The Indian School of Mines was established in Dhanbad in 1926 with the financial support from the then Indo British Government.

It acquired University status under UGC act 1956. Now, the school is under the direct control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. It has the similar status like IITs and IIMs and many other Apex Institutions of the country.

 The training programmes of the school are related to mining and allied science disciplines.

Under Graduate Programmes

  • B. Tech. Courses
    • Computer Science & Engineering
    • Electronics Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mineral Engineering
    • Mining Engineering
    • Mining Machinery Engineering
    • Petroleum Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Environmental Engineering
  • Five Year M. Sc Integrated Courses
    • Applied Physics
    • Chemistry
    • Mathematics & Computing
    • Applied Geology
    • Applied Geophysics
  • Five Year M.Tech Dual Degree Courses
    • Mineral Engineering with M. Tech in Material Technology
    • Mineral Engineering with M.Tech. in Mineral Resource Management
    • Mining Engineering
    • Mining Engineering with MBA
    • Petroleum Engineering with M Tech in Petroleum Management

Post Graduate Programmes

  • MBA

The MBA programme is offered through its Department of Management Studies and this programmme is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

  • M.Sc and M.Sc Tech Programmes

The M.Sc Tech programmes are offered in Applied Geology and Applied Geophysics. The M.Sc programmes are offered in Applied Geology, Applied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Computing.

  • MTech. and MPhil Programmes

The M.Tech and M.Phil programmes are given as below.

  • Fuel Engg.
  • Clean Coal & Energy Technology
  • Mineral Engineering
  • Bio Mineral Processing
  • Mine Planning & Design
  • Open Cast Mining
  • Rock Excavation Engg.
  • Mining Engg.
  • Geomatics (ME)
  • Under Ground Space Tech. (ME)
  • Electronics & Communication
  • Longwall & Mine Mechanisation
  • Industrial Engg. & Management
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Mining Geophysics
  • Mineral Exploration
  • Engineering Geology
  • Petroleum Exploration
  • Environmental Science & Engg.
  • Computer Application
  • Mining Machinery Engg.
  • Maintenance Engg. Tribology
  • Drilling Engineering
  • M.Phil. (Applied Physics)
  • M.Phil. (Applied Chemistry)
  • M.Phil. (Applied Mathematics)
  • M.Phil. (English)

Research (Ph.D.) Programme

There are research programmes leading to Ph.D offered through all the departments in the fields of minerals and energy demand.



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