INFORMATION BROCHURE

M. TECH. ADMISSION 2017

(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 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (INDIAN SCHOOL OF
MINES) - IIT(ISM)
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad was established in
1926 on the pattern of Royal School of Mines, London, and got the status of Deemed
University under the UGC Act in 1967. The School is directly under the financial and
administrative control of Ministry Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of
India since 1996. It has been converted as Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of
Mines) Dhanbad from 6th September, 2016.
The Institute offers B. Tech., Dual-degree, Integrated M. Tech., M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech,
M. Tech. (2-Year and 3-Year), MBA and Ph.D. in various areas of Science – Physics,
Chemistry, Mathematics, Applied Geology and Applied Geophysics; Engineering –
Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Electronics, Environmental
Science and Engineering, Fuel and Mineral, Mechanical, Mining, Mining Machinery,
Petroleum; Humanities and Management. It has been focusing its academic and research
activities on various aspects of industry. IIT(ISM) has maintained its all India character
drawing faculty and students from all over India. It occupies a unique position, not only in
India but also in Asia Pacific, and has contributed to the development of engineering and
mineral sector substantially.
IIT(ISM) offers state-of-the-art facilities for advanced studies and research. These
facilities include:
- Central Research Facility with state of the art equipment.
- Modern Lecture Hall Complexes.
- Library with over 1,20,000 books & journals.
- Executive Development Centre for conducting training programme for officers and
executives of public and private sectors.
- Separate hostels within the campus for boys and girls with internet facility.
- Separate Students Activity Centre with latest recreational facilities, gymnasium,
swimming pool, etc.
- Health Centre and Sports facilities.

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 Jamshedpur. It is well connected with
Kolkata, Ranchi and Delhi. Nearby airports are in Kolkata and Ranchi. Deluxe and Express
buses are running regularly from Kolkata, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro. IIT(ISM) campus
is just 3 km away from Dhanbad railway station where taxis and autos operate round the
clock.

2. 2-YEAR 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 pursue
further academic achievements 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 the goal. All the Departments are equipped with sufficient facilities
for this purpose.
Apart from 2-Year M. Tech. Programmes, IIT(ISM) runs 3-Year M. Tech.
Programmes in various disciplines encouraging working executives / academicians who
cannot complete their M. Tech. as full time regular students. These programmes are run at

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IIT(ISM) Institute Industry Interaction Facility (IIIF) in Kolkata. Details of the course
structures and admission procedure may be obtained in the corresponding information
brochure for 3-Year M. Tech. Programmes available in the IIT(ISM) website.
To simplify reading this information brochure for 2-Year M. Tech. Programmes the
term “M. Tech.” is used to mean “2-Year M. Tech.” only. This brochure is dealing with
2-Year M. Tech. Programmes only.
IIT(ISM) offers admission in M. Tech. to the aspirants with GATE score in all M.
Tech. Programmes (may be called GATE candidates ) and without GATE score (may be
called EntExam Candidates ) for some M. Tech. Programmes. Various M. Tech
Programmes offered by IIT(ISM) and the names of the offering Departments are shown in
Table 1. IIT(ISM) admits a limited number of sponsored candidates to the M. Tech.
Programmes as GATE candidates in all M. Tech. Programmes (Table 1) and as EntExam
candidates in some M. Tech. Programmes (Table 6).
Foreign / NRI / PIO candidates are requested to see the institute website on ‘Foreign
Students’ under ‘Admission’ and they may contact Associate Dean (International Relations
and Alumni Affairs) (adiraa@ismdhanbad.ac.in).

2.1 IIT(ISM) Entrance Exam

Entrance Examination will be conducted by IIT(ISM) for some of the Programmes
given in Table 1 (as indicated by the subject code for entrance exam) and Table 6. An
EntExam candidate desirous to get admission in a M. Tech. Programme is required to qualify
the corresponding subject of Entrance Examination, in addition to other required criteria. The
details of the examination are given in Annexure I.

2.2 Course Curriculum

The M. Tech Programmes follow semester-based system for evaluation of students’
performance. Each M. Tech. Programme is of four-semester duration. The first and second
semesters are devoted to theory & practical classes while the third and fourth semesters are
kept for carrying out project work.

2.3 Programme Fee

The existing structure of the Semester fees is as given below. A candidate is required
to deposit the first semester fee through online as the Admission Fee at the time of online
provisional admission:

Semester General / OBC SC / ST / PwD

I ₹ 43,000/- ₹ 28,000/-
II ₹ 21,800/- ₹ 6,800/-
III ₹ 31,300/- ₹ 16,300/-
IV ₹ 21,800/- ₹ 6,800/-

Fees for subsequent semesters are to be paid before the commencement of the
respective semesters.
It is to be noted that at the time of Reporting in-person at IIT(ISM) the students are
required to pay separately the Hostel Mess Fee Advance. This is to be deposited with the
respective hostels.

