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IIT Dhanbad Admission Dates 2025
IIT Dhanbad accepts JEE Main and GATE scores for admission to different programmes. Upcoming events scheduled for IIT Dhanbad admission via these exams are tabulated below:
M.E./M.Tech Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
- 10+2 with 75% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: GATE, COAP, JEE Main, JEE Advanced
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
11 May '26 - 13 May '26 | COAP 2026 registration starts (Round 1) |
May '26 | CCMT 2026Tentative |
May '26 | COAP 2026 Main Round 1 of offers - registration, and selection of the collegeTentative |
MBA/PGDM Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
- 10+2 with 75% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CAT, JEE Main, JEE Advanced
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
May '26 | MBA/PGDM Declaration of Admission Results Tentative |
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The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:
2025:
- Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
- Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
- OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
- SC: 61.1526933
- ST: 47.9026465
- UR-PwD: 0.0079349
2024:
- General (UR): 93.2362181
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
- Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
- Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840
2023:
- General (UR): 90.7788642
- OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
- SC: 51.9776027
- ST: 37.2348772
- GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527
Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
IIT Dhanbad admissions are open for PhD. Check below the admission dates:
| Dates | Upcoming Events |
|---|---|
4 Oct '23 - 30 Oct '23 | PhD Application start and end date |
10 Nov '23 | PhD Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview |
29 Nov '23 - 30 Nov '23 | PhD Interview for shortlisted candidates |
6 Dec '23 | PhD Declaration of the merit list |
6 Dec '23 - 11 Dec '23 | PhD Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Merit list candidates |
13 Dec '23 | PhD Declaration of extended merit list |
13 Dec '23 - 18 Dec '23 | PhD Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Extended Merit list candidates |
26 Dec '23 | PhD Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted students |
To get admission to M.Tech in IIT Dhanbad, students need to be eligible to apply for the course. The Institute accepts admission based on GATE entrance scores followed by COAP counselling. Students who are graduated from IIT are exempted from the GATE entrance score requirement. Hence, for admission, students need to apply for GATE by visiting the GOAPS website.
You can get into the BTech courses offered by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad through JEE Mains. However, JEE Mains isn't enough. One must clear JEE Advanced to get into any of the IITs. The same applies to the IIT Dhanbad admissions as well. To summarise:
IIT Dhanbad BTech Admission = Clearing JEE Mains + JEE Advanced + Participating in JoSAA counselling for seat allotment.
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IIT Dhanbad MBA was ranked in NIRF 2025 rankings under the 'Management' Category.
| Publisher | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | 44 | 46 | 48 |
A total of 1687 students registered and 1327 students participated during IIT Dhanbad placement drive 2025. 1085 students were placed. The overall placement rate recorded was 81.76%.
Yes, placements at IIT Dhanbad are good. During the placement drive 2025, 100% placement was recorded in BTech Double Major course. BTech and MTech placement rate in 2025 was 84.34% and 70.78%. In MBA and MSc courses, placememt percentage recorded was 75.93% and 88%.
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The salary package offered during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025 is mentioned below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics 2025 |
|---|---|
Average package | INR 17.49 LPA |
Median package | INR 13.24 LPA |
Job offers above 20 LPA | 290 |
Job offers between 10 and 20 LPA | 429 |
Job offers between 6 and 10 LPA | 392 |
MBA placement at IIT Dhanbad is good. The average and median package recorded in 2025 was 10.48 LPA and 10.38 LPA. Placement percentage recorded was 75.93%.
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad is one of the oldest IITs. It offers quality education to the students under the guidance of experts. IIT Dhanbad has been ranked 21 in the QS WUR Ranking By Subject, and it is ranked 110 in Southern Asia and 424 in Asia by QS World Ranking 2026. The institute also ranked 15th by NIRF in 2025 for Engineering. The institute appoints well trained and expert faculty members.
