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Open in new tab INFORMATION BROCHURE
M. TECH. ADMISSION 2021
(2-Year M. Tech. Programmes)
Indian Institute of Technology
(Indian School of Mines)
Dhanbad – 826004, Jharkhand, India
Phone: (0326) 2235001-5004, Fax: (0326) 2296563
www.iitism.ac.in
1. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad was established in 1926, and
offers B. Tech., Dual-degree (B. Tech. and M. Tech.), Integrated M. Tech., M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech., M.
Tech., MBA and Ph.D. in various areas of Science: Applied Geology | Applied Geophysics |
Chemistry | Mathematics & Computing | Physics | and Engineering: | Chemical | Civil | Computer
Science and Engineering | Electrical | Electronics | Environmental Science and Engineering | Fuel,
Minerals & Metallurgical Engineering | Mechanical | Mining | Mining Machinery | Petroleum |
Humanities | and Management. IIT (ISM) has centenary long credentials of outperforming
achievements/contributions in academia and the industry. It has been focusing its academic and
research activities on various aspects of science, technology and industry, occupying a unique
position not only in India, but also abroad. It has substantially contributed to the development of
Science, Engineering and Mineral sector through its in-house state-of-the-art facilities for advanced
studies and research.
1.1 Location of the Institute
IIT(ISM) is located in the city of Dhanbad, the coal capital of India, which is at the heart of major
Indian coalfields, in the state of Jharkhand. One can reach Dhanbad by rail and road. It is 260 km
from Kolkata and 160 km from Ranchi. Nearby airports are in Kolkata, Durgapur and Ranchi.
Deluxe and Express buses run regularly from Kolkata, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro to
Dhanbad. IIT(ISM) campus is just 3 km away from Dhanbad railway station where taxis and autos
operate round the clock.
2. M. TECH. PROGRAMMES
The aim of the programmes is to train the students in high level of knowledge enabling them to
tackle practical complex problems in industrial fields as well as to excel in further higher education
through research. Enough flexibility is provided in the structure of the programme in respect of
lecture courses, laboratory and project work to help the students to achieve their goal. All the
Departments are equipped with sufficient facilities for this purpose. IIT(ISM) offers admission in
M. Tech. in three different modes:
(1) Candidates with GATE score (may be called GATE candidates)
(2) IIT Graduates with B. Tech degree
(3) Candidates sponsored by government organizations/reputed Industrial Organization/ Academic
Institutions (may be called Sponsored candidates).
Various M. Tech Programmes offered by IIT(ISM) and the names of the offering Departments are
shown in Table 1.
This brochure is not for Foreign / NRI / PIO candidates, they are requested to see the institute
website on ‘Foreign Students’ under ‘Admission’ and they may contact Dean (International
Relations and Alumni Affairs) (dean_iraa@iitism.ac.in).
2.1 Financial Assistance
(a) The Financial assistance will be offered to M.Tech. Students (admitted under GATE and IIT
Graduates with B Tech Degree) as per MOE, GOI Norms/Institute rules. Students getting
assistantship will be required to assist the department for 8 hours of work per week related to
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academic activities of the department such as laboratory demonstration, tutorials, evaluation of
assignments etc.
(b) Sponsored candidates are NOT eligible for any financial assistantships.
2.2 Programme Fee*
The existing structure of the Semester fees is given below. A candidate will be required to deposit
the first semester fee including the Admission Fee, when the candidate, through online portal,
finally accepts the admission:
Semester
I
II
III
IV
UR/OBC/EWS**
56,470/-
37,100/-
46,770/-
37,100/-
SC /ST/PwD**
41,470/-
22,100/-
31,770/-
22,100/-
*The semester fee is under revision and may change.
** The above fee also includes 15,000/- as hostel mess fee advance per semester.
3. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES
3.1 For GATE Candidates
(a) Candidates must possess a Bachelor degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent or a
Master degree
recognized by
UGC/AICTE/Government. The qualifying degrees for each of the M. Tech. Programmes are
mentioned in Table 2.
in Science/Arts/Commerce,
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(b) Candidates with equivalent degree and discipline of professional bodies (like Institution of
Engineers (India), Institute of Chemical Engineers, Aeronautical Society of India, Institute of
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, Indian Institute of Metals, etc.) are not eligible
to apply in any M. Tech programmes of this institute.
(c) Candidates must have valid GATE score (remains valid at the time of Admission) in the
appropriate GATE Paper as per Table 2.
(d) Candidates seeking admission to M. Tech. Programmes of the Institute should have
o Minimum 60% or CGPA/CPI of 6.0 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying
o Minimum 55% or CGPA/CPI of 5.5 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying
degree for UR/OBC candidates.
degree for SC/ST candidates.
3.2 For IIT Graduates
Candidates graduating/ graduated from IITs with B.Tech. Degree having CGPA 8.00 and above
(on a scale of 10) can apply without GATE Score. The respective department as per allocated seats
will review such applications. The number of seats for such candidates will be supernumeric.
3.3 For Sponsored Candidates
A candidate working in an academic institution/PSU/Govt. R&D orginizations/Govt.
recognized private R&D orginizations/industry, is considered as a sponsored candidate. Such a
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candidate must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the
sponsoring organization for at least 2 years at the time of admission.