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2.4 Scholarship
(a) The scholarship of Rs. 12,400/- per month will be offered to a number of candidates. The
details of seat distribution with number of seats with scholarship will be provided in the
institute website (www.iitism.ac.in) later.
(b) EntExam candidates, i.e., who are admitted through the IIT(ISM) entrance examination,
will NOT be offered scholarship.
(c) Sponsored candidates are NOT eligible for any scholarship.
(d) GATE candidates admitted in seats against any vacancy in EntExam seats or in
Sponsored category seats, are NOT eligible for any scholarship.
(e) EntExam candidates admitted in seats against any vacancy in GATE seats or in
Sponsored category seats, are NOT eligible for any scholarship.

3. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES
3.1 General Eligibility of the Candidates
(a) Candidates must possess a Bachelor degree in Engineering / Technology or equivalent or
a Master degree in Science, from the institutes recognized by UGC / AICTE. The
qualifying degrees for each of the M. Tech. Programmes are mentioned in Table 2.
(b) The candidate with equivalent degree and discipline are allowed to apply in different M.
Tech programmes. Under such cases, candidates have to mention the name of the
equivalent degree and discipline in the application form with the declaration that such
program is specialized discipline of the requisite qualification mentioned in the
information brochure. The candidate has to produce the “certificate for degree
equivalence”, issued by any of the certifying authorities like UGC, AICTE, AIU etc.,
declaring that his/her degree is approved and equivalent to the requisite qualifying degree
as mentioned in Table 2.
(c) Candidates must have GATE score (remains valid at the time of Admission) in the
appropriate GATE Paper as per Table 2 or need to qualify the Entrance Examination
conducted by IIT(ISM) as per Table 6.
(d) Candidates seeking admission to M. Tech. Programmes of the Institute should have
o Minimum 55% or CGPA/CPI of 5.5 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying degree for
UR/OBC candidates.
o Minimum 50% or CGPA/CPI of 5.0 in 10 point scale (without rounding off) in the qualifying degree for
SC/ST candidates.
(e) It is essential for a candidate to pass higher secondary (10 + 2 level) with Mathematics.
This criterion, however, is not applicable for the candidates who have not gone through
higher secondary (10 + 2 level) examination before their graduation.
(f) The Migration Certificate or College Leaving Certificate is to be provided.

3.2 Additional Points for Sponsored Candidates

Sponsored candidates must have GATE score (remains valid at the time of Admission) in
the appropriate GATE Paper as per Table 2 or need to qualify the Entrance Examination
conducted by IIT(ISM) as per Table 6. In case of M. Tech. Programmes under Table 6,
preference will be given to the sponsored GATE candidates for filling the sponsored
seats.
Candidates must have at least one-year full time work experience, as on 20th April, 2017
in a government organization or companies of repute or in a recognized academic

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 institute. In this regard, an endorsement certificate from the present employer is to be
provided.
3.3 Age Limits
The candidates (other than sponsored candidates) must be below the age of 30 years (35
years for women, PwD, SC, ST & OBC(Non-creamy Layer) ) as on 20th April, 2017.
The age for the sponsored candidates must be below 45 years (50-years for women, PwD,
SC, ST & OBC-NCL) as on 20th April, 2017.
3.4 Selection Criteria
(a) The admission to different M. Tech. Programmes for candidates will be made on the basis
of their GATE score / rank in IIT(ISM) Entrance Examination as the case may be.
(b) In case of same score, the older candidate in terms of date of birth will get preference.
(c) The unfilled EntExam seats will be filled with GATE candidates in the Final Round of
Admission. But, in such case NO Scholarship will be offered to the candidate, even if
he/she has a valid GATE score. In this case, the candidate is required to submit an
undertaking at the time of admission for not claiming the scholarship.
(d) The unfilled GATE seats will be filled with EntExam candidates in the Final Round of
Admission. But, in that case NO Scholarship will be offered to the candidate, even if
he/she has a valid GATE score. In this case, the candidate who has a valid GATE score is
required to submit an undertaking at the time of admission for not claiming the
scholarship.
(e) The unfilled Sponsored seats will be filled with GATE candidates and if, still there is
any vacancy, then, these seats will be filled with EntExam candidates in the Final Round
of Admission. In such case NO Scholarship will be offered to the candidate, even if
he/she has a valid GATE score. In this case, the candidate who has a valid GATE score is
required to submit an undertaking at the time of admission for not claiming the
scholarship.

3.5 Reservation of seats

Reservation for SC/ST/OBC(Non-Creamy Layer)/PwD/DP/JK/PS candidates will be
as per Government of India rules.
a) One seat is reserved in each M. Tech. Programme for Person with disability (PwD)
candidate subject to maximum of 3% within the respective category.
b) One seat is kept reserved for Jammu and Kashmir (JK) migrants as supernumerary seat.
c) One seat is reserved for Parsi (PS) candidate and one seat for ward/widow or dependents
of Defence personnel (DP) (all categories) including ex-servicemen as per Govt. of India
rules.
d) Forms of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (given in Annexure II) 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 September 01, 2016.

3.6 Medical Fitness

(a) Candidates must be in good health. A candidate is required to submit a medical certificate
(as per Annexure III) signed by the chief medical officer (CMO) or equivalent of a
government hospital.

