• To hold meetings of the institution for reading and discussing communications bearing upon Engineering or the application thereof or upon subjects relating thereto.

• To print, publish, sell, lend, preserve or distribute the proceedings or reports of the Institution or any papers, communications, works or treatises on engineering or its applications or subjects connected therewith.
• To co-operate with universities, other educational public and private educational authorities, for the furtherance of education and training in engineering science and practice and to maintain contact with the engineering industry.

• To do all other things which the Council of the Institution may think proper, including advising Governments, Public Bodies and other organisations or individuals on matters concerning Engineering and to maintain close relationship with the Engineers Registration Board and other professional bodies.

To do all other things incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.