The Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad is an educational institute of India. It is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad.

It was established by British Indian Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines - London, and was formally opened on 9 December 1926 by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India


The Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley, during his budget speech in Parliament on 28 February 2015, had proposed to convert ISM Dhanbad into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).


Departments and centres

ISM has the following departments and centres:

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

Applied 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
-Department of Management Studies (Formerly Industrial Engineering & Management)

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


Facilities
-Classrooms
-Hostels
-Library
-Auditorium
-Research Centre
-Health Center
-Workshops
-Students Activity Center


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Contact Detail:
Indian School of Mines
ISM Dhanbad Internal Road, Sardar Patel Nagar, Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004
Phone: 0326 223 5001