MEMBERSHIP - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. LIFE
Any individual who is eligible to become a corporate member or who is already a Corporate member may become a Life member by making payment of Rs. 5,000/-.

2. CORPORATE
For admission to Corporate membership, an individual should posses the qualification as at (a) above and, in addition should
(i) have at least three years practical experience in any assignment in personnel management / industrial relations / labour welfare, if he/she has a degree or diploma in any of the above three streams, or at least five years practical experience in case of a degree or its equivalent in any other stream and
(ii) be holding a managerial or administrative or staff training position in any industrial trading or commercial organisation and be dealing mainly with personnel management or industrial relations or labour welfare or any branch or any aspect of them; or be working as Adviser/Consultant to any industrial training.
Commercial or employers organisation and be dealing mainly with personnel management or industrial relations or labour welfare or may branch or any aspect of them; or be engaged as a full-time teacher in personnel management or industrial relations or labour welfare in a recognised education institution.

3. ASSOCIATE
An individual may be admitted to Associate membership, if at the time of such admission he/she fulfils the requirements of both (a) & (b) below, that is, if
(a) he/she has a recognised degree or diploma in personnel management / industrial relations / labour welfare or has passed at least a degree examination or its equivalent in any other stream and has thereafter acquired adequate knowledge of personnel management / industrial relations / labour welfare; and
(b) is holding a managerial or administrative position in an industrial trading or commercial organisation.


4. INSTITUTIONAL
The Central or any State Government or any local Self Government body or any of their departments or any statutory body or corporation statutory or otherwise or any organisation or any institution or any association, whether incorporated or not which subscribes to and is interested in furtherance of the objects of the Institute is eligible for Institutional membership.

5. STUDENT
An individual who is undergoing a recognised course, either for a degree or diploma, in personnel management or industrial relations or labour welfare may be admitted to Student membership.