1965	Foundation of Engineers India Limited.
1967	EIL became a wholly owned Government Company.
1969	Diversification into Petrochemicals.
1970	Creation of Heat & Mass Transfer Design and Computer Services Departments.
1971	Ocean Engineering Department formed.
1972	First Metallurgical Project.
1973	Procurement office opened in London Entry into Fertilizer and Pipeline projects.
1974	First Overseas assignment Inhouse process design/engineering, technology development.
1975	Installed a third generation computer system.
1976	Training Division formed.
1977	First Oil & Gas processing project.
1975-1980	Development of skills in the areas of Process Plant services e.g. Operations, Safety, Materials, Environmental Engineering.
1981	Use of computers at construction sites, Procurement office opened in Tokyo.
1983	Own office complex - EIL Bhavan occupied, Independent Certification Division formed.
1989	Own R&D Centre at Gurgaon.
1992	Engineering Office opened in Qatar, Joint-Venture with AMEC, UK.
1993	Regional Offices opened in Chennai & Vadodara.
1994	Creation of subsidiary - EIL Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd ISO 9001 Certification Peak export earnings.
1995	Six Percent Disinvestment Formation of Subsidiary-Certification Engineers International Ltd.
1997	Four per cent equity for employees.
1998	Diversification into LNG and Refinery Residue based Power Plants
1999	EIL enters into Turnkey Contracting-Undertakes turnkey projects in the areas of Offshore Platforms and Offsite Automation Highest Dividend of 150% paid.
2000	EIL’s MOU rating highest amongst all PSUs under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
2001	Major diversification into several new infrastructure and other areas. EIL's MOU performance improved to 1.017 (in 2000-2001) and is ranked no. 1 amongst the PSEs under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
2002	Major Breakthrough in Turnkey Contracting. ONGC awarded the prestigious MNW Platform to EIL on Lumpsum Turnkey basis