Dr. P Pravin Kumar Venkat Rao, EERC has been elected as a member of the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI) and has been selected as a life member for the very prestigious Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET).
The Institution of Engineers India is the national organization of engineers in India and has more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines in 125 centers or chapters in India and overseas; it is the world’s largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional society in engineering and technology world. The Institution of Engineers (India) was established in 1920 in Kolkata, West Bengal and is acclaimed to have pioneered non-formal education in engineering. The Institution of Engineers (India) conducts an examination of its associate membership. This examination is considered to be on par with B.E. / B.Tech. When contemplated as an eligibility qualification to write competitive examinations like the Indian Civil Service, Indian Engineering Services, GATE, etc., and for employment in Government, public and private sectors in India. This qualification is recognized by the Ministry of HRD, government of India, as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. The Institution of Engineers (India) was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1935. It is currently headquartered in 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata.
Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) is a founder member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) and represents India on this world forum dealing with various aspects of earthquake engineering. The society is represented by its President as the National Delegate and the Vice-President as the Deputy National Delegate in the General Assembly of Delegates of the IAEE.
A number of ISET members have served on the Executive Committee of the IAEE. The Executive Committee of ISET also acts as the ‘Indian National Committee on Earthquake Engineering’. The ISET also contributes in the formulation of various Indian Standard Codes of Practice related to earthquake engineering. The President of ISET is represented on the relevant committees responsible for drafting these codes.