IEI was established in 1920 in Madras (Chennai) with Sir Thomas R. J. Ward as the founding president and was formally inaugurated in 1921 by Lord Chelmsford, the then-Viceroy of British India. In 1935, it obtained the Royal Charter of Incorporation from KingGeorge V “to promote and advance the science, practice and business of engineering”. Fellows of the Institution of Engineers (India) are entitled to use the post-nominals FIE, and all life corporate members are “Chartered Engineers” (CEng).

The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) is the national organization of engineering professionals in India.[1] IEI has over 0.5 million members[citation needed] from 15 engineering disciplines in 99 centers/chapters in India and overseas; it is the largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society in the English-speaking world.