IETE Students Forum shall be set up at each major recognized Engineering College / University, with the assistance and involvement of senior faculty members of the Institution. The IETE Centre in the region shall provide support, advice and coordination in the establishment and the working of the Forum.

The IETE Students Forum shall have the following broad objectives :

• To plan and organize technical programmes and activities, such as, special lectures, workshops, seminars, symposia, exhibitions etc for the benefit of student members on a regular basis;

• To provide a common platform for the student members to exchange ideas and information on the topics of their interest e.g. curriculum, employment / higher educational opportunities, emerging trends, new development etc;

• To facilitate technical visits / practical training / project work / employment, of the student members in R&D laboratories, industries, academic institutions etc;
  To encourage team work and the spirit of self reliance among the student members;

• To serve as a focal point at the institution on all aspects of professional development of the student members.

• To meet these objectives, the IETE students forum shall arrange frequent meetings of the student members together with experts / academic / R&D / industries leaders as well as IETE centre's executive committee members. Programmes of common interest may also be arranged involving students forum at many institutions in a city, region etc.

Membership
The membership of the IETE students forum shall be open to students of engineering college / university / institutions designated as Student (FG) members and polytechnics designated as Student (FD) members as follows :-

Student (FG) Member :
Every candidate for election to the class of student (FG) member shall satisfy the Council that
(i) he/she is a student of Electronics Engineering / Telecommunications Engineering / Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical Engineering / Physics in a University / College / Institution approved by the Council, and

(ii) he/she is sponsored by a Corporate Member of the IETE or Faculty member of College / University. On successful completion of the course of study and being conferred the BE/BTech / BSc (Engg) Degree by the University / Institution in the appropriate field, he/she shall then be eligible for election to the class of Associate Member IETE (AMIETE).

Student (FD) Member :
Every candidate for election to the class of Student (FD) member shall satisfy the Council that ``
(i) he/she is a student of Electronics Engineering / Telecommunications Engineering / IT / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science in a Polytechnic University / College / Institution approved by the Council, and

(ii) he/she is sponsored by a Corporate Member of the IETE or Faculty member of College / Polytechnic. On successful completion of the course of study and being conferred the Diploma by the Directorate of Technical Education / University in the appropriate field, he/she shall then be eligible for election to the class of Diploma Member IETE (DipIETE).

Membership Fee

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

Student (FG) Rs.300/- (For 4 Years)
Student (FD) Rs.225/- (For 3 Years)

Subscription indicated above is for first year students. For a period of four / three years. In the case of senior students' subscription to be paid will be calculated at the rate of Rs.75 per year. For example a second year degree student will be charged Rs.225 (75x3) while a second year diploma student will pay Rs.150 (75x2) only.

This consolidated subscription will be realised along with the application form.

The minimum required membership strength for opening the IETE Students Forum in any Institution is 50, either Student (FG) or Student (FD).

Benefits
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 (At rate of Rs.30/- per student for first fifty, and Rs.25/- per head there after).

One complete set of technical publications of the IETE including IETE Journal of Research, IETE Tech Review, IETE Journal of Education, IETE News letter (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.
The IETE Centres having IETE students forum shall also be eligible for the following benefits.
Increase in Corporate membership and the consequent increase in annual grants;
Regular technical activities in the region.
Increased visibility of the Centre among the Students community.

START A STUDENT FORUM IN YOUR COLLEGE
IF YOUR COLLEGE IS SITUATED IN THE DISTRICTS OF COIMBATORE, NILGIRIS, MADURAI, SALEM, ERODE, DINDIGUL, YOU CAN STARTE A STUDENT FORUM OF IETE IN YOUR COLLEGE PLEASE CONTACT THE COIMBATORE SUB-CENTER OF IETE AT THE ADDRESS

Honorary Secretary
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) Sub-center
C/o Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Deemed University,
Ettimadai, Coimbatore

Tel: +91-422-2656422; Extension: 310
Fax: +91-422-2656274

E-mail: iete@amrita.edu
Web site: www.amrita.edu/iete