The Academy honours Indian and Foreign nationals who are elected by "peer" committees in recognition of their personal achievements in "Engineering" which are of exceptional merit and demonstrated distinctive eminence in the new and developing fields of technology.

  The election to the Academy is by invitation only. Upto 50 Fellows from Academia, R&D, Industry, and others may be elected from the nominations made by Fellows of INAE affiliated to the following Engineering Sections. Under the Rules & Regulations of the Academy, the total number of Fellows at any one time may not exceed 800.

	Engineering Section -I.... (Civil Engineering)
	Engineering Section -II....(Computer and Information Technologies)
	Engineering Section -III.  (Mechanical Engineering)
	Engineering Section -IV..(Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)
	Engineering Section -V....(Electrical Engineering)
	Engineering Section -VI...(Electronics & Communication Engineering)
	Engineering Section -VII .(Aerospace Engineering)
	Engineering Section -VIII (Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
	Engineering Section -IX..( Nuclear Power and Energy Technologies)
	Engineering Section -X....(Interdisciplinary Engineering and Technology)