IIT Delhi vs IIT ISM Dhanbad: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Delhi attracts 5.9 times as much research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹70.05 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi does 4.6 times as much consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹10.71 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi employs 33% more faculty (675 vs 508, NIRF 2026).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT ISM Dhanbad
Our analysis: IIT (ISM) suits you if you are interested in earth resources and energy. Mining Engineering, Mining Machinery, Petroleum Engineering, Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering, Geological Engineering and Geophysical Technology are rare at other IITs. It also has big CSE (145 seats), Electrical (130), ECE (130) and Mechanical (130) intakes, plus a B.Tech Mining + MBA (IIM Mumbai) dual degree.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Delhi | IIT ISM Dhanbad | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | Not published | 1926 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | New Delhi, Delhi | Dhanbad, Jharkhand | home.iitd.ac.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | Not published | 393 acres (218 existing, 175 under acquisition) | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | home.iitd.ac.in | iitism.ac.in | home.iitd.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 4 | 35 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 2 | 15 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,31,000 | ₹1,41,400 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (₹33,333); below ₹1 lakh: nil. ₹1,00,000 applies above ₹5 lakh. | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333. JEE (Advanced) CRL rank up to 1000: full tuition waiver for the whole UG programme (conditions apply). | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure | Mess fee about ₹19,500 per semester, charged on top of the admission amount | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,249 | 1,210 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹20 lakh | ₹15 lakh | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 818 placed of 986 graduates | 715 placed of 910 graduates | 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹30 lakh | Not published | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹19.25 lakh | ₹8.39 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 641 | 367 | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 73 | 160 | 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 4,388 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 675 | 508 | NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 2,954 | 1,169 | 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 489 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹410.54 crore | ₹70.05 crore | FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹49.60 crore | ₹10.71 crore | FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad differ
- IIT Delhi attracts 5.9 times as much research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹70.05 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi does 4.6 times as much consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹10.71 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi employs 33% more faculty (675 vs 508, NIRF 2026).
- IIT Delhi has 2.5 times as much full-time PhD students (2,954 vs 1,169, 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad are close on total josaa seats (1,249 vs 1,210).
- IIT Delhi reported a ₹5.00 lakh higher 4-year UG median salary (₹20 lakh vs ₹15 lakh).
- Same tuition at both: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 35).
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (2 vs 15).
- IIT ISM Dhanbad has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (145 vs 99).
- Only IIT Delhi offers Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation), Materials Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial / Production Engineering among these two.
- Only IIT ISM Dhanbad offers Electronics and Communication Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geophysical Technology among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Delhi
- B.Tech (4 years)
- Dual degree B.Tech + M.Tech (5 years)
- B.S. Chemistry
- B.Tech Design
- Abu Dhabi campus B.Tech (4 branches)
- M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, M.Des and PhD
IIT ISM Dhanbad
- B.Tech (4 years)
- Bachelor of Technology and MBA (5 years, dual degree)
- Integrated Bachelor of Science-Master of Science (5 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT ISM Dhanbad |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 99 | 145 |
| CSE, 5-year dual degree | 37 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering | 110 | 130 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 54 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 85 | 130 |
| Civil Engineering | 110 | 70 |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | 55 |
| Chemical Engineering, dual degree | 46 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 63 | 32 |
| Materials Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Energy Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 89 | 75 |
| Mathematics and Computing, dual degree | 33 | Not offered |
| Industrial / Production Engineering | 83 | Not offered |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 60 | Not offered |
| Textile Technology | 85 | Not offered |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | 40 | Not offered |
| B.S. Chemistry | 40 | Not offered |
| B.Tech Design | 20 | Not offered |
| Abu Dhabi campus (4 branches) | 40 | Not offered |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Not offered | 130 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not offered | 50 |
| Geological Engineering | Not offered | 21 |
| Geophysical Technology | Not offered | 21 |
| Mining Engineering | Not offered | 60 |
| Mining Machinery Engineering | Not offered | 56 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Not offered | 90 |
| Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering | Not offered | 45 |
| B.Tech Mining Engineering and MBA in Logistic and Supply Chain Management (IIM Mumbai) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 60 |
| Physical Science (5-year Integrated Bachelor of Science-Master of Science) | Not offered | 20 |
