Engineering Council of India

Engineering Council of India (ECI) is a statutory professional body responsible for regulation and licensing of engineering profession in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India^[1] It was established on 4 April 2002 by Government of India to work for the advancement of engineering profession in various disciplines and for enhancing the image of engineers in society, by focusing on the quality and accountability of engineers. The headquarters of ECI is in New Delhi, India. Today there are 44 members, which includes eight government departments, 32 engineering research units, 03 national apex bodies and 28 provincial apex bodies.

National Apex Bodies[]

Provincial Apex Bodies[]

State Technology Universities^{[disambiguation needed]} and State Engineering Colleges

Mentoring Bodies and Research Units[]

Niti Aayog
Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering
All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE)
National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
Central Public Works Department (Ministry of Urban Development)
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
(India)
(India)
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India)
Computer Society of India^[2]
Indian Concrete Institute
Indian Geotechnical Society
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Objectives of ECI[]

Representing member associations in government and non- government bodies, and interacting on common policy matters relating to engineering profession
Working for the setting up of a Statutory Council of Engineers and later interfacing with it, providing support and inputs for developing systems and procedures for the registration of engineers, CPD, code of ethics
Facilitating authorization of member associations to register engineers; assisting them in developing internal systems for undertaking registration, CPD, enforcing code of ethics; and providing common forum for CPD to support the member associations
Providing forum for exchange of information and experience among member associations, coordination, common thinking and views on important matters
Helping in the analysis of existing education systems/bodies and making suggestions in order to make the education relevant for the engineering profession and employability
Setting up a Resource Centre and Database of Engineers, which can provide necessary information required for the development of the profession
Interacting with professional associations/bodies in other countries & international bodies
Undertaking and supporting research for the development of the engineering profession

External links[]

Official site

References[]

^ http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/india_council/eci/brochure3rdconv.pdf^{[dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] ttp://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/india_council/eci/brochure3rdconv.pdf^{[dead link]}

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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