IIT Dhanbad is an autonomous university, established in 1926. IIT Dhanbad is ranked 17 in the Engineering category, 44 in Management, 24 in Research and 42 in the Overall category by NIRF 2023. The campus of IIT Dhanbad covers 393 acres. The most popular programs at IIT Dhanbad are BTech. Apart from the flagship BTech program IIT Dhanbad also offers Integrated MTech, MTech, and MSc Courses. IIT Dhanbad BTech admission are granted as per JEE Advanced score followed by JoSAA Counselling.   Check: IIT Dhanbad Admission

IIT Dhanbad offers a good return on investment. The first year fees for IIT Dhanbad BTech program is INR 2.64 Lakhs. The highest salary was INR 50 LPA in IIT Dhanbad placements in 2022, while the average salary was INR 17.3 LPA. Out of 715 offers, 690 students have been placed so far in IIT Dhanbad Placement 2023. Leading hiring firms took part in ISM IIT Dhanbad Placements 2023, including Knowcraft Analytics, ISWP, Federal Bank, IHS Markit, Kuwait Oil Company, TCS, My Gate, BYJU, and many others.

IIT Dhanbad Courses and Fees

IIT Dhanbad offers admission to a number of UG and PG programmes through a variety of national-level exams. Applicants must achieve a qualifying rank in JEE Advanced and then go through JoSAA counselling to be admitted to the IIT Dhanbad flagship B.Tech Program. Moreover, IIT Dhanbad provides admission to PG programmes including M.Tech, M.Sc., MBA, EMBA, etc. Students must achieve valid scores on the national entrance tests, such as the IIT JAM, GATE, and CAT, followed by the PI round, in order to be admitted to these programmes.

Course  Fee  Details  Cutoff
BTech (12 Courses) ₹2.64 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) 10+2 Exam: JEE Advanced Check Here
MTech (16 Courses) ₹90,250 (1st Year Fees) Graduation Exam: GATE merit-based through COAP counselling Check Here
MBA (2 Courses) ₹1.9 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) Graduation Exam: CAT score based + Interview Check Here
PhD (22 Courses) ₹95,700 (1st Year Fees) Post Graduation Exam: GATE/ NET/CAT/GMAT score based + Interview -

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IIT Dhanbad BTech Cutoff 2023

JoSAA has released IIT Dhanbad BTech cutoff 2023 of all rounds (rounds 1-6). Given below are the closing ranks of the IIT Dhanbad BTech program for the general category round-wise:

Course Name General (Round 1) General (Round 2) General (Round 3) General (Round 4) General (Round 5) General (Round 6)
Closing Rank Closing Rank Closing Rank Closing Rank Closing Rank Closing Rank
B.Tech + M.Tech Applied Geology 14830 15731 15779 15779 15823 17181
B.Tech + M.Tech Applied Geophysics 14798 15340 15592 15592 15731 16754
B.Tech Chemical Engineering 10745 11182 11182 11239 11243 12473
BTech Civil Engineering 11895 12799 12799 12841 12946 14058
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 2862 2962 2984 2984 3008 3258
B.Tech Electrical Engineering 6967 7299 7305 7333 7342 7784
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 5250 5327 5397 5404 5404 5821
B.Tech Engineering Physics 10216 10863 10863 10863 10878 11797
B.Tech Environmental Engineering 13991 14679 14864 14864 15044 15903
B.Tech + M.Tech Mathematics and Computing 4270 4546 4546 4546 4546 4710
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 9217 9561 9561 9561 9602 10262
Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) 13143 14235 14251 14443 15373
B.Tech Mining Engineering 13863 14781 14870 14870 15062 15689
B.Tech Mining Machinery Engineering 14275 15241 15334 15334 15392 16151
B.Tech Petroleum Engineering 12171 12806 12806 12812 12812 13101

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IIT Dhanbad MTech Cutoff

A two-year M.tech programme with 30 specialisations in 16 departments are offered by IIT Dhanbad. A GATE score is a primary prerequisite for admission, and the cutoff for that score varies depending on the specialisation. The programme offers admission based on the GATE cutoff and COAP counselling. IIT-educated candidates are excluded from submitting their GATE scores and may instead apply directly for COAP counselling.

