The Indian School of Mines Dhanbad (ISM)
The Indian School of Mines Dhanbad (ISM)
Foreword:
The Indian School of Mines (ISM) is a Deemed University established in 1926 by British India Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London. ISM is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. What started as an institution to impart purely mining education has now grown into a multi-departmental technical university. ISM admits undergraduate students from the top 0.5% rankers of the candidates appearing for IIT-JEE Advanced Examination.
ISM is also under the consideration of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development for an up-gradation to an Indian Institute of Technology. The proposal to convert ISM to an IIT is included in the 12th Five Year Plan, to be executed between 2012-2017.
Indian School of Mines has 17 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs.
Location:
Indian School of Mines is centrally located in Dhanbad, which is also known as the coal capital of India, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ISM is located at a distance of 3 kilometres from the Dhanbad Railway Station, which lies on the Kolkata-Delhi railway line. Dhanbad, being the second largest city of Jharkhand, is connected with Kolkata by National Highway-2.
Campus & Infrastructure:
The Indian School of Mines boasts of a sprawling 393 acres campus (with 218 acres of existing campus and 175 acres under acquisition and development). The architectural style of the buildings on campus is a blend of British architecture and modern-day architecture. Being a fully residential campus, ISM consists of 10 halls of residence, 8 for boys and 2 for girls. Some hostels age back to 1926 while others came up eventually with the diversification and growth of the institute since its inception. The hostels are allotted on a twin share basis. All the hostels have LAN connectivity in each room, in addition to separate mess and canteens. The academic buildings like those belonging to a particular department, the library, the placement cell etc. have both, Wi-Fi as well as LAN access. The Central Library houses much more books, thesis and CDs than you would need in your 4 years. It is a completely automated library which provides services seven days a week. Also a new Central Library, projected to be the largest academic library in the country, is under construction and is expected to be ready by the end of 2014. The entire library is bar coded.
The institute comprises several laboratories many of which are sponsored by the Industry and some by the government agencies like the Department of Science and Technology, the UGC, the AICTE, etc. ISM being a highly funded institute, the laboratories consist of facilities for cutting edge research in science and technology.
Additionally, the campus has a health centre, a computer centre, 2 SBI ATMs, a Sub-Post Office, a Nescafe outlet, a Subway outlet in addition to the institute canteen and stationary shops.
Courses Offered:
Undergrad (B.Tech)
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mineral Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Machinery Engineering
Mining Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree or 5 year MBA dual degree)
Petroleum Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Mathematics & Computing (only 5 years integrated M.Tech)
Applied Geology (only 5 years integrated M.Sc Tech)
Applied Geophysics (only 5 years integrated M.Sc Tech)
M.Tech
M.Sc Tech
M.Phil
MBA
PhD
Faculty:
The institute boasts of some highly experienced faculty, engaged in teaching and research activities. The faculties executed 69 major R&D projects worth Rs. 1478.25 lakhs during the year 2011-12. The outcome of research resulted in publication of the research work in International & National Journals, and International & National Conferences. Out of the total 787 publications, 312 were in International Journals, 42 in National Journals, 256 in International conferences and 177 in National Conferences. Faculty members were also involved in book writing/book reviews/contribution of chapters to books, etc. Their contributions in this area were 70 during the year 2011-12
Crowd:
For the batch admitted through IIT-JEE 2012, out of a total 924 students, 77 are girls. The Boy/Girl ratio of the institute is low as compared to other institutes but is improving day by day.
Students being admitted through examinations like IIT-JEE (now JEE Advanced), GATE, NET, CAT etc. the student community at ISM is a blend of people coming from all parts of the country, having different languages, religions and cultures.
The institute has a vibrant campus life. There are several clubs and councils where one can pursue his/her hobby and also learn new skills. ISM has all facilities for sports like swimming pool, badminton courts, volleyball courts, squash complex etc. ISM also hosted some of the events of the 34th National Games.
The senior-junior interaction is one of the most important aspect of ISM campus life. Eventually, there is hardly any instance of ragging.
