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Volume : 15 - Issue : 2 April, 2021

Board of Governors Message from the Chairman Chairman Dr. Uddesh Kohli Year 2020-21 has been full of challenges for all of us due to Vice Chairman Covid 19 pandemic. ECI’s Foundation Day was planned for Mr. Mahendra Raj April 7, 2020 where Eminent Awards for 2020 were to be Indian Association of Structural Enginners presented to the two Awardees- Shri Mukesh Ambani, Member Secretary CMD, Reliance Industries Ltd for the Industry Category Dr. P. R. Swarup and Dr. Tessy Thomas, Director General, Aeronautical Sys- Construction Industry Development Council tems, DRDO for the Research & Consultancy Cate-gory, Treasurer who had been selected by the High the High Level Jury. Mr. Sanna Ratnavel Shri Suresh Prabhu, former Cabinet Minister, Government Association of Consulting Civil Engineers of India, had agreed to be the Chief Guest. In view of the Lockdown due to (India) Covid, it had to be postponed. The EDP on Project Management for Engineers, Members normally held in July and the National Conference, normally held in November, Dr. Samarjit Chatterjee also had to be cancelled. Only a few Webinars could be held virtually, such as - Consulting Engineers Association of India on Advanced Geographical Investigations for Infrastructures Projects, Liaison Dr. Vipin Tyagi Work in Construction Projects and Do we require an Engineer's Bill - The way Computer Society of India forward for Engineers . Dr. Santosh Kapuria Council of Scientific and Industrial The Foundation Day was finally celebrated on April 7, 2021 with the Award Research Function and 1-day Conference on ‘The Role and Importance of Professional Mr. Srikar K. Reddy Engineers’. Shri Suresh Prabhu was the Chief Guest and the pending Eminent Deptt. of Commerce, Ministry of Engineer Awards 2020 were presented. Several Speakers made presentations at Commerce and Industry various sessions of the Conference.

Prof. M. P. Poonia All India Council of Technical Registration of Professional Engineers was started by ECI in 2015. The initial Education registration for 5 years is to be renewed after 5 years, subject to meeting CPD Er. M. K Mallick requirements. As, due to Covid pandemic, most of them would not have been Central Public Works Department, Ministry able to undergo CPD in 2020 and the possibility in 2021 is also limited, the of Urban Development Board for Registration of Professional Engineers (BRPE) decided that (i) Re- Mr. D. D. Maheshwari quirement of CPD for all registered engineers, excluding Sr. PE category, be Indian Institute of Chemical Enginners extended by 3 years, (ii) Requirement of CPD for all Sr. PEs be waived alto- Mr. Ranganathan Chandrashekhar gether as at their age, they cannot be expected to undergo CPD, and (iii) Exist- Indian Institute of Plant Engineers ing registration for all Sr.PEs/PEs/APEs be renewed on completion of 5 years Dr. Indra Mani Mishra on payment of same fee as they paid for initial registration. Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers

Dr. Niranjan Swarup In the BOG meeting held on March 20, 2021, it was observed that Member Indian Society for Trenchless Technology Associations should make efforts for increasing the number of engineers for Dr. Shuchita Kumar Registration as Professional Engineers. ECI has signed a number of MoUs International Council of Consultants such as with CPWD and recently one with IRCON, which provide for engage- Mr. Rajendra K. Asthana ment of PEs registered by ECI or other organisations. The Board commended The Institute of Electrical and Electronics the efforts of Member Secretary, and requested MAs to publicise these MOUs Engineers and approach other organisations to sign similar MOUs so that there is more Dr. S. L. Swamy demand for PEs. The Institution of Civil Engineers (India) Prof. (Dr.) J. W. Bakal It seems that the challenges due to Covid 19 will continue for some more time. The Institution of Electronics and I wish all safe living and good health. I again request all MAs to join hands Telecommunications Engineers with ECI and make all ECI initiatives successful which will make ECI and the Dr. P.S. Rana MAs strong.

