About Us
The Indian School of Mines was formally opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of Mining and Applied Geology. In 1967 it was granted the status of a deemed to be university under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. Since its establishment, IIT (ISM) has undergone considerable expansion of its activities, and presently it can be considered as a total technology education institute. Since its inception and close to a century now, IIT (ISM) has been serving Indian industries in the Energy, Mining, Mineral and Petroleum sectors by providing high quality trained and specialized manpower in the form of Engineers, Scientists and Managers.
Area of Excellence
IIT ISM is a technical institution with departments in Engineering, Humanities and Management branches. https://people.iitism.ac.in/~academics/#courses
Research Capability and Focus Area
(i) Additive Manufacturing (ii) Hydrogel storage & CCUS Technologies (iii) Deep Sea Mining (iv) 5G & 6G Communication (v) Drug development & Delivery https://www.iitism.ac.in/deans/research/in
Notable Research / Publication
Following technologies developed-- (i) Hybrid micromachining technology (ii) Direct energy deposition facility (iii) Self Advancing (Mobile) Goaf Edge Supports (SAGES) (iv) 4-Port MIMO CR System (v) MEMS DRA with Wideband and High Gain capability (vi) High Power Handling Dielectric Resonator Antenna https://iitism.irins.org/
Academic Facilities
1. Smart Classroom, Laboratory 2. Library 3. Computer Lab 4. Central Research Facilities 5. Student Activities Centre 6. Sports Complex 7. Access to E-Journal 8. Hospital 9. Wi-fi Facility
Library Database
E-Journals -11,145; E-Books:38,564; Books:1,47,123;Bound Volume Journals:40360; Newspaper :14; Print Magazines :25; Thesis and Dissertation:11,754;Library Mgmt S/W:01;Seating Capacity:2000 (App)