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(b) 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.
(c) An overview of the minimum standards of medical fitness norm set by IIT(ISM) is
presented below which must be included in the Medical Fitness Certificate:
- Height: 1.5 m and weight: 41 kg.
- Chest measurement: 69 cm. and Expansion: 5 cm.
- Vision: Should be normal. In case of defective vision, it should be corrected to 6/9 in both eyes or 6/6 in
the better eye.
- Hearing: Should be normal.
- Heart & Lungs: Should not have any abnormality.
- No history of mental diseases or epileptic fits.
- There may be some additional medical fitness criteria for some M. Tech. Programmes as mentioned in
Table 2.

4. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
(a) Program-wise separate online application is required to be submitted through online
portal, which will remain available in the IIT(ISM) website www.iitism.ac.in from
March 10, 2017 to April 20, 2017.
(b) Non-refundable application fee for each programme is Rs. 500/- for UR/OBC(NCL)
candidates and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PwD/Women candidates. The application fee is to be
paid by online payment gateway only along with the online application.
(c) It is the responsibility of the candidate, to ensure his/her all eligibility criteria for a
particular programme, as mentioned in this information brochure, for applying the
M. Tech. Programme(s).
(d) The M. Tech. admission will be through online counselling based on the GATE score /
rank in the Entrance Exam conducted by IIT(ISM), as per schedule given in Table 5. The
details of counselling procedure is given in Annexure IV.
(e) Image quality of the uploaded documents must be good enough to enable easy
verification of the documents/items. Care should be taken to scan of 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.
(f) The following documents are to be uploaded during the document uploading for online
counselling.
(i) Secondary/Matriculation/High School (10th level) Certificate (for proof of date of birth).
(ii) Higher Secondary/Intermediate (12th level) Marks-Sheet (for checking the subjects).
(iii) 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. Such
candidate is required to upload a certificate from Principal / Registrar / Head of the Institute
indicating that the student has appeared in final semester / final year exam of the qualifying degree
and whose result is pending).
(iv) Uploading of “certificate for degree equivalence)” (if applicable)
(v) Valid GATE score card as indicated in the application form (for GATE-candidates)
(vi) Caste certificate to avail seat reservation under SC/ ST / OBC(NCL) category. (The OBC(NCL)
certificate as per Annexure II and issued on or after September 01, 2016)
(vii) Relevant certificate by the candidates who seek reservation in any sub-category (PwD / DP / JK / PS)
(viii) Medical fitness certificate as per Annexure III.
(ix) Endorsement certificate from the present employer (for sponsored candidates).
(x) 3-years’ experience certificate for candidates of M. Tech. in Mining Engineering / Opencast Mining.

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(g) The admission of selected candidates through online counselling will be provisional after
online payment of admission fee.
(h) Four Rounds will be conducted for provisional admission as per the Schedule given in
Table 5. If a candidate gets a seat allotment offer for an M. Tech. Programme he/she will
NOT be considered for subsequent Rounds for the same M. Tech. Programme.
(i) The candidate is to Report in-person at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad on the scheduled date, time
and venue for completing his/her admission. If the candidate fails to report at the
admission venue in-person along with the requisite documents in original by that date and
time, he/she will not be considered afterwards for admission.
(j) In addition to original copy of above mentioned documents following original documents
must be produced by the candidate at the time of reporting to IIT (ISM) to complete
his/her Admission:
(i) Copy of the online application form.
(ii) Copy of the seat allotment letter.
(iii) Copy of Admission fee payment receipt.
(iv) The Migration Certificate or College Leaving Certificate.
(v) 4 passport size and 10 stamp size colour photographs.
(vi) Undertaking regarding not claiming scholarship (for some candidates as indicated in Section 3.4)
(vii) It is important for the ‘Appearing candidates’ to note that their admission will be provisional even
after completing all other procedures & formalities which will be confirmed only after submission of
final semester / final year marks-sheet of qualifying degree and college leaving certificate / migration
certificate in original to the Academic Section through the coordinators of the respective M. Tech.
Programmes latest by September 01, 2017 (Friday). Such candidates will not be entitled for any
scholarship till confirmation of their admission, if otherwise eligible. Failure to submit the requisite
document by the stipulated date will lead to cancellation of admission of all such candidates and
names of all such candidates will be deleted from the rolls of the Institute w.e.f. September 02, 2017
without further notice. In such cases the candidates will be refunded only caution money deposited at
the time of admission.
(k) The documents of the candidates will be verified by IIT(ISM) officials. Admission of
only those candidates, whose documents are found in order and verified as satisfactory,
will be confirmed.
(l) All other formalities related to identity card, hostel and bank account, etc. will be
completed subsequently by the candidate.
(m) Hostel fee and mess fee for the first semester have to be paid at the time of Reporting to
IIT(ISM). Caution money and security deposits are refundable only after completion of
the Programme.

