IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Motto
Sanskrit: Uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata
Motto in English
Arise, Awake, strive for the highest and be in the light
TypePublic technical university
Established1926; 98 years ago (1926)
2016; 8 years ago (2016) (as IIT Dhanbad)
ChairmanPrem Vrat
DirectorSukumar Mishra[1]
Academic staff
414 [2]
Students6,660[2]
Undergraduates4,158 [2]
Postgraduates1,400 [2]
1,102 [2]
Location
Dhanbad
,
Jharkhand
,
India

23°48′48″N 86°26′31″E / 23.8133°N 86.4419°E / 23.8133; 86.4419
CampusUrban
218 acres (0.88 km2)
NicknameIITians
Websitewww.iitism.ac.in

The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad is a public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. IIT Dhanbad is an Institute of National Importance, and is ranked among the premier engineering institutions of India.[3]

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. It is the third oldest institute (after IIT Roorkee, and IIT (BHU) Varanasi) which got converted into an IIT.[4][5] It was established by British Indian Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines - London, and was formally inaugurated on 9 December 1926 by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India.[6] It started as an institution to impart education in mining and mineral sciences, and today, has grown into a technical institution with various academic departments. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad admits its undergraduate students through Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), previously IIT-JEE and postgraduate from Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination.[7][8]

On 25 May 2016, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi gave its approval to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for conversion of ISM Dhanbad into an Indian Institute of Technology.[9][10] The amendment was approved by Indian Parliament and upon Presidential assent, was notified in the Gazette of India on 10 August 2016.[11]

History

Heritage Building at IIT Dhanbad
New Academic Complex at IIT Dhanbad

The Indian National Congress at its XVII Session of December 1901 passed a resolution stating that:[12][13]

The Indian National Congress is of opinion that a Government College of Mining Engineering be established in some suitable place in India on the models of the Royal School of Mines in England...

The McPherson Committee formed by Government of British India, recommended the establishment of an institution for imparting education in the fields of mining and geology, whose report, submitted in 1920 along with approach of Indian Mine Managers' of India in 1924, formed the main basis for establishment of the Indian School of Mines & Applied Geology at Dhanbad on 9 December 1926.[6][14] From 1926 to 1946 it was led by Prof F. W. Sharpley.[15]

The institute originally offered courses mainly in Mining Engineering and Applied Geology when it opened. In 1957, the institute began offering courses in Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics and the name was changed to Indian School of Mines. Up to 1967, it was a government institute where the faculties were recruited through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

The school was granted university status by the University Grants Commission under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 in 1967. Later courses in Mining Machinery Engineering and Mineral Engineering were started in 1975 and 1976 respectively. It was among the few institutes to start courses in Industrial Engineering and Management (in 1977), to cater to the needs of industries like metallurgy, mining and manufacturing.

From 1996 to 1997 the school came directly under the financial and administrative controls of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India with pay scales and perks to its employees at par with that of Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management. In 1997, the institute began admitting students through the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) conducted jointly by the IITs and ISM.[16] In 1998 courses for Electronics Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering were introduced and in 1999, the institute started a bachelor of technology course in Mechanical Engineering.

In 2006, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad added 14 new courses, prominent among them being Electrical Engineering and a course in Environmental Engineering in the undergraduate curriculum. From 2006, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad also started offering Integrated Master of Science (Int. MSc) in Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry and Mathematics & Computing, and Integrated Master of Science and Technology (Int. MSc Tech) courses for Applied Geology and Applied Geophysics. In 2011, the institute offered a BTech programme in Chemical Engineering. The institute introduced Civil Engineering in 2013 and Engineering Physics in 2014.

Conversion to Indian Institute of Technology

While a proposal to upgrade ISM Dhanbad to an Institutes of National Importance had been put as early as 1994 by a Government Committee,[17] no action was taken by the Government over this proposal.

A proposal for the conversion was included in the 12th Five year plan after its passage through the National Development Council (NDC), on 27 December 2012,[18] and put across the IIT Council on 7 January 2013.[19]

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during his budget speech in Parliament on 28 February 2015, proposed to upgrade ISM Dhanbad into an IIT.[20][21] On 25 May 2016, the Union Cabinet approved that a bill be introduced in Parliament for converting ISM Dhanbad into an IIT.[10] On 19 July 2016 the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced into the Lok Sabha. It was passed by the Lok Sabha without opposition on 25 July 2016. The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Bill on 2 August 2016. The Bill got the Presidential assent and a Gazette notification was made on 6 September 2016, thus officially conferring Indian Institute of Technology tag to erstwhile Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.[22]

Campus

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad campus[23] total campus size is around 444.98 acres, and with its main campus of size approximately 218 acres located in Sardar Patel Nagar of Dhanbad and 226.98 acres of upcoming campus in Nirsa, Dhanbad. The institute has around 8101 students with 3732 undergraduate studentes, 1951 postgraduate students, and 2418 doctoral students.

Hostels

The institute has 11 hostels which are all named around some precious stones like Diamond, Sapphire, Amber, Ruby, Opal, Jasper, Aquamarine. Some of these hostels are as old as 94 years, and have capacities ranging from 400 to 2200 students. Four of them are for girls and remaining Seven for boys, both include one hostel each for international students.

