Membership Benefits

By joining, you will be a member of the academic body.
You can take part in scientific deliberations and present papers in the conferences of the A.S.I.
You will get our official organ-Indian Journal of Surgery (I.J.S.) for updating your knowledge.
You will be eligible for several Awards including Best Paper Award, Best Chapter Award, Best Section Award, Traveling Fellowships, Traveling Professorships and several Orations and Guest Lectures including CME lectures.
You can apply for FAIS (Fellowship of Association of Indian Surgeons) after you have obtained five years experience after Post Graduation.

By joining ASI, you will come in contact with teachers of reputation so that you could gain more knowledge by interaction.
You could get the advice of senior members in matters of personal difficulties in certain procedures.
You can get social contacts and foster friendship through academic pursuits.
Some of the Affiliated Associations communicate to ASI Headquarters about fellowships and sponsorships for regular appointments, which will be communicated to you if you are a member.
You will be able to blog (i.e., express your opinion/exerience to fellow members online. And other members will be encouraged to give their views).

The ASI will be able to arrange Training Programmes for desiring candidates in various courses including the Endoscopic Surgical Procedures in various disciplines.
You could find centers of excellence close to your working area where you could have further training as members of ASI.

You will have a right to vote in elections and stand for elections (in cases of full members).
You can contribute articles to Indian Journal of Surgery for publication, which will be useful when you apply for your promotion in your services, scholarship and jobs outside India.
You will get communications for International Conferences where you can participate as delegate of ASI.