4.1 Withdrawal of Admission

(a) After admission / provisional admission a candidate may withdraw his/her admission.
Withdrawal is to be applied using the link available in the online portal (upto July 16,
2017). After July 16, 2017 withdrawal may be requested through the registered email to:
Assistant Registrar (Academic) at email: ara@ismdhanbad.ac.in with subject heading
“Withdrawal from MTech 2017: <Programme Name>” and full identity including
registered mobile and M. Tech. Registration No.
(b) If a student withdraws his admission, all original certificates will be returned to him along
with his admission fee as per UGC notification No. F. No. 1-3/2007 (CPP II); dated 23rd
April, 2007 as given below:
i. If a student withdraws before the starting of the course, the waitlisted candidates should be given
admission against the vacant seats. The entire fee collected from the student will be refunded after a
deduction of processing fee of Rs.1000/-.

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 ii. If a student leaves after joining the course (or after the date of commencement of the course) and if the
seat consequently falling vacant is filled up by another candidate by the last date of admission, he/she
will be refunded the fees collected with proportionate deductions of monthly fee and hostel rent, where
applicable.
iii. If a student withdraws after joining the course or after the date of commencement of the course and if the
vacant seat is NOT filled up, he/she will be refunded only the caution money.

5. OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS

(a) In the event of any information being found false or incorrect or incomplete or non-
eligibility being detected at any time before or after admission, his/her candidature is
liable to rejection without further communication.
(b) An applicant once admitted in a particular postgraduate programme will not be allowed to
shift to any other programme, even if seats remain available in other courses.
(c) If adequate number of students is not available in a particular programme, IIT(ISM) may
not run that Programme. In such case, a candidate who has taken admission in that
Programme may be allowed to change his/her admission to other M. Tech. Programme
(even if the candidate has not applied for that Programme), where vacant seat is available
in the respective categories and matches the qualifications of the candidate with the
eligibility condition of that Programme.
(d) Students are required to maintain 75% attendance in the semester classes to make them
eligible for the semester examination.
(e) Students are required to observe prescribed Rules & Regulations and orders issued by the
IIT(ISM) authorities from time to time.
(f) The rules for GATE scholarship are as follows:
(i) The Assistantship will be awarded in the first instance on the basis of GATE score.
(ii) The students are required to provide teaching assistance of 8 hours/week.
(iii) The continuation of the Assistantship during each semester is contingent upon Academic performance.
(iv) Assistantship will be stopped due to poor academic performance.
(v) A minimum semester grade point average of 7.0 on a scale of 10 (CGPA of 6.75 for SC/ST/PwD) is
required.
(vi) The scholarship will be resumed once CGPA requirement is attained.
(vii) Arrears will not be paid for the stopped period.
(viii) Maximum duration of scholarship is 4 Semesters for M Tech.

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COMMUNICATION WITH IIT(ISM) DHANBAD

1. Communication regarding M. Tech. 2017 should be done at the following address with
the envelope superscribed with “Ref: 2-YEAR M. TECH. ADMISSION – 2017”:

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (ACADEMIC)

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES)
DHANBAD–826004
2. Any email communication should be addressed to mtechadm@ismdhanbad.ac.in with
full identification of the candidate, i.e., name, email, mobile, Programme name(s),
category, GATE/EntExam/Sponsored and other identifying codes given by IIT(ISM)
(such as registration number, etc.). For electronic communication the candidate should
use the email/mobile registered in the online application only. Before asking a query a
candidate must go through this Information Brochure / instructions in the online portal
properly.
3. IIT(ISM) Dhanbad will not issue any letter by post to any candidate regarding any
admission related activity. The candidate must visit the institute website
(www.iitism.ac.in) regularly in this regard for any update / instruction / result /
announcement. Candidates will also be informed important instructions through
SMS/email.

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 TABLE-1: M. TECH. PROGRAMMES 2017-18

Subject
Sl. Prog.
M. Tech Programme Offering Department Code for
No. Code
Ent.Exam
1. Chemical Engineering CHE Chemical Engineering ---
2. Computer Science and Engineering CSE
---
Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering
3. CSI
(Specialisation in Information Security)
4. Electronics & Communication Engineering ECE
Electronics Engineering ---
5. RF & Microwave Engineering RFM
6. Earthquake Disaster, Hazards and Mitigation EHM Applied Geophysics EEHM
7. Engineering Geology EGL Applied Geology EEGL
8. Environmental Science & Engineering ESE Environmental Science & Engineering ---
9. Fuel Engineering FLE Fuel and Mineral Engineering EFLE
10. Industrial Engineering & Management IEM Management Studies ---
Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation in
11. MCD
Machine Design Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation in MCM
12.
Maintenance Engineering & Tribology)
Mechanical Engineering ---
Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation in
13. MCF
Manufacturing Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation in
14. MCT
Thermal Engineering)
15. Mineral Engineering MLE Fuel and Mineral Engineering EMLE
16. Mineral Exploration MEX Applied Geology EMEX
Mining Engineering with Specialisation in
a) Mine Planning & Design
17. b) Rock Excavation Engineering MIN Mining Engineering
c) Opencast Mining EMIN
d) Mine Mechanization
18. Opencast Mining OPM Mining Engineering
19. Geomatics GEM Mining Engineering EGEM
20. Mining Machinery Engineering MME Mining Machinery Engineering EMME
21. Petroleum Engineering PET Petroleum Engineering ---
Applied Geology and Applied
22. Petroleum Exploration PEX EPEX
Geophysics
23. Power Electronics and Electrical Drives PED
Electrical Engineering ---
24. Power System Engineering PSE
25. Mine Electrical Engineering MEL Mining Machinery Engineering EMEL
26. Structural Engineering STE Civil Engineering ---
27. Tunnelling & Underground Space Technology TUT Mining Engineering ETUT

