Distinguished Fellow(s) shall be elected every year by an Electoral College consisting of the Council Members and Distinguished Fellows of the ATMS provided as in 2 of byelaws who, in the view of Electoral College, are worthy of the distinction by virtue of their outstanding work or by their contributions deemed to be of an exceptional merit in the field of Antenna Engineering

Nominations for the Distinguished Fellowship shall be made either by a member of the Council or a Distinguished Fellow. Such nominations should be accompanied by a brief bio-data of the nominee. A nominator may propose one or more persons but not exceeding the total number of Distinguished Fellows to be elected for the year as provided in 9 (d) of byelaws

A nominee shall be elected as a Distinguished Fellow if he gets the majority of the votes cast, subject to a minimum of 1/3rd of the total strength of the Electoral College on the rolls. In case the votes cast do not give the requisite number of votes for the election of Distinguished Fellows, a second ballot shall be called for from the prescribed Electoral College. The candidates for this ballot will be from amongst those who got the largest number of votes in the first round excluding those who qualified in that round; and number of these candidates shall be twice the number of Distinguished Fellows yet to be elected for the year. In the event of a tie, the Council shall exercise its discretion. No Nominee shall be elected even in a second ballot, unless he gets the majority of votes cast, subject to a minimum of 1/3rd of the total strength of the Electoral College on the rolls.

The Distinguished Fellowship cannot be sought by application. The total number of distinguished Fellows to be elected every year shall be limited to two, subject to the condition that the total number of Distinguished Fellows on rolls of the ATMS at any time will be limited to sixty.

Only a Life Fellow of minimum seven years continued membership of ATMS shall be eligible for Distinguished Fellowship of the ATMS provided that he is not a sitting member of the council. No persons can be nominated as a Distinguished Fellow unless he fulfils the qualification given in byelaw 10.

Age: He shall have attained the age of thirty five years on the date of his application for election or transfer.

Academic Qualification: He shall have passed the Bachelor of Engineering examination.

Occupation : He shall be engaged in the discipline in a position of high responsibility, provided that a temporary unemployment shall not be deemed a disqualification; or shall have retired from the profession after having held, before his application for election or transfer, a position of high responsibility.

Experience: He shall have had at least ten years experience in the discipline during which he, either shall have held a position of higher responsibility in an organization for a period of five years, or shall have made outstanding contribution in the discipline.

Experience: He shall have had subsequent professional experience of at least five years during which he, either shall have held a position of responsibility in an organization for a period of four years in the discipline or shall have made a significant contribution in the field of Antenna Engineering which includes its design, measurement or its instrumentation.  A temporary unemployment shall not be deemed a disqualification

Age: He shall have attained the age of thirty five years on the date of his application for election or transfer.

Students of Professional degree (B. Tech. / B.E. / M. Sc. / Electronics / Physics Corporate Science) or any engineering discipline.