Indian Institute Of Technology

Established in 1926, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is a public technical university, the third oldest institute after IIT Roorkee, and IIT BHU. The institute is located in the mineral-rich region of India i.e., in the city of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Due to its vital role in the mineral and mining sector exploration, the institute was granted autonomy in 1967 by the Govt. of India. In 2023, the NIRF ranked the institute with 17th spot in the Engineering sector.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers a wide range of courses in Engineering, Management, Science, and Humanities. However, BTech remains the flagship course of the institute and admission is done through the JEE Advanced scores. In 2023, the overall BTech cutoff for the institute stood at 2862-17181 ranks. Also, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad accepts GATE, IIT JAM, and CAT scores for MTech, MSc, and MBA admission. Furthermore, as per the latest 2024 data, the institute witnessed the average and median packages of INR 16.45 LPA, and INR 12.50 LPA respectively with a total of 860 students getting placed. The most prominent recruiters of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad are Accenture, Samsung, Flipkart, etc.

IIT Dhanbad Highlights

Category	Statistics
Established Year	1926
Campus Area	393 acres
CSE Cutoff	2862-3258 rank
Total No. Of Courses	71
Accepted Entrance Exams	JEE Advanced, GATE, IIT JAM, CAT, etc.
Placement Percentage	76.57%
No. of Students Placed	1108
Median Package Offered	INR 12.50 LPA
Average Package Offered	INR 16.45 LPA
Recruiters	Axis Bank, American Express, Samsung, etc.
NIRF Ranking	17^th under Engineering

Fees & Eligibility

Course	Fees	Eligibility
B.Tech	₹2.4 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	10+2 with 75% + JEE
MBA	₹1.9 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	Graduation with 60% + CAT
M.Tech	₹91,250 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation with 60% + GATE
M.Sc	₹56,250 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation with 55% + IIT JAM
B.Tech + M.Tech	₹2.4 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	10+2 with 75%
M.Sc {Tech}	₹56,250 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation with 55% + IIT JAM
M.A	₹56,250 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation with 60%

Admission

IIT Dhanbad admissions 2024 are based on popular national-level entrance exams such as CAT, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, and IIT JAM for the respective courses. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers various UG, PG, and Doctoral courses in Engineering, Science, and Management. To get admission in any course of the Institute, students need to register for the course in two stages, first at the official website of the concerned exam and second on the official website of IIT Dhanbad.

IIT Dhanbad Admission Process 2024

IIT Dhanbad admission includes various steps such as registration, selection and counselling. A step-by-step process of IIT ISM Dhanbad admission is as mentioned below:

Step 1: IIT Dhanbad Application Process 2024

Students interested in getting into IIT Dhanbad can submit the online application form for course-specific entrance exams or college depending on the course they wish to get into.

BTech and BTech (Dual Degree) aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE Main via the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). Read more
MTech candidates are required to register for GATE via the official website of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitd.ac.in). Read more
For PhD, MA, Executive and MBA courses, students are required to apply via the official website of IIT ISM Dhanbad.

Step 2: IIT Dhanbad Selection Criteria 2024 & Release of Merit List

Once the registration process is completed, applicants need to go through the course-based entrance exam followed by other selection rounds (if applicable). After the selection rounds are completed, they need to go through the course-wise counselling process for final seat allocation. For PhD, MA, Executive and MBA courses, merit lists are released on the official website with the names of the shortlisted students.

Step 3: Admission Confirmation at IIT Dhanbad

After completion of the selection rounds, shortlisted candidates need to submit the admission charges and confirm their admission to the relevant course at IIT Dhanbad.

IIRF

IIT Dhanbad B.Tech ranking by IIRF is 23 out of 170 colleges in India in 2023 and it was 23 out of 192 colleges in India in 2022.

Stream	2023 Ranking	2022 Ranking
B.Tech	#23 out of 170 in India 2023	#23 out of 192 in India 2022

Facilities

Spread over 218 acres of land at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad strives to provide the best education along with world-class facilities to its students. Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad facilities and infrastructure consist of a central library, sports arenas, well-equipped classrooms and laboratories, hostels, recreational centres, and many more. IITISM has 9 hostels on the campus having a facility for accommodation for girls and boys separately. The Central Library which is open 12 hours a day has a huge database of books, journals, thesis, research papers, and many more. They also have licensed e-resources.

Medical/Hospital

The state-of-the-art health facilities available in the college, in addition to a 24*7 ambulance service and campus security.
Gym

The college has Gym facility for the students.
Library

The Central Library of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) is a seven-storey fully air-conditioned building. The central library has a facility of a reading hall on the seventh floor and a cafeteria on the ground floor.
Sports

The college has sports facilities for all students. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad provides indoor and outdoor sports facilities such as badminton, football, basketball, table tennis, etc are available for the students.
I.T Infrastructure

The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Cafeteria

This is one of the oldest canteens of the institute. It has a juice centre, stationery shop and a fruit counter.
Auditorium

Penman Auditorium: This auditorium is completely air-conditioned and is used for organizing various events, competitions, workshops, intern talks and the event “Hackfest”.
Wifi

The college has Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.
Laboratories

The college has a departmental based laboratories facility for the students.
Convenience Store

The college has the convenience store facility for students.(like, photocopying facility & stationery etc.)
Guest Room/Waiting Room

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.
Boys Hostel

The college has a boy’s hostel facility that provides good hostel accommodation for the students. All the necessary facilities are available for the students.
Girls Hostel

Separate hostels are available for the girls’ students. Warden is available to take care of the students. Recreational facilities such as sports, common room, etc are available for the students.