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 TABLE-2: QUALIFYING DEGREES, DISCIPLINES & GATE PAPER CODES FOR M. TECH.
PROGRAMMES.
Sl. M. Tech Programme and
No. Programme Code
1. Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Computer Science and
2.
Engineering (CSE)
Computer Science and
3. Engineering (Specialisation in
Information Security) (CSI)
Earthquake Disaster, Hazards
4.
and Mitigation (EHM)
Electronics & Communication
5.
Engineering (ECE)
RF & Microwave Engineering
6. (RFM)
7. Engineering Geology (EGL)
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Eligibility Criteria
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent in Chemical Engineering/ Petrochemical/
Biochemical Engineering/ Polymer Science & Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: CH.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent in Computer Science and Engineering/
Information Technology/ Electronics and Communication/
Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation/ Electronics/
Electronics and Electrical/ Electrical Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: CS, EC, EE and IN.
Any one of the followings:
 2-years M.Sc./3-years M.Sc.Tech./5-years integrated M.Sc.Tech.
in Geophysics/ Applied Geophysics/ Exploration Geophysics/
Marine Geophysics/ Physics/ Applied Physics/ Geology/ Applied
Geology/ Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/
 5-years integrated M.Tech. in Geophysical Technology
 B.E./B.Tech. degree in Mining Engineering/ Environmental
Science and Engineering/ Civil Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: GG, CE, MA, MN and PH.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Electronics/ Electronics &
Communication/ Electronics & Telecommunication/ Electronics &
Instrumentation/ Instrumentation/ Electronics & Electrical Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: EC, EE and IN.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Electronics Engineering/
Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Telecommunication.
GATE Paper Codes: EC.
Any one of the followings:
 M.Sc/M.Sc.Tech. degree in Geology/Applied
Geology/Geoscience/Marine Geology with 3-year B.Sc
(Honours/Major/Main/Equivalent) in Geology
 BE/B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering.
 5-year integrated M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech./M.Tech in Applied
Geology/5-year integrated M. Tech in Geological Technology.
Note:
Candidates with colour blindness/uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: GG and CE.
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Environmental Science &
8. Engineering (ESE)
9. Fuel Engineering (FLE)
10. Geomatics (GEM)
Industrial Engineering &
11. Management (IEM)
Mechanical Engineering
12. (Specialisation in Design
Engineering) (MCD
Mechanical Engineering
(Specialisation in Maintenance
13. Engineering & Tribology)
(MCM)
Mechanical Engineering
(Specialisation in
14. Manufacturing Engineering)
(MCF)
Mechanical Engineering
15. (Specialisation in Thermal
Engineering) (MCT)
16. Mineral Engineering (MLE)
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Any one of the followings:
 M.Sc. Degree in Environmental Science/ Chemistry/ Zoology/
Botany/ Geology/ Microbiology/ Atmospheric Science/
Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Earth Science/ Geochemistry/
Remote Sensing and GIS.
 M.Sc.Tech. Degree in Environmental Science/ Biotechnology/
Atmospheric Science/ Remote Sensing and GIS.
B.E./B.Tech or equivalent degree in Environmental/ Civil/ Chemical/
Mining/ Biotechnology.
GATE Paper Codes: BT, CE, CH, EY, MN, XE (with Section H) and
XL.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mineral/ Mining/ Metallurgy/
Chemical.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CH and MT.
Any one of the followings:
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mining/ Environmental
Science & Engineering/ Civil Engineering/ Geomatics/ Geo
Informatics/ Geo Sciences/ Remote Sensing/ Computer Science/
Information Technology
 M.Sc.Tech. in Applied Geology / Applied Geophysics with
minimum 50% marks in Mathematics at graduate level.
 M.Sc. in Geospatial Sciences/ GIS/ Geography with 60% marks in
Mathematics at graduate level.
Note: Candidates with Engineering background will get preference
over those with science background.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CE, CS and GG.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN,
MT, PE, PI, TF and XE
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mechanical / Production /
Manufacturing / Automobile/ Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: ME and AE
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mineral/ Mining/ Metallurgy/
Chemical Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CH and MT.
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17. Mineral Exploration (MEX)
Mining Engineering with
specialisation in
a) Mine Planning & Design
b) Rock Excavation
18. Engineering
c) Opencast Mining
d) Mine Mechanization
(MIN)
Mining Machinery Engineering
19. (MME)
20. Opencast Mining (OPM)
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Any one of the followings:
 M.Sc/M.Sc.Tech. degree in Geology/Applied
Geology/Geoscience/ Marine Geology with 3-year B.Sc
(Honours/Major/Main/Equivalent) in Geology
 5-year integrated M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech./M.Tech in Applied
Geology/5-year integrated M.Tech. in Geological Technology.
Note:
Candidates with colour blindness/uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: GG.
Any one of the followings:
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mining / Opencast Mining /
Mining Machinery Engineering.
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil / Mechanical / Electrical
Engineering with three years working experience in mines.
 M.Sc.Tech. (Geology) with 60% marks in Mathematics at graduate
level and three years working experience in mines.
Note:
 Candidates with engineering background will get preference over
those with Science background.
 Candidates with colour blindness / uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CE, ME, EE and GG.
B.E. / B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mechanical / Mining Machinery/
Mining / Automobile Engineering.
Note:
 Female candidates are not permitted,
 Candidates with colour blindness/ uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: ME and MN.
Any one of the followings:
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mining / Opencast Mining /
Mining Machinery Engineering.
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil / Mechanical / Electrical
Engineering with at least three years working experience in surface
mining.
 M.Sc.Tech. (Geology/Applied Geology) with 60% marks in
Mathematics at graduate level and at least three years working
experience in surface mining.
Note:
 Candidates with engineering background will get preference over
those with Science background.
 Candidates with colour blindness / uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CE, ME, EE and GG.
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21. Petroleum Engineering (PET)
22. Petroleum Exploration (PEX)
Power Electronics and
23. Electrical Drives (PED)
Power System Engineering
24. (PSE)
Mine Electrical Engineering
(MEL)
25.
Structural Engineering (STE)
26.
Tunnelling & Underground
27. Space Technology (TUT)
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
B.E. / B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Petroleum Engineering/ Applied
Petroleum Engineering/ Gas Engineering/ Petroleum Management/
Petroleum Studies/ Petroleum Technology/ Petroleum Science/
Petroleum Science and Engineering/ Petroleum Refining/
Petrochemical Engineering.
Note:
Candidates with Colour blindness/ Physical disability will not be
allowed.
GATE Paper Codes: PE.
Any one of the followings:
 M.Sc/M.Sc.Tech. degree in Geology/Applied
Geology/Geoscience/Marine Geology with 3-year B.Sc
(Honours/Major/Main/Equivalent) in Geology
 5-year integrated M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech./M.Tech in Applied
Geology/5-year integrated M.Tech. in Geological Technology.
 M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech. degree in Geophysics/Applied Geophysics/
Exploration Geophysics/ Marine Geophysics with any two subjects
out of Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry at B.Sc. level
 5 year integrated M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech. in Applied Geophysics/5-year
integrated M. Tech. in Geophysical Engineering.
Note:
Candidates with colour blindness/ uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: GG.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Electrical / Electronics/Electrical
& Electronics /Electrical & Communication/Electronics &
Communication/Instrumentation/Electronics & Instrumentation/Power
Electronics & Drives.
GATE Paper Codes: EE, IN and EC.
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Electrical / Electrical &
Electronics Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: EE.
B.E. / B.Tech or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering/ Electrical
& Electronics Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: EE.
B.E./B.Tech or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering.
GATE Paper Codes: CE.
Any one of the followings:
 B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Mining / Opencast Mining /
Mining Machinery / Civil / Mechanical Engineering.
 M.Sc.Tech. in Applied Geology with 60% marks in Mathematics
at graduate level.
Notes:
 Candidates with Engineering background will get preference over
those with science background.
 Candidates with colour blindness / uniocularity are not permissible.
GATE Paper Codes for GATE candidates: MN, CE, ME and GG.
[GATE Paper Codes are given in Table 3]
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 TABLE-3: GATE PAPERS AND CODES

