MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

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The membership of the Institution comprises of three categories - Honorary, individual and Corporate. The Honorary membership comprises Hony. Fellows. The Individual Membership is for life and comprises Fellows, Members, Associate Members.

Honorary Membership is conferred on eminent persons who have made a valuable contribution in the field of P. Way Engineering.

The Individual Membership is granted to the persons with specified qualifications and experience on payment of membership fees as prescribed in the Institution bye-laws. Once selected as a member, they are entitled to affix the following degree after their names:
Qualifications Degree to be affixed Life membership fees
1.Fellow of IPWE FIPWE Rs.5000.00 + GST@18%
2. Members of IPWE MIPWE Rs.2000.00+ GST@18%
3. Associate Members of IPWE AMIPWE Rs.1000.00+ GST@18%


Institution of Corporate membership of Firms and Organisation etc.

In order to share the knowledge with the manufacturers and suppliers of the concrete sleepers and track components and item pertaining to bridges and other structures,  Zonal Railways, consulting firms, other technical bodies and technical Institutions etc, the IPWE has extendedthe membership to them also as Institutional Corporate Members and Associate Corporate Members.

The Institution Corporate members have to pay one time fee of Rs.1,50,000/ and the Associate Institutional Members have to pay one time fee of Rs.1,00,000/- + 18% GST. These members are entitled to get free technical literature and their representative sone or more members (depending upon the type of membership) are invited to each the Annual Technical Seminar organized by the Institute for exchange and sharing of ideas. The Institutional Corporate Members will also have an opportunity to present and publish papers in the seminars as well as in the quarterly technical magazine issued by the Institution.

There has been positive response to the idea and about 104 firms have become the Corporate and Associate Corporate Members of the Institution. All the Zonal Railways are also Corporate Members.

Membership to Foreigh Railway Engineers -

A scheme has also been made to enroll foreign nationals as Members either on Individual basis or on Institutional basis. This will enable professional sharing or technical knowledge on an International scale.
(i) Corporate Institutional Membership of 
Institution of Permanent Way Engineers 
(CIM) (2 members of the Institution
authorized)		                   400 US dollars per year
(ii) Associate Individual membership of 
Institution of Permanent Way Engineers (AIM)		                    50 US dollars per year

These members will be sent technical literature and will be entitled to participate in technical seminars and exhibitions organised by the Institution.

Prescribed rules and terms for membership of the Institution can be supplied to those persons outside the country who wish to become members of the Institution.

RULES FOR MEMBERSHIP
Summary of qualifications of various grades of membership.
(1) Life Fellow : Minimum age 35 years.  Engaged in the profession of engineering connected with P.Way in a position of high responsibility.

Minimum 12 years experience in position of responsibility in the design or execution of P.Way works; or minimum 15 years employment in the position of responsibility, Or high educational qualifications such as Engineering Degree with at least 1  0 years experience ad occupying a prominent position in the profession.

         
        - Fee:      Rs.5,000/-.
(2) Life Member : Minimum age 30 years.  Engaged in a position of responsibility in P.Way Engineering.
Shall have  received engineering training in  recognised institution  or in any railway for holding independent charge of P.Way engineering works.

Minimum of  10 years experience in railway engineering or if he has high educational qualifications such an Engineering Degree and at least 5 years experience in railway engineering.

        - Fee :      Rs.2,000/-.
(3) Life Associate Member : Minimum age 21 years.  Shall have engaged or be under training in the railway engineering profession.

Shall have received engineering training in recognised institution or in any railway for a minimum period of 2 years.  Or shall have gained experience at any P.Way engineering Organisation for a period of 5 years.

IRSE Probationers having Engineering Degree are also eligible for this category from the time they join Group ‘A’ service Apprentice PWIs having Diploma in Engineering and having training/experience of 12 months.

        - Fee:     Rs.1,000/-.
(4)

90% of the above fee is reimbursable to the Railway employees in terms of Board’s letter No.E(G)200 1FE1-4, dated 6.7.2000.

Note: (i) Any change in address should be advised to the concerned centre of IPWE as well as to the Head Office of IPWE given above.

(ii) All payments should be made by Demand Draft/M.O. payable at New Delhi in favour of Institution of Permanent Way Engineers (India)