Our Journey

Formative Years 1994 – 1995

Sections Board of SAE International identified India as one of the priority countries.
Murli M. Iyer arranged the 1st Presidential visit consisting of Mr. John Leinonen, SAE 1995 President and Mr. Max C Rumvaugh, Junior Executive Vice President, SAE International.
SAE Presidential Delegation held discussion with the Indian Automotive industry.
Pawan Goenka helped establish Western India Section in Pune.

Period of Emergence 1996 – 1997

An agreement was signed with Institution of Associates of Engineers (IAE).
Presidential visit – Mr. Claude Verbal, SAE 1996 President.
T.R.Jagadeesan appointed consultants.
Southern Section was established in Chennai
Northern Section was established in Delhi.
K. Kumar was appointed as Chairman of Northern Section.
SAE International Co-sponsored SIAT.

Period of Stabilization 1998 – 1999

Presidential Visit -Dr. Ron Leonard, SAE 1998 President.
SAEINDIA Sections Officers were trained at Pittsburgh in 1998 and 1999.
SIAT Co-sponsored by SAE International.
Eastern Section was established in Calcutta.
Inauguration of SAEINDIA Office in Chennai.

Period of Consolidation 1999 – 2001

Presidential Visit – Dr. Don Ableson, SAE 1999 President.
SAE-ACMA information center was established in Chennai.
Presidential Visit – Dr. Rodica A. Baranescu, SAE 2000 President.

Period of Consolidation 2002 – 2003

SAEINDIA was established in Chennai 2002.
2002 SAEINDIA became an Affiliate Society of SAE International Dr. K. Kumar was elected as the 1st President of SAEINDIA.
SAEINDIA Management Committee was established .2002& 2003.
Presidential Visit – Dr. S. M. Shahed, SAE 2002 President.
SAEINDIA Website was launched.
SAEINDIA Collegiate Clubs were also started their establishment.

Period of Consolidation 2004 – 2005

R. Mahadevan was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Presidential Visit – Dr. Jack E. Thompson SAE 2003 President.
SAEINDIA signed agreement with SIAM / ACMA at AutoExpo 2004.
SAEINDIA Mobility International Conference held at New Delhi in 2004.
Murli M. Iyer conducted the 1st Section Officers Leadership Skill seminar in 2004.
Bangalore Section was established in Bangalore.
Presidential Visit – Mr.Duane Tiede, SAE 2004 President.
Presidential Visit – J. E.”Ted” Robertson, PE SAE 2005 President.

Period of Consolidation 2006 – 2008

Pawan Goenkawas elected as President of SAEINDIA.
1st BAJA SAEINDIA was conducted in 2006.
1st AWIM SAEINDIA was conducted in 2006.
A World In Motion (AWIM) Int Introduced on all India based.
SAEINDIA Vision 2020 was Developed.
SAEINDIA Mobility International Conference was held at New Delhi in 2008.

Period of Consolidation 2008 – 2009

M.S.Kumar was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Presidential Visit – Dr. Richard Schuam, SAE 2007 President.
Presidential Visit – Dr. Thomas W. Ryan III, SAE 2008 President.
Presidential Visit – Dr. James E. Smith, SAE 2009 President.
Student Conventions held at Coimbatore, Chennai.
SAEINDIA New Office was established at Chennai.
SUPRA SAEINDIA was Launched.
SAEINDIA International Mobility Congress & Exposition held at Chennai in 2009.
AEROSPACE BOARD was established in 2009.
SAEINDIA NEWSLETTER was Launched as E-Newsletter.

Period of Consolidation 2010 – 2012

R. Dayal was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Off Highway Board was established in 2010.
Presidential Visit – Dr.Andy Brown, SAE 2010 President.
SAEINDIA Coimbatore Division was established in 2011.
Presidential Visit – Richard E Kleine, SAE 2011 President.
Indian AWIM Team was send to US.
Ground Vehicle Standard workshops were organised at Chennai & Pune.
Faculty INdustry Education (FINE) program was launched at Pune in 2011.
SAEINDIA signed agreement with PMI in 2011.
SAEINDIA Indore Division was established in 2011.
Asia Pacific Automotive Conference (APAC) 2016 was held at Chennai in 2011.
Automobile Board was established in 2012.
SAEINDIA International Mobility Congress & Exposition held at New Delhi in 2012.

Period of Consolidation 2012 – 2014

Shrikant Marathe was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Publication of Co-Branded Technical Magazine was started at Chennai in 2013.
Two Professional Development Programs (PDP) were conducted in association with SAE International in 2013.
SAEINDIA New Website was Launched in 2013.
Student INdustry Education (SINE) program was launched at Pune in 2013.
SAEINDIA International Mobility Conference & Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress (SIMCOMVEC) was held at Chennai in 2013.
Career Start Program was held at Coimbatore in 2013.

