With the Mines Bill
becoming a law vide Indian Mines Act – VIII of 1901 the necessity for
establishing a government college of Mining Engineering at some suitable
place in India on the pattern of the Royal School of Mines was felt by
the then Indian Government. The Indian National Congress, the leading
political party that was perhaps the sole spokesman of the masses of
those days was quick to endorse this view of the government through its
resolution taken at the 17th. session held at Calcutta in December 1901.
A committee consisting of mining experts under the Chairmanship of
Macpherson, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar and Orissa was
formed to study the system of mining education in England. The report of
this committee was the main basis for establishment of Indian School of
Mines at Dhanbad. The Government of India in 1920 decided that the
proposed institution should be an All India Institution financed by the
Central Government and be named Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. The
Indian School of Mines was formally opened by his Excellency The Vice Roy
Lord Erwin on 9th. December, 1926.
Diversification
and Growth
Up to 1967 it
was a pure government institute where the faculties were recruited through
the UPSC Selection Board. ISM had an All India Character and national
outlook from the very day of its inception.
The all round achievement by the graduates of Indian School of Mines in
nation building was duly recognized and the School was granted university
status under the UGC Act in 1967. From 1996-97 the School came directly
under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India with pay scales and perks
to its employees at par with that of IITs/IIMs.
ISM Today
Situated in the heart of the
country’s prime coking coal belt, 260 kms from Kolkata with a campus
spread over 88 hectares the fully residential ISM has all the facilities
of world class academic institute. What started as an institution to
impart mining education has graduated into a full-fledged technical
institution of international acclaim offering a host of programmes like
B. Tech., M. Tech., M. Sc. Tech., and MBA. In addition the School offers
M. Phil. and full as well as part time Ph. D. programmes, while also
awarding D.Sc. as the highest degree of academic achievement.
The serene campus comprises academic buildings, student hostels and 100%
residential facilities for faculty and staff apart from other
infrastructure facilities for a cosmopolitan community. The School has
links with reputed universities and institutes across the globe and has
an alumni base all over the world. The School today is making foray into
the newer areas of academic endeavours in tune with the changing times.