| Chemical Science (5-year Integrated Bachelor of Science-Master of Science) | Not offered | 20 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad share 7 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Seat matrix, explained →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT ISM Dhanbad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Chemical Engineering | – | 5712 | 6145 | – | – | – |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Computer Science and Engineering | – | 1761 | 1788 | – | – | – |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Electrical Engineering | – | – | 3436 | – | – | – |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Energy Engineering | – | 5590 | 4465 | – | – | – |
| Applied Geology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 16011 | 17892 | – |
| Applied Geophysics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 15591 | 17507 | – |
| B.Tech Mining Engineering and MBA in Logistic and Supply Chain Management (IIM Mumbai) (5-yr) | – | – | – | – | 16770 | 15372 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 4849 | 4999 | 4990 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 2221 | 2548 | 2724 | 11398 | 11980 | 13029 |
| Chemical Engineering (5-yr) | 3646 | 3454 | 3968 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Science (5-yr) | – | – | – | – | 18334 | 18977 |
| Chemistry | – | 8528 | 8823 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 4169 | 4302 | 4901 | 12996 | 13778 | 15329 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 116 | 126 | 128 | 3846 | 3585 | 4167 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | 204 | 186 | 212 | – | – | – |
| Design | – | 12217 | 12730 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 625 | 605 | 612 | 7567 | 7603 | 8319 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 810 | 823 | 823 | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 5982 | 5839 | 5925 |
| Energy Engineering | 2707 | 2668 | 2965 | – | – | – |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | 1194 | 1103 | 1107 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Physics | 2560 | 2565 | 2435 | 10778 | 11711 | 11713 |
| Environmental Engineering | – | – | – | 15291 | 16752 | 17683 |
| Geological Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | 17791 |
| Geophysical Technology | – | – | – | – | – | 17147 |
| Materials Engineering | 3797 | 3736 | 3706 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Computing | 332 | 323 | 338 | 4956 | 4335 | 4938 |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | 417 | 355 | 403 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1782 | 1862 | 2205 | 9875 | 10273 | 11303 |
| Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering | – | – | – | 13599 | 14875 | 15480 |
| Mining Engineering | – | – | – | 14762 | 15455 | 16037 |
| Mining Machinery Engineering | – | – | – | 15321 | 16579 | 16855 |
| Petroleum Engineering | – | – | – | 12310 | 12709 | 13921 |
| Physical Science (5-yr) | – | – | – | – | 18368 | 17355 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 3089 | 3223 | 3402 | – | – | – |
| Textile Technology | 6102 | 5733 | 6580 | – | – | – |
All categories and seat pools
| Institute | Branch | Category | Seats | Year | Round | Opening | Closing |
|---|
Source: josaa.nic.in, final rounds.
M.Tech (GATE) cutoffs
No verified GATE cutoffs yet. How M.Tech admission works →
CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Delhi 128 (2026), IIT ISM Dhanbad 4,167 (2026). Cutoff trends, explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Delhi: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (₹33,333); below ₹1 lakh: nil. ₹1,00,000 applies above ₹5 lakh.. IIT ISM Dhanbad: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333. JEE (Advanced) CRL rank up to 1000: full tuition waiver for the whole UG programme (conditions apply)..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Delhi: ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure. IIT ISM Dhanbad: Mess fee about ₹19,500 per semester, charged on top of the admission amount.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT ISM Dhanbad than at IIT Delhi by ₹10,400. Fees and waivers explained →
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Delhi
- Central Research Facility (CRF): open to users inside and outside IIT Delhi with online booking; FESEM, single-crystal XRD, micro-Raman, AFM
- New CRF building and workshop at the Sonipat campus
crf.iitd.ac.in (2026)
IIT ISM Dhanbad
- Central Research Facility (CRF)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Delhi earns the most of the two. What sponsored research means →
IIT ISM Dhanbad: what these numbers mean
Tuition is ₹1,00,000 a semester. The admission total is ₹1,41,400, and a mess fee of about ₹19,500 is added on top. SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition. So do families earning under ₹1 lakh, while those earning ₹1–5 lakh pay ₹33,333. A useful extra: students with a JEE (Advanced) CRL rank up to 1000 get full tuition waiver for the whole UG programme, subject to conditions. NIRF 2026 data shows 715 of 910 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹15 lakh. Another 160 went for higher studies. Sponsored research was ₹70.05 crore in FY 2024-25. The NIRF list names 508 faculty, and there is a Central Research Facility for instruments. The campus is 393 acres, of which 218 acres are in use.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Delhi 128 (2026), IIT ISM Dhanbad 4,167 (2026).
- IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad share 7 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- The first-semester bill is higher at IIT ISM Dhanbad than at IIT Delhi by ₹10,400. Fees and waivers explained →
- IIT Delhi is in New Delhi, Delhi; IIT ISM Dhanbad is in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Delhi or IIT ISM Dhanbad?
IIT Delhi is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 35). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad?
Tuition matches at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Delhi or IIT ISM Dhanbad?
UG medians: IIT Delhi ₹20 lakh, IIT ISM Dhanbad ₹15 lakh.
How many CSE seats do IIT Delhi and IIT ISM Dhanbad have?
IIT Delhi: 99. IIT ISM Dhanbad: 145.
Which does more research, IIT Delhi or IIT ISM Dhanbad?
IIT Delhi brings in more sponsored research (₹410.54 crore).
Sources
- home.iitd.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- academics.iitd.ac.in › Fee-Structure_2025-26_UG-Entry-S…
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- home.iitd.ac.in › NIRF_2026_Overall_Indian Institute of…
- crf.iitd.ac.in
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitism.ac.in
- iitism.ac.in › submitted-data-overall-nirf-2026.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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