Fellows shall be elected by the Council and every candidate for election shall:-

(1)	be a member of the Institute for a period of not less than five years and be over the age of thirty five years on the date of his application.
(2)	satisfy the Council that he is a fit and proper person to be made a Fellow.
(3)	have practised as an arbitrator and/or advocate in the arbitration or litigation of commercial disputes for not less than 10 years and satisfy Council as to his proficiency in the law and practice relating to arbitration.
(4)	provided always that Council may, in exceptional circumstances, waive the requirement that the candidate for election as a Fellow shall have attained the age of Thirty Five Years in the case of candidates holding a professional qualification recognised by Council as justifying such a waiver or the requirement of a period of satisfactory training.
(5)	provided always that Council may waive the requirements aforesaid and directly elect into the Fellow category candidates who are already Fellows of a national arbitrators institute or organisation where Council considers the candidate to be a fit and proper person to be so elected.

Provided always that the Council may, in exceptional circumstances set out below, waive totally or partly the requirement that the candidate for election as a Fellow shall have been a Member of the Institute for not less than five years in the case of :-

(a) a candidate who has been actively practicing as an arbitrator in the settlement of contract or industrial or commercial disputes for not less than five years, who satisfies the Council as to his/her proficiency in the law and procedure relating to arbitration, and who is of considerable reputation in arbitration matters; or

(b) a candidate who has been actively involved in arbitrations in the settlement of contract, industrial or commercial disputes in his/her capacity as arbitrator or counsel or as administrative head or director of a national or international arbitration institute or body, and with whom the Council is satisfied as to his/her proficiency in the law and procedure relating to arbitration, and whose election as a Fellow would in the opinion of the Council, enhance or promote the image or reputation of the Institute; or

(c) a candidate who is or has been a Judge of the High Court (or its equivalent) or a Judge of a Court of higher hierarchy, whether in Malaysia or outside Malaysia, and with whom the Council is satisfied as to his/her proficiency in the law and practice relating to arbitration.