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Membership Category

The IETE membership is available at different levels based on the applicants' academic qualifications and practical experience in electronics, telecommunications, computers, information technology and related areas. Applicants are invited to seek the highest membership grade they are qualified for. The membership categories are:

Corporate Members

  • Honorary fellow (HF) (elected)
  • Distinguished Fellow (DF) (elected)
  • Fellow (F)
  • Member (M)
  • Associate member (AM)

Non-Corporate Members

  • Associate (A)
  • Organisational Member (ORG)
  • AMIETE Student (AMIETE)
  • DIPIETE Student (DipIETE)
  • Diploma Member (DipIETE Passout) (DIP)

Eligibility Criteria

  • Every candidate for election to the class of Associate shall be not less than 30 years of age shall satisfy the Council that he has rendered useful service to the profession of Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering, and allied subjects either in the field of Commerce or Finance or Law or in any other area of application.
  • Notwithstanding the above, a candidate enrolled in IETE for postgraduate Advanced Level Course in Computer Science shall also qualify for election to the class of Associates.

  • Organisational Membership is open to any organisation wholly or partly dealing with the disciplines of interest to IETE.
  • IETE Newsletter and one of the technical journals is supplied to all Corporate Members free of cost. In addition, they are entitled to subsidised subscription rates for other publications of IETE. Other benefits include concessional rates for attending seminars, conferences and other technical programmes organised by IETE and opportunity to participate in meetings and forums on professional issues.
  • Members also have the opportunity to undergo professional development programmes conducted by the IETE and also avail the benefits of co-operative agreements that IETE has with professional bodies in other countries.

    Eligibility for appearing in DIPIETE Examination:
  • Every candidate for election to the class of Diploma member shall not be less than 18 years of age, and shall satisfy the Council that he has passed the Diploma Level Examination of the Institution as per examination regulations prescribed by the Council from time to time, or has passed any other examination which, in the opinion of the Council, is equivalent to, or warrants exemption from, the Diploma Level Examination of the Institution.

All students desirous of appearing for the AMIETE Examination conducted by the institution should enroll as a Student Member of the IETE. To become a Student Member, a student has to procure the relevant syllabi which contains the Application Form for student membership by remitting Rs 250/- as DD in favour of Secretary General IETE, New Delhi or by cash payment payment of Rs. 250/- at the Head Quarter or the Centres of IETE.
Eligibility for appearing in AMIETE Examination:

  • Not less than 16 years of age and having passed the 10th class examination conducted by a recognized board of education, or its equivalent, as prescribed by the Council.
  • AND is a student of electronics/telecommunications/electrical engineering or physics in a university/college/school approved by the Council.
  • OR is/has been an electronics & telecommunications engineering apprentice/assistant in a recognized firm/society/organization.
  • AND is sponsored by a corporate member of IETE.


Eligibility for appearing in DIPIETE Examination:

  • Not less than 16 years of age and having passed the 10th class examination conducted by a recognized board of education, or its equivalent, as prescribed by the Council.
  • AND is a student of electronics/telecommunications/electrical engineering or physics in a university/college/school approved by the Council.
  • OR is/has been an electronics & telecommunications engineering apprentice/assistant in a recognized firm/society/organization.
  • AND is sponsored by a corporate member of IETE.

Distinguished Fellows are elected from amongst the Fellows of the Institution by an electoral college consisting of the Council Members and DFs on rolls, who in the view of the Council are worthy of distinction by virtue of their outstanding contributions.

    An Honorary Fellow shall be:
  • A person who has achieved eminence through the quality of his work in the field of electronics and/or Telecommunication Engineering; OR Computer Science or Information Technology
  • A distinguished person in the field of science/ technology/ industry whose association with the Institution will advance its progress; OR
  • A distinguished person whom the Institution desires to honour.
  • HFs are elected by the Council and announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Institution.

    A candidate for election as a Fellow or for transfer to the class of Fellow should possess the following qualifications:
  • Attained the age of at least thirty five on the date of his application for election or transfer.
  • Should have passed the AMIETE examination of the Institution as per examination regulations prescribed by the Council from time to time; OR
  • Any other examination, which in the opinion of the Council, is equivalent to, or warrants exemption from the AMIETE examination of the Institution ;OR
  • Passed a post-graduate examination of a recognised university, and/or the Institution or equivalent in any of the disciplines of interest to the institution
  • Should be engaged in the discipline in a position of high responsibility, or have retired from the profession after having held, before his/her application for election or transfer, a position of high responsibility.
  • At least ten years’ experience in the discipline during which the candidate should have held a position of higher responsibility in an organisation for a period of five years, or made outstanding contribution in the discipline.

    To be a member, the candidate should possess following qualifications:
  • Passed the AMIETE examination of the Institution as per examination regulations prescribed by the Council from time to time;OR
  • any other examination, which in the opinion of the Council, is equivalent to, or warrants exemption from the AMIETE examination of the institution: OR
  • hold a post-graduate degree from a recognised university, and/or institution or equivalent in any of the disciplines of interest to IETE.
  • Should have had subsequent professional experience of at least five years during which he/she, should have held a position of responsibility in an organisation for a period of four years in the discipline or shall have made a significant contribution in Electronics and/or Telecommunications.

    A candidate for election to the class of Associate Member should possess the following qualifications:
  • Attained the age of twenty-one years on the date of application for election.
  • Should have passed the AMIETE examination of the Institution as per examination regulations prescribed by the Council from time to time; OR
  • any other examination, which in the opinion of the Council, is equivalent to, or warrants exemption from the AMIETE examination of the Institution.