Rankings:
ISM was ranked 11th in India in the Outlook Engineering Colleges survey of 2013 and also of 2012. It has been consistently ranked among the top engineering colleges of India by Outlook magazine. ISM does not participate in ranking surveys by other magazines due to their low credibility.
A top 5000 rank in JEE Advanced would fetch a desired branch in the Institute.
Placements & Internships:
Internship after the pre-final year forms a part of the ISM academic curriculum. The students usually intern in Indian industries or universities in India and abroad. ISM is also an Indian Partner University of the Erasmus Mundus Program which facilitates the exchange of students and faculties with those belonging to the institutes of the European Union.
In the year 2013, Outlook ranked ISM at 4th position for placements. The highest salary offered on campus was USD 1,00,000 by Facebook followed by INR 44.4 lakhs to 4 students by Rio Tinto. Schlumberger offered INR 18 lakhs to several students followed by INR 16.25 lakhs to 6 students by Microsoft. ISM never releases an official report on the average salary offered. Several MNCs like Caterpillar, Arcelor Mittal and some PSUs like GAIL, Coal India Ltd. have recruited from campus.
Festivals & Activities:
Concetto: The techno-management fest of ISM, usually in the month of October.
Pratibimb: The inter-departmental fest, usually in the month of January.
Basant: The alumni reunion, in the month of February.
Parakram: The inter-college sports fest organised by ISM, in February end.
Srijan: The largest cultural fest of eastern India, organised in March end.
Canteen/Mess/Hangouts:
The mess food at ISM is just like the mess food at any other institute. Sometimes you like it, sometimes you hate it. But yes, its never like your “ghar ka khaana”.
Some common hang outs: Fame Cinemas, Ozone Galleria Mall, KFC, Dominoz, Ozone Plaza Mall, City Centre etc.
Contact Address:
Indian School of Mines (ISM)
Dhanbad – 826004, Jharkhand, India
Phone : +91-326- 2235001-2235004
Email: info@ismdhanbad.ac.in
Website: http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in
Famous Alumni:
Waman Bapuji Metre, pioneer in the Indian Oil Industry, Padma Bhushan in 1968. He belonged to 1st batch of ISM (1926–30)
Gulshan Lal Tandon, pioneer in the Indian Mining Industry, Padma Bhushan in 1986
Shashi Kumar, former Chairman, Coal India Limited
B P Singh, Director (Projects), NTPC
Prof Amit Acharya, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,USA
Prof Mrinal K. Sen, Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof T Kumar, Director, National Institute of Technolgy, Durgapur
Prof G P Karmakar, Director, School of Petroleum Technology, PDPU, Gandhinagar
Kanhaiya Lal Gupta, Retd, IPS 1953 Batch, former Director General of Police, U.P.
Ajit Roy Bardhan, IAS, Secretary, PWD, Govt of West Bengal
Every ex-student of the institute is a member of the alumni association, namely, the Indian School of Mines Alumni Association (ISMAA). ISMAA has several chapters some of which include the North America, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Dhanbad, Kolkata, Jamshedpur chapters. ISMAA organises the alumni reunion, “Basant” every year in the month of February to commemorate 50 years and 25 years of passed out batches
Verdict:
The Indian School of Mines has had a legacy in the areas of earth sciences since its inception in 1926. Even though, today ISM is no longer just an earth science school, its contribution in the areas of earth sciences has been and will be of utmost importance. The Indian School of Mines also helps the Government of Bangladesh in its mineral resource planning. It is also the mentor University for setting up of Institute of Mining for the government of Afghanistan. ISM has international collaboration with 14 institutes located in 11 countries. ISM is the man power provider to 15 sectors and is a think tank for 11 ministries of the Government of India.
Although ISM is under the consideration of MHRD for an upgradation to an IIT, it still is not an IIT. Anyone who does not want to let go of the status of being an IITian should not come to this institute. Also, even though Dhanbad is a pretty decent cities, ISM is not a place for people expecting a life like those in a metro. However, Dhanbad is a completely safe city.
