Year of Establishment

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About Academics


IIT(ISM) is fully residential technical institute having all modern amenities located in the mineral rich belt of India in the prime cooking coal city of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. It was established as Indian School of Mines (ISM) in 1926 in line with the Royal School of Mines, London. IIT(ISM) is an institute of national importance has been rendering invaluable services to the cause of local and global education and societal development in its more than nine and half long decades of existence. Keeping in tune with changing times a need has been realized for further expansion and diversification of the institute. IIT(ISM) has grown into a full-fledged technical Institution with 17 academic departments offering a wide range of courses in Engineering, Sciences, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences at UG, PG, and PHD levels. IIT(ISM) admits students through IIT-JEE, JAM, and GATE Entrance Examination in various courses of the respective department.

Prof. M. K. Singh, Dean (Academic)

Vision: Academic Excellence with Sustainability and Responsibility

(Reform, Perform and Transform Mechanism via SMART)


Conducive Environment developed to achieve Academic Excellence and Global visibility
Consistent effort needed to upgrade Teaching Learning Resources (TLR) and Real Time Monitoring Mechanism (RTM)
Industry Institute Interaction required to inculcate newer ideas in the Course Curriculum as per NEP-2020
Inclusion of Young and Experience Mind into the System needed to maintain Faculty Student Ratio (FSR)
Student Strength Increased by introducing New Courses
MoU with Local and Global Institutions(Public and/or Private) needed
Peer Perception Building of the Institute required to maintain Academic reputation across the globe (via Local and Global Networking)
Coordination with other stake holders of the institute needed (via Integrated Approach)





Break-up of Registered Students



Total Students: 7828