The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) is India's leading recognized professional society devoted to the advancement of Science and Technology of Electronics, Telecommunication & IT. Founded in 1953, it serves more than 69,000 members through various centres, whose number is 57, spread all over India and abroad. The Institution provides leadership in Scientific an Technical areas of direct importance to the national development and economy. Government of India has recognized IETE as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) and also notified as an educational Institution of national eminence. The objectives of IETE focus on advancing electro-technology. The IETE conducts and sponsors technical meetings, conferences, symposia, and exhibitions all over India, publishes technical journals and provides continuing education as well as career advancement opportunities to its members.

IETE STUDENTS FORUM (ISF) BACKGROUND

The student membership of the IETE shall be open to students of engineering colleges/universities/ institutions designated as a student (FG) members as follows:-

MEMBERSHIP FEE

The members of the IETE students forum shall pay the following one time membership fee for their membership while studying at the engineering college. 

This consolidated subscription will be realized along with the application form. The minimum required membership strength for opening the IETE Student Forum in any Institution is 50.

All the members of IETE Students Forum shall receive a copy of the IETE Journal of Education (4 issues per year, about 250 pages) free of charge and also have priority for publishing their papers in this journal. They can also subscribe for other publication of the IETE, viz. IETE Journal of Research and IETE Tech Review at fifty percent of subscription rate. They are also welcome to attend all IETE technical programmes arranged in India at a reduced registration fee. The Institutions, wherein IETE students forum is established shall receive the following benefits:

• A suitable grant to the IETE Forum, commensurate with the membership strength, to conduct the various activities of the Forum (@ of Rs 20/- per student per year.)
• One complete set of technical publications of the IETE including IETE Journal of Research, IETE Tech Review, IETE Journal of Education, IETE Newsletter (one copy in each case), conference proceedings etc.
• Regular interaction with IETE Centres in the region and support from IETE Corporate members, R&D laboratories, industries etc in the technical programmes of the Forum.
• Possibility of setting up Electronics Hobby Centre in the institution with industry support;
• Improvement in the quality of students obtaining the Degree/ Diploma awards and increase in their employment potential.
• To organize activities of ISF and / or with IETE Local / Sub-Centre, Prizes for Quiz, Paper reading competition, organizing Inter-College function at the level of Local Centres, visit to various Engineering Colleges / Institutions and organizing joint activities.
• Annual function in each IETE Students' Forum to be organized for which a special grant could be considered.
• In addition Annual Quiz, Essay Competition, National or Zonal Technical Paper Contest for the students be organized at the time of Mid-Term Symposium and Annual Technical Convention in whichever Centre the functions are organized.
• Students will be given reduction of the amount paid at the time of ISF for becoming Associate Member of IETE.