Indian engineering in Kuwait

At a meeting in Calcutta on 3 January 1919 it was decided to form a society for the advancement of all branches of engineering in India — the Indian Society of Engineers. At Shimla on 16 July 1919 the name became The Institution of Engineers (India). It was registered at Madras on 13 September 1920, inaugurated on 23 February 1921 in the presence of Lord Chelmsford, and granted its Royal Charter on 9 September 1935.

IEI is a founder member of the World Energy Council (1924), the Commonwealth Engineers' Council (1946) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (1968). With more than one million members across 15 engineering disciplines and over 125 state and local centres, IEI is one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering professional institutions in the world.

The Institution of Engineers (India) observes 15 September each year as Engineers' Day in memory of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. A central theme of national importance is chosen and deliberated across IEI centres to educate society and the engineering fraternity.

Born on 15 September 1861 in Muddenahalli, Karnataka, he joined the Bombay Public Works Department in 1884 and rose to Chief Engineer and later Dewan of Mysore. Two achievements are permanently tied to his name: the automatic sluice gates patented in his name and the block system of irrigation.

He conceived the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, founded the University of Mysore, introduced the “efficiency audit” in government, and initiated the iron and steel works at Bhadravathi. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 and passed away on 14 April 1962.

All members residing and practicing in the State of Kuwait operate strictly under the by-laws established by the Council of The Institution of Engineers (India) and the operational constitution of the Kuwait Chapter.

In collaboration with the Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) and under the auspices of the Embassy of India in Kuwait, the Chapter maintains zero tolerance for professional negligence, intellectual dishonesty, or conflicts of interest.

The Chapter is democratically governed by an Executive Committee elected by the General Body, ensuring full transparency in financial reporting, membership verification, and technical activity organization.