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The course structure is very well planned. The micro schedule and the number of lecture hours for each topic are included in the lecture plan. The faculty members-to-student ratio is good enough. The professors are well-qualified, learned and helpful to students. However, Some professor cannot deliver their knowledge properly to students. Teaching is done in hybrid mode using both a smart classroom and a blackboard. Quizzes are conducted regularly throughout the semester and they carry marks to the end semester. Exams are conducted timely and strict discipline is maintained during the exam so that no one can do cheating. Even bio breaks are not allowed during the exam.

The internship opportunities in the college are good. Many companies like JP Morgan, and Barclays come for internships. Students get a good amount of stipend during the internship. The highest stipend is upto 2 lakh. But the harsh reality is that there is high competition and only a few students get internships.

The placement record of IIT ISM Dhanbad is good. Almost all students get placed. The placement rate is 98%. Placement started in the 7th semester. Many MNCs and Indian companies come to the campus for placement. These include -Microsoft, Google, Uber, Oracle etc. Jio and TATA recruit a maximum number of students appx 50 each. This year The highest on-campus package is 52 lakh by Accenture japan and the highest domestic package is 43 lakh. The average package is 17.07 lakh per annum and the median package is around 20 lakh per annum. The highest off-campus package is 92 lakh by Bloomberg London.

The fee structure is similar to other IITs.Even the fee of IIT ISM Dhanbad is lower than most of the IITs.The course fee per semester is around 1 lakh. The mess fee is 23 thousand and another fee is 8 thousand. So, per semester total fee is 1 lakh 33 thousand. A total Fee waiver is given to those students whose family income is less than 1 lakh per annum. Those students whose family income is upto 4 lahks, have to pay only mess fee and other charges that totals to 33 thousand only. The scholarship amount of 6 thousand was given to tuition fee waiver students. Other scholarships are also given by the institute to the SC and St students.

Social life at IIT ISM Dhanbad is very good. It has a large number of clubs-both technical and cultural clubs. Even two NGO-Kartavya and Fast Forward India are there which are run by the students. Srijan is the cultural fest of IIT ISM Dhanbad which is celebrated from 3-5 Feb. It is also the largest socio-cultural fest of Eastern India. The technical fest is Concetto which is celebrated in the month of October. Every society and club organise its own fest like Khanan by mining dept. and Takshak by RoboISM.PARAKRAM is the annual sports festival of the college. Mailer Demon is the student-run newsletter of the college.

The hostel of IIT ISM Dhanbad is fairly good. It has 7 hostels-5 for boys and 2 for girls. Two students are given a single room in the first and second year but later single rooms are also provided in the pre-final and final years. The mess food quality is average, not so much good as expected. The hostel provides a peaceful environment to study.

Admission to IIT ISM Dhanbad is based on Jee Advanced rank. We have to first qualify for JEE mains with good rank( rank should be less than 2 lahks among 10 lakh students) and then we have qualified JEE advanced also. To get admission we have to secure less than 15,000 ranks in JEE advanced. The application fee for JEE mains is around Rs 1000 for the general male category and Rs 800 for the female and another reserved category. JEE Mains conduct in two phases first in January and the other in April. Admission to IIT ISM Dhanbad is done through JOSAA counselling. You can find the detailed cutoff for each course on the official website of Josaa. The reservation facility is there and 10 per cent seat of each category is reserved for women.