

Maharashtra

During the period October 2012-March 2013, theMaharashtra Technicians' Chapter conducted twocommittee meetings and a film show.

Madurai

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the MaduraiTechnicians' Chapter conducted election of ExecutiveCommittee and also the annual general meeting. Mr ASelvaraj and Mr A Satheesh Kumar were elected asChairman and Honorary Secretary of the Chapter,respectively. The Chapter also conducted a lecture on 'Oiland Gas Industry - Entry and Work Nature' delivered by MrA Sivakumar, Lead Advisor (Technical), Exxon MobilPetroleum, Africa and organized twenty-four short-termcourses on diverse fields of engineering.

[Reports for the period October 2012 - March 2013, received up to May 15, 2013 are included above.]

Pune

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the PuneTechnicians' Chapter conducted election of executivecommittee and also the annual general meeting. Mr BalajiMuthal and Mr Shashank Kand were elected as Chairmanand Honorary Secretary of the Chapter, respectively.

West Bengal

During the period October 2012-March 2013, the WestBengal Technicians' Chapter conducted five committeemeetings, three lectures, namely (i) Earth MovingEquipment, (ii) Hybrid Cars, and (iii) CNC Milling and Lathe.The Chapter also conducted three group discussions, atechnical demonstration programme on 'Steel Structures'besides two film shows.

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

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.

Based on the quarterly reports forwarded to headquarters of the Institution by the Technicians Chapters of the Institution, theEmpowered Sub-committee, constituted by the All India Technicians Committee (AITC) for this purpose, will finalise the followingawards. Each award will receive a medal, a certificate and the cash award, the details of which are given below. The selectedTechnicians Chapters will be given these awards during the Twenty-first IEI Convocation and Technicians/Students Conventionto be held at Thiruvananthapuram during October 19-20, 2013 under the aegis of Kerala State Centre of the Institution.

Category of Technicians Chapter Award

Best Technicians Chapter `20 000.00Second Best Technicians Chapter `15 000.00

Third Best Technicians Chapter `10 000.00All Technicians Chapters functioning throughout the country are requested to forward their four quarterly reports (April June2011, July 2011 September 2011, October 2011 - December 2011and January 2012 March 2012 along with photographs, ifany, in the structured format at the following address latest by July 31, 2013.

ALOK BASU, Deputy Director (EEA),

The Institution of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700 020Phone No. : (033) 4010 6217/ (033) 2223 4623

IEI Presents the Technicians Chapters Award

A view of the audience attending the lecture on 'Oil and Gas Industry-Entry and Work Nature'


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TWENTY-FIRST IEI CONVOCATION ANDTECHNICIANS/STUDENTS CONVENTION

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PREAMBLE

The Institut ion of Engineers ( lndia) lEl organised itsFirst Convocation and Technicians/ Students Convention in 1993to award certificates to those who passed Section A and SectionB Examinations of the Institution in 1992 and has been continuingto organise the same over the years. To make this occasioneven more purposeful, multiple events are planned, including aseminar on a contemporary topic, namely, Emerging andSustainable Technologies for Continued Growth, multipletechnical sessions and awards to students design competitionand a General Session. On this momentous occasion, three topranking chapters will be honoured in both Technicians andStudents Chapters category (both Engineering College/

Polytechnic Students Chapter), based on their technical activitiesover the year. Participation in such an event is an honour to theparticipants and would help to build a sense of belongingnessand provide a platform for building fellowship and createopportunities for networking and interaction with peers and seniormembers of the Institution.

The ensuing Twenty-first lEl Convocation and the Technicians/Students Convention is being held in the premises of the KeralaState Centre of the Institution at Visvesvaraya Bhavan, OppositeKanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram 695033 during19-20 October 2013 under the aegis of the Kerala State Centre.

ABOUT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY

Located in the south-western tip of India, Thiruvananthapuramis bound by the Arabian Sea in the west and Tamilnadu in theeast. Named after Anantha Padmanabha or Lord Vishnu, thecity is home to many ancient temples, but the landmark is theSree Padmanabha Swamy Temple. The wooded highlands ofthe Western Ghats in the eastern and north-eastern borders giveThiruvananthapuram some of the most enchanting picnic spots.A long shoreline with internationally renowned beaches, historicmonuments, backwater stretches and a rich cultural heritagemake this place a much sought-after tourist destination. Cleanand green, Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is one ofthe most beautiful cities in the country.

MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION

A large number of tourist attractions are available in and aroundThiruvananthapuram, the details of a few of them are givenhereunder:

Shanghumukham

Just 8 km from the city, Shanghumukham is afavourite haunt of sunset watchers. The beachis adjacent to the Thiruvananthapuram Airportand Veli Tourist Village. An indoor recreationclub, the matsya kanyaka and a restaurant

shaped like a starfish are some of the attractions here.

Kovalam

This internationally renowned beach resort has been a favouritehaunt of tourists since 1930s. Kovalam consists of three adjacent

crescent beaches. The southern most, knownas the Lighthouse Beach, is the most popular.Kovalam offers accommodation options to suitall budgets.

Varkala

A quiet secluded stretch of sand, thePapanasam beach in Varkala is known for itsmineral springs and rocky cliffs. The 2000 yearold Sree Janardhana Swamy Temple and theNature Care Centre are the two main attractionshere.

Veli Tourist Village

Located at 8 km from Thiruvananthapuram city,the Veli Tourist Village is bordered by the Velilagoon and the Arabian sea. The lagoon here isseparated from the sea by a narrow sand bar.

Zoo

Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, one of the oldest inthe country, was established as an annexe tothe Museum in 1857 by the erstwhile Maharajaof Travancore in order to attract more visitors.Spread over in 55 acres of land , the Zoo has 75different species of animals.

Art Museum

Situated in the vicinity of Sri Chitra Art Galleryand Zoological Garden, the Napier Museum orthe Art Museum is a popular attraction,frequented by tourists. The museum wasestablished in 1855 and was rebuilt in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, by RobertChisholm. It was opened to the public in 1880.

Priyadarshini Planetarium

Located at PMG junction, Thiruvananthapuramin the premises of the science and technologymuseum, the Priyadarshini Planetarium is oneof the best of its kind in the country. The

planetarium was thrown open to the public in1994. It is a horizontal - domed planetarium andhas a seating capacity of 184 persons. Various shows are hostedrelated with science.

CONVOCATION HIGHLIGHTSThe lEl Convocation and Technicians/Students Conventioncomprises a multi-capsule technical activity including thefollowing major events: Annual Convocation All India Technicians/Students Seminar Technical Sessions for Technicians and Students Members General Session for HQs-Students Interaction Campus Interview Exhibition on Technical Books

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All India Technicians / Students Technical Session

Besides Convocation, the multi-capsule technical programme includes All India Technicians/Students Seminar where Technicians/Senior Technicians and Student members of the Institution representing Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics will get the opportunity

to present the technical papers. This feature of presentation of papers has become a tradition since long which provides a platformfor budding engineers to discuss around a central theme. The central theme for this years Technicians/Students Seminar is asfollows :

Emerging and Sustainable Technologies for Continued Growth

From time immemorial, human race has been making impressive progress, riding on the technology waves surfacing from time totime. But there is a world-wide debate on whether population and economic growth can be sustained without any impact onecological aspects.

Even today there are two groups arguing in favour and against one group feels that Economic Growth must slow down to protectthe environment and the other group is of the view that Economic Growth fuels social improvement which in turn enhances theenvironment and support further growth. The emerging technologies are very crucial for sustainability and substantial growth.World over a new awakening has dawned on the societies and all out efforts are underway everywhere to make sure that any newtechnology development takes into account the ecological and the sustainability aspects with all the importance they deserve.Climate-responsive technologies and their propagation is now the decisive factor in balancing the conflict between inclusive growthand sustainable development.

The above-mentioned Seminar will showcase new approaches on the technology front and initiate interactions among the stakeholdersso that mother-Earth friendly technologies only are developed and deployed for the society to use.

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

Bio-engineering to Reduce Land Erosion and FosterAgricultural Growth

Use of Geotextiles

Use of Bio-degradable Chemicals

Bio-pesticides

Vermicomposting

Agricultural Engineering - Eco-friendly Practices

Clean Technologies for Pollution Abatement

Reduction of Air Pollution

Treatment of Sewage and Industrial Wastewater

Technologies to Clean-up Toxic and HazardousWastedumps, in particular.

