Membership Registration
The membership of the society is open to any person who has attained a postgraduation in orthopaedics or
neurosurgery and fulfils the terms and conditions of the
society but subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the Association of
Spine surgeons of India. The Executive Committee shall have power to refuse any
applicant for membership without assigning or being required to assign any reason for
such refusal.
Subscription Categories
- Life membership: Life membership will be mandatory for all members. The
membership will be granted by filling the requisite form and payment of the
membership fee. This is a one-time fee valid for life. This will be Rs.5000/- plus
GST as applicable. However, the EC with the approval of the GB will have the
power to amend the Life Membership fee as & when considered necessary. All
Life Members will have voting rights.
- Associate Life Member: Persons other than qualified Spine, Orthopedics &
Neuro professionals registered with MCI / NMC, like Anesthesiologists, Biomechanic Engineers,
Physiotherapists, nurses & technicians interested in the
field, may enroll themselves as Life members but they will be designated as
Associate Life Members. Associate members will have no voting rights
- Honorary Life Member: Any person whose admission, in the opinion of the
Executive Committee, is a matter of pride for the Association, may be enrolled as
an Honorary Member. The Secretary will prepare a note of the credentials of such
a person and keep that in the Association records along with the Minutes of the
Meeting where such a decision was taken. No fee is taken from such a member.
He will not have voting rights.
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Value Added Annual Subscription (VAAS). In addition to the regular privileges
to the Life members, there is provision for value added services to those who
subscribe for it. These include:
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Free subscription to e-journal (ISJ)
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Eligibility for various official positions
- Rebate in the registration fee for all the conferences and events organized under
the aegis of ASSI
- Eligibility for applications for Research Grants / Awards / Fellowships
- Eligibility for participating in Spine Registry and Multicentric Research
Projects
- Eligibility for presenting papers at ASSI events.
- These benefits are subjected to change as may deem fit from time to time with
appropriate approval.
Subscription for Value added services is Rs.1000/- + GST as applicable per year. For
those who wish to pay lump sum, discount is offered as Rs. 2500/- + GST for 3-year
subscription and Rs.4000/- + GST for a 5-year period. However, the EC with the
approval of the GB will have the power to amend the subscription fee as & when
considered necessary
