IIT(ISM) is located in the heart of Dhanbad city, the Coal Capital of India. Despite being located amid the city, the campus has a life of its own with hustling bustling greenery, a proactive student family that is always involved in conducting various interesting events all year round, and the people for whom the campus is a source of livelihood. The calm and serene environment along with rich architecture provides the perfect atmosphere that ensures that the students have peace of mind and that they live in a healthy atmosphere away from the pollution in the rest of the city.
With most of the everyday facilities needed like - a gym, a post office, ATMs, a fully equipped health center, a shopping complex (in the process of being built) already present on campus, the students will seldom have to go outside the campus for their basic necessities. Besides, being located in the middle of the city gives the people residing on campus the edge of having everything at an arm's reach. There are also plenty of restaurants and two major shopping malls for students to take a break when they feel like going out of campus.
As the name suggests, Jharkhand has a temperate-type climate. The summers in Dhanbad are fairly pleasant ranging from hot-humid during the day to relatively cooler nights. Dhanbad being closer to the Bay of Bengal has a very serenading monsoon with short bursts of rain throughout the day. The winters here are beautiful with a temperature that is just perfect to start the day.
Administration Block, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad,
Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004, India
Phone:- +91-9431711199
Email:- diraa@iitism.ac.in
Dhanbad, being one of the largest cities of the East Indian state of Jharkhand, is well connected with the rest of the state and the rest of the country through roads, rail, and air.
Dhanbad airport is just available for private use so the closest airports one is advised to make use of is either Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi (located 140 km away) or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (located 269 km away).
After landing at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi, one can proceed to take a train or a bus to Dhanbad, either of which would involve a 4-5 hour journey.
If one chooses to use the airport at Kolkata instead (which has International connectivity with most major Asian countries), one can take a shuttle to Howrah Railway Station (situated 16.5 km away) and then take a train to Dhanbad, which should take around 4-5 hours.
Dhanbad Junction Railway Station, located just 2.8 km from the IIT (ISM) Campus, is the nearest railway station. It is the largest railway station in the state and has regular local as well as long-distance trains running through it, connecting it with the rest of the country. Taxis are readily available 24/7 to take you from the Railway Station to the campus, where one can also avail online cab services like Ola. Unacquainted visitors are requested to book their railway tickets well in advance, as soon as they are available, in order to ensure confirmations of their reservations.
In order to book a ticket online, follow the following steps:
Dhanbad, being a major city in the middle of Jharkhand’s coal belt, has a good road network connecting it with all major cities nearby. National Highway 18 and National Highway 19 are the major highways running through it, connecting it with cities like Ranchi (the state capital), Kolkata (the capital of the nearby state of West Bengal), Jamshedpur, Bokaro, etc. There are plenty of buses plying on these roads, connecting these cities.
Online portals and mobile applications like redBus can be used to book one’s bus tickets for travel to and from Dhanbad in a hassle-free manner.