Fuel Substitution in Vehicle Efficiency to Avoid CO2

Emission

Management of Fresh Water Resources

Integrated Approaches to the Management of River Basins

Water Saving Devices and Rainwater Harvesting inBuildings

Efficient Water Use Techniques in Agricultural Field

Renewable and Non-conventional Energy and Clean Energy Technologies

Energy from Non-conventional Sources

Solar-powered Technologies

Biomass Gassification

Energy-efficient Cooking Devices

Use of Information and Communication Technologies toReduce Energy Uses

The technical papers submitted for possible presentation and discussion shall be vetted by an Internal Committee and selectedpapers thereon will only be permitted to be presented at the seminar and for consideration of award (B P Kapadia Memorial Prizesand the Institution Prizes). There will be nine prizes, namely, First Prize (three of `2000.00 each); Second Prize (three of `1500.00each) and Third Prize (three of `1000.00 each) in three different categories. Only authors of the selected papers will be allowedto present their papers at the Seminar.

In addition to the above-mentioned Seminar, there will be another session for Technicians/Senior Technicians/Student members(both engineering college and polytechnic categories), where technical papers on topics of choice of members will be presentedand discussed. As in case of the Seminar, the papers submitted for the Technical Session shall also be vetted and authors ofselected papers will be asked for presentation of their papers for consideration of prize.

There are nine prizes in three categories, namely, First Prize (three of `2000.00 each); Second Prize (three of `1500.00

each) and Third Prize (three of ``1000.00 each).For both the Seminar and the Technical Session, the papers shall beadjudged for award of prizes in three groups, namely, (i) Technician/ Senior Technician Members of lEl; (ii) Members of

Engineering College Students Chapters of lEl, and (iii) Members of Polytechnic Students Chapters of lEl.

ALL INDIA TECHNICIANS / STUDENTS TECHNICAL SESSION

CALL FOR PAPERS

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The Organising Committee invites technical papers from the Technicians/Senior Technicians/Student Members of lEl for considerationof presentation of those short-listed articles duly vetted through a committee of experts and thereafter adjudge these papers formerit of award. The technical paper should be written in accordance with a set of guidelines, the details of which can be obtained

from the Headquarters on request. Salient points of the guidelines are given hereunder for your reference.

Last date for receiving papers at Headquarters of the Institution at Kolkata (address given below) is 15 September 2013. Technical papers received after this date will not be considered for presentation.

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

Text should be typed in double space on one side in A4 size sheets and the contents should not exceed 1500 words including 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).

Figure(s), if any, should be featured at the appropriate place(s) in the text. In case of photographs, two (02) copies of only glossy black and white photographs for each depiction should be submitted. Colour photographs/diagrams are neither acceptable nor printed in the text.

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

Figures should be drawn neatly for better reproduction.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Any query related to the technical paper submitted for this purpose will not be entertained. The authors of selected technical 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 the complete mailing address mentioning grade/membership number (ST/T/SE/SP), etc for speedy communication.

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

Second-class to and fro railway fare between the recorded address and Thiruvananthapuram will be reimbursed (via the shortest route) to authors of selected papers by HQs of the Institution on submission of photocopies of the railway tickets (both ways) (only one author per paper).

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL PAPERS

On arrival at Thiruvananthapuram, you are requested to report at the HQs Registration Counter at IEI Kerala State Centre, VisvesvarayaBhavan, Opposite Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram 695 033 on 19 October 2013 (from 1000 hrs to1800 hrs) or latest by 1200 hrson 20 October 2013at the same venue for issuance of token slip and Convocation robe.

Original pass certificates shall be sent by registered post / speed post to those candidates, who will not be able to attend the convocation.

For further information, please contact :

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Secretary and Director GeneralThe Institution of Engineers (lndia)8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020Phone : (033) 2223 8311/14/16/4010 6217Fax (033) 2223 8345

e-mail :[email protected]

The Oganising Secretary (Convocation-2013)The Institution of Engineers (India)Kerala State Centre,Visvesvaraya BhavanOpposite Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram 695033Tel: 0471-2322991/2322993 Tele-fax: 0471-2322992

e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.ietvm.org


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Name of Hotel Tariff/Day Contact Number

`(Approx)

Jubilee Memorial 200 per bed 0471-2313895/Animation Centre (4 bedded Dormitory rooms) 2724001

Thiruvananthapuram

Amrita Hotel Thycaud 800 -1000 0471-2323091Thiruvananthapuram

Hotel Safari 150 - 300 0471-2325686Thampanoor,Thiruvananthapuram

International Tourist Home 200 - 300 0471-2332943

Press Road,Thiruvananthapuram

Oasis Hotel 800 - 1400 0471-2333223NandavanamThiruvananthapuram

Prasanth Hotel 800 - 1200 0471-2316189Near PMG JunctionThiruvananthapuram

Keerthi Hotel 900 - 1200 0471-2325650Aristo JunctionThampanoorThiruvananthapuram

Hotel High Land 1000 -1200 0471-2333200ManjalikulamThampanoorThiruvananthapuram

Note :Delegates are requested to remit an amount in advanceequal to one days tariff for the hotel of their choice asreservation charges, indicating the name of the hotel. Effortswill be made for reservation according to the choice of thedelegates, failing which alternative arrangements will be made.The advance will be adjusted against the hotel bills, which mustbe settled by the delegates before checking out.

