The IEI was registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1913 in the year 1920 & was formally inaugurated in 1921 by Lord Chelmsford, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India. The Institution obtained the Royal Charter from King George V, in 1935, “to promote and advance the science, practice and business of engineering in all its branches in India.” Starting with this humble beginning the Institution of Engineers (India) is now an unique professional body encompassing 15 engineering disciplines and with an Overall Membership of over 0.4 million. IEI is the first professional body to represent India in several international bodies, such as World Mining Congress (WMC), World Federation of Engineering Organization (WFEO), Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), Federation Internationale du Beton (fib), Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA). It has also bilateral agreements with a number of professional societies across the Globe.