Foreword:
The Indian School of Mines (ISM) is a Deemed University established in 1926 by British India Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London. ISM is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. What started as an institution to impart purely mining education has now grown into a multi-departmental technical university. ISM admits undergraduate students from the top 0.5% rankers of the candidates appearing for IIT-JEE Advanced Examination.
ISM is also under the consideration of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development for an up-gradation to an Indian Institute of Technology. The proposal to convert ISM to an IIT is included in the 12th Five Year Plan, to be executed between 2012-2017.
Indian School of Mines has 17 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs.
Location:
Indian School of Mines is centrally located in Dhanbad, which is also known as the coal capital of India, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ISM is located at a distance of 3 kilometres from the Dhanbad Railway Station, which lies on the Kolkata-Delhi railway line. Dhanbad, being the second largest city of Jharkhand, is connected with Kolkata by National Highway-2.
Campus & Infrastructure:
The Indian School of Mines boasts of a sprawling 393 acres campus (with 218 acres of existing campus and 175 acres under acquisition and development). The architectural style of the buildings on campus is a blend of British architecture and modern-day architecture. Being a fully residential campus, ISM consists of 10 halls of residence, 8 for boys and 2 for girls. Some hostels age back to 1926 while others came up eventually with the diversification and growth of the institute since its inception. The hostels are allotted on a twin share basis. All the hostels have LAN connectivity in each room, in addition to separate mess and canteens. The academic buildings like those belonging to a particular department, the library, the placement cell etc. have both, Wi-Fi as well as LAN access. The Central Library houses much more books, thesis and CDs than you would need in your 4 years. It is a completely automated library which provides services seven days a week. Also a new Central Library, projected to be the largest academic library in the country, is under construction and is expected to be ready by the end of 2014. The entire library is bar coded.
The institute comprises several laboratories many of which are sponsored by the Industry and some by the government agencies like the Department of Science and Technology, the UGC, the AICTE, etc. ISM being a highly funded institute, the laboratories consist of facilities for cutting edge research in science and technology.
Additionally, the campus has a health centre, a computer centre, 2 SBI ATMs, a Sub-Post Office, a Nescafe outlet, a Subway outlet in addition to the institute canteen and stationary shops.
Courses Offered:
Undergrad (B.Tech)
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mineral Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Machinery Engineering
Mining Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree or 5 year MBA dual degree)
Petroleum Engineering (also 5 year M.Tech dual degree)
Mathematics & Computing (only 5 years integrated M.Tech)
Applied Geology (only 5 years integrated M.Sc Tech)
Applied Geophysics (only 5 years integrated M.Sc Tech)
M.Tech
M.Sc Tech
M.Phil
MBA
PhD
Faculty:
The institute boasts of some highly experienced faculty, engaged in teaching and research activities. The faculties executed 69 major R&D projects worth Rs. 1478.25 lakhs during the year 2011-12. The outcome of research resulted in publication of the research work in International & National Journals, and International & National Conferences. Out of the total 787 publications, 312 were in International Journals, 42 in National Journals, 256 in International conferences and 177 in National Conferences. Faculty members were also involved in book writing/book reviews/contribution of chapters to books, etc. Their contributions in this area were 70 during the year 2011-12
Crowd:
For the batch admitted through IIT-JEE 2012, out of a total 924 students, 77 are girls. The Boy/Girl ratio of the institute is low as compared to other institutes but is improving day by day.
Students being admitted through examinations like IIT-JEE (now JEE Advanced), GATE, NET, CAT etc. the student community at ISM is a blend of people coming from all parts of the country, having different languages, religions and cultures.
The institute has a vibrant campus life. There are several clubs and councils where one can pursue his/her hobby and also learn new skills. ISM has all facilities for sports like swimming pool, badminton courts, volleyball courts, squash complex etc. ISM also hosted some of the events of the 34th National Games.
The senior-junior interaction is one of the most important aspect of ISM campus life. Eventually, there is hardly any instance of ragging.