CONTACT ADDRESS

Intending participants are requested to register themselves latestby 30 September 2013 with the remittance of the requisiteregistration fee to the address given below: Accommodation willbe booked on payment of one night rent in advance.

The Organising Secretary (Convocation 2013)The Institution of Engineers (India)Kerala State CentreVisvesvaraya BhavanOpposite Kanakakunnu PalaceThiruvananthapuram 695033Telephone : 0471-2322991 / 2322993

Tele-fax : 0471-2322992

e-mail : [email protected] / [email protected]

web: www.ietvm.org; Mob: 09447450870

October 19, 2013 Visvesvaraya BhavanOpposite Kanakakunnu PalaceThiruvananthapuram 695 033

1000 hrs 1800 hrs Registration

1000 hrs 1230 hrs Seminar on Emerging andSustainable Technologiesfor Continued Growth

1400 hrs 1630 hrs Technical Session

1700 hrs 1730 hrs General Session InteractiveSession with HQ.

1800 hrs Press Conference

October 20, 2013 Visvesvaraya BhavanOpposite Kanakakunnu PalaceThiruvananthapuram 695 033

0930 hrs 1100 hrs Meeting of AITC

1000 hrs 1200 hrs Registration

1100 hrs 1230 hrs Meeting of AISC

1500 hrs 1700 hrs Convocation

1730 hrs 1900 hrs Award of Certificates andDistribution of Prizes

1930 hrs 2030 hrs Cultural Programme

2030 hrs Convocation Dinner

Recipients of the combined certificates of passing Sections A & BExaminations of IEl (Summer 2012 and Winter 2012) should wearthe Convocation Robes at the award giving ceremony of theConvocation .

The Robes will available at the HQs Registration Counter onpayment of maintenance charge of ` 100.00, together with arefundable security deposit of ` 500.00 (in cash). The security depositwill be refunded to respective candidates after the culmination of theprogramme while collecting back the Robes.

Names of participants, who will be allotted and issued the TokenSerial Numbers by the HQs Registration Counter before 12 noon on20 October 2013, will only be called at the Dais for receivingcertificates.

Recipients of Combined Certificates are requested to bring theIdentity Card issued by IEl and also the original Section B PassMark sheet-cum-Provisional Certificate. The original combinedpass certificate will not be issued without the production/verification

of these documents at the counter under any circumstance.

CONVOCATION ESSENTIALS

REGISTRATION FEE

Technician/Senior Technician/Associates ` 500.00

Students Chapters Member of ` 400.00 Engineering College/Polytechnic

Corporate Member ` 700.00

Spouse/Guest ` 400.00

Sponsored Delegates ` 1000.00 (irrespective of all above grades)

The amount towards Registration Fee along with other charges, if any,should be sent by demand draft drawn in favour of The Institution of

Engineers (lndia), Kerala State Centre, payable at Thiruvananthapuram.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

Accommodation

Technician/Senior Technician/Student Members of bothEngineering College and Polytechnics may stay at any of thefollowing Hotels during the Convocation and Convention Period.Those who like to stay are requested to contact The Organising

Secretary of the Convocation, whose address is given below.


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THE INSTITUTION EXAMINATIONS

Winter 2013

The Winter 2013Examinations of IEI shall be conducted in65 examination centres both in India and abroad duringDecember 7-13, 2013 as per the Programme printed onpages 17-19. Both the Section A (Diploma and Non-diplomaschemes) and the Section B Examinations shall be held asper the Programme.

Applications submitted during the period mentionedhereunder shall only be considered for Winter 2013Examinations:

Candidates not appeared at From August 20 to

Summer 2013 Examination September 21, 2013

Candidates appeared at From September 21 toSummer 2013 Examination October 19, 2013

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 subjectsSection A (Diploma) All subjectsSection B 4 subjects

Examination Form is available in the Membership Pack as

well as on our website www.ieindia.org. The photocopy of

the Examination Form shall be accepted only if copiedclearly on A-4 size bond paper. The Examination Form dulyfilled-in should be sent directly to the Headquarters of theInstitution with requisite fee of `2000.00 by demand draft.

