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

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. 

MBA is one of the popular courses of IIT ISM Dhanbad after BTech. If we consider the rankings, IIT Dhanbad MBA is ranked 44 under the 'Management' Category of NIRF Rankings 2023. Looking at the placements of IIT Dhanbad, the placement rate was 80.39% for MBA. Overall, the highest package was INR 50 LPA.  Whereas, IIM Amritsar's NIRF ranking for 2023 is 51. As per IIM Amritsar's official website, the institute concluded its final placements for the MBA batch 2021-23 with the highest international package of INR 36.25 LPA. MBA InstitutesMBA Rankings (NIRF 2023)Total Tuition Fee*Placement Package 2023IIT Dhanbad44INR 3 lakhINR 50 LPAIIM Amritsar51INR 12.5 lakhINR 36.25 LPA* Fee is indicative only. 

The IIT Jodhpur MSc cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1, wherein the M.Sc. + M.Tech. in Mathematics Data and Computational Sciences is the most competitive specialisation with a closing rank of 283 for the General AII India category students. The least competitive course is M.Sc. + M.Tech. in Physics and Materials Engineering with a cutoff rank of 703. So, candidates seeking admission to any of the MSc courses must secure a rank up to 703 to be eligible for IIT Jodhpur. IIT Jodhpur admission to the MSc course is based on IIT JAM scores, followed by the IIT JAM counselling process. Only candidates on the JAM 2024 merit list based on JAM 2024 scorecard will be eligible to apply for admission. 

IIT Dhanbad MTech cutoff 2024 has been released. As per the GATE COAP Round 1 cutoff 2024, the most competitive course was Computer Science and Engineering with a closing rank of 756 for the General AII India category students. The least competitive course was Chemical Engineering with a closing cutoff of 392.Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIT Dhanbad GATE COAP cutoff 2024 for the General AI category students: Course2024M.Tech. in Power System Engineering617M.Tech. in Earthquake Science and Engineering521M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering392M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering756M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives617M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Communication & Signal Processing) (SP)661M.Tech. in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering598M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering601M.Tech. in Fuel Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering538M.Tech. in Mineral Engineering531M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Manufacturing Engineering567M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering649M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Thermal Engineering625M.Tech. in Mining Engineering541M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering595M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management736M.Tech. in VLSI Design679M.Tech. in Geomatics673M.Tech. in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology559M.Tech. in Data Analytics659M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering565M.Tech. in Civil Engineering637M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Optical Communication & Integrated Photonics) (OC)583M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering536

IIT Dhanbad has been ranked in the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education 2024. As per QS World University 2024 Rankings, it is ranked 73rd in Sourthern Asia and 301-350 in Asia. Additionally, Times Higher Education has ranked the institute in 601-800 range. 

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 NameDepartment & DesignationDr. A. SamantaChemical Engineering | Associate ProfessorBandita BarmanCivil Engineering | Assitant ProfessorAnand RajagopalApplied Geology | Associate ProfessorDr. Ayan DasComputer Science and Engineering | Assitant ProfessorAnirban GhoshalElectrical Engineering | Assitant Professor

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:Course20222023M.Tech. in Earthquake Science and Engineering462350M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering387228M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering670607M.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering533447M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering499399M.Tech. in Fuel Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering314189M.Tech.9 in Mechanical Engineering546406M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering566377M.Tech. in Mining Engineering337393M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering291369M.Tech.7 in Industrial Engineering and Management587509M.Tech. in Data Analytics640592M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering423408M.Tech. in Civil Engineering505422

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:ComponentFeeHostel fee without messINR 11,100 - INR 16,400Hostel fee with messINR 72,000 - INR 1.08 lakh

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 EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer Science EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMining Machinery EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringMining and Metallurgical Engineering