The Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, was formally opened on 9 December 1926 by Lord Irwin, then Viceroy of India, to train people for the mining sector in the disciplines of mining and applied geology. It was granted deemed to be university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 in 1967, and was awarded the status of an Indian Institute of Technology on 6 September 2016.
The institute’s history page says it has since grown into a total technology education institute. Its NIRF 2026 data submission reports 4,382 undergraduate students, 1,695 postgraduate students and 1,691 PhD students (1,169 full-time and 522 part-time). Prof. Sukumar Mishra took charge as Director on 15 May 2024.