About Us

About The Department 

The Department of Mathematics and Computing is a highly reputed department which functions with excellenceas its motto. The Department was started in the year 1926 along with other Engineering and Science Departments of the institute and has established itself as a dynamic center for academic and research activities. In addition to the teaching of courses in Mathematics for B. Tech and M. Tech Programmes, the Department offers 4Yr. B.Tech (M&C), two P.G. Programs, M.Sc. and 2 Yr. M.Tech. (Data Analytic). The faculty is actively engaged in research in diverse fields such as Analysis, Algebra, Topology, Operations Research, Cryptography, Graph Theory, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Modelling, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence etc. At present, there are 34 faculty members in the Department and more than 100 research scholars are working for their Ph.D. The Department has a full-fledged computation laboratory to meet the requirements of the students, research scholars and the faculty members. 

About the Institute

The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad constituted under Institute of Technology Act, 1961 is administered through IIT Council-the apex body, Government of India under the Chairmanship of Honourable Minister, Ministry of Education for uniform and smooth governance of Pan-IIT in our country. The Indian School of Mines (ISM) was formally opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of Mining and Applied Geology. In 1967, it was granted the status of a deemed to be university under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. The long run of Indian School of Mines (ISM) came to an end, for it had been awarded the tag of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on 6th September 2016. The academic profile of the Institute changed over time to keep abreast with the technological challenges and societal aspirations. The Institute has been in service of the nation, contributing immensely to nationbuilding for almost a century. At present, the Institute has 17 departments and several centres, which are equipped with all necessary infrastructure and world-class facilities to undertake all kinds of fundamental and applied research problems.