High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Indian School of Mines (ISM) is a deemed university under the Government of India. ISM is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad. It was established by British India Government on the lines of the Royal School of Mines, London, and was formally opened in 1926 by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. What started as an institution to impart mining education has now grown into a multi-departmental technical university. ISM admits undergraduate students from the top 0.5% rankers out of the 1.4 million candidates appearing for IIT-JEE Advanced Exam.