The apex body of engineering professionals in Sri Lanka. IESL awards credentials such as the Chartered Engineer - CEng (SL), AMIE (SL) enabling one to practice as a licensed engineer in the country. We are also the sole credentialing authority of engineering degrees offered in Sri Lanka, including for the internationally recognised Washington accord. Incorporated in 1968 by the Parliament Act No.17, IESL is the largest engineers’ organization in Sri Lanka with over 20,000 members. We are actively engaged in providing engineering perspectives on issues of national significance to the government and the general public. For more information, click here
The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka is the successor to the ‘Engineering Association of Ceylon’, which was founded in 1906. In 1968, the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka was made an incorporated body of the government, by an Act of Parliament. The IESL being the Apex body for engineering professionals in Sri Lanka, having a membership of more than 20,000, is called upon to represent the profession at many national forums and contribute to national development. By virtue of agreements it has entered into with the International Engineers’ Alliance (IEA) for mutual recognition of competencies, members assessed to have such competencies by IESL are eligible to practice engineering in the member countries including Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Pakistan, India, USA, Canada and South Korea.
IESL with the Vision to be among the leading professional institutions of engineering and technology in the world, has Missioned Techno Sri Lanka’s for “Bringing out and Unleashing the Country’s Multi – Disciplinary Engineering Talents, to Drive Sri Lanka into Technological Excellence for Revolutionary Uplifting of Peoples’ Living Conditions and Prosperity”. Engineers are driven by passion to look beyond the regular, push borders and create the impossible. This is also reflective of the fact that Engineers over centuries are really innovators, who think beyond the realm and invent solutions for mankind, ahead of their time. That’s what engineering is all about and it’s the reason Engineers will always be the ingenious inventors and imaginative innovators throughout time.
The flagship event of IESL, Techno Sri Lanka, since its inception in 1985 has grown to be the largest and the only engineering and technology exhibition held annually in Colombo. Techno, living up to its standards, has provided the means for uplifting peoples’ living conditions and has become an ideal venue for industry professionals, business heads, technologists and keen public to come together on a single global platform.
The world is changing; engineers are in the forefront of this change. Expectations are very high in today’s society. However, the Planet’s resources are fast depleting and engineers have to be smart and innovative to achieve high goals with very low resource consumption. Technology should reach the masses and make them do things differently, as doing ‘business as usual’ will not leave a healthy planet for our children and grandchildren. We need ‘sustainable technologies’ that will revolutionize the day-to-day activities, such as mobile technology, nanotechnology, household solar PV technology and perhaps other inventions and breakthroughs to satisfy the society’s expectations and still not be blamed by our future generations for not leaving them a livable Planet Earth.
IESL Library launches “lending and returning books by courier” service
Please be informed that the IESL Library is trying out a pilot project whereby Members could obtain or return books through courier without arriving in person at the library.
Members living and working in provinces may find the rates worthwhile considering the time and money that have to be incurred in travelling from the provinces to headquarters in Colombo for this purpose.
IESL library is only providing the facility to lend or return books through courier service. The courier charge has to be borne by the member requesting the service. IESL library will coordinate with the service provider and the member to send or return books.
Only lending books can be requested through this service.
The weight of each book mostly ranges from 0.5 Kg to 2.0 Kg and two books could be borrowed by a member.
Special tariff rates have been worked out with a local courier service provider.
Rules and conditions
Membership
Must have IESL membership and the membership must be updated to the current year.
Must have IESL library membership and membership must be updated to the current year.
Eligible membership types – (all categories of members)
General rules
All members wish to subscribe for this service must put a nonrefundable deposit of Rs. 00.
Courier charges will be deducted from this deposit.
Members will be informed to top up the deposit amount when it is below Rs. 250.00.
Members can go through the online library (http://74.208.213.243/) to check the availability of the books.
If the desired book is available they can reserve the book through the online library.
The library will inform in reply about the availability of the book for delivery and the initial cost for the delivery.
Member must confirm to pay the initial amount and receive the book and also to return the book by doing the same.
The library will send the book to the address mentioned in the library database.
When returning the book, the member can ask the library to arrange the book collection.
Courier charges will be deducted from the deposit.
If the book gets delayed the normal penalty charges will be applied.
The member can directly pay the penalty to the IESL or the penalty amount will be deducted from the deposit.
The courier charges vary according to the zone the book is delivered to.
Member must keep a copy of the delivery note (up and down) until the book is returned to the library.
Member must assure that the book is well packed and the package is water resistant.
Penalties
If the book got delayed the prevailing penalty rates will be applied.
The library will consider the date of handing over the book to courier service as the date of return. The member should keep a copy of the receipt to prove the date.
If the book gets damaged or lost during the courier, the member is responsible for the damage. And should act
The Domestic Tariff Rates from ‘ARAMEX” courier service is as follows:
ZONE TO ZONE PRICING GUIDE - The Institution of Engineers
Zones
Weigh Slab
ZONE A
ZONE B
ZONE C
ZONE D
ZONE E
ZONE F
ZONE A
1st kg
65
95
250
250
250
250
Add 0.500gm
35
50
100
100
100
100
ZONE B
1st kg
95
190
345
345
345
345
Add 0.500gm
50
100
150
150
150
150
ZONE C
1st kg
250
345
500
500
500
500
Add 0.500gm
100
150
200
200
200
200
ZONE D
1st kg
250
345
450
450
450
450
Add 0.500gm
100
195
195
195
195
195
ZONE E
1st kg
250
450
450
450
450
450
Add 0.500gm
100
150
200
200
200
200
ZONE F
1st kg
250
345
500
500
500
250
Add 0.500gm
100
150
200
200
200
100
* All Values are in LKR. *
* The above rates are subject to 15% VAT & 2% NBT. *
Transit
ZONE A (Colombo 1 to Colombo 15)
Next working day
ZONE B (Greater Colombo)
Next working day
ZONE C (Kandy,Galle etc.)
2-3 working days
ZONE D (Kurunegala, Matara etc.)
2-3 working days
ZONE E (Major cities in North and East)
2-3 working days
Delivery and Pickup Schedule
Monday to Friday
Excluding Weekends, Mercantile Holidays and Poya days
Books borrowed by physically visiting can also be returned by using the same courier service. But you must keep the library informed.
Please refer to the library user guide on how to use the online library system and for the contact details of the library.