The major objective of the ISTE are:

1. To formulate the general goals & responsibilities of technical education.

2. To adjust curriculum & educational processes to changing conditions.

3. To develop effective teachers & educational administrators.

4. To improve instructional methods & practices & administrative usages.

5. To enhance professional ideals & standards.

6. To foster research as a function complementary to teaching.

7. To cultivate fraternal spirit amongst the teachers, administrators, industrialists & professionals.

8. To bring about effective linkage between technical institutions industry & society.

9. To award Honorary fellowships, Awards and Prizes, for furthering the objectives of Technical Education.