Institute of Urban Transport (India) I Look forward to feedback and suggestions. Mr. B. R. Jain Senior Advisor, ECI

(Uddesh Kohli)

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA Page 1 Forthcoming Events of ECI From the Editor’s desk

ECI is organising a Webinar on For a large nation like India, the role of the manufac- "Design of High Thermal Con- turing industry is very important and critical for eco- ductivity Semiconductors and nomic growth, employment generation & develop- Polymers” on May 15, 2021 at ment. Without a thriving industrial base, no country 1700 Hrs. The deliberations would deal with a front line tech- can aspire to become an advanced economy. After nology, hence would be of inter- independence, large facilities & plants were set up est to all related engineers, acade- across the country in the public sector and as well as micians and as well as students of support to many in the private sector were provided. engineering colleges. These companies did perform as centers of excellence for a few years. They successfully absorbed the relevant technology at the time of opening, Participation is free, but if e- and provided the necessary impetus for the growth of the nation. They certificate is required then a fee of continued with those those technologies till 1990. However, after India Rs. 300 plus 18% GST is payable. opened up its market in 1991, these centers of excellence have become The details are in the flyer which mediocre and their performance dwindled down as the Indian markets may be downloaded from were flooded with cheaper & technologically more advanced products. www.ecindia.org.

The main reason for the downfall of the Indian manufacturing companies Because the seats are limited, was their reluctance and inability to upgrade themselves with the latest please register at the earliest technologies & methods. As these companies’ products were not able to online through the link: https:// forms.gle/cSeJsvsphxZcxzTC8 compete with the imported goods, this has resulted in the country becoming dependent on imports of many hi-tech manufacturing solutions. We ECI webinars have simply failed or are simply failing to build upon these platforms. It is basically the failure of the Indian engineering professionals, to which we ECI organised several webinars through Zoom on: all belong. We, the engineers, as the most important community of the society, have not been able to innovate and devise new solutions. It is a prov-  Advanced Geographical Inves- en fact that there has not been a single significant innovation in the engi- tigations for Infrastructures neering field in India, during the past 70-80 years. In fact, whatever chang- Projects on September 18, 2020 es in technology which have come in our industry are the ones that we which was attended by the en- have either obtained from abroad or we have copied from industries gineers from various organisations from the industry. abroad.

 Liaison Work in Construction We may continue to create centers of excellence, but these are also bound Projects from September 08 - to become mediocre over a few years, if we do not make efforts to build 12, 2020 which was attended upon the technology base provided by these industries. The basic founda- by the engineers from various tion for innovation is knowing or being aware of what has already tran- organisations from the industry. spired. We cannot go on reinventing the wheel today. This would be a  iaison Work in Construction waste of energy, time and resources. The registration process of Engineer- Projects from August 10 - 14, ing Council of India, in the form of its National Register of Professional 2020 which was attended by Engineers, aims to remove this eventuality, and empower our engineering the engineers from various or- fraternity in the actual nation building process. ganisations from the industry.  Do we require an Engineer's Bill - The way forward for En- gineers on June 20, 2020 which was attended by the engineers from various organisations (B. R . Jain) from the industry

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 2 ECI Foundation Day Eminent Engineer Award 2020 April 7, 2021

Principal Sponsor Speech of Chief Guest Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Cabinet Minister, Government of India

My best wishes to all of you on the 19th Foundation Day of ECI. I have seen this Council play a very important and key role in sharing the public policy, honouring celebrated and accomplished individuals, recognising the talent of young engineers, helping the government, etc. I congratulate ECI for the good work which they have been doing for the past many years. I must thank my friend and former colleague Dr. Uddesh Kohli for heading Power Finance this Council and for inviting me to this programme. I also congratulate to Corporation Ltd. Dr. Kirit Parikh for selecting the right and most deserving engineers for these particular awards. I also thank my other friend Dr. Mashelker for being a part of the Jury to select these two great individuals, as role models for the engineers. The engineers have great ideas in their mind. The engineers are the key to the management of the country in the long run. Engineering has the dominant influence in life in all fields. The building structure is very important, design is very important and the responsibility of engineer is very crucial. Engineers’ responsibility is very important to the society as well as to the structures which they create. The engineer should use natural resources which we have enough, as far as possible and plan their usage optimally and judicially. Dr. Kohli was the CMD of PFC and had set a very good example in managing the financial organisation. Dr. Kirit Parikh is also a very accomplished engineer, having worked in various departments. The Jury have rightfully selected Mr. Mukesh Ambani and Dr. Tessy Thomas both being successful leaders in their fields, and are known for their innovative outlook and diligence in their work. They have the ability to churn out novel ideas for ensuring success in their work domains, within record time. This they have proven many times is many projects. The present selection is an inspira- tion and motivation for the youngsters to emulate. Finally, I congratulate all of you and wish the programme all success. All the best to you. Congratulation to all of you. Eminent Engineer Award 2020 Engineering Council of India’s Eminent Engineer Award was presented on 7th April, 2021, by Shri Suresh Prabhu, former Cabinet Minister of Railways, Industry & Commerce and Civil Aviation to Shri Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited in Industry category and Dr. Tessy Thomas, Di- rector General, Aeronautical Systems, DRDO in the Research & Consultancy Category.