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 TABLE-4: SEAT DISTRIBUTION OF M. TECH. PROGRAMMES 2017-18

The programme-wise and category-wise seat distribution along

with the number of seats with scholarship, is under process. This
will be displayed in the institute website (www.iitism.ac.in) as
and when it is finalised.

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 TABLE-5: SCHEDULE OF M. TECH. ADMISSION 2017

1. Online application form available for submission. March 10 - April 20, 2017

Issue of admit card for IIT(ISM) Entrance Exam (to be

2. May 01, 2017 onwards
downloaded from the online portal).

May 13, 2017

3. IIT(ISM) Entrance Exam at various Exam Centres. (Saturday)
2:00-5:00 PM

4. Declaration of result of IIT(ISM) Entrance Exam. By June 10, 2017

Availability of online counselling portal for registration and

5. June 12-18, 2017
document upload.
First Round: Seat allotment, availability of online portal
6. June 25-28, 2017
for admission fee deposit and provisional admission.
Second Round: Seat allotment, availability of online
7. July 01-03, 2017
portal for admission fee deposit and provisional admission.
Third Round: Seat allotment, availability of online portal
8. July 06-08, 2017
for admission fee deposit and provisional admission.
Fourth Round: Seat allotment, availability of online portal
9. July 11-12, 2017
for admission fee deposit and provisional admission.
Reporting of provisionally admitted candidates at IIT July 15, 2017
10.
(ISM) Dhanbad for Admission. (Saturday)
Commencement of Classes for all M. Tech. Programmes
11. July 17, 2017 (Monday)
for the Session 2017–18
Final Round (if needed): Counselling cum admission at IIT
(ISM) Dhanbad only for eligible candidates registered at
12. July 21, 2017 (Friday)
counselling portal who have not been offered any seat in
any earlier Round.

