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About
AMIE Examinations
The Associate Member of the
Institution of Engineers (popularly known as AMIE) is a
professional certification given by Institution of Engineers (India). The
qualification can be earned by passing Section A, Project Work and& Section
B examination of the Institution.
If an applicant passes both
sections of the examination, he or she becomes a Graduate of the Institution
of Engineers (GradIE). The Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development
considers this qualification equivalent to a degree in engineering. GradIE
was earlier Associate of IE or AIE (Bachelor's degree of Institution).
Minimum duration for passing
both sections is 4 years, however professionals with 3 years polytechnic
engineering can complete it in 3 years since they are exempted from certain
examination papers of Section A. One can not appear in Section B without
doing project work after passing section A.
The Institution of Engineers
(India) was established in 1920 in Kolkata, West Bengal and is acclaimed to
have pioneered non-formal education in Engineering. IEI (I) conducts an
examination for 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 Civil Services,
Indian Engineering Services, GATE, etc., and for placement in government,
the public and private sectors.
This qualification is recognised
by Ministry of HRD, Government of India as equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech.
There are 2 sections, namely
Section A and Section B, in this examination. Section A is common for all
candidates. Under Section B, a particular discipline of engineering has to
be chosen from among the streams offered.
Section-A Examination
Tech Members who have been on
the roll of the Institution of Engineers for a year are eligible to appear
in the non-diploma stream examination based on their date of election to
membership. Sr Tech Members can appear in the diploma stream. The exact
dates and other details regarding the examinations like the last date of
submission of examination forms, etc., are announced by the Institution of
Engineers in the 'Technicians' Journal.'
The examinations are held twice
every year, called Summer and Winter examinations, normally in May / June
and November / December respectively.
Subjects in Section A
examination are:
Diploma Stream
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Material Science and
Engineering |
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Fundamentals of Design and
Manufacturing |
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Computing and Informatics
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Society and Environment
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Non-Diploma Stream
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Fundamentals of Design &
Manufacturing |
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Engineering Mathematics
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Engineering Drawing and
Graphics |
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Electrical Science
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Mechanical Science
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Engineering Physics And
Chemistry |
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Material Science and
Engineering |
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Electronics & Instrumentation
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Computing and Informatics
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Society and Environment
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Section A examination is common
for all. Basic Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Communication are covered
to prepare the candidate, after project work, to move on to Section B by
choosing a particular discipline from among the streams offered.
Section B Examination
After Section A, the student has
to complete a project work over a period of one year and only on the basis
of satisfactory professional competence report, he / she will be admitted to
appear for the Section B examination.
This consists of 9 papers of
which 6 are compulsory and 3 optional. Currently, only the following
branches of engineering are covered:
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Chemical Engineering
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer Science & Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Electronics and Communications
Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering
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Metallurgical and Material
Science Engineering |
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Mining Engineering
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Production Engineering
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Textile Engineering
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Scheme of the Examination
Each paper is 3 hours long
(unless specifically mentioned otherwise in the list of subjects). The
maximum number of papers a candidate can appear at a time is:
Section A : 4 papers
Section B : 4 papers
By virtue of this, Section B can
not be completed in less than 1.5 years, section A can not be completed in
less than 2 years for Non-Diploma stream and 1 year for Diploma stream. Six
months are devoted to Project and/or laboratory work. In addition, person
shall be employed and engaged in engineering activities during the period.
Academic Eligibility for Tech Membership
Candidates who have passed in
English and secured an aggregate of at least 45% in the qualifying
examination as well as an aggregate of 45% in Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics are eligible to apply.
A list of qualifying
examinations is given below:
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Intermediate science
examination with English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
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B.Sc. examination with
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
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First-year examination of a
three-year Bachelor's degree course in any one of the subjects -
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The candidate should also have passed
the Pre-University or Higher Secondary Examination with English,
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
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The final examination of the
two-year course (10+2+3 system) with English, Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry, conducted by any State Board of Higher Secondary Education or
recognised Indian University after 10 years of formal school education.
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Pre-professional examination
in Engineering or the first-year examination of the five-year integrated
course in Engineering. · Pre-engineering Examination. |
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The Board of Apprenticeship
Training Admission examination, West Bengal. |
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The preliminary examination of
B.Arch. held by Calcutta University. |
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The first-year examination of
B.Tech. (Education) of Regional College of Education, Ajmer. |
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The two-year course carried
out by the Indian Military Academy / National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla
and Dehradun. |
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The Vocational Higher
Secondary Course from the Directorate of Vocational Higher Secondary
Education, Kerala. |
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The Senior Secondary School
Certificate Examination of National Open School, New Delhi. |
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Diploma in: - Diesel Mechanics
- Electrical Instrument Mechanics - Surface Coating Technology from the
Board of Technical Examinations, Maharashtra - Vocational Training for
Fitter conducted at Sumant Moolgaonkar Engineering Institute, Kymore,
Madhya Pradesh. |
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B.Sc. degree in Electronics
and Computer Science conducted at Narmada College of Science and Commerce,
Bharuch. |
Eligibility Conditions
for various classes of student memberships
I Tech Members:
Candidates can directly become
Technician Members if they have a minimum qualification of a pass in the
Standard XII Examination (45% minimum aggregate).
II Senior Tech Members:
For selection as Sr Tech Member
or for transfer from being a Tech Member to a Sr Tech Member, candidates
must satisfy the following conditions:
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A minimum age of 18 years on
the date of application for selection or transfer. |
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He / she should be an engineer
by profession working under a Corporate Member or a person qualified to be
elected as a Corporate Member. The candidate should also be striving to
acquire the qualifications for Corporate Membership (temporary
unemployment is not an impediment to being elected). |
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The candidate should have
passed a diploma examination in engineering or technology or its
equivalent recognised by the Council, or an examination recognised by the
Council as exempting from passing Section A of the Institution of
Engineers examination in the non-diploma stream. |
Examination Centres
The examinations - Section A
and B - are conducted in:
Abu Dhabi Allahabad Ahmedabad
Bahrain Bangalore Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Chennai Coimbatore Coimbatore -
Peelamedu Delhi Durgapur Guwahati Hyderabad Jabalpur Jaipur Jamshedpur
Kathmandu Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Nagpur Patna Pune Roorkee Rourkela Bhopal
Doha Jamalpur Mumbai Trichy Thiruvananthapuram Tirupathi Vishakapatnam
In addition,
Section A (Both Diploma and
Non-Diploma) examinations are held in: Aligarh Jammu Jodhpur Kanpur
Ludhiana Vijayawada Mysore Raippur Ranchi Shimla Vadodara
Section B Diploma Stream
examination also held in: Agartala Cuddapah Indore Kharagpur Srinagar
Karnal Nasik Neyveli Madurai Portblair
PROSPECTS AFTER A.M.I.E.
After
passing Section A and B of the Institution Examination you will become
Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers (I).Now you can designate
yourself as a “ Chartered Engineer”.
You may
appear in GATE Examinations (conducted on second Sunday in February,
notification in Times of India in October) for M.E./M.Tech. courses
After
passing AMIE Examinations you may appear postgraduate Diploma
examinations conducted by The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata.
Presently these Examinations for Postgraduate Diploma are scheduled at five
centres, namely, Kolkata , Chennai , Nagpur, Delhi, and Hyderabad. These
examinations are conducted in April and October
You may
now work as a Consultant in respective engineering field
You may
sit in various competitive examinations viz. IES, IAS , MBA, and many
more
You may
get promotions in many Government /Private/Public sector departments
You may
apply for superior posts.
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