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Indian National Academy of Engineering
Above: Prof Jai Krishna, Founder President, INAE at the foundation function of INAE on 11 April 1988 at Teen Murti House, New Delhi
Below: Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi addressing the gathering during the foundation function of INAE on 11 April 1988 at Teen Murti House, New Delhi
The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) was established on 20 April 1987 and formally inaugurated on 11 April 1988 at New Delhi, as a society
under the Societies Registration Act, and is an autonomous institution supported partly through grant-in-aid(s) by the Department of Science
& Technology, Government of India. INAE comprises India’s most distinguished
engineers, engineer-scientists and
technologists covering the entire
spectrum of engineering disciplines.
It was established with the mission to
provide vital inputs to the planning for the country’s development, particularly related to engineering and technological content and depth.
This academy has since emerged as a true centre of excellence and as a reservoir of outstanding talent. INAE came under the aegis of DST in 1995.
The academy honours Indian and foreign nationals who are elected by ‘peer’ committees
in recognition of their outstanding contributions to ‘engineering’. The
election to fellowship of the Academy is by invitation only.
INAE represents India at the International Council of Academies
of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), which is a premier
non-governmental international organization comprising 30 member academies from countries across the world. Its objective is to contribute to the advancement of science and technology and to promote sustainable economic growth of nations.
TECHNOLOGICAL ROADMAP
Five thrust areas of focus have been identified in the technological roadmap, namely, accelerated discovery, development and deployment of novel materials, particularly for strategic sectors like defence, atomic energy and space; strategies for energy transition to fossil fuels free renewable energy sources; excellence in engineering education; world class infrastructure; and cyber- physical systems.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The academy undertakes several meaningful technical activities each year. In order to facilitate identification of topics in thrust areas, INAE has in place consultative/joint committees with DST,