IIT Dhanbad: Admission 2024, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

IIT Dhanbad – the perfect place to kickstart your journey towards a fantastic career in engineering. The reasons for choosing IIT Dhanbad are as follows :

• Academic excellence: IIT Dhanbad ranked 17th among India's top engineering colleges, according to the NIRF report for 2023. It's not just about rankings; it's about the incredible education, awesome campus, and supportive faculty you'll find here.
• Strong faculty base: The professors aren't just smart; they're also incredibly friendly. They know their stuff and are super keen to help you succeed. Plus, the curriculum is to set you up for success in the real-world core industry.
• Your Future Looks Bright: Picture this – 70-80% of our students land campus jobs with an average package of INR 16-17 LPA. The sky's the limit because the highest package goes up to a mind-blowing INR 56 LPA. Top companies like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Goldman Sachs are knocking on our doors for talented ECE grads.
• Network with the Best: IIT’s alumni network includes big shots like Vinay Kumar Dewan (Bramco Group, Bahrain), Dr. Ganesh Thakur (Chevron Corporation, USA), and Dr. Mihir Sinha (J.P. Morgan, USA). They're not just names; they're connections waiting to happen!

 In a nutshell, choosing IIT Dhanbad is like picking the golden ticket to your dream career in engineering.

IIT Dhanbad is one of the top engineering institutions in India, and as such, its students face a number of challenges. Some of the most common problems include:

• The students are not provided with 24/7 Internet faculty and even the LAN connections are limited to a fixed time duration.
• The students of the Earth Science branch are given more preference and they are sent for training expeditions and industrial exposure. 
• IIT Dhanbad has a reputation but only as ISM, its former name. Rarely do the recruiters and students know that ISM has been converted to IIT Dhanbad.
• There is no inter-departmental and interdepartmental coordination. Academics, institutional administration, and hostel administration behave as if they are three totally unrelated bodies. If you want to report a problem, you will just be referred by someone to somebody else and yes, this vicious cycle continues.
• The classrooms are not well-equipped and lack facilities like air conditioning and projectors.
• Most teaching assistants lack experience and knowledge of their fields. Moreover, they have no interest in helping the students. 
• The juniors are dominated by the seniors and a few cases of ragging might also occur.
• Students are asked to dress according to the college rules which are very illogical.

It's important to keep in mind that these are just general challenges and that individual experiences may vary.

IIT Dhanbad is famous for the excellent quality and variety of food served in its mess. Here, there are 4 meals provided to the students namely breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. The food served is great both in terms of quantity and quality. 

For reference, I have shared the menu of one typical day at IIT Dhanbad:

As you can see, the breakfast and lunch have both veg and non-veg options whereas the snacks and dinner are common.

I am a Mechanical student at IIT Dhanbad. I can shed some light on my branch.

Mechanical is a very good branch at IIT Dhanbad. It witnesses very good placements, and the highest package is more than 20 LPA. One of our seniors got placed in Google for 72 LPA CTC, a few years back. Brands like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft visit the college, and many of them give opportunities to non-IT students. 

IIT Dhanbad is known for its Mining branch. But as CSE is the craze of today, its cutoffs are quite high. 

IIT Dhanbad is a wonderful college, totally deserving of the IIT tag. Don’t be misled by public opinion. IIT Dhanbad has a huge potential. Try to connect with some seniors in the branch of your choice to get a clearer perspective.

My brother also filed an online anti-ragging affidavit recently. He too was confused because he was asked to fill the batch size although he hadn’t even started attending the classes. He randomly wrote 60 only to realize later that it was just a formality. Students need to focus on other details while filling out this form like their email ID, your name, your father's name, Institute to which they are getting admitted. Once you fill in all these details correctly you will receive a mail consisting of 4 pdf files namely:

1. Anti-ragging undertaking by the student.
2. Anti-ragging undertaking by parent/guardian.
3. Summary of UGC regulations
4. Summary of the judgment of the Hon. Supreme Court.

All you need is the anti-aging undertaking of your parent or guardian and yours. Get this typed on a non-judicial stamp paper and then get it attested by a notary and submit it to the college.

First-year UG students are divided into groups 1 and 2. 

During 1st sem, Group 1 students study Engineering Drawing, Electrical, Engineering Mechanics, Physics and Mathematics. The syllabus also includes two sessional subjects- Earth system science and Value education, human rights, and legislative procedure.

On the other hand, Group 2 students study Electronics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Manufacturing processes, and English for Science and Technology. The sessional subjects for group 2 are- Disaster Management and Computer Programming.

During sem 2, the subjects are swapped between the two groups. This means that for sem 2, group 1 students study Electronics, Chemistry.... and group 2 students study Engineering Drawing, Electrical…..

This is the Semester 1 syllabus for UG Engineering students at IIT Dhanbad.

The two deciding factors in this case are the studies and placements. IIT Dhanbad offers M.Tech ECE in VLSI, RF and Microwave Engineering, Communications, and Photonics. RF and Microwave Engineering is a good but difficult option. 

The faculty for VLSI and Communications is good. However, the Photonics faculty is not good at all. 2-3 subjects and labs are common for all ECE students. However, the curriculum for RF and Microwave is entirely different from the other three.

The placement scenario for ECE isn’t good. Very few students are placed from the department, that too in non-core jobs. Those who are well-versed in programming get easily placed in IT firms. 

Core companies like Texas, Intel, Amdocs, etc. visit the campus for recruitment. However, they recruit very few students (sometimes none) from the department. Some students do secure internships at firms like Intel. But for final placements, they have to undergo screening once again. The placements are nil in RF. But some universities visit the campus seeking Assistant Professors. They offer good starting packages. 

If you get VLSI at NIT Surathkal/Trichy/Warangal, choose that over IIT Dhanbad. The placement for VLSI is very good at these colleges. As for IIT Dhanbad, it offers a very decent M.Tech ECE. The main advantage in this case is the ‘IIT’ tag.