According to the website of IIT Dhanbad, the most number of seat reservations are offered to the OBC-NCL category of candidates. Out of the 475 reserved seats for M.Tech admissions at IIT Dhanbad, around 215 seats are reserved for OBC-NCL category.
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Candidates seeking admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech must appear for JEE Mains followed by JEE Advance examination. To be eligible for IIT Dhanbad BTech candidates are required to meet the eligibility criteria for JEE Mains.
Find below the JEE Main and JEE Advance eligibility criteria for admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech:
| Entrance Examination | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| JEE Main 2024 | Passed class 12 in 2022/2023 or appearing in 2024 from any recognised board with a minimum 75% marks and Physics, Mathematics, and any one subject among Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational Subject as compulsory subject. Candidates having passed any exam equivalent to class 12 are also eligible to apply |
| JEE Advance 2024 | Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in BE/BTech Paper of JEE (Main) 2024. Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1999. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1994. |
IIT Roorkee announced the GATE 2025 result on March 19, 2025. To check the result, candidates will need to enter their GATE enrollment ID, registered email ID, and date of birth. The GATE exam is very prestigious among engineering and Science graduates. It is conducted every year by one of the IITs among the nine IITs. In 2024, IISc Bangalore conducted the GATE exam. The exam also opens various opportunities for engineering and Science graduates to work in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and in the field of research. The GATE 2025 brochure has been released by IIT Roorkee comprising of all the relevant information about the GATE 2025 exam, including exam dates, paper codes, eligibility criteria, etc. Read more about the GATE 2025 Result: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-results.
IIT Dhanbad offers four-year BTech course, admission to which is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced score. Candidates can apply for any of the BTech specialisations out of the 10 offered at the institute. Below are the BTech specialisations offered at IIT ISM Dhanbad:
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining Machinery Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
IIT (ISM), Dhanbad offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. The courses provided by the institute include BTech, Dual degree (BTech-MTech), MTech, MSc MBA, MSc Tech, Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF), and PhD. under 18 departments. Also, for admissions to these courses, candidates need to clear the eligibility criteria. The entrance exams accepted for different courses include JEE Main + JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling, CAT GATE + COAP Counselling, IIT JAM + CCMN counselling, etc.
NTA announced JEE Main 2024 dates. NTA coducted the JEE Main 2024 exam in two sessions. JEE Main 2024 exam date session 1 was January 24 to February 1 while the second session was held from April 4 to 15. Candidates can check JEE Main 2024 exam date session 1 and 2 on this page. JEE Main 2024 application form session 1 was available from November 1 to December 4. For session 2, NTA released application form on February 2.
IISc Bangalore conducted the GATE 2024 exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The GATE 2024 application form was released on 24th August 2024 on the official website at gate.iisc.ac.in. The organising institute for GATE 2024 was IISc Bangalore. The exam was conducted online as a computer-based test for 29 papers. Candidates had to solve 65 questions in 180 minutes (3 hours). The GATE 2024 syllabus is based on General Aptitude and Core Discipline, carrying a weightage of 15% and 85% respectively. Check more about GATE 2024 exam here.
IIT Dhanbad is ranked 11 among the top Engineering Institutes in India by NIRF. The Institute offer M.Tech in 16 specialisations including popular ones such as CSE, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc. The highest package offered in 2020 placement is INR 50 LPA.
The placement rate recorded during IIT Dhanbad MTech placements 2025 was 70.78%. In Integrated MTech, placement percentage recorded was 90.54%.
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad is Tier 1 engineering college. The institute is approved by UGC and AICTE. It is one of the oldest engineering institutes. The institute also ranked 15th by NIRF in 2025 for Engineering. Thus, IIT Dhanbad's ranking is famous all over.
