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Institution of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Centre,
is located in the heart of Bangalore bang opposite the Indian
Express. Today it is one of the most happening places in the
city, being a preferred venue for many public events, apart
from regular exhibitions cum sale of consumer goods and artefacts.
Most Bangaloreans have heard about the Institution of Engineers,
but very few know about its origin and the exact nature of
the work that it undertakes. Its history dates back to almost
eight decades, and the one in the city is part of a chain
of institutions that have been established in many parts of
the country as well as abroad.
A brief history of The Institution of Engineers (India)
: This pioneering engineering professional society came
into being on Sep tember
13, 1920 and received the Royal charter in 1935 with the main
objective of: promoting the general advancement of engineering
science and its application and facilitating the exchange
of information and ideas amongst the members and others concerned.
The Institution of Engineers (India) has more than three lakh
membership.
Today, the Institution is one of the largest professional
bodies in the world, with numerous state and local centres
spread all over the country and many overseas chapters at
Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar and Kuwait. It is the single
largest non-political independent society, which is functioning
as a corporate team of engineers and has already proved to
be a "real asset" in the progress and advancement
of the country.
The K arnataka
State Centre of The Institution of Engineers was established
in 1934. It's founding fathers had fully realised the need
for a concerted action to lay a strong foundation for its
sustained growth by soliciting the support of the key industries
and research establishments in the city that helped to give
the Centre a distinct place in the realm of learned society.
The themes discussed at the annual Sir M Visvesvaraya
Memorial Technical Seminar covered mostly the Karnataka
Centre's development plans and policies influencing industrial
and agricultural output potential to reach targets for envisaged
sustained growth.
The State Centre of the Institute has more than 7,000
corporate members and 15,000 non-corporate members. Widening
its horizon of technical activities, the Centre has established
as many as eight local centres at Mysore (1965), Dharwad (1966),
Munirabad (1969), Gulbarga (1973), Mangalore (1973), Belgaum
(1989), Davangere (1989) and KGF (1990) to serve more and more
professional groups who are spread across the length and breath
of the state.
Address:
Institution of Engineers (India),
#3, Dr B R Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001.
Phone: 2226 4698
Fax: 225 6191
Email: ieiksc@bgl.vsnl.net.in
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