Candidates working in private firms/organizations have to submit their latest Salary Bank
Account statement/Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) statement during uploading documents as
well as during the admission process.
The applications of candidate sponsored by the organizations under a MoU between Institute
and/or under QIP programme shall be eligible for admisison.
The employer must undertake to relieve the candidate to stay in the campus for the specified
period to enable the candidate to complete the programme.
Candidates must have valid GATE score (remains valid at the time of Admission) in the
appropriate GATE Paper as per Table 2.
Candidates seeking admission to M. Tech. Programmes of the Institute should have
o Minimum 60% or CGPA/CPI of 6.0 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying
o Minimum 55% or CGPA/CPI of 5.5 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying
degree for UR/OBC candidates.
degree for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
For sponsored candidates having Bachelors degree from Centrally Funded Technical Institutes
(CFTIs) having a CGPA of 8.0 or above, the requirement of GATE/NET is waived off.
The number of seats for sponsored candidates will be supernumeric, subject to a maximum limit
of 10% of total sanctioned seats.
3.4 Selection Criteria
(A) For GATE Candidates and IIT Graduates
(i) The admission to different M. Tech. Programmes will be made on the basis of their GATE
score for GATE candidates. For IIT Graduates, it will based on CGPA & Departmental
Review.
(ii) In case of equal GATE score, the older candidate in terms of date of birth will get
preference.
(B) For Sponsored Candidates
The admission to different M. Tech. Programmes for sponsored candidates will be made based on
Departmental Review and Recommendation after fulfilling the requisite criteria as per section
3.3 of information brochure.
3.5 Reservation of seats
a) Reservation for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/PwD/EWS candidates will be as per
Government of India rules.
b) Forms of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (given in Annexure I) must be produced by
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates in the format for ‘Admission to Central Educational
Institutions (CEIS) under the Government of India’ and should be issued on or after April 01,
2020.
c) Parental Income Certificate for EWS cateogory (given in Annexure II) must be produced by
candidate in the format for ‘Admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIS) under the
Government of India’ and should be valid and issued on or after April 01, 2020.
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3.6 Medical Fitness
(a) Candidates must be in good health. A candidate is required to submit a medical certificate (as
per Annexure II) at the time of reporting at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad signed by the chief medical
officer (CMO) or equivalent of a government hospital.
(b) The candidate must check his/her eligibility criteria (wherever applicable) as given in table 2
about colour blindness/uniocularity.
(c) A candidate will be allowed to take admission only if the certificate produced by the candidate
is verified to be satisfactory by IIT(ISM) officials, whose decision in this regard will be final.
4. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
(a) Online application form is required to be submitted through online portal, which will remain
available on the IIT(ISM) website www.iitism.ac.in from March 15, 2021 to April 30, 2021
(tentative). The GATE candidates will also have to register themselves at COAP 2021 portal
as seat allotment will be made through COAP. The admission of IIT Graduates and Sponsored
candidates will be carried out through online portal of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. After filling the
form, the candidates are advised to take a print of the application and keep the same for
record.
(b) Candidates can apply for more than one programme and can select up to 10 preferences.
(c) Non-refundable application fee for each programme for GATE candidates/IIT Graduates is Rs.
500/- for UR/EWS/OBC candidates and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/Women candidates. The
application fee needs to be paid through online payment gateway only along with the online
application.
(d) Non-refundable Application fee for each programme for all Sponsored candidates is Rs. 2000/-.
(e) It is the responsibility of the candidate, to ensure that he/she satisfies all eligibility criteria for
a particular programme, as mentioned in this information brochure, and submit complete and
correct information in the Institute admission portal accordingly.
(f) The M. Tech. admission will be through online counselling through COAP based on the GATE
score and CGPA and Departmental Review (for IIT Graduates and sponsored candidates) as
per schedule given in Table 5. The details of counselling procedure is given in Annexure-A.
(g) Image quality of the uploaded documents must be good enough to enable easy verification of
the documents/items. Care should be taken to scan the documents (with file format jpg/jpeg)
with the help of high quality scanner. The candidate should check the quality of the soft
document before uploading.
(h) The following documents are to be uploaded during the document uploading.
(i) Image files of your recent passport size photograph and signature.
(ii) Qualifying Degree Marks-Sheet of final semester / final year (7th semester / pre-final year marks-
sheet for the ‘appearing candidates’ whose final semester / final year results are pending).
(iii) Valid GATE score card as indicated in the application form (for GATE-candidates).
(iv) 2-year’s experience certificate for candidates of M. Tech. in Mining Engineering
(v) Caste certificate/EWS income certificate to avail seat reservation under respective reserved
category. (The OBC (NCL) certificate as per Annexure I and issued on or after April 01, 2020).
(vi) Persons with Disability (PwD) are required to upload a certificate of disability from the
authorized medical board attached to one of the following – Vocational Rehabilitation Centre
(VRC) for Physically Handicapped persons/ Special Employment Exchange for Physically
Handicapped/ Government Hospital (District and State level).
(vii) Endorsement certificate from the present employer (for Sponsored candidates).
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