IIT Dhanbad

Hi buddy I want to know IIT Dhanbad and ISM Dhanbad is one unit or both separated institution , plz do clear my confusion ??

[shikha]

Yes IIT Dhanbad and ISM Dhanbad is one unit , as per me While a proposal to upgrade ISM Dhanbad to an Institutes of National Importance had been put as early as 1994 by a Government Committee, no action was taken by the Government over this proposal , but Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad to IIT refers the movement started by the students of Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad aimed at convincing the Government of India, the need to convert ISM Dhanbad into an IIT.


The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi approved that a bill be introduced in Parliament for converting ISM Dhanbad into an IIT On 25 May 2016,.

The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced into the Lok Sabha On 19 July 2016.

It was passed by the Lok Sabha without opposition on 25 July 2016. The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Bill on 2 August 2016.


The Bill has got the Presidential assent and a Gazzete notification has been made, thus officially converting ISM Dhanbad to Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has the following departments and centers:

Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronics Engineering
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Fuel and Mineral Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mining Engineering
Department of Mining Machinery Engineering
Department of Petroleum Engineering


Basic Sciences

Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Applied Geology
Department of Applied Geophysics
Department of Applied Mathematics
Department of Applied Physics

Social Sciences

Department of Humanities and Social Science

Business

New Academic Complex

Department of Management Studies (Formerly Industrial Engineering & Management)

Centres

Centre of Mining Environment
Computer Centre
Center for Renewable Energy
Center of Societal Mission

Address
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad
State : Jharkhand
Country : India
Contact No : 0326- 2235001, 2235004
Contact Email : dac@ismdhanbad.ac.in