IAPT Membership
You can join
IAPT as a member under any of the following categories as per your eligibility:
a)
Ordinary
member (annual)
b)
Life
Member (Indian/Foreign)
c)
Sustaining
Member (annual)
d)
Institutional
Member (annual)
e)
Student
Member (Two year term)
Eligibility for IAPT Membership
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A person who
is / has been a teacher/educator/ researcher in physics or an associated subject
at any level (school, college, university etc.) is eligible to become an ordinary / life member.
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A person who
has interest in physics and in the advancement of physics education is eligible
for sustaining membership.
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An institution
/ organization engaged in / interested in research / application/ advancement of
Physics/ physics Education is eligible for an institutional membership.
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A person enrolled
as post-graduate student of physics in any college/university in India is eligible
to apply for a student membership. However in case of students enrolled for integrated
5 years courses in Physics, only those in the last two years of the course are eligible.
Note :-
The admission to membership in any of the categories, its continuation and cessation
will be subject to the bye-laws framed for the purpose.
Membership and Subscription Fees
The membership
fees (category wise) shall be as proposed by the Executive Council and approved
by the General Body, from time to time. For a student member the fees for the two
year term will be same as that for an ordinary members
for one year. The details of the membership fee are given in the Membership Form
and also mentioned below:
Membership fee Revised from
01.07.2012
(1)
Annual
Membership:
Institutional Member : Rs. 10000/-
Sustaining Member
: Rs. 1000/-
Individual Member
: Rs. 250/-
Student Member (2ys) : Rs. 250/-
Library Membership
: Rs. 500/-
(2)
Life
membership
: Rs. 1500/-
(PAYMENT
BY DD IN FAVOUR OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS, KANPUR)
Applying for Membership
A person/ organization
satisfying the eligibility criteria laid down above can become a member of IAPT
in an appropriate membership category. A
person/ organization desirous of becoming a member will apply for the membership,
in the prescribed proforma (Membership Form)
, along with the prescribed fee (through a band draft), to the registered
office. The application and the fee could also be collected by an
authorized members, who will issue a receipt (prepared in triplicate)
on the official receipt book.
An application
for membership may be rejected when it is for a wrong category of membership or
when the amount of fee is incorrect. No application should be held in abeyance
Benefits to the Members
IAPT extends
the following benefits to its members:
1.
An
IAPT member is entitled to receive the following
a.
a
copy of the monthly Bulletin of IAPT free of charge,
b.
a
certificate of membership for life membership
c.
a
copy of the constitution and bye-laws
d.
books and periodicals
under the ELCB scheme, at concessional rates.
2.
A
member is entitled to participate and has the right of vote at a General Body meeting,
on all issues concerning the working of IAPT.
3.
Opportunities
to participate in the Annual Conventions/Conferences at the conessional
registration charges.
Termination of Membership
- The membership
of a member gets terminated (i) at the end of the tenure, (ii) on resignation
by the member, or (iii) on the demise of the member or (iv) by a decision of the
EC terminating the membership.
- If it is found
that the activities of a member are detrimental to the interests of IAPT or if a
member is convicted for activities detrimental to the national interest, the EC
on the basis of a resolution brought before it, terminate the membership with immediate
effect.
- In the event of
termination of the membership, no refund, of the membership fee or a part thereof
or any other monetory contribution by the member, can
be claimed by the member or his/ her successor.
- Such a member
is debarred from applying for membership, again.