 As the only engineering Academy of the country, INAE represents India at the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) .INAE functions as an apex body and promotes the practice of engineering & technology and the related sciences for their application to solving problems of national importance.The Academy also provides a forum for futuristic planning for country's development requiring engineering and technological inputs and brings together specialists from such fields as may be necessary for comprehensive solutions to the needs of the country.