Rules and regulations to start a Student Wing of ISAMPE

1. Student.

a) A Student Member must carry at least 50% of a normal full-time academic program as a registered diploma/degree/post graduate student in a regular course of study broadly related to the area of Materials and Process Engineering. Student membership shall be limited to 8 years.

b) Student Members, upon graduation or upon reaching the 8-year limit (whichever occurs first), with at least a diploma or bachelor or higher degree (or its equivalent) in Science/Engineering shall be eligible to become Professional/Life Member of the Society.

2. General

2.1 Students not less than 10 in number of any particular college, area, city/town or part of a city/town may send a request       in writing to the Secretary of the Society for formation of Student Wing. The Executive Board (EB) of the Society will be       the authority to take a decision as to whether any Student Wing be established and if so, the name of the Student Wing       and its area of Jurisdiction will also be decided by the EB of the Society.

2.2 The EB of the Society, at all times shall have full power in its discretion, to suspend, supercede and dissolve any Student       Wing. The rules and regulations for these will be similar to those specified to suspend, supercede and dissolve any       Chapter.

3. Formation of Student Wing:

3.1 A student wing may be formed by the EB of ISAMPE in any area, city or part of a city in which a minimum of 10 Student       Members having their registered address as recorded in the register of the Society have expressed in writing their       willingness and desire to operate a Student Wing.

3.2 The Student Wing Formation Meeting: The first meeting of the Student Members of a new Student Wing authorized by        the EB shall be called the “The Student Wing Formation Meeting” and shall be held in accordance with the provisions in        this part of the rules.

3.3 When the EB has decided to form a New Student Wing it will also decide i) the name of new Student Wing, ii) The area,       city or part of a city/town in which Office of Student Wing will be situated and iii) the jurisdiction or area of operation of       the Student Wing. The EB will also nominate from senior members of the Local Chapter area, the First Chairman,       Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Wing. Further the EB will also nominate Joint Secretary/Joint Secretaries and a       few members to the Executive Board of the Student wing from among the Student Members of the Student Wing, in       Consultation with the First Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Wing, and other members who will form       the first Executive Committee of the New Student Wing. Such nominated first Chairman of the New Student Wing will be       authorized in writing by the Secretary of the Society to call the Student Wing Formation Meeting at a suitable date, time,       place with notice of 14 clear days to all the Student Members of the Student Wing whose address falls within the       jurisdiction the Student Wing (and who will thus become the Student Members of the New Student Wing.) For this       purpose the Chairman of the New Student Wing will be supplied by the Secretary of the Society with a list of names and       addresses of the Student Members of the area to be covered by the New Student Wing.


3.3.1 The first Chairman shall call for the Student Wing formation meeting and shall preside over the deliberations. The           meeting shall be attended by at least six Student members excluding the Chairman. The Chairman shall send a           certified copy of the Minutes of that meeting to the Secretary of the Society within 14 days from the date of such           meeting.

3.3.2 The “Student Wing Formation Meeting will be the first General Meeting of the members of the Student Wing” and the           business to be conducted at the meeting will be:

3.3.2.1 To pass resolution regarding the formation of Student Wing in accordance with the Rules of the Student Wing and              the decision of the EB of ISAMPE to form the Student Wing.

3.3.2.2 To form a resolution approving the appointment of the Office bearers viz., the Chairman, Co-Chairman, Secretary,              Joint Secretary, Treasurer and Members of the first Executive Committee as nominated by the EB of ISAMPE.

3.3.2.3 General discussion of the programme of activities to be pursued by the Student Wing upto the end of the then              current financial year.

4. Operation and Management of Student Wing:

4.1 The Secretary of the EB of the Society shall forward to the Secretary of each Student Wing, once in every half-year, a       statement of members showing the addition, deletion and transfer of Student Members of the Student Wing concerned,       within the month following the half year.

4.2 Each Student Wing will operate under the frame work of the Rules and Regulations of Society. It shall function to further       the objectives of the Society as listed in the Rules and Regulations of the Society.

4.3 The Chairman and Secretary of the Student Wing shall be an ex-Officio member of the EB of the Local Chapter, if the              Student Wing is located within the jurisdiction of a Local Chapter.

4.4 The affairs of the Student Wing shall be managed by an Executive Committee consisting of not less than three and not        more than 12 members, on the lines of the Executive Committee of the Local Chapter, or as decided by the EB of the        Society in consultation with the members of the Student Wing. Student Members can occupy the post of Joint Secretary        and Executive Committee Members only, of the Executive Committee of Student Wing. A Student Member on becoming a        Professional member will automatically cease to be a Student Member as well as the post he/she represents in the        Executive Committee of the Student Wing. This post shall be temporarily filled by the Chairman of the Student Wing in        consultation with the Student Members of the Wing.

4.5 The authorities and responsibilities of the Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Committee of Student Wing shall        be similar to that of authorities and responsibilities of the Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Committee of        Local Chapters.

4.6 The term of the Executive Committee members will be for a period of 2 years. The same committee can have only one        more term of two years consecutively. The New Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Student Wing shall be selected by        the Executive Board in consultation with the members of the Student Wing.

4.7 The Student Wing shall be responsible for organizing Lectures, Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Exhibitions,         Competitions, Industry Visits, Film shows, Demonstrations, Debates, Refresher courses, Technical Meetings, etc.. It         shall approach the Society for financial and organisational support for its activities. Student Wing shall generate funds         for its activities and be self sufficient financially. The Executive Board of the Society will have the right to take decision,         the extent to which it will support the activities of the Student Wing (financially as well as organisationally). These         activities shall be organised as per the guidelines laid for organizing Conferences/Symposium by Chapters of the         Society.

5. Finance and Accounts:

5.1 Student Wing will operate from the financial support given by the Society.

5.2 A Student wing shall have its own financial account on the lines of Local Chapter.

5.3 A Student Wing can not acquire assets (Immovable Properties). Any Immovable Property will be in the name of the       Society.

6. Rights of Student Members

6.1 A Student Member is eligible to attend all the Activities of the Student Wing to which he belongs. If any charges are       levied for participation, the Individual member has to pay for the same.

6.2 A student Member is eligible to attend Annual General Meeting of the Society in its Technical Deliberations. However a       Student Member has no rights for electing office bearers of the Society or attending Business Meeting of the Society. So       he can not participate in the elections for the office bearers of the Society.

6.3 A Student Member is eligible to attend any event organised by the Society. However if any charges are levied for        participation, the Individual member has to pay for the same. It is left to the Executive Board of the Society to invite        Student Members for the functions organised during any event organised by the Society. Similarly it is left to the        Executive Board of the Society to distribute mementos to Student Members when it is done so during any function        organised by the Society.

6.4 A Student member is eligible for invitation to Annual General Meeting. But he need not be sent the AGM notice.