A rational capacity design method is presented for determining connection design forces considering increased yield stress of steel, strain-hardening of the beam/column cross-section, and local instability of the beam/column flange and web due to slenderness. A procedure is presented for arriving at shear-moment interaction boundaries at different axial load levels for commonly available Indian steel I-sections. The design procedure outlined in SP: 6(6) needs to be upgraded and available Indian sections needs to be remolded to have larger flange widths.