Period of Consolidation 2014 – 2016

Aravind S Bharadwaj was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Presidential Visit – Mr. Daniel M. Hancock, SAE 2014 President.
1st Presidential Policies Deployment Meet of SAEINDIA was held at Pune in 2014.
Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) was organised by SAEINDIA at Bangalore in 2014.
Two Professional Development Programs (PDP) were conducted in association with SAE International in 2014.
Automotive Round Table (ART) was organised by SAEINDIA in 2014.
Blue Ribbon CXO Conclave (BRCC) was organised by SAEINDIA in 2014.
International Conference on Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing / Scanning (ICAM-3D) was organised by SAEINDIA at Chennai in 2015.
1st Live Transmission of International seminar 6 locations across India was started in 2015.
Presidential Visit – Dr. Richard Greaves, SAE 2015 President.
Western Section New Office was Inaugurated at Pune in 2015.
Automotive Round Table (ART) was organised by SAEINDIA in 2015.
1st edition of eBAJA SAEINDIA was launched by SAEINDIA in 2015.
India’s 1st International Transportation Electrification Conference (iTEC INDIA) was organised by SAEINDIA in 2015.
1st Virtual ELECTRA SAEINDIA was Launched at Chennai in 2015.
1st Aero Design Challenge was Launched at Chennai in 2015.
1st SAE International Board of Director’s Meet was organised by SAEINDIA at Chennai in 2015.
SAEINDIA Mahindra World City Division was established in 2015.
SAEINDIA Mobility International Conference was held at New Delhi in 2016.

Period of Consolidation 2016 – 2018

R.K.Malhotra was elected as President of SAEINDIA.
Presidential Visit – Mr. Cuneyt Oge, SAE 2016 President.
20th Anniversary of SAEINDIA was celebrated at Chennai in 2016.
SAEINDIA Chennai Division was established in 2016.
SAEINDIA Cochin Division was established in 2016.
SAEINDIA Organised a one day program Design and Engineering summit with Nasscom in 2016.
1st Tractor Design Challenge was Launched at Chennai in 2016.
Automotive Student Orientation program (aSOP) was Launched at Chennai in 2016.
1st Two Wheeler Conclave was launched at New Delhi in 2016.
SAEINDIA conducted Automotive Electronics Conference with CII in 2016.
SAEINDIA partnered in India Automotive Technology & Innovation awards (IATIA) with Auto Tech Review at New Delhi in 2016.
SAEINDIA Madurai Division was established in 2016.
Launch of SAEINDIA Skill India Initiative (S2I2) at Chennai in 2017.
SAEINDIA Erode Division was established in 2017.
1st Manovegam Aero Championship was Launched at Bangalore in 2017.
SAEINDIA Section Officer Leadership Training program was conducted in 2017.
SAE International PDP Director Visit to India in 2017.
SAEINDIA Organised a one day program on Drive with IOT with Nasscom in 2017.
1st Electrifying Green Aspiration (EGA) was launched at Bangalore in 2017.
1st Advances in Design, Materials, Manufacturing And Surface Engineering For Mobility (ADMMS) was Launched at Chennai in 2017.
Western Section Electronics Board was Inaugurated at Pune in 2017.
SAEINDIA conducted Automotive Design and Styling Conference with CII in 2017.
Presidential Visit – Mr. Douglas Patton, SAE 2017 President.
1st Two Wheeler Conference was conducted by SAEINDIA at Bangalore in 2017.
SAEINDIA Conducted Design Education Conclave at Chennai in 2018.
1st Edition of BAJA SAEINDIA – II was conducted by SAEINDIA at Ropar in 2018.
1st Edition of TIFAN was conducted by SAEINDIA at Rahuri in 2018.
SAEINDIA Gujarat Division was established in 2018.

Period of Consolidation 2018 – 2020

Dr. Bala K. Bharadvaj was elected as President.
Conducted 1st Electrifying Green Aspiration (EGA) at Bangalore in 2018.
Conducted 1st Tractor Design Challenge (TDC) at Chennai in 2018.
Conducted 1st Student PDP program at Chennai.
Started the 2nd season BAJA in same year.
Launched Two & Three Wheeler Conference at Pune.
Launched 1st In- country Edition of MOBILITY ENGINEERING Magazine.
Successfully Conducted 37th edition of FISITA 2018 World Congress in CHENNAI.
Establishment of Hosur Division in Tamilnadu.
Establishment of Tirunelveli Division in Tamilnadu.
Establishment of Mysuru Division in Karnataka.
Establishment of Aurangabad Division in Maharashtra.
Establishment of Oragadam Division in Tamilnadu.
Launched Online Webinar Programs through WebEx from Chennai.
Establishment of Amaravathi Division in Maharashtra.
Started PDP programs in tie up with NATRAX.
Conducted 1st Electric Two Wheeler Design Competition (ETWDC) at Chennai in 2019
Conducted Asia Oceania Systems Engineering Conference (AOSEC) 2019 in association with INCOSE and ISSE.
Launched E-Version of MOBILITY ENGINEERING Magazine.
Conducted 1st Bicycle Design Competition (BDC) at Erode in 2019.
Signed MoU with ACMA.
Collaborated with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) in launch of CoEs in Pune.
Started GLIDER Competition in AWIM National Olympics.
Celebrated 10th Anniversary of Aerospace Forums.
All Logos of SAEINDIA were standardized.
Conducted 1st Range Extended Electric Vehicle Competition (REEV) at Bengaluru in 2020.
Launched E-Panel Discussions.