DHANBAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a network of autonomous public engineering, technology and research universities in India, established under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, and designated as Institutes of National Importance. In 2015 and 2016, six new IITs were established, and as part of a 2016 bill amendment, the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, was converted into an IIT, becoming IIT Dhanbad. This made it one of the 23 IITs functioning under the Act. Each IIT, including IIT Dhanbad, operates autonomously but is linked to the others through the IIT Council, chaired by the Minister of Education, which oversees administration. The organisational structure places the President of India as ex officio visitor, with the IIT Council below, followed by the board of governors of each IIT, the director as chief academic and executive officer, the deputy director, and deans. The conversion of the Indian School of Mines into IIT Dhanbad reflects the broader government effort to expand the IIT system and correct regional imbalances in access to premier technological education across India.