IIT (ISM) Dhanbad: Admission, Placements, Cutoffs and Courses

The Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad (IIT (ISM) Dhanbad), formerly known as the Indian School of Mines, is an autonomous technical institute located in Jharkhand, India. The institute was established in 1926. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is ranked #15 in the engineering category and ranked #46 in the management category by NIRF Ranking 2024. 

The flagship course offered by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is the B.Tech program. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad B.Tech admission requires a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with at least 75% marks. Applicants need a valid national-level examination (JEE Advanced) scorecard. Seats are allocated by a separate centralised counselling process through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSSA). 

The tuition fee for the B.Tech program is INR 1,00,000 per semester for the GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS category. Whereas, applicants from the SC/ST/PwD category are exempted from paying the tuition fees. 

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad placement  As of October 16, 2024, IIT Dhanbad recorded 1,114 job offers, including 184 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) and 11 international offers. A total of 865 male and 225 female students were placed, along with 8 PhD students securing jobs. Top recruiters like Dublin, Google, Amazon, Oracle, ONGC, TCS, Mahindra, Bajaj, Jaguar, Walmart, Intel, Cognizant, Microsoft, etc.  

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Highlights

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Courses & Fees 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in disciplines like engineering, architecture, management, basic sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. A course-wise detailed list of eligibility criteria and tuition fees is mentioned below: 

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Admission 2025

For IIT (ISM) Dhanbad admission,  applicants will require a national-level entrance (JEE Advanced/GATE/IIT JAM) score followed by a counselling process (JoSSA/CCMT). A course-wise list of selection criteria is given below:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad B.Tech Admission 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers four-year undergraduate programs in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, etc. The institute also offers a five-year B.Tech + M.Tech dual program degree in Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics, and Mathematics and Computing. 

To be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam, candidates must rank among the top 2,50,000 scorers in the B.E./B.Tech. paper of the JEE Main exam, regardless of category. The top 2,50,000 candidates from each category will be selected based on their performance on the B.E./B.Tech. paper. Seats will be allocated to candidates from different categories based on the following percentages: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and 40.5% OPEN. Within each category, 5% of seats are reserved for the PWD candidates.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad M.Tech Admission 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers a two-year master’s degree in 19 specialisations in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering, etc. Registration has already started for the upcoming GATE 2025 exam.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad M.Sc Admission 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers a two-year master’s program in chemistry, physics, maths, and computing. In addition to this, the institute also provides a three-year master’s program in Applied Geophysics and Applied Geology. The selection criteria will be based on the IIT JAM score followed by JOAPS counselling. Registration for IIT JAM has already started for the upcoming year.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad MBA Admission 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers other valuable courses like the two-year MBA program in Business Analytics. The procedure for selection will be based on national-level exams like CAT followed by a personal interview. The important dates for CAT 2025 exam is mentioned below:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Ph.D. Admission 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers a doctoral degree in full-time mode. For this candidate should qualify institute’s entrance tests followed by a personal interview. However, candidates who have already qualified for GATE/UGC/DST/CSIR-NET exams are exempted from taking the institute’s entrance test, but they need to sit for the interview. On the other hand, for management students, a valid CAT/GMAT score is required followed by an interview.

The institute also allows direct Ph.D. admission for its M.Sc. Tech. and M.Sc. students. For this 20% of candidates who have obtained a CGPA of 8.5 and above are eligible to apply.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Cutoffs 2025

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has yet to release the JEE Main and GATE cutoff for 2025. Based on this score, candidates will be called for the final counselling round.

IT (ISM) Dhanbad B.Tech Cutoffs 2025

NTA has officially released the JEE Main cutoff for 2024. The JEE Main cutoffs for other courses are given below:

NTA has officially released the JEE Main cutoff for 2023. The JEE Main cutoffs for other courses are given below:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad M.Tech Cutoffs 2025

GATE 2024 cutoff has been officially released.A category-wise cutoff for other courses are mentioned below:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad's cutoff for CSE is 664 for open-category students. A category-wise cutoff for other courses are mentioned below:

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Placement 2025

As of October 16, 2024, IIT Dhanbad recorded 1,114 job offers, including 184 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) and 11 international offers. A total of 865 male and 225 female students were placed, along with 8 PhD students securing jobs.

Placement Summary (2023-24)

Course-wise Placement Statistics