Submission of Examination Form after the last date shallbe rejected automatically. Plea of ignorance in this respectshall not be accepted under any circumstance.

In case of non-receipt of the result of Summer 2013Examinations for any reason whatsoever, candidates shouldsubmit the forms within the stipulated date mentioning the

subjects in order of preference, including the subjectsappeared at the last examination. In such case, the subjectswill be allotted giving preference to the choice of subjectsbut excluding the exemptions, if any, and permitting toappear in the next subject available to them in the sequentialorder of subject code. Examination fee shall be refundedonly to passed candidates as per rules.

Time Limit to Carry Forward Subject Exemptions

A candidate shall be required to pass the InstitutionExamination within a specific period as mentionedhereunder :

Section A : 6 years Section B : 6 years

Only one form should be submitted. Submission ofmore than one form may cause automatic rejection ofapplications. Fee will not be refunded or adjusted forsubmission of duplicate Examination Form.Telephone/Mobile number and e-mail, if any, should be quoted in theExamination Application Form. No covering letter isnecessary for submission of the form.

Each application, accompanied by exact ExaminationFee (`2000.00) for admission to the examination, should

reach on or before the last date of submission of forms.Examination fee once paid is neither refundable nor transferableto the subsequent examination or to any other account.

Examination Fee (` 2000.00) should be paid byonline through credit card or by demand draft. Pleaseavoid sending more that one draft and also any otherfee along with the Examination Fee. Do not staple thedraft along with the letter/examination form. Use gems clipor pin only.

Forms are to be sent only to the Secretary & DirectorGeneral, The Institution of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale

Road, Kolkata 700 020, and also accompany the fee bydraft drawn on Bank at Kolkata in favour of The Institution

of Engineers (India). Particulars of the draft/onlinepayment should be mentioned in the form at appropriateplace.

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

Candidates intend to appear in Section A/Section B mustuse the Examination Application Form given in the EnrolmentPack or available on the website www.ieindia.org.

All payments must be made directly to theHeadquarters at Kolkata by online through credit cardor by demand draft only. Cheques, IPOs, money ordersare not accepted.

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

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 code numbers ofcentres, branch or subject(s), if mentioned in the form, will

automatically result in allotment of the centre or branch orsubject(s) to which those code numbers belong.

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

Candidates should normally select the examinationcentre within the jurisdiction of their respective State/

Local Centre. In exceptional circumstances, candidatesmay be permitted to appear from the Centres outside thejurisdiction of their State Centres provided they enclosewith their Examination Forms the satisfactory evidence oftheir being required to appear from other Centres. Noapplication for a change of Examination Centre will beentertained after the last date of submission of applicationforms. Appearance from a different centre, without theprior approval of Headquarters in writing, shall beconsidered as irregular.

Technician members, who have not paid compositesubscription, will not be permitted to appear in the

examination.

Candidates elected as Senior Technician/Technicianmembers can appear in the immediate next examinationafter their election, as per fixation of term of examinationgiven on page 10 subject to timely submission of theirexamination forms with requisite fee.

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

No candidate shall be allowed to appear at theexamination without the Valid Identity Card. A candidate,

who has not yet applied for Identity Card, is required toapply and collect the same before the commencement ofexamination.

A Corporate Member desirous to appear in additionalsubject is expected to apply for an Identity Card, duly filled inand attested by a Corporate Member, enclosing a demanddraft of `150/- at least two months prior to examination. Suchcandidates are expected to apply for registration in Section BExamination in the prescribed format [printed in Volume I:Rules The Institution Examinations (page 39, AppendixVI)] or can be downloaded from www.ieindia.org, and sendalong with registration fee of ` 3000.00 (US $ 200 foroverseas candidates) by demand draft. The application withfee must be sent at least three months prior to thecommencement of examination.

A Corporate Member, who has already passed SectionsA and B Examinations or is exempted therefrom, will onlybe permitted to appear in any one additional branch ofengineering in Section B, in which Section B examinationsare being conducted at present, on payment of examinationfee of ` 2,000.00 or US $ 150 (as applicable) in eachexamination subject to fulfilling the requirement as per rules.

