The ' Associate Membership courses conducted by the recognised technical professional Institution like Institution of Engineers(India), The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India), The Institution of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers (India) are recognised by the AICTE, Ministry of HRD , Govt of India

The course contents for the "Associate Membership Courses conducted by the recognised Technical Professional Institutions in India are scrutinized by the A.I.C.T.E. regularly on the instructions by the MHRD, Govt. of India for controlling the quality of education.

The "Associate Membership" can be run as per the A.I.C.T.E. approved syllabus only.

The A.I.C.T.E. shall approve & sign the syllabus book of the particular Institution and submit to the MHRD, Govt. of India

The A.I.C.T.E. is not directly involved in the recognition of the "Associate Membership" courses conducted the Technical Professional Institutions as the same is done by the MHRD,Govt. of India.

AMIE eligibility -

A recognized 3-year Polytechnic Diploma or its equivalent in any branch of engineering (No marks restriction)

OR

+2/HSC/PDC with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics with minimum 45% marks.
Any educational qualifications equivalent to the above, are also eligible to apply for AMIE.

Those who pursue AMIE after their Diploma course are usually known as Diploma Stream Students (Senior Technician members), and others are known as Non-Diploma Stream Students (Technician members).