In 1992, the Statute for Membership of the the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASAD) was formulated for trial implementation.
In 1993, the State Council renamed “Member of the Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)” as “Member of CAS”.
In 1994, the Academic Divisions revised the Statute and the CAS Member system was officially established.
The Statute is the basis and fundamental reference for the work, rules and regulations of the Academic Divisions.