Types of Membership

 There are two kinds of members of Sindnet: Permanent and Associate.

The agreed criteria for Permanent Membership are:

• The applicant should be either a founder member or be given membership after mutual consensus (as in the case of IUCN)
• The applicant should be a support institution
• Should pay the annual fee 
• The newly constituted rule of business, (applicable both to permanent & associate members) state that: 
• If an organization applying for Sindnet’s membership has branch offices as well, only the office that has applied for registration (and not the whole organization) will be granted membership.
• Membership can be requested by an organization or one or two members of Sindnet
• The decision to grant membership shall be taken within two meetings
• No action of any of the members should have a negative impact on Sindnet 
• The criteria for Associate Membership are:
• The applicant should be a support institution
• The applicant should be working/operating at the provincial level
• Its overall credibility/performance should be evaluated
• Associate Members may become Permanent Members if they fulfill the following conditions:
• Associate membership for a minimum duration of one year
• Regular attendance in meeting
• Payment of fee
• Mutual consensus of permanent members
• The approval process would be expedited after the completion of 12 months as associate member.
•  Members are liable to be extradited from the Sindnet if:
• They fail to pay the fee which latest by March every year
• Any action of their has a negative impact on Sindnet
• They fail to attend three consecutive meetings.