Welcoming the Chief Guest and Awardees, Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Chairman, Engineering Council of India, informed that since 2012, these Awards have been given in two categories- Industry and Re- search & Consultancy. Past Awardees include eminent personalities such as Mr. N R Narayanmurthy, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Mr. A M Naik, Mr. F C Kohli, Mr. S Ramadorai, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Dr. E Sreedharan and others. The Awardees are selected by a High Level Jury consisted of Dr. Kirit Parikh (former Member, Planning Com- mission). Dr. R.A. Mashelkar (former Secretary, DSIR), Mr. B Muthuraman (Former Vice Chairman- Tata Steel), Dr. D V Kapur (Former Secretary, Heavy Industry and founder Chairman, NTPC) and Mr. Mahendra Raj (Senior most Engineering Consultant in the country).

In his acceptance speech, Shri Mukesh Ambani appreciated the role of Engineering Council of India in the advancement of engineering profession.

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 3 Acceptance Speech

Acceptance Speech of Shri Mukesst Ambani Shri Umesh Upadhyay, President and Director, Reliance Media read acceptance speech of Shri Mukesh Ambani:

After addressing all the dignitaries, he started as: I am honoured to the part of this prestigious ceremony today. I am thank- ful to ECI for giving this opportunity to me. I am humbled to accept this award. I believe that the engineers are ultimate chain cadets and they have the burning desire to convert them in to reality. I admire ECI for its mandate for enhancing the image of engineers in the society. I understand the value and accountability of engineers. We are going today through a difficult time. Engineers have the responsibility to be a part of the solution to the Global Crisis. Engineers, all over the world, are trying to solve this problem and I am proud to be a part of this. I accept this award today on behalf of thousands of engineers, who are part of Reliance Family, working with unshakable faith for this country. I take this opportunity to recommit Reliance family to be apart in building a new India. Thank you very much.

Acceptance speech of Dr. Tessy Thomas After addressing all the dignitaries, she started as: At the outset I would like to covey my thanks to the Engineering Coun- cil of India and the Jury members for considering me for this prestigious award. It is indeed a great honour to receive Emi- nent Engineer Award 2020. This recognition in the presence of such a distinguished gathering is really memorable for me. It goes without saying that a nation’s development and prosperity is judged by the status of Science and Technology and the engineering innovations of that country. Our great visionaries always promoted science and technology and accorded top priority to them for the economic development of the country. It is the sustained efforts of our engineers which has made our country, an emerging power and prepared us in the space and nuclear technology. When I look back 33 years ago, as a junior scientists of RCA, DRDO, Hyderabad, when there was total embargo on our country for the cutting edge technology by the western world, this embargo was actually a blessing in disguise. Under the leadership of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, we developed intermediate range Ballistic Missiles with indigenous resources. Scientific Research is directly linked to the creative minds. Innovations and scientific discoveries are based on new ideas. Engineers makeup the core of innovative developments and play an increasingly crucial role in adoption of new ideas in science and technology. I am fortunate to lead the team, as a Project Director, making the core and missions of the Agni missile development programme. Having competed the mission of strategic systems, I then moved to Bangalore as Director General Aeronautical Systems, dealing with Aero Space Systems. Under the mission of Aatm-nirbhar Bharat of the Prime minister of India, In- dia is becoming a major exporter of arms instead of a large importer. With numerous developments in the field of Robot- ics, Artificial Intelligence, Bio-technology, Quantum Computing etc. the scientific world is challenged by the innovations and creativity and their outcome. The government’s policies are providing directions and support for indigenous development of systems and equipment within the country. It is the responsibility of engineers and young generation to come forward and take up the challenge and develop start-ups whole heartedly to make our nation self-dependent. I am sure that the ECI, in fulfilling its responsibilities, is working for the development of working professionals in India in association with its members. I am really happy to be the recipient of this prestigious Eminent Engineer’s Award 20202. I thank again ECI and to the Jury for inviting me and making me be a part of this function. Thank you. “Jai Hind”

