About the Qatar Chapter

The council of the Institution of the Engineers of India established on an overseas chapter in the State of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf in July 1991 for the benefit of its members residing and practising engineering profession in Qatar. The jurisdiction of the Qatar Chapter shall be the geographical boundaries of the State of Qatar. The Qatar Chapter operates under the sponsorship of the Indian Embassy in Qatar and under the patronage of the Ambassador of India.

The aims and objectives of the chapter are to promote the general advancement of engineering and to facilitate exchange of opinion and ideas in engineering profession amongst Members of the Qatar Chapter and for that purpose

• To promote co-operation and co-ordination among all Members residing in the State of Qatar and between the Chapter and the Headquarter of the Institution in India.
• To establish, subsidise, promote, form and maintain Local Associations of members belonging to the Institution and others engaged or interested in Engineering so as to assure, to each individual member as far as possible, equal opportunity to enjoy the rights and privileges of the Institution.
• To diffuse among its members information on all matters affecting Engineering and to encourage, assist and extend knowledge and information connected therewith by establishment and promotion of lectures, discussions or correspondence; by holding conferences; by the publication of papers, periodicals or journals, books, circulars and maps or other literary undertaking; by encouraging research works; by the formation of a library or libraries, and collection of models, designs, drawings and other articles of interest in connection with Engineering or otherwise howsoever.
• To boost the image and morale of the Members.
• To promote provide opportunities for technical education and continuous professional advancement for Members.
• To represent the interests of Members with the Government of the State of Qatar and its statutory/regulatory bodies.
• To do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any objectives or any one of them in accordance with the bye-laws of the Chapter and the laws and customs of the State of Qatar.
• To encourage inventions and investigate and make known their nature and merits.
• To arrange and promote the adoption of equitable forms of contracts and other documents used in Engineering and to encourage the settlement of disputes by arbitration and to act as or nominate arbitrators and umpires on such terms as in such cases as may seen expedient.
• To promote efficiency and just and honourable dealing and to suppress malpractice in Engineering.
• To do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the Chapter undertakes the following activities:

• Conduct technical seminars, workshops and symposia in a year covering various disciplines.
• Promote and conduct examinations prescribed by the Institution.
• Provide technical bulletins and books to Members through the common library and reading room facilities.
• Observe Engineer's Day in the month of September every year.
• Publish at least one technical journal in a year.
• Promote corporate membership of the Institution amongst the engineers in Qatar.