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 ANNEXURE – I
DETAILS OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

o Five Departments of IIT(ISM) namely, Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics, Fuel &
Mineral Engineering, Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery Engineering have
provision to admit candidates for their M. Tech. Programmes through Entrance
Examination conducted by IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, in addition to admitting candidates
through GATE.
o Such candidates (EntExam candidates) for M. Tech. Programmes should refer the
following Table 6, for the choice of Subject and Subject Code for the Entrance
Examination.
o For syllabi for Entrance Examination for each of the Subjects, please refer to “Syllabus
for Entrance Examination–2017” available in the IIT(ISM) website www.iitism.ac.in.
o The EntExam candidates will be considered for admission only in that M. Tech.
Programme for which he/she has appeared in the Entrance Examination as per Table 6.
However, a candidate separately applying for both the M. Tech. Programmes – ‘Mining
Engineering’ and ‘Opencast Mining’ – is required to appear in a single Exam subject of
‘Mining Engineering’ (subject code - EMIN).

TABLE 6: SUBJECTS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Subject
Sl. M. Tech. Programme Exam Subject
Code
Earthquake Disaster, Hazards and Earthquake Disaster,
1. EEHM
Mitigation Hazards and Mitigation
2. Engineering Geology Engineering Geology EEGL
3. Fuel Engineering Fuel Engineering EFLE
4. Geomatics Geomatics EGEM
5. Mineral Engineering Mineral Engineering EMLE
6. Mineral Exploration Mineral Exploration EMEX
Mining Engineering with Specialisation in
a) Mine Planning & Design
7. b) Rock Excavation Engineering Mining Engineering EMIN
c) Opencast Mining
d) Mine Mechanization
8. Opencast Mining Mining Engineering EMIN
Mining Machinery
9. Mining Machinery Engineering EMME
Engineering
10. Petroleum Exploration Petroleum Exploration EPEX
11. Mine Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering EMEL
Tunnelling & Underground Space Tunnelling & Underground
12. ETUT
Technology Space Technology

o The Entrance Examination to be conducted by IIT(ISM) as per the following schedule.

Date Time Centre
13th May, 2017 (Saturday) 2.00PM to 5.00PM Dhanbad, New Delhi and Chennai

o Choice of Subject and Centre of examination as mentioned in the application form is

final. No request for change in the preference will be entertained.

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o Admit cards for entrance examination are required to be downloaded from the online
system.
o The medium of examination is English.
o The pattern of question paper for M. Tech Entrance Examination would be as follows:
 The questions will be objective type with multiple choices. The examinee has to choose the most
appropriate answer.
 There will be 30 questions of 1 mark each, 20 questions of 2 marks each and 10 questions of 3 marks
each.
 Every correct answer will be awarded its allotted mark.
 There will be negative marking for each incorrect answer and 25% of the allotted marks will be deducted
as negative marks.
 No deduction from the total score will be made if no response is indicated for a question in the Optical
Mark Recognition (OMR) Sheet.
o In the Examination, candidates have to mark correct answer out of four options given in
an Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Sheet by darkening the appropriate bubble with a
ball point pen of blue/black ink.
o IIT(ISM) has authority to decide qualifying score for each paper. Based on the marks
obtained by the candidates, the merit list will be prepared for each category of the
candidates.
o There will be no provision of scrutiny and re-totalling of the marks. No correspondence in
this regard will be entertained.
o Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the online counselling.

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 ANNEXURE – II
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER) APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO
CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (CEIs), UNDER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kum. __________________________________________________________ Son/Daughter of
Shri/Smt.__________________________________ of Village/Town ____________________________________ District/Division
__________________________ in the _________________________ State belongs to the ________________________ Community
which is recognized as a backward class under:
(i) Resolution No. 12011/68/93-BCC(C) dated 10/09/93 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part
I Section I No. 186 dated 13/09/93.
(ii) Resolution No. 12011/9/94-BCC dated 19/10/94 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I
Section I No. 163 dated 20/10/94.
(iii) Resolution No. 12011/7/95-BCC dated 24/05/95 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I
Section I No. 88 dated 25/05/95.
(iv) Resolution No. 12011/96/94-BCC dated 9/03/96.
(v) Resolution No. 12011/44/96-BCC dated 6/12/96 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I
Section I No. 210 dated 11/12/96.
(vi) Resolution No. 12011/13/97-BCC dated 03/12/97.
(vii) Resolution No. 12011/99/94-BCC dated 11/12/97.
(viii) Resolution No. 12011/68/98-BCC dated 27/10/99.
(ix) Resolution No. 12011/88/98-BCC dated 6/12/99 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I
Section I No. 270 dated 06/12/99.
(x) Resolution No. 12011/36/99-BCC dated 04/04/2000 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part
I Section I No. 71 dated 04/04/2000.
(xi) Resolution No. 12011/44/99-BCC dated 21/09/2000 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part
I Section I No. 210 dated 21/09/2000.
(xii) Resolution No. 12015/9/2000-BCC dated 06/09/2001.
(xiii) Resolution No. 12011/1/2001-BCC dated 19/06/2003.
(xiv) Resolution No. 12011/4/2002-BCC dated 13/01/2004.
(xv) Resolution No. 12011/9/2004-BCC dated 16/01/2006 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary
Part I Section I No. 210 dated 16/01/2006.
N.B. Strikeout whichever resolutions (i-xv) is/are not applicable.
Shri/Smt./Kum. ________________________________________________________ and/or his family
ordinarily reside(s) in the _______________________________________ District/Division of
_______________________________ State. This is also to certify that he/she does not belong to the
persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of India,
Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08/09/93 which is modified vide
OM No. 36033/3/2004 Estt.(Res.) dated 09/03/2004 and further modified vide OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt.
(Res.) dated 14/10/2008 and OM36033/1/2013-Estt. (Res.) dated 27/05/2013 or the latest notification of the
Government of India.
Dated:

District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner/Competent Authority

(Seal)
*Please delete the word(s) which are not applicable.
NOTE:
a) The term ‘Ordinarily’ used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the
People Act, 1950.
b) The authorities competent to issue Caste Certificates are indicated below:
- District Magistrate/Additional Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy
Commissioner/ Deputy Collector/Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional magistrate/Taluka
Magistrate/Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner (not below the rank of Ist Class
Stipendiary Magistrate).
- Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
- Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar’ and
- Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/ or his family resides.

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 ANNEXURE – III
MEDICAL FITNESS CERTIFICATE OF APPLICANT
FOR ADMISSION IN M. TECH. IN IIT(ISM) DHANBAD

(To be provided by a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or Equivalent of a Government Hospital)

I, Dr…………………………………………… after examining (with necessary investigations)

Mr./Ms………………………………………….Son/Daughter of Mr./Mrs.……..……..…………..….…………..
born on……………………………………, certify that he/she has fairly sound constitution, and that
he/she has no disease or physical or mental infirmity unfitting him/her now, or likely to unfit him/her
in future, for active outdoor work as practical Engineer/Technologist which involves considerable
fatigue and exposure.
The following are the results of tests, measurements, etc.:-
1. Mark of identification :
2. Weight :
3. Height (in cm) :
4. Blood Pressure :
5. Pulse rate (beats/min) :
6. Blood Group :
7. Abuse of substances (if any) : Smoking / Alcohol / Drugs / Any other
8. Chest measurements : Contracted: .............cm Expanded:……...cm
9. Vision: Right Eye: Near: Distant:
Left Eye: Near: Distant:
10. Colour Blindness, congenital or other disease of eye (if any):
11. Hearing: Right ear: GOOD / FAIR / POOR
Left ear: GOOD / FAIR / POOR
12. X-ray PA view of chest with proper identification mark : Satisfactory / Not satisfactory
If not satisfactory, then specify why:
13. If any other abnormality noticed:
14. Remarks / Special Recommendations, if any:

Conclusion: Certified that the above mentioned student is free of any communicable disease and fit to
stay in hostels provided by IIT(ISM) Dhanbad and attend classes with co-students.

Date :
Place :
(Signature and Seal)
Declaration by the candidate: I declare that all the statements above are true and correct to the best
of my knowledge. I fully understand that I am responsible for the accuracy of all statements given.

Candidate’s Signature with date:

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 ANNEXURE – IV
STEPS FOR ONLINE COUNSELLING

o STEP 1: o All GATE / Ent.Exam qualified candidates will register on the portal.
Registration o The candidate will get a unique user ID and password for further process.
at Online Counselling o The candidate is to upload the soft copy of the documents required for
Portal. counselling.

o STEP 2:
o The uploaded documents will be verified by IIT(ISM) officials and merit
Verification of uploaded lists of the eligible candidates will be prepared.
documents

o Step 3: o A candidate may get seat allotment offers for multiple M. Tech.
Programmes (as per his/her multiple applications).
Provisional Admission
o The candidate will deposit the requisite Admission fee (provided he/she is
(First, Second, Third & not provisionally admitted already) to get provisional admission in a
Fourth Rounds) single M. Tech. Programme only.

o STEP 4: o Provisionally admitted candidates are to appear in-person with all original
Reporting documents required for reporting.
o The original documents will be verified by IIT(ISM) officials. Admission
at IIT(ISM) Dhnabad will be completed for the candidates with proper documents.

o If seats remain vacant, an off-line counselling will be conducted.

o For each individual M. Tech. Programme all eligible candidates, who
have been qualified in online counselling and have not been offered any
seat allotment in any earlier Round, will be called for counselling-cum-
o STEP 5: admission at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. Allotment of seat is NOT ensured for all
Final Round such candidates.
o Offer of seats will be as per the merit list subject to availability of seats.
for counselling-cum-
admission at IIT(ISM) o Candidates are required to appear in-person with all the original
Dhanbad documents required for reporting.
o Admission will be confirmed for the candidates with proper documents.
o Requisite admission fee will be deposited immediately through Bank
Demand Draft / Card Swipe Machine at the Admission desk. No cash will
be accepted.

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