Courses 2022 Cutoff By Marks 2021 Cutoff By Marks
M.Tech Chemical Engineering 382 479
M.Tech Mechanical Engineering 447 676
M.Tech Civil Engineering 465 652
M.Tech Electrical Engineering 502 671
M.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering 508 650
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 635 710

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IIT Dhanbad MSc Cutoff 2023 (Released)

Course Name

General (Round 1)

General (Round 2)

General (Round 3)

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Opening

Closing

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Closing

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Closing

MSc Chemistry 

334 

500 

338

535

338

550

MSc Mathematics & Computing

59 

380 

59

399

59

399

MSc Physics 

211 

502 

211

543

211

575

MSc (Tech) Applied Geology

8 

80 

8

80

8

87

MSc (Tech) Applied Geophysics 

334 

668 

334

717

334

720

Check Cutoff Comparison: IIT Dhanbad Vs IIT BHU Vs IIT Ropar Vs NIT Trichy Vs IIT Mandi 

University IIT Dhanbad IIT BHU  IIT Ropar NIT Trichy IIT Mandi
CAT Cutoff 50% - - 80% -
BTech Cutoff 3009 (JoSAA) 858-897 (JoSAA) 1803-1883 (JoSAA) 797 - 29506 (JEE Main) 2774-3017 (JoSAA)
GATE Cutoff  296-635 500-700 426-727 370-708 -

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IIT Dhanbad Dates

Events Dates
BTech Events
Release of JEE Main Notification 2024 November 2023
JEE Mains 2024 exam date session 1 January 24 to February 1, 2024
NTA JEE Mains 2024 Exam Date April session April 1 to 15, 2024
MBA Events
CAT Regsitration Window August 02 - September 13, 2023  September 20, 2023 (Extended)
Admit Card Download October 25, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT Result Declaration Second Week of January
MTech Events
GATE Registration Starts from August 24, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Delayed
Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) September 29, 2023
Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) October 13, 2023
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit Cards for Download January 03, 2023
GATE Exam Date (Tentative) February 3,4,10, & 11, 2024
MSc Events
IIT JAM Registration Window September 05 - October 13, 2023
IIT JAM Exam Date February 11, 2024

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IIT Dhanbad Admission

IIT Dhanbad Admissions 2023 are ongoing now. Candidates willing for admissions to various courses by IIT Dhanbad are selected on the basis of eligibility for the particular course followed by the Entrance score/ merit required in the examination. Check-

IIT Dhanbad BTech Admission IIT Dhanbad MSc Admission IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission
IIT Dhanbad MTech Admission IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission IIT Dhanbad BTech+MTech Admission

IIT Dhanbad Ranking

Agency Category Rank

NIRF 2023

Overall Category

42

NIRF 2023

Research Institution

24

NIRF 2023

Engineering

17

NIRF 2023

Management

44
The Week 2023 Out of 131 BTech Colleges in India 14
The Week 2023 Top BTech College in Jharkhand 01
IIRF  Top Public Colleges in India 23
THE World University Ranking Overall 1001

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IIT Dhanbad Placements 2023

During placements in 2023, the highest and average packages were INR 56 LPA and INR 19.62 LPA, respectively. Out of the 234 PPOs provided, 199 have been accepted. 578 full-time positions in the private sector, 3 government of India employment, and 29 full-time jobs in PSUs have been offered. Some of the placement highlights are-

  • IIT Dhanbad internship stipend for 2023 ranges from INR 15,000 to INR 2 lakh per month.
  • The highest salary was INR 50 LPA in IIT Dhanbad placements in 2022, while the average salary was INR 17.3 LPA. 
  • The standard compensation for BTech students was INR 26.46 LPA.
  • 1035 offers were made to the students by more than 300 recruiters who took part in the placement process.
  • 417 internship offers were made for the 2024 batch. 
Particulars Placement Statistics 2023
Total Offers 1035
Students Placed 1000
PPOs Offered 234
PPOs accepted 199
Highest CTC INR 56 LPA
Average CTC INR 17.83 LPA
Top Recruiters Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Cognizant, Hitachi, Xiaomi

IIT Dhanbad Placements 2022-23 are in-process currently. For more check out the IIT Dhanbad placements 2022 in details in the video given below:

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Check Placement Comparison: IIT Dhanbad Vs IIT BHU Vs IIT Ropar Vs NIT Trichy Vs IIT Mandi 

University IIT Dhanbad IIT BHU  IIT Ropar NIT Trichy IIT Mandi
Highest Package INR 46.2 LPA INR 1.2 CPA INR 50 LPA INR 42 LPA INR 60 LPA
Average Package (B.Tech) INR 14 LPA INR 30.55 LPA INR 28.54 LPA INR 10.8 LPA -
Students Placed 60% 1185 250+ 85% 102

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IIT Dhanbad Campus Life

IIT Dhanbad is located 260 kilometres from Kolkata in the centre of the nation's premier coking coal belt. The entirely residential IIT(ISM) campus is situated across an area of 393 acres, with 218 acres of current campus and 175 acres under purchase and development. It has all the amenities of a top-tier academic institution.

