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What happens after you apply for CEng?

Application submitted

At this point, our staff will check your application and send you an additional information request if needed.

Application reviewed

A pre-interview assessment of your application will be undertaken by trained and experienced registered IET Members. Where required, additional evidence of competence and/or knowledge may be requested.

Find out more about supplying additional evidence of knowledge.

Professional Review Interview

You will be interviewed by trained and experienced registered IET Members.

The interview should last approximately one hour, and this includes a short presentation of about 15 minutes. Watch our video for a little more insight into the Professional Review Interview and how to prepare for it.

The Professional Review Interview

Final Peer Review

We will carry out a final review to ensure a fair outcome.

Applicant Notified of Outcome

You will be notified in writing of the decision, if you have been successful you will be required to pay the Engineering Council Entrance Fee to finalise the registration process. 

Once this has been paid your details will be submitted to the Engineering Council.

If you have been unsuccessful, don’t panic we will guide you on what you can do next.

We’re upgrading our systems, and this includes changes to our customer and member account log in, MyIET. It’s part of our big picture plan to deliver a great experience for you and our wider engineering community.

Whilst most of our websites remain available for browsing, it will not be possible to log in to purchase products or access services from Thursday, 17 April to Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Our Member Relations team is here to help and for many of our services, including processing payments or orders, we’ll be able to support you over the phone on +44 (0)1438 765678 or email via membership@theiet.org.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

For further information related to specific products and services, please visit our FAQs webpage.

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