Rankings:
ISM was ranked 11th in India in the Outlook Engineering Colleges survey of 2013 and also of 2012. It has been consistently ranked among the top engineering colleges of India by Outlook magazine. ISM does not participate in ranking surveys by other magazines due to their low credibility.
A top 5000 rank in JEE Advanced would fetch a desired branch in the Institute.
Placements & Internships:
Internship after the pre-final year forms a part of the ISM academic curriculum. The students usually intern in Indian industries or universities in India and abroad. ISM is also an Indian Partner University of the Erasmus Mundus Program which facilitates the exchange of students and faculties with those belonging to the institutes of the European Union.
In the year 2013, Outlook ranked ISM at 4th position for placements. The highest salary offered on campus was USD 1,00,000 by Facebook followed by INR 44.4 lakhs to 4 students by Rio Tinto. Schlumberger offered INR 18 lakhs to several students followed by INR 16.25 lakhs to 6 students by Microsoft. ISM never releases an official report on the average salary offered. Several MNCs like Caterpillar, Arcelor Mittal and some PSUs like GAIL, Coal India Ltd. have recruited from campus.
Festivals & Activities:
Concetto: The techno-management fest of ISM, usually in the month of October.
Pratibimb: The inter-departmental fest, usually in the month of January.
Basant: The alumni reunion, in the month of February.
Parakram: The inter-college sports fest organised by ISM, in February end.
Srijan: The largest cultural fest of eastern India, organised in March end.
Canteen/Mess/Hangouts:
The mess food at ISM is just like the mess food at any other institute. Sometimes you like it, sometimes you hate it. But yes, its never like your “ghar ka khaana”.
Some common hang outs: Fame Cinemas, Ozone Galleria Mall, KFC, Dominoz, Ozone Plaza Mall, City Centre etc.
Contact Address:
Indian School of Mines (ISM)
Dhanbad – 826004, Jharkhand, India
Phone : +91-326- 2235001-2235004
Email: info@ismdhanbad.ac.in
Website: http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in
Famous Alumni:
Waman Bapuji Metre, pioneer in the Indian Oil Industry, Padma Bhushan in 1968. He belonged to 1st batch of ISM (1926–30)
Gulshan Lal Tandon, pioneer in the Indian Mining Industry, Padma Bhushan in 1986
Shashi Kumar, former Chairman, Coal India Limited
B P Singh, Director (Projects), NTPC
Prof Amit Acharya, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,USA
Prof Mrinal K. Sen, Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof T Kumar, Director, National Institute of Technolgy, Durgapur
Prof G P Karmakar, Director, School of Petroleum Technology, PDPU, Gandhinagar
Kanhaiya Lal Gupta, Retd, IPS 1953 Batch, former Director General of Police, U.P.
Ajit Roy Bardhan, IAS, Secretary, PWD, Govt of West Bengal
Every ex-student of the institute is a member of the alumni association, namely, the Indian School of Mines Alumni Association (ISMAA). ISMAA has several chapters some of which include the North America, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Dhanbad, Kolkata, Jamshedpur chapters. ISMAA organises the alumni reunion, “Basant” every year in the month of February to commemorate 50 years and 25 years of passed out batches
Verdict:
The Indian School of Mines has had a legacy in the areas of earth sciences since its inception in 1926. Even though, today ISM is no longer just an earth science school, its contribution in the areas of earth sciences has been and will be of utmost importance. The Indian School of Mines also helps the Government of Bangladesh in its mineral resource planning. It is also the mentor University for setting up of Institute of Mining for the government of Afghanistan. ISM has international collaboration with 14 institutes located in 11 countries. ISM is the man power provider to 15 sectors and is a think tank for 11 ministries of the Government of India.
Although ISM is under the consideration of MHRD for an upgradation to an IIT, it still is not an IIT. Anyone who does not want to let go of the status of being an IITian should not come to this institute. Also, even though Dhanbad is a pretty decent cities, ISM is not a place for people expecting a life like those in a metro. However, Dhanbad is a completely safe city.
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