ISM Dhanbad
The Indian School of Mines is a Deemed University under the Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. ISM is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. It was established by British India 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. What started as an institution to impart mining education has now grown into a multi-departmental technical university. ISM admits undergraduate students from the top 0.5% rankers out of the 1.4 million candidates appearing for IIT-JEE Advanced Examination.Indian School of Mines has 17 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research in the areas of Earth Sciences. The school has produced many pioneers of the Mining and Oil Industry, including Padma Bhushan awardees. ISM has been ranked consistently as one of the top 12 engineering institutions in India.