Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad provides both merit and need-based scholarships. Below are some of the types of scholarships provided by IIT Dhanbad:

  • Merit Cum Means Scholarship
  • Endowment Scholarship
  • Benevolent Fund
  • ISMAANA Scholarship
  • Sandvik Scholarship

Moreover, some of the important details about the above scholarships is mentioned below:

  • More than 30 scholarships ready to be availed by IIT (ISM) students
  • INR 1.2 crore+ provided by ISMAANA (Indian School of Mines Alumni Association of North America)
  • INR 30 lakh+ provided by ISMAA
  • Also, complete tuition fee waivers for General/ OBC candidates with family income under INR 6 Lakh under MCM (Merit-cum-means) Scholarship

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Overall Rating (Out of 5)

4.2

Based on 578 Verified Reviews

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Placements
4.1
Infrastructure
4.1
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.0
Crowd & Campus Life
4.3
Value for Money
4.3
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Priyanshu | B.Tech. in Mining Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 20 Jan 2026
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4.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
It is the best college for mining and petroleum engineering courses.

Placements: In my course, almost 90 percent of students got placed. Top recruiting companies include Coal India Limited, CIL, etc. Almost 50 percent of students got internships. Students are also placed in the consulting and management department in companies like Accenture India Market Unit and Accenture Global Network.

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Boni Paramesh | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 24 Dec 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Really enjoyable and a great place to study while exploring the campus and curriculum.

Placements: I am Paramesh from IIT Dhanbad. Placement statistics at this college are good. It is approximately 92 percent. The highest package offered here is around 60 LPA. The average is approximately 25 LPA. They offer many opportunities here, such as Goldman Sachs, Google, Amazon, and Accenture.

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Akhilesh kumar | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is the best college for students' studies.

Placements: IIT Dhanbad is situated in Jharkhand, and this university offers the best placement opportunities for students. This university offers many packages. The highest package offered in this university is 80 LPA, and the lowest package offered is 20 LPA. Many well-known tech companies like Infosys, Microsoft, HCL, and TCS visit this university every year, and at least 60 percent is required for placement purposes.

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RamakanthJogada | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
The campus has a classic environment, well-trained faculty, and good placements every year.

Placements: Around 84 percent of students get placed. The highest package offered is 58 LPA, and the lowest package offered is 15 LPA. The average package offered is 24 LPA. Top recruiting companies like Google, Amazon, Flipkart, Tata, Microsoft, etc., hire students. Around 60-70 percent of students get internships in companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. Roles like data analyst, operating system, ML engineers, and information security-related engineers are offered.

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BHAVISHYA Dhanker | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 28 Nov 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Honest review of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

Placements: Around 85 to 90 percent of students get placed almost every year. The highest package is 59 LPA, and the average is 24 LPA. Recruiting companies include Google, Zomato, and Blinkit. 50 out of 140 students got internships last year at companies such as Cisco, Google, and Microsoft. Roles offered include web developer, data scientist, app developer, software engineer, etc.

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Rahul Bansal | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 28 Nov 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
A brief overview of college life at IIT Dhanbad.

Placements: Top companies include Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Uber, and many more that come for internships and placements. The average package for our course is 28–30 LPA. The highest package is nearly 80 LPA. Top roles like Software Engineer are offered. Overall, 75% of students get placed in our course.

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IIT Dhanbad Scholarships FAQs

Below are the IIT Dhanbad Scholarships FAQs:

Q:   <p>What is the criteria for IIT Dhanbad merit-cum-means scholarships?</p>
A:

IIT Dhanbad provides Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to students pursuing a course. Check below the criteria for merit scholarships:

The institute provides scholarship to top 35% enrolled students in regular UG, MSc, MSc Tech, MA and two-year MBA. The scholarship includes:

  • Refund of tuition fees to top 35% students
  • Scholarship of INR 1,000 per month (maximum up to 10 months) to top 25% in addition to refund of tuition fees
Q:   Does IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offer scholarships?
A:

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

Q:   What is the MBA application fee at IIT Dhanbad?
A:

Candidates need to pay a non-refundable application fee to register for IIT Dhanbad MBA course. Below is the application fee:

Course Application Fees
MBA Application Fee (Gen/ OBC/ EWS)INR1600
MBA Application Fee (SC/ ST/ PwD)INR 800
MBA in Business Analytics Application Fee (Gen/ OBC/ EWS)INR 1600
MBA in Business Analytics Application Fee (SC/ ST/ PwD)INR 800

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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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Upasana Shukla

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Answered 22 hours 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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Nishtha Karan

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 22 hours 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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Nishtha Arora

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 22 hours ago

A total of 249 PPOs were received and 221 Pre-placement offers were accepted during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025.

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Satyendra Rai

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 22 hours ago

The overall median package recorded during IIT Dhanbad placements 2025 was INR 13.24 LPA.

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Saakshi Malhotra

Contributor-Level 10