Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad, has emerged back in its position among top institutes in NIRF 2022 Ranking. The institute has jumped from 12th to 14th position in NIRF Engineering Ranking 2022. In Times Higher Education World University Ranking, it is consistent in the same #801-1000 Rank for the last 2 years. In the Week Survey of Engineering Colleges 2020, IIT Dhanbad ranks at 13th with 443 score. 

IIT Dhanbad Ranking Highlights

Ranking Agency Year Rank
NIRF (Overall) 2022 38
NIRF (Engineering) 2022 14
NIRF (Management) 2022 46
Times World University Rankings 2021 801-100
Times Asia University Rankings 2020 201-250
Week Survey of Engineering Colleges 2020 13
EduVidya Top 100 Government Engineering Colleges 2021 15
EduVidya Top 100 Emerging Engineering Colleges 2021 12

IIT Dhanbad Ranking 2022: NIRF 

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology embraced from 2015. With efforts of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, this framework was launched by the central body to promote ranking and higher education of Indian institutes.

IIT Dhanbad in NIRF Ranking 2022 secured position in three categories i.e. Overall, Engineering and Management. It ranks at 14 in Engineering, 29 in Overall and 46 in Management.

Parameters Category-wise Score
Engineering Overall
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 62.62 54.43
Research and Professional Practices (RPC) 57.25 50.31
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 81.72 74.26
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 56.06 56.63
Perception 55.89 39.21

Following are the rankings of top 15 Institutes in NIRF Engineering Category 2022:

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 90.04
2 IIT Delhi 88.12
3 IIT Bombay 83.96
4 IIT Kanpur 82.56
5 IIT Kharagpur 78.89
6 IIT Roorkee  76.70
7 IIT Guwahati 72.98
8  NIT Trichy 69.17
9 IIT Hyderabad 68.03
10 NIT Surathkal 66.04
11 Jadavpur University 65.68
12 Vellore Institute of Technology

65.53
13 IIT BHU 63.51
14 ISM (IIT Dhanbad) 63.50
15 NIT Rourkela 62.36

IIT Dhanbad NIRF Rankings over the past 4 years are as given below:

Year Engineering Management Overall
2021 14 46 38
2020 12 29 22
2019 15 32 25
2018 13 - 27

IIT Dhanbad Ranking 2021: Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education or THE release annual ranking for university ranking. It ranks the institutes under various categories like World University Ranking, and Asia University Ranking. Institutes are ranked based on scores of parameters such as Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income, and International Outlook.

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021 has placed IIT Dhanbad in #801-1000 rank band among other world universities. The Institute secures the #201-250 position in the Times Higher Education Asia Ranking 2020. Times Higher Education’s World Ranking 2021 parameters score for IIT Dhanbad as follows:

Parameters Score
Overall 25.1–30.1
Teaching 25.8
Research 19.8
Citations 36.2
Industry Income 55.2
International Outlook 14.8

The following table provide Asia University Ranking score of IIT Dhanbad in 2020:

Parameters Score
Overall 27.3–30.4
Teaching 37.3
Research 49.3
Citations 14.1
Industry Income 16.8
International Outlook 25.5

IIT Dhanbad THE WEEK-HANSA Engineering Ranking 2020

The WEEK-HANSA Engineering Ranking 2020 is an extensive survey that indulges various parameters and criteria. It surveys all factual and detailed information from Government and authentic sources. 

The parameters of the survey are faculty, placement, overall infrastructure and teaching-learning process. Based on the score in each parameter, the institute's composite score and ranking is released. In 2020,IIT Dhanbad ranked at 13th position from 12th position in 2019.

The table provide details of IIT Dhanbad ranking in THE WEEK-HANSA Survey 2020:

Category Engineering Colleges All India
Rank 13
Composite Score 443

IIT Dhanbad Edu Vidya Ranking 2021

EduVidya Ranking declares a list of top government engineering institutes every year. It is based on detailed research methodology on factors such as admission placement. In 2021, IIT Dhanbad Ranks at 15 position among 100 Government Engineering Institutes. The institute is also listed among top 100 emerging engineering colleges at 12th position. IIT Dhanbad is followed by NIT Rourkela, IIT Bhubaneswar, and IIT Mandi in the Top Government Engineering Colleges List.

Top 5 institutions being ranked by EduVidya in 2020 are:

Rank Institution
1 IIT Madras
2 IIT Delhi
3 IIT Bombay
4 IIT Kharagpur
5 IIT Kanpur
6 IIT Roorkee
7 IIT Guwahati
8 IIT Hyderabad
9 Anna University
10 NIT Tiruchirappalli
11 IIT BHU Varanasi
12 ICT Mumbai
13 IIT Indore
14 Jadavpur University
15 IIT ISM Dhanbad

IIT Dhanbad FAQs

Ques. Does ISM Dhanbad only accept CAT scores?

Ans. ISM Dhanbad only accepts the CAT scores for admission to its MBA Programme. The institute has been ranked 14 by NIRF in 2022. 

Ques. What is the minimum overall CAT percentile for getting into the MBA Programme at DMS IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme of ISM Dhanbad are required to have secured a minimum of 80 Percentile in CAT entrance exam. However, some relaxation will be given to the students of SC/ST categories.

Ques. Will an IIT student also be appearing in the CAT exam for MBA admission at IIT Dhanbad?

Ans. For getting admission in DMS IIT Dhanbad, B.Tech Candidates from IIT with 8.0 CGPA are exempted from CAT score requirements and are called for direct online interviews.

Ques. What is the weightage parameter for CAT exam and academic profile for getting shortlisted in IIT ISM Dhanbad MBA programme?

Ans. For admission to ISM Dhanbad MBA 2022, The weightage criteria as decided by the college remains 80 and 20 respectively upon the 100 point scale.

Ques. Is there any sectional cut off considered for ISM Dhanbad MBA Program?

Ans. DSM IIT ISM Dhanbad does not consider the sectional cut off for its MBA shortlisting. However, the applicants are shortlisted based on the overall minimum CAT percentile scored for the subsequent round.