The Institution of Engineers (India)

In service of the Nation since 1920

32nd
Indian Engineering Congress
December 21-23, 2017, Chennai
Hosted by: Tamilnadu State Centre
Venue :
Hotel Le Royal Meridien
Chennai, India

Theme
Innovation in Engineering: Competitive Strategy Perspective

CALL FOR PAPERS

About The Institution of Engineers (India) • To promote the Engineering practice that meets the
challenges of sustainable resource management.
The Institution of Engineers (India) or IEI is the largest
multidisciplinary professional body that encompasses 15 • To promote Emergent Engineering Challenges.
engineering disciplines and gives engineers a global platform
Theme of the 32nd Indian Engineering Congress
for sharing professional interest. IEI has membership strength of
above 0.8 million. Established in 1920, with its headquarter at 8 Innovation in Engineering:
Gokhale Road, Kolkata-700020, IEI has served the engineering Competitive Strategy Perspective
fraternity close to a century. During this period of time, IEI Engineering innovation is the emergence of a new technology
has been inextricably linked with the history of modern-day or combination of technologies that offer worthwhile benefits.
engineering. This does not delineate the degree of departure from existing
In 1935, IEI was incorporated by Royal Charter and remains technology and practices Major innovations require new skills,
the only professional body in India which has been accorded levels of market understanding, leaps in new processing abilities,
this honour. Today, its quest for professional excellence and systems throughout the organisation. With the advancement
has given it a place of pride in almost every prestigious and in Innovation in Engineering and Technology, these fields become
relevant organization across the globe. It provides a vast more and more sophisticated and interdisciplinary-interacted.
array of technical, professional and supporting services to In a fast changing business environment constant innovation
the Government, Industries, Academia and the Engineering is essential to keep ahead of the competition. The competitive
fraternity, operating through its 120 Centres located across implications of innovation framework are based on the concept
the country and 5 overseas chapters. Besides, IEI has bilateral of transilience. The development of new business and product
agreements with about 31 international bodies and membership lines based on breakthrough innovations is critical for renewal
of another 8 international bodies of the developed nations across of an industry’s competitive position and requires management
the globe. practices that differ substantially from those required for
incremental innovation. While incremental innovations are
Being recognized as a Scientific and Research Organisation
typically extensions to current product offerings or logical
(SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,
and relatively minor extensions to existing processes radical
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, IEI
product innovations involve the development or applications
promotes the cause of research and development by providing
of significantly new technologies or ideas into markets that
Grant-in-Aid support to undergraduate, post graduate students
are either nonexistent or require dramatic behaviour changes
and PhD Research Scholars of Engineering Institutions and
to existing markets. These radical innovations, in turn, provide
Universities.
the foundation upon which future generations of products are
IEI conducts Section A & B Examinations in various engineering manufactured. The industry that hold the largest share in one
disciplines (popularly known as AMIE examination), the product generation often fail to maintain leadership when there
successful completion of which is recognized as equivalent is a shift to a new technology. Effectively developing radical
to Degree in appropriate field of Engineering of recognized innovations, therefore, is critical to the long term survival of
Universities of India by the Ministry of Human Resources many of industries in the present day scenario.
Development, Government of India. Every year as many as
90000 candidates appear for these exams. The capacity of an innovation is to influence the established
systems of production and marketing. Innovation can take many
IEI in collaboration with Springer regularly publishes peer- different forms, depending on the industry. The categories of
reviewed international journal in five series, namely, Series innovation are closely linked to different patterns of evolution
A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E covering fifteen and to different managerial environments. Special emphasis
engineering disciplines. should be placed on the role of incremental technical change
For further details, please visit: www.ieindia.org. in shaping competition and on the possibilities for a technology
based reversal in the process of industrial maturity. Innovation
Indian Engineering Congress in engineering can often – but not always be more product-
The aim of the Indian Engineering Congress is to bring to fore oriented. However it can also involve the development of
the developments in various fields of engineering and prepare new products or systems, new ways of training staff, and new
our engineers to face the future challenges for sustainable strategies for quality control.
development of the country. Sub-themes
The objectives of the Indian Engineering Congress are:
The broad subthemes pertaining to the main theme would be as
• To debate and discuss the theme of the Congress to create follows
awareness, promote ideas, innovations in their respective
l Current issues and challenges
engineering disciplines.
l Green and Social perspective
• To provide Engineers with a forum for exchange of
knowledge, updating information and developing a sense of l Radical innovation and new product or system development
responsibility in their professional functioning.
l Innovation in entrepreneurship
• To promote and inculcate social responsibilities of engineers
l Reverse innovation
towards fulfilling the basic needs of common citizen of our
country. l Intellectual Property (IP) and R&D initiative
Call for Papers theme and sub-themes of the Congress under each of the following
15 engineering disciplines of IEI. The papers should focus on
Engineering professionals from Industries, Academic Institutions, sharing the experience, concepts, innovative ideas, research
Research & Development Organisations, Government Departments findings etc.
and Entrepreneurs are invited to contribute papers pertaining to the

Aerospace Engineering Agricultural Engineering

Architectural Engineering Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Environmental Engineering Marine Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering Production Engineering
Textile Engineering The above areas are indicative. Authors may also submit papers on
other areas based on the main theme of the 32nd Indian Engineering
Congress

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