Article 10
Membership of the Society shall be classified into six categories:
A. Fellow Members:
- They must not be less than 40 years of age.
- They must be recommended by two fellow members and two active members.
- They must have spent at least three years as an active member or must have a fellowship degree from one of the recognised engineering institutions.
- They must have experience of at least five years in engineering or architecture enabling them to undertake high-level responsibilities.
B. Active Members:
- They must be at least twenty-five years old.
- They must be recommended by two fellow members or active members.
- They must be a holder of a B.Sc. degree, or its equivalent, in engineering or architecture or institute recognised by the Society.
- They must be a holder of “engineer” title in the country in which the certificate was issued, according to the level determined by the Society.
- If members are holders of a degree less than the B.Sc., they must be a member of one of the world reputable institutes recognised by the Society.
- If they are holders of a MSc. or Ph.D. degree in one of the engineering or architectural disciplines from a recognised university or institute, they must have a B.Sc. degree in one of the disciplines related to the Society’s Bye-Laws.
- They must have undergone training for a certain period of time in line with training requirements as provided for in the Society’s Constitution and Bye-Laws.
- They must have experience in the engineering practice for at least three years.
- They must have engineering academic qualifications and training in engineering for at least six years.
C. Graduate Members:
Graduate members are members who fulfil conditions (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Article (10) (B – Active Members), provided that they must not be less than twenty years of age.
D. Affiliate Members:
- They must not be less than nineteen years of age.
- They must have obtained academic qualifications from one of the engineering disciplines by way of full-time education for a period of at least two years, or by way of part-time teaching for a period at least three years from one of the academic institutions recognised by the Society, or
- They must have B.Sc.-equivalent academic degree in one of the recognised disciplines in accordance with the Society’s Bye-Laws.
E. Student Members:
- They must not be less than eighteen years old.
- They must be full-time students in an engineering discipline at a university or institution recognised by the Society.
F. Honorary Members:
The Board of Directors of the Society shall confer honorary membership on persons who benefit the Society in a material or intangible manner or those who have an edge in the engineering-related disciplines, even though they are not practising.