page_title: Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
section_title: Hotspots
hierarchical_section_title: Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad / Campus / Hotspots
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context_page_description: Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad is a public technical and research university located in Dhanbad, India. It is an Institute of National Importance. IIT has 18 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs. It was formerly known as Indian School of Mines before its conversion into an Indian Institute of Technology.
  IIT is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. It is the third oldest institute which got converted into an IIT. It was established by British Indian Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines - London, and was formally inaugurated on 9 December 1926 by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. It started as an institution to impart education in mining and geology, and today, has grown into a technical institution with various academic departments. IIT admits its undergraduate students through Joint Entrance Examination, previously IIT-JEE.
context_section_description: The campus has various places where students like to spend their major portion of their time apart from taking classes in the lecture halls.
  These include: Student Activity Center (SAC), Main Canteen, Ram Dhani (RD), Library Basement, Penman Auditorium, Heritage Building, Oval Garden , Seismographic observatory ect.
caption: Ramdhani Tea Stall (RD)
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