IIT Dhanbad is considered the top institute in the country for several reasons. Apart from having a strong academic reputation, a specialised research programme and high placement rates, the institute is known for having the best faculty possessing adequate knowledge and experience in their respective field.
IIT Dhanbad CSE Department
| Faculty Name & Title |
Academic Qualification |
Research Area |
|---|---|---|
| Chiranjeev Kumar Professor (HAG) |
PhD. (MNNIT Allahabad) |
Wireless Networks, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering |
| Prof. Prasanta K Jana Professor (HAG) |
PhD |
Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet Of Things, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing And Fog Computing |
| Prof. Annavarapu Chana Sekhara Rao Associate Professor |
|
Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Algorithms, Soft Computing, Machine Learning, Data And Knowledge-Based Systems |
IIT Dhanbad Mining Engineering Department Faculty
| Faculty Name & Title |
Academic Qualification |
Research Area |
|---|---|---|
| Ajeet Yadav Assistant Professor |
PhD |
Rock Mechanics and Ground Control, Geospatial Modelling, and Mine Surveying Techniques |
| Anindya Sinha Professor Of Practice |
PhD |
Coal mining and related sub-system design, Mine mechanisation and digitisation, Mine ventilation and air conditioning, Mine environment and climatic control, Mine repurposing and mine closure. |
| Ankush Galav Assistant Professor |
PhD |
Rock Mechanics and Ground Control, Numerical Modelling, Mining Methods, Rock Excavation Engineering, Mine Planning and Design, Mine Instrumentation and Monitoring |
IIT Dhanbad Electronics Department Faculty
| Faculty Name & Title |
Academic Qualification |
Research Area |
|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Grover Assistant Professor |
PhD |
Smart Sensor Systems, Instrumentation Systems And Signal Processing. |
| Aman Sikri Assistant Professor |
PhD |
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA), Free Space Optical (FSO) Communications, Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) |
| Amitesh Kumar |
PhD (ISM) |
Photonic Integrated Circuits, Fiber Optic Sensors, Microwave Photonics, and Radio-over Fiber Technologies for 5G and Beyond. |
The IIT Dhanbad GATE cutoff 2026 ranged from 456 to 762 in the first round for the General AI category.
The IIT Dhanbad cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for admission to the M.Tech course and its various specialisations in the form of scores. The cutoff was out for different All India quota categories, like General, OBC, SC, etc. Students who want admission at IIT Dhanbad have to give the GATE exam and then appear for the counselling process. For more information, click here.
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Answered 2 years ago
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad faculty include educators with excellent educational background. They are pass outs from reputed institutions. The faculty members also contribute in research work in the respective area of specialisation. Details about some of the IIT Dhanbad faculty members are mentioned in the f
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
The JEE Advanced counselling is ongoing. The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoffs round 5 have been released for IIT Dhanbad B.E. / B.Tech admissions. During the fifth round of admission, the closing ranks ranged from 4167 to 17791 for the General AI category candidates. Under IIT Dhanbad BTech course, the the
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
The score required by the SC All India category for admission to the MTech course should be at least 116, according to the last round. Students can check the table below to know the cutoff rank for different Engineering branches for the SC AI category.
| Course | Last Round Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering | 116 |
| M.Tech. in Material Science and Technology | 197 |
| M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering | 209 |
| M.Tech. in Fuel Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering | 215 |
| M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering | 232 |
| M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 254 |
| M.Tech. in Mining of Critical Minerals | 277 |
| M.Tech. in Earthquake Science and Engineering | 282 |
| M.Tech. in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | 282 |
| M.Tech. in Mineral Engineering | 286 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Manufacturing Engineering | 290 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Thermal Engineering | 312 |
| M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering | 319 |
| M.Tech. in Intelligent Control and Instrumentation | 323 |
| M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering | 330 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Optical Communication & Integrated Photonics) (OC) | 334 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) | 340 |
| M.Tech. in Structural Engineering | 346 |
| M.Tech. in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering | 353 |
| M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management | 361 |
| M.Tech. in Geomatics | 362 |
| M.Tech. in Power System Engineering | 384 |
| M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives | 384 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Communication & Signal Processing) (SP) | 439 |
| M.Tech. in Data Analytics | 449 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design) | 455 |
| M.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 466 |
| M.tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 530 |
| M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 542 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
IIT Dhanbad COAP cutoff 2026 has been released for the last round of admission to the M.Tech course and its branches. For the General AI category, the last round scores varied from 197 to 714. As per this range, M.Tech CSE was the most competitive course for admission, with the score of 714. Student
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
A rank of 200 could get you admission at IIT Dhanbad if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 73 to 886. So, getting admission with the attained rank might be possible to all courses, expect M.Sc. Tech in Applied Geology, which had the last round
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Contributor-Level 10







IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is one of the state-of-the-art infrastructure which includes all the necessary facilities. The institute has modern classrooms, library, medical facilities, labs, gym, yoga centrem sports complex, hostel and others.