IIT Dhanbad Admission 2026: Eligibility, Exams, Process

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM)

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IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) eligibility and fees
Programme	Minimum marks	Total fee
B.E. / B.Tech	Class 12: 75%	₹8,00,000
M.E./M.Tech	Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%	₹60,000 to ₹4,50,000
MBA/PGDM	Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%	₹3,00,000
M.Sc.		₹32,000 to ₹48,000
Ph.D.	Post-graduation: 60%	₹1,43,550
M.A.		-
B.Sc.		-
Executive MBA/PGDM		₹4,50,000

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) eligibility and fees

Programme

Minimum marks

Total fee

B.E. / B.Tech

Class 12: 75%

₹8,00,000

M.E./M.Tech

Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%

₹60,000 to ₹4,50,000

MBA/PGDM

Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%

₹3,00,000

M.Sc.

₹32,000 to ₹48,000

Ph.D.

Post-graduation: 60%

₹1,43,550

M.A.

B.Sc.

Executive MBA/PGDM

₹4,50,000

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) exam and counselling dates
Event	Date
Counselling & other dates
JEE Main 2025 (Session 2)	April 4 to April 15, 2025
JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Result	April 17, 2025
JEE Advanced 2025 Registration	April 23 to May 2, 2025
JEE Advanced 2025 Exam	May 25, 2025
JoSAA Counselling 2025 Start (Expected)	June 3, 2025
GATE 2025 Exam	February 1, 2, 15, 16, 2025
GATE 2025 Result	March 19, 2025
GATE COAP 2025 Registration Closes	May 15, 2025
M.Tech Application Portal Open	March 20 to April 16, 2025
IIT JAM 2025 Exam	February 2, 2025
IIT JAM 2025 Result	March 24, 2025
Ph.D. Application Deadline	April 30, 2025
Ph.D. Interview	May 26 to May 28, 2025
MA (Digital Humanities) Application Deadline	April 30, 2025
MA Written Test & Interview	June 2 to June 3, 2025

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) exam and counselling dates

Event

Date

Counselling & other dates

JEE Main 2025 (Session 2)

April 4 to April 15, 2025

JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Result

April 17, 2025

JEE Advanced 2025 Registration

April 23 to May 2, 2025

JEE Advanced 2025 Exam

May 25, 2025

JoSAA Counselling 2025 Start (Expected)

June 3, 2025

GATE 2025 Exam

February 1, 2, 15, 16, 2025

GATE 2025 Result

March 19, 2025

GATE COAP 2025 Registration Closes

May 15, 2025

M.Tech Application Portal Open

March 20 to April 16, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Exam

February 2, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Result

March 24, 2025

Ph.D. Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

Ph.D. Interview

May 26 to May 28, 2025

MA (Digital Humanities) Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

MA Written Test & Interview

June 2 to June 3, 2025

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	4 years
Specializations	Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Petroleum, etc.
Eligibility	75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile
Selection	JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling
Fees	INR 960,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)
Cutoff (2023)	CSE: 3258 (General, Round 6)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

4 years

Specializations

Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Petroleum, etc.

Eligibility

75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile

Selection

JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling

Fees

INR 960,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)

Cutoff (2023)

CSE: 3258 (General, Round 6)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	5 years
Specializations	Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics
Eligibility	75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile
Selection	JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling
Fees	INR 1,200,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)
Cutoff (2023)	Applied Geology: 14742 (General, Round 6)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

5 years

Specializations

Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics

Eligibility

75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile

Selection

JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling

Fees

INR 1,200,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)

Cutoff (2023)

Applied Geology: 14742 (General, Round 6)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specializations	Computer Science, Chemical, Data Analytics, Mining, etc.
Eligibility	B.Tech with 60% (55% for SC/ST) or CGPA 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST)
Selection	GATE + COAP Counselling; IIT graduates (CGPA ≥ 8.0) via merit + interview
Fees	INR 117,000 to 465,000 (total)
Cutoff (2024)	CSE: 756 (General, COAP Round 1)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specializations

Computer Science, Chemical, Data Analytics, Mining, etc.

Eligibility

B.Tech with 60% (55% for SC/ST) or CGPA 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST)

Selection

GATE + COAP Counselling; IIT graduates (CGPA ≥ 8.0) via merit + interview

Fees

INR 117,000 to 465,000 (total)

Cutoff (2024)

CSE: 756 (General, COAP Round 1)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specializations	Business Analytics, General Management
Eligibility	Bachelor’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD)
Selection	CAT + Personal Interview
Fees	INR 300,000 (total)
Cutoff (2023)	50 percentile (General, Round 1)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specializations

Business Analytics, General Management

Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD)

Selection

CAT + Personal Interview

Fees

INR 300,000 (total)

Cutoff (2023)

50 percentile (General, Round 1)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specialization	Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
Eligibility	Bachelor’s degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST)
Selection	Written Test + Interview
Fees	INR 78,000 (total)
Application Deadline	April 30, 2025

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specialization

Digital Humanities and Social Sciences

Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST)

Selection

Written Test + Interview

Fees

INR 78,000 (total)

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	3-6 years
Specializations	Engineering, Sciences, Management, Humanities, etc.
Eligibility	Master’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST)
Selection	GATE/UGC NET/CSIR NET or Institute Test + Interview
Fees	INR 100,000 (total)
Application Deadline	April 30, 2025

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

3-6 years

Specializations

Engineering, Sciences, Management, Humanities, etc.