The candidates, who passed Section B Examination in

one branch in revised scheme shall be eligible to claimexemption in common subject(s) of same nomenclature in

the additional branch, provided they secure Grade C orhigher grade in such subject(s).

A Corporate Member, who has already passed SectionsA and B Examinations or is exempted therefrom, will only bepermitted to appear in additional subject(s) of Section A orSection B on payment of an examination fee of `500.00 persubject. The grade secured in the additional subject(s) willnot be added to the original pass result of Section A or SectionB under any circumstance.

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

The Institution reserves the right to reject incompleteor illegible examination forms without any reference to thecandidates.

The charge of `150.00 for processing the examination

form shall be deducted while refunding the examinationfee. Balance examination fee will not be adjusted to anyother account.

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

Certain requests such as acknowledgement of receiptof examination form, subsequent corrections in the form,despatch of grade card/marksheet to a temporary address,revaluation of answerscript, award of grace marks, etc shallnot be entertained.

A candidate, whose name does not appear in the List ofCandidates provided to an Examination Centre, will not beallowed to appear at the examination from that Centre.

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 ` 1500.00, with photocopies of her/hisoriginal examination form, details of the demand draft anda copy of the postal receipt, to the Officer-in-Charge for

provisional appearance in the examination. In case thecandidates claim is found to be not in order, the feedeposited by him/her shall be forfeited and his/herappearance shall be treated as irregular.

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

For correspondence in regard to any examination,candidates should always mention the membership gradeand 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 2013 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 Scienceand Engineering

AD 302

Material Scienceand Engineering

CV 431

Transportation Engineering

CV 415Seismic Design of Structures

CV 435Construction Management Systems

DAY (DATE OFEXAMINATION)

SESSION

FIRST DAY

(SATURDAY)

07.12.2013

SEVENTH DAY

(FRIDAY)

13.12.2013

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

08.12.2013

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

09.12.2013

FOURTH DAY

(TUESDAY)10.12.2013

FIFTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

11.12.2013

SIXTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

12.12.2013

AN

FN

NON-DIPLOMA

SCHEME

DIPLOMA

SCHEME

CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING(BRANCH CODE 04)

CIVIL


SECTION A SECTION B

CV 432

Traffic and TransportationSystems

AN 203Computing and

Informatics

AD 303Computing and

Informatics

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

FN

AN

FN

AN

AN 205

Mechanical Science

IC 402

Engineering Management

AN 206

Engineering Physicsand Chemistry

CH 431

Polymer Materials andTechnology

CV 412

Design of RCC andPrestressed Concrete Structures

CV 422

Environmental Engineering -Processes and Management

AN 207

Engineering Drawingand Graphics

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 Pollutionand Control

CV 413Design of Steel Structures

CV 423Air Pollution and Its Control

CV 433Town Planning andUrban Development

AN 210

Electrical Science

CH 405

Chemical EngineeringThermodynamics

CV 405

Water Resources Systems

CH 406Chemical Process Principles

CV 406Principles 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 407Chemical Engineering

Equipment Design

CV 407

Analysis and Design of Structures

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

ARCHITECTURAL


AR 411

Soil Mechanics andFoundation Engineering

AR 421

Ekistics

AR 431

Professional Practice

AR 423

Climatology

AR 433

Interior Design

AR 412Construction Technology

AR 422Town Planning and

Landscape Architecture

AR 432Mapping a Thesis Project

AR 403

History of Architecture

AR 404

Building Services

AR 413

Theory of Structures

AR 405

Quantity Surveying,Specifications, Contracts

and Valuation

AR 406Surveying, BuildingConstruction and Materials

AR 414

Prestressed and PrecastConcrete Structures

AR 434

Computer Graphics

AR 415

Structural Design

AR 407

Architectural Design


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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


SESSION

FIRST DAY

(SATURDAY)

07.12.2013

SEVENTH DAY

(FRIDAY)

13.12.2013

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

08.12.2013

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

09.12.2013

FOURTH DAY

(TUESDAY)