  • Topaz Hostel
    Topaz Hostel
  • Diamond Hostel
    Diamond Hostel
  • Emerald Hostel
    Emerald Hostel
  • Rosaline Hostel
    Rosaline Hostel
  • Jasper Hostel
    Jasper Hostel

Hotspots

The campus has various places[24] where students like to spend their major portion of their time apart from taking classes in the lecture halls.

Central Library
Golden Jubilee Lecture Theatre (GJLT)

These include: Student Activity Center (SAC), Main Canteen, Ram Dhani (RD), Library Basement, Penman Auditorium, Heritage Building, Oval Garden and Ruby Park

Organisation and administration

Departments

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has the following departments[25] offering courses in various academic programs:

Departments
Engineering Basic Sciences
Social Sciences Business
Department of Humanities and Social Science Department of Management Studies (Formerly Industrial Engineering & Management)

Research Centres & Industry Interaction Centres

  • An eight-storey Central Research Facility has been set up at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad as a Centre of National Importance.[27][28] IIT (ISM) works as a think tank for eleven ministries of the Govt. of India.[29]
  • Industry Institute Interaction Facility, Kolkata: An Industry Institute Interaction Facility, Kolkata has been established in Kolkata, for hosting campus interviews and international conferences, etc.[30] Another Industry Institute Interaction Facility is being set up in Delhi, and will be ready by 2016.[31]
  • The Environmental Information System (ENVIS), a centre at Centre of Mining Environment (CME), Indian School of Mines (ISM), was established in 1991 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, for collection, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in the area of mining environment.[32]
  • AICCET- Australia India Clean Coal and Energy Technology Center - It is a joint center between IIT(ISM), Dhanbad and Curtin University, Australia and it is located at Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Department building at IIT(ISM)[33][34]

Academics

Academic programs

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers courses[35] in engineering, pure sciences, management and humanities with a focus on engineering. The institute has 18 departments and five inter-disciplinary centers. The Department of Mining Engineering has been accorded the status of "Center of Advanced Studies" by the University Grants Commission.

Admission to the courses of BTech and Integrated BTech-MTech are done from JEE Advanced qualified students. Admission to the MTech courses are done either through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) or through a special examination conducted by the institute. Admissions to the MBA program is done through the Common Admission Test (CAT). Admission to the MSc, Integrated MSc-MTech course and PhD courses are done through exams conducted by the institute.

Various courses offered by institute include:

  • BTech Course (Duration – 4 Years)
  • Integrated BTech-MTech Course (Duration - 5 Years)
  • MTech Course (Duration - 2 years)
  • MSc Course (Duration – 2 Years)
  • Integrated MSc-MTech Course (Duration - 3 years)
  • MBA Programme (Duration – 2 years)
  • PhD
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowships (PDFs)

Rankings

University and college rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2023)[36]281–290
Times (World) (2023)[37]1001–1200
Times (Asia) (2022)[38]251-300
Times (Emerging) (2022)[39]251-300
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024)[40]35
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[41]15
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2024)[42]46


Internationally, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad was ranked 281–290 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023.[36] It was ranked 1001–1200 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[37] 251-300 in Asia in 2022[38] and in the same band among emerging economies.[39]

In India, it was ranked 15th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024 in Engineering category, 22nd in research and 35th in the Overall category.[43]

The institute was ranked 46th in NIRF for its management course of the Department of Management Studies in 2024.[43]

Student life

Fests and Events

The institute hosts many fests including Srijan - The cultural fest of IIT (ISM), Concetto - The Tech-fest, Parakram - Games and sports fest, Basant - The alumni re-union, and Pratibimb - The inter departmental cultural fest. Apart from these the institute also hosts inter-house sports and cultural competitions and technical fests of various departments.[44]

Student Gymkhana

The Students' Gymkhana[45] (SG) gives students a role in the administrative and academic governance of the Institute and helps them develop leadership and administrative skills. SG activities subordinate to academic activities. The SG functions through the Students' Senate and its Executive wing. The Senate is the Central Representative, Legislative and Supervisory body of the students. The student body is elected through Gymkhana elections held every year in the month of March.

Sports & Physical Education Centre (SPEC)

The professional world needs human force skilled in not only IQ, but also in EQ. The professional spheres require people to learn how to work as a part of a team, how to be in the company of the people who might not be complementary to your own self but working with each other to realize each other's potentials to the maximum, how to follow orders and deliver orders when time demands, how to work with your team to the end of the line. Looks like a lot to do, doesn't it? Well, we have got a straightforward solution for you to join a sports club. Welcome to our family of IIT ISM's Sports clubs!

Placements

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has achieved a milestone in placements, with over 750 students securing placements this year.(This placement record is till 7 February 2024) The average package this year has reached up to 13.13 lakh rupees, although there has been a slight decrease. The highest package offered to students this year is 60 lakh rupees. Major companies offering job offers include Google, Microsoft, Accenture, Siemens, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Jaguar Motors, and Land Rover, among others.[46]

Notable alumni

See also

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