One-day conference on “The Role and Importance of Professional Engineers” continued just after the foundation day function. The conference also be attended by the well-known technical persons from the industry and academia. The conference ended at 1700 Hrs on the same day. The detail of the programme and speakers are as given below: 1030 hrs to 1130 Opening Session hrs Welcome Address Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Chairman, Engineering Council of India Remarks by Chairman of Dr. Kirit Parikh, Chairman Integrated Research and Action for Develop- the Jury ment (IRADe) and former Member, Planning Commission, Remarks by Member of Dr. R A Mashelkar, Former Secretary, DSIR and DG, CSIR the Jury Presentation to First Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, RIL Awardee Presentation to Second Dr. Tessy Thomas, Director General (AS), DRDO Awardee Address by the Chief Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Cabinet Minister, Government of India Guest Vote of Thanks by Dr. P. R. Swarup, DG CIDC, Member Secretary, ECI

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 4 1130 Hrs to Technical Seesion-1 Role and Importance of Professional Engineers in Industry 1300 hrs Keynote Speakers Shri Vidyashankar Hoskere, Managing Partner, Turnkey Construction Engineers, Bangalore, India; Vice President, Structural Engineering World Congress (I); Member, Board of Studies, BMS College of Engg; Member of the Board (99 - Current) & INSTRUCT Dr.(HC).S.B Raghunath FOUNDER DIRECTOR, Protect Infrastructure System Pvt. Ltd., Protect RE systems Pvt. Ltd. & Carry bag Foundation. Shri Saripalli Suryanarayana General Manager, RKEC projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapat- nam, For their Industrial, Bridge, Road and offshore marine works, Long stint at various times in various position in M/Gannon Dunkley & co. Three important works as project manager Shri D. D. Maheshwari Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers & Direc- tor, Daag Advisors and Board Advisor, Alchemy Enersol

International 1300 hrs to Break for Lunch 1330 hrs Technical Session-2 – Role and Importance of Professional Engineers in Academia 1330 hrs to Key Note Speakers Shri S. Ratnavel 1500 hrs Immediate Past National President -Associationof Con- sulting Civil Engineers (India); Member, Board of Gover- nors, Engineering Council of India-New Delhi; Treasurer/ Chief Coordinator –ENGINEERING Council of India Dr. S. Mohan currently the Institute Chair Professor in the Environmen- tal and Water Resources Engineering Division of the De- partment of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Tech- nology Madras (IITM), Chennai. Shri Ranganathan Chandrashekar (R.C. SHEKAR) National President - Indian Institute of Plant Engineering, IIPE & industrial experience in Manufacturing , Plant En- gineering , EHS , Quality , Energy management & Lean management. Currently consultant , Trainer & Auditor.

Dr. V. Abhaikumar Ex.Principal & Director of Thiagarajar College of Engi- neering; Skilled in Teaching Learning process, Academic and Sponsored research, Industry interface, Entrepreneur- ship process, Student Development. He did Doctorate in

1500 hrs to Technical Session-3 – Panel Discussion - Why India needs Professional Engineers? 1630 hrs Key Note Speakers Prof. Indra Mani Mishra

President, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE)