10.12.2013

FIFTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

11.12.2013

SIXTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

12.12.2013

AN

FN

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


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 406Electronic Circuits

MC 406Manufacturing Technology

EC 414

Optical andSatellite Communication

EC 424

Solid State Physics andSemiconductor Devices

EC 434

Signal Processing

EC 407

Design of Electronic Devices

and Circuits

MC 407

Design of

Machine Elements


EC 431

Sensors and Transducers

EL 412/422/432

Power Electronics

EL 403

Power Systems

CP 404Programming Languages

EC 404Circuit Theory and Control

MC 434Manufacturing Automation

EL 404Circuit and Field Theory

EL 413

High Voltage Engineeringand Power Apparatus

EL 423

Electrical Drives

EL 433

Process Control Systems

EL 405

Electrical Machines

CP 406Computer Architecture

EL 406Measurements and Control

EC 405

Microprocessors andMicrocontrollers

MC 405

Thermal Science and Engineering

CP 425


EL 415/425/435


CP 414

Artificial Intelligence

CP 424/434

Computer Graphics

CP 407

Systems Analysis and

Design

EL 407

Design of Electrical

Systems


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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


SESSION

FIRST DAY

(SATURDAY)

07.12.2013

SEVENTH DAY

(FRIDAY)

13.12.2013

SECOND DAY

(SUNDAY)

08.12.2013

THIRD DAY

(MONDAY)

09.12.2013

FOURTH DAY

(TUESDAY)

10.12.2013

FIFTH DAY

(WEDNESDAY)

11.12.2013

SIXTH DAY

(THURSDAY)

12.12.2013

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 Des ign

FN

AN

FN

AN

FN

AN

IC 402


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 Thermodynamics and

Kinetics

PR 403

Mechanics of Solids

TX 403

Textile 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 406

Manufacturing Technology

TX 406

Chemical Processing andFinishing

PR 414

Design of Machine Tools

PR 435

Operations Planning and Control

PR 407

Design of Machine Elements

TX 407

Design and Mechanisms of

Textile Machines


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 and Safetyin Mines

MM 415Instrumentation and Control

MM 425Ceramic Materials

MM 435Mechanical Working Processes

MM 407

Metallurgical Design

MN 407

Geomechanics and

Mine 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


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IEI EXAMINATION CENTRESUntil further notification, the Institutions Examinations will be conducted at the following locations with the scheme/sas stated 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 BENGALURU

570 MYSORE

580 DHARWAD

600 CHENNAI

607 NEYVELI

620 TIRUCHIRAPALLI

625 MADURAI

641 COIMBATORE

673 KOZHIKODE682 KOCHI

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 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 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 A

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Section ASection B (CV, CP,EL, MC, EC, MN)

All Schemes

Only Section AD

All Schemes

Section A means both the Diploma and the Non-Diploma Streams; Section AD means Section

A (Diploma Stream); All Schemes mean both Section A and Section B.


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After successful implementation of publishing study materials of four common subjects of Section A (Non-diploma)and Section A (Diploma) stream, IEI embarked upon preparing the study materials of compulsory subjects of SectionB examinations in Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, and MechanicalEngineering. IEI has alredy crossed one more milestone by publishing study materials on the following four subjects ofSection B in Computer Science and Engineering and one subject of Civil Engineering as per prescribed syllabus:

Data Structures (CP 403)

Programming Languages (CP 404)

Computer Architecture (CP 406)

Systems Analysis and Design (CP 407)

...........................................................

Water Resources Systems (CV 405)

Interested candidates may submit the following prescribed proforma duly filled-in with requisite fee (`650.00 for eachsubject inclusive of postage). On receipt, the study material will be sent to the candidates at the recorded address bycourier/speed post as applicable.

The preparation of study material in other subjects is also in progress. The details will be communicated to all Technician/

Senior Technician members in due course of time.............................................................................................................................................................................................

EEA/ED/COC/105 Date:

Mr Alok BasuDeputy Director (EEA)The Institution of Engineers (India)8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700020

Dear Sir,

Please arrange to send the study material (mark) of following subject(s) of Section B Examination :Data Structures (CP 403)

Programming Languages (CP 404)

Computer Architecture (CP 406)

Systems Analysis and Design (CP 407)

........................................................

Water Resources Systems (CV 405)

I enclose a demand draft of `650.00 (for one subject) / `1300.00 (for two subjects) / `1950.00/ (for three subjects) and`2600.00-/ (for four subjects) in favour of The Institution of Engineers (India) payable at Kolkata for this purpose. My particularsare given below :

Name :

Membership No. :

Mailing Address : ..

..

..

E-mail : ..

Mobile No. : ..

Enclo: Demand Draft No ........

drawn on.............................................., dated..............................

............................................................................................................................................................................

Study Material of Compulsory Subjects for Section B Examination of IEI

Name and Address : ................................................................................................

(in Block Letters) ...................................................................................................