IIT Dhanbad Alumni

Name Batch Achievement

Tapas Kumar Lahiry

IIT1

 1989, Mining Engineering NCL Chairman & MD

Shashi Shanker

IIT 2

 1982, Petroleum Engineering INED, Adani Gas

Utpal Bora

IIT3

 1981, Petroleum Engineering Ex - CMD, Oil India Ltd.

G.L. Tandon

IIt 4

 1955, Mining Engineering
  • Padmabhushan
  • Former Chairman of Neyveli Lignite Corporation
  • Former Chairman of Coal India Limited

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IIT Dhanbad Departments

Department CD Rating
Department of Management Studies, IIT Dhanbad (Indian School of Mines) 8.9/10

FAQs

Ques. How to get admission to the IIT Dhanbad Ph.D. program?

Ans. IIT Dhanbad offers a Ph.D. program in the field of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Management. Candidates with minimum 60% marks in Marsters, or Bachelor’s in Engineering or equivalent are eligible for the Ph.D. program. Candidates are shortlisted for interviews based on GATE/ NET/CAT/GMAT depending on the aspiring stream. The final selection is based on the Interview performance. Check IIT Dhanbad Ph.D

Ques. What is JEE cut-off trends for EE and CSE at IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. As per recent JEE Cut off trends of 2022, the B.Tech CSE cut-off in the 6th Round was 2840-5666 which is the highest among all other branches of IIT Dhanbad. For EE Branch, The last round cut-off was 10161-13681.

Ques. Which branch is best for B.Tech in IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. All branches have equal effort for the students to provide the best outcomes from the program. However, the trends show aspirants prefer more CSE, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering due to their high placement records. The highest placement rate among all branches is from CSE with 88%. Check IIT Dhanbad Computer Science and Engineering.

Ques. Which is better, IIT Dhanbad or IIT Bhubaneswar?

Ans. Both institutes offer pregistiegoues Engineering Degree to the aspirants. While at NIRF Engineering ranking 2022, IIT Bhubaneswar ranks at 13 positions, IIT Dhanbad is at 14th position. The popular program in both institutes is B.Tech. The first-year fee of the B.Tech program in IIT Dhanbad is INR 2.22 Lakhs and INR 2.21 for IIT Bhubaneswar. The placement of UG programs at IIT Bhubaneswar is 90% and 88% at IIT Dhanbad. Hence, IIT Bhubaneswar seems to be a better option in terms of ROI, including the ranking factor. Check IIT Bhubaneswar Detail.

Ques. What is the placement status of IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. During IIT Dhanbad placement 2023, a total of 715 placement offers have been made, out of which 690 students got placed in top-notch companies. The highest CTC is INR 56 LPA and the average CTC is INR 21.06 LPA. 

Ques. How is IIT Dhanbad Life?

Ans. College life at IIT Dhanbad is quite good. Students of the institute get great exposure to different cultures and environments. Also, the institute organizes various activities and events for its students such as tech fests, cultural programs, and sports events.

Ques. Does IIT Dhanbad accept JEE Mains score?

Ans. No, IIT Dhanbad does not accept JEE Mains scores for admission into the B.Tech program. The institute accepts JEE Advanced scores followed by the JoSAA Counselling process for admission into the B.Tech program. 

Ques. Is IIT Dhanbad CSE good?

Ans. The faculty members and placements of the CSE branch at IIT Dhanbad are extremely good. The CSE department has recorded the highest number of placements with the highest CTC of INR 26 LPA while the average CTC offered was INR 9 LPA. 

Ques. Can I get direct admission to IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. IIT Dhanbad offers admission to its programs after the applying candidate meets the basic eligibility requirements and holds a valid entrance score of JEE Advanced, GATE, CAT, IIT JAM, etc.

Ques. Is IIT (ISM) Dhanbad good for MBA?

Ans. IIT Dhanbad has been ranked at 44 for Management by the NIRF in 2023. The institute provides the best placement opportunities for MBA students along with various facilities on campus, so, IIT Dhanbad is extremely good for pursuing MBA.