There shall be following categories of members.

A. Full Members:

Full Members shall be qualified Urologists engaged in active practice of Urology in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, and whose urological qualifications have been registered with the State Medical Council/ Indian Medical Council. The full members of TAPASU must be full members of Association of Southern Urologists and Urological Society of India.

II. Their membership shall commence after they have paid the membership fee in full stipulated from time to time, and after the General Body of the Association has approved their full-member status at the Annual General Body meeting.

III. Their membership shall be for life, unless the General Body of the Association, following due process for the same, has terminated the same.

IV. All TAPASU full members are advised to become a member of Association Southern Urologist (ASU) and Urological Society of India (USI).

Note: Full Members who transfer their Medical Council registration to any State other than Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, or outside the territory of India shall be placed in the category of "Affiliate Members"; in the event of their returning to practice in Tamil Nadu &Puducherry, they shall be reverted to "Full Member" status on submitting proof of their return. Their status as "Full Members" in such a case shall become effective from the first day of the month succeeding the one in which the application is made, proof submitted, and the application is found to be in order by the Executive Council.

B. Associate Members:

I. Associate Members shall be Postgraduate residents registered for the M.Ch., or DNB course in Urology.

II. Their membership shall commence after they have paid the membership fee in full stipulated from time to time, at the conclusion of the Annual General Body Meeting at which their membership has been approved.

III. Their membership shall be for life, unless the General Body of the Association, following due process for the same, has terminated the same or their status has been changed to "Full Member" on their speciality qualifications in Urology being duly registered in the State Medical Council in Tamil Nadu / Indian Medical Council, or to "Affiliate Member" following the prescribed procedure for such change.

C. Affiliate Members:

I. Fully qualified Urologists engaged in active practice of Urology outside Tamil Nadu & Puducherry are eligible to become affiliate members.

II. Affiliate Members shall be Specialists qualified in the modern system of Medicine who are registered with the Indian Medical Council or the State Medical Council in Tamil Nadu, engaged in the practice of a speciality other than Urology but having a keen interest in pursuing common interests in Urology (for e.g. Radiologists,Pathologists, Microbiologists, etc.), or

III. Scientists with Ph.D. in any field of Science or a degree in Engineering who are actively engaged in applied aspects of their disciplines with relevance to the study and practice of Urology.

IV. They shall formally apply for the Affiliate Membership of the Association following due procedure laid down from time to time.

V. Their applications shall be scrutinised by the Council and presented to the General Body, if found in order.

VI. The General Body alone shall be competent to approve such applications for Affiliate Membership.

VII. On such approval being granted, the Hon. Secretary shall convey such approval to them in writing.

VIII. Their membership fee shall be the same as for Full Members, and the membership shall be for life, or until they have terminated their membership on their own or the General Body of the Association has terminated the membership following the procedure laid down for the same.

IX. Their membership shall commence after they have paid the membership fee stipulated from time to time and after the conclusion of the Annual General Body Meeting at which their membership has been approved.