..................................................................................................

Pin :

CP 404

CP 407

CP 403SSubject

Membership No:

. .

Signature of the Applicantwith date

CP 406

CV 405


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REVISED PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SECTION BDear Sir,

I am sending the application for Registration of Section B duly filled-in with demand draft for `4500/- (US$ 300 foroverseas candidates). The fee includes `1500/- for upgradation of ST/T member after passing of Section B Examination,to the grade of AMIE, including the fee for Photo Identity Card for Associate Member. The information provided by me inthe application are correct to the best of my knowledge. [Fee for Registration of Section B for Associate Members/Members/Fellows is `3000.00 (US $ 200 for overseas candidates)].

1. Name and Membership No

2. Passed Section A in with Roll No.

3.

CERTIFICATE OF ENGAGEMENT

(To be filled-in by the Engineer under whom the candidate is working)

1. Name of the organization (in BLOCK letters)

2. Address of the organization (in BLOCK letters)

3. Nature of the organization (mark in the relevant box) : Company Firm Statutory Body

Govt. Deptt. Public Sector Undertaking Research Organisation Statutory Body

4. Nature of activities of the organization

I certify that Shri/Ms who has passed Section A Examination

of The Institution of Engineers (India), is engaged/receiving training in this organization under me since..............

as................................................ (designation). His date of appointment is...........................

.............................................................................. (DO NOT TEAR).............................................................................

Full signature of the candidate with dateBank Draft No. dated for Rs

Choice of EngineeringBranch (Code No. only)

Code No. of OptionalSubjects Chosen

5. No of Employees

SEAL OF THEORGANISATION

.....................................................................................................................................

Full Signature of the Certifying Engineer & Date

Designation...................................................

Membership No. FIE/MIE/AMIE/AIE.................

Specimen Signature of the applicant

(Preferably in English)

The signature should not touch thebox (Use black ink only)

Note : The photograph and signature are to be verified by the supporter, who must be a Corporate Member in the grade of FIE/MIE/AMIE only.

Name (in Capital Letter) Membership No. Signature (preferably in English) with date


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APPLICATION FORMAT FOR EXAMINATIONRE-REGISTRATION/PREMATURE RE-REGISTRATION

The Director (EEA)The Institution of Engineers (India)8, Gokhale RoadKolkata 700 020

For Office Use Only

Dear Sir,

You are requested to consider my application for Examination Re-registration for Section A/Section B Examination. I give below thefollowing factual information as ( ) marked in the appropriate box :

1. My six-year period to pass Section A/Section B Examination in Revised Scheme wasexpired in Winter ________ Examination.

2. I passed Section A Examination in Summer/Winter ..........................

3. I wish to apply for premature examination re-registration*.

* Candidates submitting this application format before expiry of six-year stipulated period will be considered for premature examinationre-registration.

4. My membership grade and no. is

I also hereby agree that exemption in subject(s) secured during the stipulated period of six years in Section A/Section B Examination shallbe forfeited once my application for Examination Re-registration/Premature Re-registration is accepted by the Institution. I shall not claim in

future to carry forward such exemptions.

Full Name (block letters) : ____________________________________________________________________________

Recorded Address (block letters) : ____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________ Pin __________

Phone/Mobile _____________________e-mail _____________________________________

___________________________________

Enclosure : As tick ( ) marked below :

I am enclosing following documents for your kind consideration [tick ( ) appropriate box] :

Demand Draft of 2,500/- (US $ 200 for overseas candidates) (Draft No ...........................................) in favour of The Institution of

Engineers (India), payable at Kolkata for Examination Re-registration.Demand Draft of 150/- (US $ 10 for overseas candidates) (Draft No ...............................................) in favour of The Institution ofEngineers (India), payable at Kolkata for change of address along with filled-in application form.

Copy of my Section A pass marksheet/ grade card (for Section B candidates only).

Copy of my Identity Card.

1. Submission of application form with fee be made so as to reach at the headquarters of the Institution latest by 10 April for SummerExamination and 10 October for Winter Examination.

2. Candidates for Section B must submit Registration Form for Section B (proforma available on the website) with requisite fee.

Full Signature of Candidate with Date

`

`

Note :

Specimen Signatureof the Applicant

(in English only) Passport sizephotograph to be pastedhere (do not sign on the

photograph)

The signature should not touch the box(Use black ink only)

Supporter : Verified the photograph and signature of the applicant

Name (in Capital) Membership No. Signature (in English

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