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 total seat intake of IIT Dhanbad BTech is 1213 and its distribution among various specialisations is given below:
| Courses | Seats |
|---|---|
| BTech in Petroleum Engineering | 90 |
| BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 124 |
| BTech. in Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering | 45 |
| BTech in Environmental Engineering | 48 |
| BTech in Mechanical Engineering | 131 |
| BTech in Mining Machinery Engineering | 56 |
| BTech in Engineering Physics | 31 |
| BTech in Mining Engineering | 117 |
| BTech in Computer Science and Engineering | 139 |
| BTech in Electrical Engineering | 123 |
| BTech in Chemical Engineering | 55 |
| BTech in Civil Engineering | 69 |
| Integrated M.Tech in Mathematics and Computing | 55 |
| Integrated M.Tech in Applied Geophysics | 21 |
| Integrated M.Tech in Applied Geology | 21 |
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad has zero tolerance policy towards ragging. The institute has a internal committe for ragging complains. The ragging cell helps the students to encourage and report the issue. Students who encounter ragging should report it to designated authorities for a safe and secure environment.
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Student Forum
Answered 2 weeks ago
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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Answered a week ago
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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Answered a week ago
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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Answered a week ago
A total of 249 PPOs were received and 221 Pre-placement offers were accepted during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025.
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Answered a week ago
The overall median package recorded during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025 was INR 13.24 LPA.
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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 following table:
Faculty Name
Department & Designation
Dr. A. Samanta
Chemical Engineering | Associate Professor
Bandita Barman
Civil Engineering | Assitant Professor
Anand Rajagopal
Applied Geology | Associate Professor
Dr. Ayan Das
Computer Science and Engineering | Assitant Professor
Anirban Ghoshal
Electrical Engineering | Assitant Professor