The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka held its annual Induction and Graduation Ceremony for the year, 2016 on Wednesday, 14thOctober, 2016 at the Main Hall of the BMICH from 3.00 pm onwards. Vidyajyothi (Prof.) Rezvi Sheriff, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and Former Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Eng. Newton Wickremasuriya, Director / Chief Executive O¬fficer, Central Industries PLC, Past President , Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka was the Guest of Honour at the event.

Welcoming the audience Eng. Jayavilal Meegoda stated that the induction of 400 Associate Members in to the corporate membership as Chartered Engineers is the largest in a year since the incorporation of the IESL in 1968 as the professional body to award Chartered Engineer status in Sri Lanka. They are being inducted after fulfilling the requirements of a rigorous professional review process following experience gained from working under senior professional engineers in organizations recognized as apprporiate for training for the charter.

The event also saw 82 students of the IESL Engineering Course receiving their certificates that will launch their engineering career. Of them 49 are qualifying as Civil Engineers , 08 are Mechanical Engineers, 13 are Electrical Engineers and 12 are Electronics, Communications & Computer Engineering.

Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) Competition – 2015 Scholarship Winners also received their scholarships at the event. Pioneered by the IESL with the purpose of inculcating creativity and invention among school children, many of the JIY winners have gone on to win at the national level competition ‘Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair’ and thereafter proved their ability to compete and win event at the Intel international Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition held annually in the USA. Winners of Special Memorial Awards too received their awards