Member Eligibility

Primarily, the members of the Institute shall be serving and retired Defence officers (drawing regular pension only). Membership shall be compulsory for all Defence Serving officers borne on permanent duty with effect from the date of reporting on board Ships/establishments based at Kochi area under the administrative control of Headquarters, Southern Naval Command and such officers shall be full members.
Membership may be offered to Class I Defence Civilian Employees, Class I Central/State government officers and officers of PSUs at the discretion of the Management Committee. However, in all such cases President’s or Patron-in-Chief’s approval is mandatory.
A limited number of civilian members may be admitted to the Institute at the discretion of the Management Committee. This category of members shall not exceed 10% of the full members under Rule 5.1. However, the said percentage can be exceeded under special consideration by President or Patron-in-Chief.
No foreign nationals including those of Indian Origin or those individuals whose spouses hold foreign nationality shall be permitted to be member of the Institute. However, foreign officers undergoing training or on deputation at Naval ships/ establishment at Kochi may be accorded full membership for the period of training/deputation only.


Full Member	Associate Member (Def)
Ex Officio Member	Associate Member (Civ)
Honorary Member	Temporary Member
One-Day Member	Associate member
Civilian members (Civilian)	Serving Defence Officers
Retired Defence Officers	Class I Government/SSC Officers
Civilians	Dignitaries at Kochi
Visiting Officers(Ty duty/leave/visiting ship)	All retired officers visiting NOI and non-member serving officers
EX-NEPTA	Sports facility