IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM)

IIT Dhanbad has consistently been acknowledged by the NIRF 2023 as one of the best institutes in all significant categories over the years. When comparing the institute's ranking to that of the prior year, variations have been observed in the 'Management Institutes' category. In the 'Management Institutes' category, IIT Dhanbad rose two spots to #44 in 2023 according to the NIRF rating. For the third year in a row, IIT Dhanbad placed among the top 50 in the nation for the 'Management Institutes' category in 2023. IIT Dhanbad placed in the top 50 nationwide for the third year in a row in the 'Overall' category in 2023.

Yes, JEE Main is required for BTech at IIT Dhanbad. Candidates seeking admission at BTech course must qualify JEE Main, students selected further need to take JEE Advanced. Based on the score secured in JEE Advanced, students are called for JoSAA Counselling.

IIT Dhanbad is a government institute. It was established in 1926 and was formerly known as the Indian School of Mines before its conversion into an IIT. The institute provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes and the courses include BTech, MTech, MSc, MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, etc. under 18 departments. 

If you belong to the General AI quota, you must target to secure a cutoff score of up to 700 and above to get admission in top MTech branches. In 2025, the GATE last round cutoff ranged between 211 and 717. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the last round cutoff scores for all the MTech specialisations offered at IIT Dhanbad. The below cutoff data is for the General AI quota: 

IIT Dhanbad have good placements ( over 90%) and the median package is about 15LPA. So IIT Dhanbad can be the good option.

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:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad M.Tech cutoff is based on GATE scores followed by the COAP Counsleling. In 2023, GATE COAP Round 11 Seat Allotment results have been released by IIT Kharagpur (Coordinating Institute for COAP 2023) as the concluding round. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the GATE COAP cutoff 2023 along with the previous year cutoffs for the General category students:

Candidates wishing to stay in the hostel of IIT Dhanbad campus have to pay a hostel fee. The fee is charged as per the service required by the candidates. An additional amount is to be paid for aspirants wanting to avail the mess service. Below is the IIT Dhanbad hostel fee for MSc:

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