Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

While a proposal to upgrade ISM Dhanbad to an Institutes of National Importance had been put as early as 1994 by a Government Committee,[15] no action was taken by the Government over this proposal.

A proposal for the conversion was included in the 12th Five year plan after its passage through the National Development Council (NDC), on 27 December 2012,[16] and put across the IIT Council on 7 January 2013.[17]

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during his budget speech in Parliament on 28 February 2015, proposed to upgrade ISM Dhanbad into an IIT.[18][19] On 25 May 2016, the Union Cabinet approved that a bill be introduced in Parliament for converting ISM Dhanbad into an IIT.[10] On 19 July 2016 the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced into the Lok Sabha. 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 got the Presidential assent and a Gazette notification was made on 6 Sep 2016, thus officially converting erstwhile Indian School of Mines into an Indian Institute of Technology.[20]

The institute has 11 hostels[22] which are all named around some precious stones like Diamond, Sapphire, Amber, Ruby, Opal etc. Some of these hostels are as old as 94 years, and have capacities ranging from 400 to 2200 students. Four of them are for girls and remaining Seven for boys, both include one hostel each for international students.

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  Diamond Hostel
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  Emerald Hostel
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  Rosaline Hostel
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  Jasper Hostel
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  Topaz Hostel

Student Activities Center (SAC)

The campus has various places[23] where students like to spend their major portion of their time apart from taking classes in the lecture halls.

Central Library

Ramdhani Tea Stall (RD)

GJLT (Theatre)

These include: Student Activity Center (SAC), Main Canteen, Ram Dhani (RD), Library Basement, Penman Auditorium, Heritage Building, Oval Garden etc.

The institute hosts many fests[24] including Srijan - The cultural fest of IIT (ISM), Concetto - The Tech-fest, Parakram - Games and sports fest, Basant - The alumni re-union, and Pratibimb - The inter departmental cultural fest. Apart from these the institute also hosts inter-house sports and cultural competitions and technical fests of various departments.

The Students' Gymkhana[25] (SG) gives students a role in the administrative and academic governance of the Institute and helps them develop leadership and administrative skills. SG activities subordinate to academic activities. The SG functions through the Students' Senate and its Executive wing. The Senate is the Central Representative, Legislative and Supervisory body of the students. The student body is elected through gymkhana elections held every year in the month of march.

IIT (ISM) offers courses[26] in engineering, pure sciences, management and humanities with a focus on engineering. The institute has 18 departments and five inter-disciplinary centers. The Department of Mining Engineering has been accorded the status of "Center of Advanced Studies" by the University Grants Commission.

Admission to the courses of BTech, Dual Degree and Integrated courses are done from JEE Advanced qualified students. Admission to the MTech courses are done either through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) or through a special examination conducted by the institute. Admissions to the MBA program is done through the Common Admission Test (CAT). Admission to the MSc.Tech. and PhD courses are done through exams conducted by the institute.

Various courses offered by institute include:

• BTech Course (Duration – 4 Years)
• 5 Years Dual Degree/ Int. MTech
• MTech Course (Duration- 2 years)
• MSc Course (Duration – 2 Years)
• MSc Tech Course (Duration- 3 years)
• MBA Programme (Duration – 2 years)
• PhD
• Post-Doctoral Fellowships (PDFs)

IIT (ISM) has the following departments[27] offering courses in various academic programs.

• An eight-storey Central Research Facility has been set up at IIT (ISM) as a Centre of National Importance.[29][30] IIT (ISM) works as a think-tank for eleven ministries of the Govt. of India.[31]
• Industry Institute Interaction Facility, Kolkata: An Industry Institute Interaction Facility, Kolkata has been established in Kolkata, for hosting campus interviews and international conferences, etc.[32] Another Industry Institute Interaction Facility is being set up in Delhi, and will be ready by 2016.[33]
• The Environmental Information System (ENVIS), a centre at Centre of Mining Environment (CME), Indian School of Mines (ISM), was established in 1991 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, for collection, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in the area of mining environment.[34]