The below table compares the IIT ISM Dhanbad placement details 2023 with BITS Pilani:
| Institute Name | the highest Package (2023) | Average Package (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Dhanbad | INR 56 LPA | INR 16.98 LPA |
| BITS Pilani | INR 60.75 LPA | INR 30.37 LPA |
IIT Dhanbad BTech has been ranked 17 by NIRF under the Engineering category. NIRF ranking trends for IIT Dhanbad for its BTech course are showcased in the table below:
| Publisher | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| NIRF | 17 | 15 |
IIT Dhanbad has been palced on 17th position by NIRF in the year 2023. As per the NIRF 2023 reports available on the official website. Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad students have recieved a total of 1,154 job offers, distributed among the 1,082 students placed. The average package of IIT Dhanbad stood at INR 16.98 LPA and the the highest package offered was INR 56 LPA. In addition to this 11 international offers were made. Apart from this, the verified alumni and currents students have given the following feedbacks on Shiksha IIT Dhanbad Reviews Page:
- "Course curriculum is great as I am talking about my course that is MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING. We have highly experienced and highly researched professors."
- "Around 100% of students got placed in this course. The highest salary package offered was 55 LPA. The lowest salary package offered was 12 LPA. The average salary package offered was 20 LPA. Top recruiting companies are Google, Flipkart, Amazon, Alexa, Samsung, Microsoft, etc. Almost 90-95% of students got internships at Google, Microsoft, Samsung, etc. Top roles offered are software engineer, web developer, and designer."
- "The infrastructure of our college is excellent. Wi-Fi facility is available in our college and hostels. Our college has Asia's second-the largest library."
- "Professors are highly qualified. They are flexible toward students' requirements and potential."
The companies that were part of recent years’ drives is available on the official website. Some of the renowned names are mentioned in the table below:
IIT Dhanbad Placements: Top Recruiters | ||
|---|---|---|
Amazon | Oracle | |
Atlassian | Goldman Sachs | Morgan Stanley |
Tata Steel Ltd. | Newzera Tech Labs Pvt. Ltd. | Texas Instruments |
Indian Oil Corporation | ONGC | Zomato |
More than 200 companies made full-time offers and 62 companies offered PPOs during IIT Dhanbad placement 2025. Above 250 companies visited the campus during the placement drive 2025.
The overall average package recorded during IIT Dhanbad placments 2025 was INR 17.49 LPA. In BTech, BTech Double Major and BTech+MTech courses, average package recorded was 19.68 LPA, 30.81 LPA and 22.17 LPA.
In MTech, MBA and MSc, average salary received was 10.87 LPA, 10.48 LPA and 7.46 LPA.
The total tuition fee for IIT Dhanbad MBA is INR 3 lakh. The fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative. Aspirants need to pay the course fee after completion of the selection rounds to confirm their seat. Besides, the programme fee, candidates also need to pay a registration fee in the start. Below is the application fee:
| Course | Application Fees |
|---|---|
| MBA Application Fee (Gen/ OBC/ EWS) | INR1,600 |
| MBA Application Fee (SC/ ST/ PwD) | INR 800 |
| MBA in Business Analytics Application Fee (Gen/ OBC/ EWS) | INR 1,600 |
| MBA in Business Analytics Application Fee (SC/ ST/ PwD) | INR 800 |
Yes, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad provides a list of scholarship schemes following some eligibility criteria, some of which, Merit Cum Means Scholarship, Endowment Scholarship, Benevolent Fund, ISMAANA Scholarship, and Sandvik Scholarship
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IIT ISM Dhanbad is popularly known for its BTech course. The institute offer BTech programme in more than 10 specialisations, namely Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, CSE, ECE, and others. The BTech placements rate in 2025 was 82.49%. The average package in 2025 for BTech students was INR 19.
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1687 students registered for placements and 1327 students participated in 2025. Out of the participating students, 1085 students were placed. The overall placement rate recorded was 81.76%.
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IT Dhanbad provides international placements to its students. A total of 1144 offers were made during the placement drive 2025. Out of the total offers, 30 were international offers.
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A total of 249 PPOs were received and 221 Pre-placement offers were accepted during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025.
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The overall median package recorded during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025 was INR 13.24 LPA.
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