Eligibility

Master’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST)

Selection

GATE/UGC NET/CSIR NET or Institute Test + Interview

Fees

INR 100,000 (total)

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) eligibility and fees
Programme	Minimum marks	Total fee
B.E. / B.Tech	Class 12: 75%	₹8,00,000
M.E./M.Tech	Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%	₹60,000 to ₹4,50,000
MBA/PGDM	Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%	₹3,00,000
M.Sc.		₹32,000 to ₹48,000
Ph.D.	Post-graduation: 60%	₹1,43,550
M.A.		-
B.Sc.		-
Executive MBA/PGDM		₹4,50,000

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) eligibility and fees

Programme

Minimum marks

Total fee

B.E. / B.Tech

Class 12: 75%

₹8,00,000

M.E./M.Tech

Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%

₹60,000 to ₹4,50,000

MBA/PGDM

Class 12: 75% · Graduation: 60%

₹3,00,000

M.Sc.

₹32,000 to ₹48,000

Ph.D.

Post-graduation: 60%

₹1,43,550

M.A.

B.Sc.

Executive MBA/PGDM

₹4,50,000

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) exam and counselling dates
Event	Date
Counselling & other dates
JEE Main 2025 (Session 2)	April 4 to April 15, 2025
JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Result	April 17, 2025
JEE Advanced 2025 Registration	April 23 to May 2, 2025
JEE Advanced 2025 Exam	May 25, 2025
JoSAA Counselling 2025 Start (Expected)	June 3, 2025
GATE 2025 Exam	February 1, 2, 15, 16, 2025
GATE 2025 Result	March 19, 2025
GATE COAP 2025 Registration Closes	May 15, 2025
M.Tech Application Portal Open	March 20 to April 16, 2025
IIT JAM 2025 Exam	February 2, 2025
IIT JAM 2025 Result	March 24, 2025
Ph.D. Application Deadline	April 30, 2025
Ph.D. Interview	May 26 to May 28, 2025
MA (Digital Humanities) Application Deadline	April 30, 2025
MA Written Test & Interview	June 2 to June 3, 2025

IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) exam and counselling dates

Event

Date

Counselling & other dates

JEE Main 2025 (Session 2)

April 4 to April 15, 2025

JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Result

April 17, 2025

JEE Advanced 2025 Registration

April 23 to May 2, 2025

JEE Advanced 2025 Exam

May 25, 2025

JoSAA Counselling 2025 Start (Expected)

June 3, 2025

GATE 2025 Exam

February 1, 2, 15, 16, 2025

GATE 2025 Result

March 19, 2025

GATE COAP 2025 Registration Closes

May 15, 2025

M.Tech Application Portal Open

March 20 to April 16, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Exam

February 2, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Result

March 24, 2025

Ph.D. Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

Ph.D. Interview

May 26 to May 28, 2025

MA (Digital Humanities) Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

MA Written Test & Interview

June 2 to June 3, 2025

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	4 years
Specializations	Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Petroleum, etc.
Eligibility	75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile
Selection	JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling
Fees	INR 960,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)
Cutoff (2023)	CSE: 3258 (General, Round 6)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

4 years

Specializations

Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Petroleum, etc.

Eligibility

75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile

Selection

JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling

Fees

INR 960,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)

Cutoff (2023)

CSE: 3258 (General, Round 6)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	5 years
Specializations	Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics
Eligibility	75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile
Selection	JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling
Fees	INR 1,200,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)
Cutoff (2023)	Applied Geology: 14742 (General, Round 6)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

5 years

Specializations

Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics

Eligibility

75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) with PCM or top 20 percentile

Selection

JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling

Fees

INR 1,200,000 (total, GEN/OBC-NCL/EWS)

Cutoff (2023)

Applied Geology: 14742 (General, Round 6)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specializations	Computer Science, Chemical, Data Analytics, Mining, etc.
Eligibility	B.Tech with 60% (55% for SC/ST) or CGPA 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST)
Selection	GATE + COAP Counselling; IIT graduates (CGPA ≥ 8.0) via merit + interview
Fees	INR 117,000 to 465,000 (total)
Cutoff (2024)	CSE: 756 (General, COAP Round 1)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specializations

Computer Science, Chemical, Data Analytics, Mining, etc.

Eligibility

B.Tech with 60% (55% for SC/ST) or CGPA 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST)

Selection

GATE + COAP Counselling; IIT graduates (CGPA ≥ 8.0) via merit + interview

Fees

INR 117,000 to 465,000 (total)

Cutoff (2024)

CSE: 756 (General, COAP Round 1)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specializations	Business Analytics, General Management
Eligibility	Bachelor’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD)
Selection	CAT + Personal Interview
Fees	INR 300,000 (total)
Cutoff (2023)	50 percentile (General, Round 1)

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specializations

Business Analytics, General Management

Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD)

Selection

CAT + Personal Interview

Fees

INR 300,000 (total)

Cutoff (2023)

50 percentile (General, Round 1)

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	2 years
Specialization	Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
Eligibility	Bachelor’s degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST)
Selection	Written Test + Interview
Fees	INR 78,000 (total)
Application Deadline	April 30, 2025

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

2 years

Specialization

Digital Humanities and Social Sciences

Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST)

Selection

Written Test + Interview

Fees

INR 78,000 (total)

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

Admission details
Criteria	Details
Duration	3-6 years
Specializations	Engineering, Sciences, Management, Humanities, etc.
Eligibility	Master’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST)
Selection	GATE/UGC NET/CSIR NET or Institute Test + Interview
Fees	INR 100,000 (total)
Application Deadline	April 30, 2025

Admission details

Criteria

Details

Duration

3-6 years

Specializations

Engineering, Sciences, Management, Humanities, etc.

Eligibility

Master’s degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST)

Selection

GATE/UGC NET/CSIR NET or Institute Test + Interview

Fees

INR 100,000 (total)

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

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