Membership

Type of Members

Sr. No.	Membership Type	Qualification Criteria
1	Fellow/Life Fellow	Fellow/Life Fellow shall be a person enrolled by the council on application to the council and shall be an individual who is a scientist, an engineer, a teacher, an executive or a writer in technical or industrial field involving Non-Destructive Testing, who is at least 35 years of age, has been member of the society in class of membership for at least three years, has been active in his field for at least 10 years, has conducted important work in the field of Non-Destructive Testing. A Fellow Member shall be entitled to the voting and other rights and privileges of the Society.
2	Member/Life Member	Member/Life Member shall be a person enrolled by the council, on application and shall be an individual who is a scientist, an engineer, a teacher, an executive or writer in technical or executive field involving Non-Destructive Testing who is at least 30 years of age has been active in his field for at least five years has demonstrated his competence in the field of Non-Destructive Testing A member shall be entitled to voting and other rights and privileges of the Society.
3	Associate member	Associate member shall be a person enrolled by the council on application who has not yet attained the full qualification for the class of member and shall be an individual who is a scientist, an engineer, a teacher, an executive or a writer in technical or industrial field involving Non-Destructive Testing who is at least 20 years of age and is engaged in the study or practice of Non-Destructive Testing. Associate member shall be entitled to voting and other rights and privileges of the Society except to the right to hold elective post,
4	Professional/Life Professional member	Professional/Life Professional member shall be a person enrolled by the council on application who is at least 25 years of age and who has attained at least ISNT level I or equivalent in any branch of Non-Destructive Testing. Professional members shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of the society as hereinafter prescribed except the right to vote and right to hold elective post.
5	Student member	Student member shall be a person enrolled by the Council on application who is at least 18 years of age and is registered as a student of physical science engineering or an allied field in a recognized educational institution. Student membership shall extend not more than 18 months after termination of studies in an educational institution or till he is eligible for Associate Membership, whichever is applicable. Student member shall be entitled to right and privileges of the society except the right to vote and the right to hold elective post.
6	Corporate Member	Corporate Member shall be a registered commercial industrial undertaking, a department of the central or state government, a local body, an institution or a recognized statutory body, interested in promoting objectives of ISNT. Corporate Member who shall have the right to nominate two of his employees as representatives to enjoy rights and privileges of the society as hereinafter prescribed except the right to hold elective post.
Membership by Invitation
1	Patron	The society may have patrons to further its cause. A patron shall be an individual with a record of meritorious service to any public cause or a person known to have made substantial contributions for the growth of industry and engineering and shall be enrolled only by the invitation of the council with his previous consent. A patron may be appointed by virtue of the office he holds but in such cases, he shall cease to be patron when he relinquishes his office. Patrons of the Society shall have the rights and privileges as prescribed for other memberships, except the voting right and in addition, shall be exempted from payment of dues.
2	Honorary Fellow	Honorary Fellow shall be a person of outstanding professional distinction in the field of NDT and shall be enrolled by invitation of the council. He shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of the Society except voting rights and shall be exempted from payment of dues. Such enrollment shall not ordinarily exceed two per year.

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