The Institution of Engineers (India) is the national organization of engineers in India. It has more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines in 125 centers or chapters in India and overseas; it is the world's largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society in the engineering and technology world. This institute was established in 1920 in Kolkata, West Bengal, and is acclaimed to have pioneered non-formal education in engineering. The institute conducts an examination of its associate membership. This examination is considered to be on par with B.E. / B.Tech. When contemplated as an eligibility qualification to write competitive examinations like the Indian Civil Service, Indian Engineering Services, GATE, etc., and for employment in Government, public and private sectors in India. This qualification is recognized by the Ministry of HRD, the government of India, as equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech. The institute was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1935. It is currently headquartered at 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata. Preface The Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers India is a professional certification given by The Institution of Engineers (India). The qualification can be earned by passing Section A, Section B, Project Work, and Laboratory experiments examination of the Institution. If an applicant passes both sections of the examination, he or she becomes an Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) (AMIE). The Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development considers this qualification equivalent to a degree in engineering. AMIE was earlier Grad IE (Bachelor's degree of Institution). The government of India in continuation to its earlier recognition has recognized the passing of sections A and B examinations as revised, conducted by The Institution of Engineers (India), as equivalent to a bachelor's degree in the appropriate branch of Engineering of the recognized universities in India and has notified in the Gazette of India, Part I, Section I, dated February 11, 2006. AMIE is also recognized by UK-NARIC as a British bachelor's honors degree. AMIE is also recognized by FCSA Foreign credential service of America as equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering. The minimum duration for passing both sections is 4 years, however, professionals with 3 years of polytechnic engineering can complete it in 3 years since they are exempted from certain examination papers of Section A. Project work and Laboratory experiments can be carried out only after clearing at least 5 subjects of Section B. History IEI was established in 1920 in