Professional Engineer Certification Practices in India vis-à-vis USA

Scenario in India
Currently, there are two bodies at the national level in India offering laid down guidelines for issuing a Professional Engineer certification: The Institution of Engineers (India) – IEI and the Engineering Council of India (ECI).The IEI has been recognized as a scientific and industrial research organization by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. Besides conducting research, it provides grant-in-aid to UG/PG/Ph.D. students of engineering institutes and universities.