Its usual that we see doctors use Dr. Title, but I have also seen engineers use title - Er. Is this practise allowed, approved?
I have seen few name boards like that in India.
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4It's entirely dependent on the qualification. I've never seen it in English, though.– Andrew Leach ♦Apr 9, 2014 at 12:49
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The question should be edited to specify a location. I suspect that the poster may be asking specifically about the situation in Germany, where many academic titles are tightly regulated by law.– shaneApr 9, 2014 at 12:50
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location is India, editing the question– ShivaApr 9, 2014 at 13:15
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1This question appears to be off-topic because it is about a cultural norm rather than the English language.– David MApr 9, 2014 at 16:59
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1"Engineer" is not a formal title in the US. If a person is a certified engineer or some such that would be shown as a qualification after the individual's name, as "John Smith, Registered Engineer", eg.– Hot LicksApr 22, 2015 at 0:13
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In Europe, the approved title is Eur Ing, not Er.
It is permitted to engineers registered with one of the national engineering professional bodies.
For example, in the UK engineers must have achieved suitable qualification and registration with the IET or similar chartered organisation. Similar organisations exist in other EU countries.
Use of a prefixed title like this is much more prevalent on the continent than in the UK or US, where postfixed letters such as CEng. are much more commonly used.
Edit: The question has now been edited to refer to India. I have seen "Engineer" as a prefix on Indian business cards and office doors. That practice is not followed in Europe. Simply having an engineering degree doesn't permit such a title, you just get to put BSc. (or similar depending on the university) after your name.
answered Apr 9, 2014 at 12:50
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do you mean to say a person needs to register in a professional boby before we can use the Title Eur Ing– ShivaApr 9, 2014 at 13:14
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Yes. Eur Ing is European Engineer and is an EU-wide regulated qualification. The UK-specific version (which still requires registration, but costs less) is Chartered Engineer, denoted by the post-nominal letters CEng.– Andrew Leach ♦Apr 9, 2014 at 13:17
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Indeed, the regulations are very much dependent on the jurisdiction. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering for an overview of other countries.– chosterApr 9, 2014 at 15:49
In Germany it is regulated by law. So you can't just add "Dipl. Ing." if you are an engineer from outside Germany. A Dipl. Ing. is different from a Dr. since you can't have it in your passport. I've seen it as a door sign quite often.
In the context of Nepal, if they are registered in the Nepal Engineers Association, you can write ER.
