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1. Who can avail membership?

Anyone  or any organization directly or indirectly involved in producing and consuming steel or conceiving, creating, constructing or completing projects in steel are eligible to become members of the institute. 

 2. What are the membership categories?

(i) Founding Member, (ii) Primary Member, (iii) Associate A Member & Associate B Member, (iv) Institutional Member, (v) Individual Member (vi) Honorary Member and (vii) Student Member.

3. Criteria Of Membership:

• Founding Member: Large steel producing companies and the Govt. representatives, who conceived and promoted the institute, are the Founding Members. All organizations having integrated operation for iron and steel production from iron ore and its derivatives are its founding member. 
    
  

• Primary Member: Large organization such as producers of steel, fabricators, developers, builders, companies engaged in construction, designers, consultants, specifies, architects, design institutes, educational & research institutes, interior decorators, engineering firms etc. can enroll themselves as primary members.
    
  

• Associate Members: Firms, companies, undertakings, overseas firms interested in steel usage can become Associate Members. There are two types of Associate Membership viz. Associate Members - A :Larger organizations / firms with more than 15 employees and Associate Members - B :Registered SSI units / small establishments having a maximum strength of employees up to 15.
    
  

• Institutional Member: Academic Institute, all India or State local Professional Institute / Organization / Boards etc. dealing with collection and dissemination of information, research and development, process up gradation, exploration of new resources etc. are eligible for membership of the Institute with terms and condition as decided by the executive council.
    
  

• Individual Member: Any professional having interest in steel application and towards achievement of knowledge can become individual member. This may be for three years or life long.
  
  

• Honorary Member: Eminent Professionals connected with steel industry or those who have rendered distinguished service to the interests of the Institute can be elected as Honorary Member by the Executive Council.
    
  

• Student Member: Student of Civil Engineering / Architecture / Mechanical / Metallurgical & other allied Engineering disciplines at under graduate / post graduation/ Ph.D. level are eligible for Student Membership and one time subscription to be paid at every level (Graduation, Post Graduation & PhD).

4. What are the Subscription Fees?

	Membership	Annual Subscription
(i)	Founding & Primary Member: (Manufacturing Organization)	Rs 1/ton of Steel produced
(ii)	Primary Member Other than Manufacturing Organization
	Companies (Consulting/Engineering/Building etc.) with turnover/income
	> Rs. 25 Cr.	Rs. 1 Lakhs
	< Rs. 25 Cr.	Rs. 25,000
(iv)	Associates - A Indian Organizations( > 15 employee )	Rs. 10,000
(v)	Associates - B Indian Organizations( <= 15 employee.)	Rs. 5,000
(vI)	Associate A - Overseas Organizations	$ 2,000
(vii)	Institutional Member	Rs. 5000
(viiii)	Individual Member Individual Member	Rs. 1530 (3 yrs.) Rs. 3600 - 4800 - 6000 (life)
(ix)	Individual Members (Overseas) Individual Members (Overseas)	US $ 100 US $ 1000 (life)
(x)	Honorary Members	Approved by EC
(xi)	Student Membership	Rs.200

5. What are the facilities offered?

	Founding	Primary	Asc. A	Asc. B	Institutional	Individual	Student
Advisory Service on Phone / Fax / E-mail	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Library Information Service	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
INSDAG Publications: Steel in Construction & INSDAG News	Free- 5 copies each	Free- 2/3 copies* each	Free- 1 copy each	Free	Free- 1 copy each	Free- 1 copy each	Free- 1 copy each at the time of enrollment
Project Publications: Directories, Manuals, Design Aids, Handbooks, Conference Proceedings etc. Selected Copyright of SCI Publications	Free- 5 copies each Discount on Addl. Copies 30%	Free- 2/3 copies* each Discount on Addl. Copies 20%	Free- 1 copy each Discount on Addl. Copies -10%	50% benefits of Associate A	Free- 1 copy each Discount on Addl. Copies 10%	Free-Any 2 Publications Discount on Addl. Copies or for other publications 10%	Free- Any 1 copy each Discount on extra copies at 20%
Technical Training/Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops, etc	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%
Confidential Consultancy	Discount 30%	Discount 30%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 20%	Discount 10%	-
To be a member of Counsel of INSDAG	Permanent Member	On election	On election	On election	On election	On election	-

*2 copies for members with Annual Subscription of Rs. 25,000/- and 3 copies for members with
Annual Subscription of more than Rs. 25,000/-
  

6. What are the facilities offered?

Any students of Civil Engineering/Architecture/Mechanical/Metallurgical and other disciplines at under graduate/post graduate/Ph.D. lavel are eligible.

7. How to apply for membership?

Qualified organizations/ Professionals/ Students may fill the membership form and send it along with prescribed subscription by DD/pay order in favour of 'Institute for Steel Development and Growth'.

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