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 5 1130 Hrs to Key Note Speakers Shri B. S. Pani 1300 hrs An Aluminum Metallurgist, currently on the Board of Quebec (Canada) based International Committee for Studies in Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminum (ICSOBA) as its Director (Asia Pacific and Regional Coordination). He is an Executive Committee member on the Board of Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) and Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) Prof. (Dr.) J. W. Bakal President, The Institution of Electronics and Telecommu- nication Engineers & Principal,Shivajirao S Jondhale College of Engineering, Dombivli(E)Thane Prof. O. P. Gupta, VSM former Chief Engineer, MCD , Actg Registrar, CIAC , Sr Advisor, CIDC, & Secretary General, ICC" has been awarded "31st Abhiyanta Ratna Award- 2020" on Engi- neers Day -- 15th September , 2020 by Vishvesvaraya Memorial Trust on 159th Birth Anniversary of Bharat Rattan Dr. P. R. Swarup Member Secretary, ECI & Director General, CIDC

Job Opportunities in Japan- for IT, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Streams Dear Student,

The rapidly aging population coupled with a massive requirement for trained manpower makes Japan, the technolog- ical and economic superpower the most ideal location to work in. There is a massive requirement of engineering professionals in various engineering disciplines. This requirement is expected to grow larger in the coming days. Candi- dates with the required proficiency in Japanese language as well as with the customary Japanese etiquette skills and norms, are very much respected and preferred. Engineering Council of India (ECI) and SilverPeak Global (I) Pvt Ltd (SPG), have tied up so as to enable candidates from professional Engineering courses in India, to learn the relevant Languages, attain relevant technical skills and gain meaningful employment there, In Japan, SilverPeak Global will enable and act as a facilitator in this endeavour. The Engineering Council of India aids SilverPeak Global in identify- ing and enabling candidates to apply and avail benefits associated with this program. Once a student registers and starts paying the fees, his job is secured by SPG. ECI will ensure that the interests of the applicants are safe- guarded by SPG, in conformity with the agreements, if applied through ECI and if not impacted by the applicant’s own conduct.

In the 1st phase, there is a confirmed requirement of 120 nos in IT, 30 in Electronics and 30 in Mechanical areas for Japan. The skills sets required, the process of selection, fees, training duration etc. are as reflected and mentioned in the Brochure-Jobs in Japan. The Application Form is also available at website of ECI. SPG has also tied up with an agency to provide finance on loan, up to Rs 6 lakhs of the total fees, which would be paid by the applicant, once he/she is employed. For detail please visit at www.ecindia.org.

ECI Signed MoU with IRCON ECI has signed a MoUs recently with IRCON, which provide for engagement of PEs registered by ECI or

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 6 Registration of Professional Engineers

1) Introduction Registration of Professional Engineers, Associate Professional Engineers, Student Engineers, and some other categories on a voluntary basis is going on since December 01, 2015.

Member Associations (MAs) have a major role to play as they call for applications, screen them through their set up National Committees (NCs) for respective fields/disciplines of engineering. These NC give their recommenda- tions to the Board of Registration of Professional Engineers (BRPE) set up by ECI.

2) Benefits of Registering The Registration, enhances the credibility and image of the Engineer. His/her acceptance by industry, institutions, clients and other organisations goes up when he/she mentions the fact of this registration as PE (or APE or SE) which distinguishes him/her from those who are not registered. We are informing the various government departments, public sector organisations, local authorities, industry associations regarding the National Register.

Specifically, it will result in; (i) Better credibility and possibility to make use of the branding of ECI and concerned Member Associations, as the names are being listed on the website (ii) Using the Certificate of Registration as PE in the National Register as a part of CV, and (iii) Better prospects for assignments/jobs after this is publicised to client/employer organisations.

3) National Registers There are separate National Registers for (i) Professional Engineer (PE), (ii) Associate Professional Engineer (APE), (iii) Apprentice/Graduate Engineers (ApE), (iv) Junior Apprentice Engineer (JrApE), (v) Student Engineer (SE) and (vi) Diploma/B.Voc Student Engineer (DiSE). There are separate National Registers under each category for different engineering fields/disciplines: Construction, Consulting, IT, Computers/ Telecom/Civil /Electrical/ Mechanical/ Chemical/Mining/Metallurgy/Industrial/Aeronautical Engineering, etc. The details and Criteria for registration under each category, Disciplines and Code of Ethics which the applicant has to sign, are given on the website www.ecindia.org

4) Categories and Fee Initial registration fee is Rs. 3000 for PE, Rs. 2000 for APE, App. E & Jr. App. E and Rs. 1000 for SE plus applicable GST. And for other categories, the fee is Rs. 2000. plus the applicable GST. The fee structure is subject to change in future. The registration is subject to renewal after 5 years.

5) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Each PE/APE is expected to meet minimum CPD requirement before being considered for registration or renewal of registration. Nature of the programmes constituting CPD activities and credit hours to be earned are given on the website www.ecindia.org. It is the aggregate of credit hours earned in 5-years that will determine as to whether a PE has secured at least 250 credit hours within his/her five years’ registration validity period or not, for re- registration. Mas have a major role in organising the CPD programmes for respective disciplines. As due to Covid pandemic, as most of PEs/APEs would not have been able to undergo CPD in 2020 and the possibility in 2021 is also limited, the Board for Registration of Professional Engineers (BRPE) has decided that (i) Requirement of CPD for all registered engineers, excluding Sr. PE category, be extended by 3 years, (ii) Requirement of CPD for all Sr PEs be waived altogether, as at their age, they cannot be expected to undergo CPD and (iii) Existing registration for all SrPEs/PEs/APEs be renewed on completion of 5 years by payment of same fee as they paid for initial registration.

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Association of Consulting Civil Engi- Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) neers (India)[ACCE(I)] IIChE is inviting Online Internship Program (OIP-2021) ACCE(I) organised several webinars on several topics (Batch - 2). The Last Date of Registration for OIP-2021 like “Take Charge and Lead Change” held on March 3, (Batch - 2): 20th April, 2021. All communications related 2021”, “STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERIES” from to OIP-2021 shall be communicated to only February 27, 2021 to March 13, 2021. For the details [email protected] please visit on https://acce.in/?page_id=33574.

Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (IIBE) “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering” ACCE (I), My- IIBE organised a special lecture-19 on "Chenab Bridge sore Centre has conducted a one-day national seminar on Steel Arches" on April 23, 2021. For details please visit “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering” i.e. RACE-21 at https://www.iibe.in/special-lectures-19.php. under the theme “Transportation Infra” on 10th April,

2021 at Mysuru. Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)

IIIE MUMBAI Chapter has organized "62nd National The date for receiving nominations for ACCE(I) Awards Convention (Online) on 29-30 January 2021" on the under all categories has been extended till 31st March Theme “Roll of Industrial Engineering: "Tools and Tech- 2021, due to COVID19 and as per request from many niques to Mitigate Global Effect of COVID 19 pandem- companies/organisation(s). To download the Announce- ic". For the details please visit at http://www.iiie- ment please visit at http://acce.in/wp-content/ india.com/IIIE/national-convocation.php. uploads/2021/03/ACCEI-Awards-2021-Extension-of- time-for-sumbmission.pdf Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Management Sci- Computer Society of India (CSI) ence, Kolkata is organised the AICTE-ISTE Sponsored CSI has organised Exclusive Webinar in collaboration Refresher Program on the theme "Business Analytics in with IEEE on “CoVid : The Realities before us” Date: 12 Management Research" during 29th April 2021 to 8th -April- 2021 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Speaker: Dr. May 2021 in virtual mode. There is NO participation fee Ramanan, MD, Senior Oncologist Apollo Hospitals, for the applicants, just they need to fill up a form through Chennai. For details please visit at www.csi-india.org.in. the given google link- https://forms.gle/

