I am a third year B.Tech student at IIT ISM Dhanbad. 

Our college is highly reputed, and offers good placement and internship opportunities in the field of engineering.

The 2024 placements at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad are ongoing, but as of now, 860 students have received placement from the campus in total, and 204 companies have participated in the placement drive. The average and median packages recorded up till date are INR 16.45 LPA and INR 12.50 LPA respectively. 

As for the branch-wise B.Tech placements at IIT Dhanbad, you can refer to the data from 2023 as given below-

B.Tech placements 2023 at IIT Dhanbad-

The list of companies that participated in 2024 placements at IIT Dhanbad includes the names of- Accenture India, Accenture Japan Ltd., ACT21 Software, Anakin Skywalker, among others. 

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has decent hostels which offer a comfortable living environment for students. The institution has separate hostels for males and females. These hostels have all the basic amenities required by students. 

There are a total of 9 hostels at IIT Dhanbad. Each of these buildings are named after a mineral or a metal such as the Amber Hostel, Diamond Hostel, Topaz Hostel, Emerald Hostel, etc. These hostels have 24 hour wi-fi facility, and all hostel rooms are air conditioned. 

The hostel rooms are equipped with basic facilities like a single bed with a mattress, a bedside table, a study table, an almirah with a mirror, a revolving chair and a visitor's chair. The rooms are usually two-seater, and their size varies from one hostel to another. Common facilities such as washrooms with geysers, 24×7 water facility, a well organised cleaning staff for hygiene and cleanliness are also available. 

A fire extinguisher, Aqua guard water purifiers, a washing machine, a refrigerator and a projector are also available in each hostel. The hostels offer various recreation facilities like TVs, indoor games, and outdoor sports facilities. The mess food is quite good, and the hostels are under constant CCTV surveillance. Security guards are present at the entrance, and outsider entry is strictly prohibited inside the hostels. 

Here are a few pictures of the boys’ hostels at IIT ISM Dhanbad-

Diamond Hostel Front View

Hostel Canteen (in white)

Gym Facility

Hostel Corridor

A room in Jasper Hostel

The hostel buildings are a bit old, but overall IIT ISM Dhanbad offers good residential facilities to its students. 

ISM Dhanbad pincode is 826004. The IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is situated in Dhanbad, a city in Jharkhand. ISM Dhanbad is a leading academic institution for students willing to pursue engineering degrees. It is well recognised nationwide for its excellent resources and offerings of mining and mineral engineering courses. ISM Dhanbad is also known as the Indian Schools of Mines. The curriculums are very well structured to offer students with both academic and practical knowledge in the fields of minerals or mining engineering. You can get a lot of exposure for your research projects as ISM Dhanbad's world-class labs, research facilities and highly qualified faculties offer valuable insights. The institution offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses for the students to pursue.

The placement session of 2024 is going on so let us look at the 2023 placement statistics of MBA from ISM Dhanbad. In 2023, the highest salary that was offered to MBA students was INR 56 LPA. The average salary package was INR 16.98 LPA. 83.33% of the batch was placed. The median salary was INR 9 LPA. The total fee for this course is INR 3.91 lakhs including hostel accommodation cost.

ISM Dhanbad provides 2 MBA degrees to the students at the postgraduate level. The minimum requirement is that you need to secure 60% in your graduation. In the NIRF 2023 ranking, this course was ranked 44th. 

The total tuition fee for doing an MBA from IIT Dhanbad is around INR 3,00,000. Apart from the tuition fee you are supposed to pay, a one-time fee is INR 12,900 and for a hostel fee, you are supposed to pay an amount of INR 77,700.

ISM Dhanbad is one of the most recognised academic institutions in India. Apart from offering courses on mineral and mining engineering, the institution also offers courses for the students to apply. For more detailed information on the fee structure and additional charges involved you should check the official website of ISM Dhanbad for more clarity. A total of 62 students can be admitted to the MBA course offered by ISM Dhanbad. 

ISM Dhanbad’s hall of fame includes notable alumni from different fields who have managed to leave their mark on society with their praiseworthy constitution in their respective fields. Some of them are listed in the table below:

As of 2023, the highest package stood at INR 56 LPA. The average and median packages stood at INR 16.98 LPA and INR 15.95 LPA. The total number of offers made in 2023 alone was 1154. There were also 11 international offers. 1082 students were placed in 2023. 

The placement session for 2024 has started and already more than 900 job offers have been made.

IIT Dhanbad has strong industry relations and an efficient alumni network. It helps IIT Dhanbad to invite the top companies to visit the college and hire the students. The students are encouraged to focus on practical learning and are given internship opportunities to strengthen their CVs. The course curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of the industry which is very attractive to the recruiters.

ISM Dhanbad's cutoff for CSE for the general category during the last round of counselling sessions in 2023 was 3258. In 2022, it was 3009 and in 2021 it was 2968. For the OBC category in 2023, the last closing rank was 1190, in 2022 it was 1056 and in 220211 it was 885. Six rounds of counseling sessions take place and you will be allotted seats according to seat availability and your rank.

CSE is a popular branch at ISM Dhanbad. Students have to secure a minimum of 75% marks in their boards eligible for admission. Furthermore, students have to clear the JEE Main examination and get a rank higher than the cut-off rank in the JEE Advanced examination. 

• ISM Dhanbad holds the 7th rank among all the IITs. 
• In terms of international ranking, ISM Dhanbad has ranked in the Top 250 BRICS Universities. 
• It has also ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for Mining Engineering. 
• ISM Dhanbad has also successfully secured rank in Times Higher Education 2024 and QS World University Rankings. 
• ISM Dhanbad is ranked 73rd in South Asia and ranks 301-350 in Asia according to QS World University Ranking 2024. 
• ISM Dhanbad has also been ranked in the 601-800 range by Times Higher Education ranking.

ISM Dhanbad is located in Dhanbad, a city in Jharkhand. ISM (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad is also known as IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. ISM Dhanbad's address is shop number 4, IIT (ISM) RD, Kalyanpur, Jharkhand 826004. 

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is well recognised for its reputation for excellence in academics and research in different areas related to mineral resources, earth science, petroleum engineering and other related subjects. The IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in different subjects to students. You will find the campus very interesting as it offers a collective environment for research and learning, with modern facilities, infrastructure and laboratories which help to support your academic pursuits.