jkHyuGEty2Cyy2rD9 . For more assistance, please con- Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) tact - Contact Number - 9540450412; E-Mail - CIDC has Organised jointly with IndSTT, ICC and ECI [email protected]. “India Construction Week – 2020” from December 01, 2020 to December 05, 2020. For the details please visit at "Pragati Engineering College (Autonomous) conducting http://www.cidc.in/ICW_2020.html. CIDC jointly with AICTE/ISTE refresher/Induction programme on "Hybrid ECI and IndSTT has signed MoU with IRCON. CIDC Energy Storage Systems-DPE" on Brochure Link: https:// has trained skilled workers of construction trade. For de- drive.google.com/drive/ tails please visit at www.cidc.in folders/1bYTssxp8jozhAxnFzIH6JCSvLJ2G7Yb4? usp=sharing Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) AICTE - ISTE Sponsored Orientation/Refresher Pro- CEAI organised webinars on “ISO Quality Certification gram on “Embedded System” organised by SSM College for Consulting Engineering Firm” on April 15, 2021, of Engineering, Pattan (J&K) during Phase-1 (20-4-2021 “Webinar on “Delivery of Quality Infrastructure & Con- to 26-4-21); Phase-2(4-5-21 to 10-5-2021); Phase-3(18-5 ditions of Contract” on March 24, 2021, “Safety in 2021-24-5-2021). Chemical Industries” on March 19, 2021, World Engi- neering Day 2021 – Panel Discussion: 4th March 2021 St.Martin's Engineering College, Secunderabad organised and Diamond Jubilee Celebration February 26, 2021. For one week AICTE-ISTE Orientation/Refresher Program details please visit at http://www.ceai.org.in/. on IOT in Manufacturing during 15th to 21st April, 2021.

The Indian Engineer ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF INDIA April, 2021 Page 8 AICTE-ISTE approved one-week Refresher programs  IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference on Innovative Teaching-Learning Methods (online (LAEDC)-19 - 21 April 2021 mode) institute as per the following details pro-  International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Sys- gram. http://www.vpkbiet.org/pdf/AICTE-ISTE-P-II-P- tems and Applications (VLSI-TSA)-19 - 22 April III-April-May-2021.pdf 2021  22nd International Conference on Thermal, Mechani- Sri Satya Sai University of Technology and medical cal and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in science is conducting six days AICTE-ISTE Refresher/ Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE)-19 - Induction program (23rd March to 31st March 21 April 2021 2021) on theme "The Impact of Faculty Development  International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automa- on Teaching Skills and research scholars for Tech- tion and Test (VLSI-DAT)- 19 - 22 April 2021 nical Perspectives" in online mode. And many more  31st International Conference Radioelektronika programmes are lined-up. For details please visit at: (RADIOELEKTRONIKA)-19 - 21 April 2021 http://www.isteonline.in/ViewpagePAnel.aspx? Menu- Institute of Marine Engineers (India) (IME) Id=Online_AICTEISTE_Refresher_Programs_1321 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is organiz- ing the Maritime India Summit 2021 from 2nd March Indian Society of Agriculture Engineers (ISAE) 2021 to 4th March 2021 to promote both domestic and ISAE invites nominations/applications for the AWARDS international investment in the Indian Ports and Mari- 2020 to recognize the outstanding contributions of its time sector. For details please visit at https://imare.in/ Members in the field of Agricultural Engineering and events/invitation-to-attend-virtual-maritime-india- their services to the profession and the society (ISAE). summit-2021.aspx Last Date for Nominations/Applications was March 31st, 2021. For the details please visit at https://isae.in/uploads/ The Institution of Civil Engineers (India) (ICE) headers/1613721059Final_Notification_for_awards An online Seminar on “Sustainable Development in Civil __2020_pdf.pdf Engineering System – Advances and Challenges” is being organized on 23rd, 26th & 30th January, 2021 by The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala th IIM postponed it’s 8 Asia Steel International Confer- through Zoom Meeting Platform in collaboration with ence which was scheduled for May 23-27, 2021 in ICE(I). For details please visit at http://www.ice.net.in/ Gyeongiu, Korea, on December 05, 2021 at the same webinar.pdf. venue and place. For details please visit at https://iim- india.net/userfiles/asiasteel08(PDF).pdf The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunica- tions Engineers (IETE) The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, IETE Mid-term Symposium “MTS-2021” on “Emerging Inc., India Council (IEEE) Trends in ICT & Electronics” on April 30, 2021 through IEEE has so many programmes in the pipeline. Few of Zoom platform. For the details please visit at https:// them are mentioned below. For the complete details www.iete.org/call%201%204%20papers%20mts2021- please visit at www.ieee.org. 2nd%20call.pdf.

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