INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES

DHANBAD
INFORMATION BROCHURE
Fuel and Mineral Engineering

WELCOME TO
DEPT. OF FUEL AND MINERAL ENGG.
INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES, DHANBAD

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 …What makes us unique?

Excellent infrastructure,
world class faculty,
ground breaking research,
closer industry interaction.
So what really makes us unique?

The only department in India which exclusively caters the need of growing
Mineral Sector through its unique course structure and pragmatic
solutions. Brightest minds from all over the country selected through the
toughest entrance examination of the country.
The department being an integral part of Indian School of Mines, which is
regarded as one of the best Earth Sciences Institute of the world based on
the model of Royal School of Mines, London.
About the Department
The department of Fuel and Mineral Engineering at Indian School of Mines was established
in 1984. Over the last 21 years, it has blossomed into one of the pioneering centre for
innovation and research in the field of characterization, beneficiation and handling of ores,
minerals and coal. The students passing out from this department have traditionally
occupied topmost positions in the mineral industry, both in India and abroad.
Research Projects
Ever since its inception the department has been
actively engaged in a number of industrial
collaborative research projects. Through the
years, many public as well as private
organizations have been sponsoring research
projects at the department. They are Planning
Commission (through CMRI), UGC- SAP,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
CSIR, ISM, Common Wealth, MoEF (World
Bank aided, USND) to name a few, the list
apparently being never ending. The number as
well as total worth of the projects undertaken by
the department is increasing by leaps and
bounds with the total worth being Rupees 7
crores (including ongoing, and completed) in last
five years.
Current Research
• Conceptual modelling of Jigging process funded by
Coal S & T.
• Beneficiation and Utilization of Non-Coking Coals
funded by UGC - SAP.
• Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence in Coal
preparation Laboratory & Fuel Engineering
Laboratory, funded by MHRD.
•Upgradation of low grade iron ore fines for
production of Hybrid Pelletized Sinter (HPS) &
Carbide, funded by MHRD.
•Characterization and conceptual flow-sheet
development for the production of high quality
beach minerals by gravity and magnetic
separation., funded by CSIR.
•Characterization, bench scale and pilot plant studies
for beneficiation of beach placer of Kerala-
Karnataka coast., funded by CSIR.
•Evaluation of Performance of conventional
equipments for their Improved Efficiency, funded by
CSIR.
• Processing of lean grade sulphide ores for value
addition, funded by MHRD.
INDUSTRY INTERFACE
The department has a very good industry interface
by way of providing Consultancy and Testing
services in solving major problems faced by the
Industry and while doing so updating the
knowledge and skill of its own faculty.
CONSULTANCY
The department offers its consultancy services to
the industry in area of mineral beneficiation
technology .The clientele list of the department's
Consultancy services is pretty long which includes
both public as well as private sector companies.
Some of these companies are BCCL, SCCL, NTPC,
PSEB, Ambuja Cement, UCIL, McNally Bharat,
TISCO, IISCO, Century Cement, and Bhillai Steel
Plant. Some of the consultancy services recently
provided by the department:
• Melting of aluminium alloys for casting having
strength comparable to EN8
• Sampling and grading of coal slurries.
• Application of column flotation for recovery of
carbonaceous materials from fly ash, coal and
mineral fines including iron ore fines.
• Characterization of coal seams.
• Flowsheet development for the processing of
overburden rocks.
And many more…
TESTING SERVICES
The department has a highly advanced state of the
art laboratory which is used to provide testing
services to many public as well as private sector
companies. The department has been continuously
and successfully providing many testing services to
the Industry a few of which are enlisted below:
• Seam sampling and proximate analysis of coal
seams
• Characterization and washability studies of coal
• Applicability of Freevis in heavy medium
separation of coal
• Determination of Zeta point potential.
And many more.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The department has recently signed an MOU of Rs
1 Crore with TATA STEEL for the establishment of
TATA STEEL chair in the department for
furthering research activities.
LABORATORIES
Our laboratories provide excellent opportunities for research and development in the
field of Mineral and Fuel Engineering which are continuously upgraded to meet the
present day requirements of Mineral & Coal Sector.

MINERAL ENGINEERING •Sample Preparation FUEL ENGINEERING

SECTION •Size Reduction SECTION
•Wet Chemical Analysis
•Instrumental Analysis
•Particle Technology •Coal and Mine
•Surface Chemistry Dust Analysis
•Coal Preparation •Coke Testing
•Combustion
•Gravity Separation
•Fluidized bed
•Magnetic and Electrostatic testing
Separation •Liquid and Gas
•Computer Simulation Fuel
•Heat Treatment •Solid Fuel
•Extractive Metallurgy

FACULTY
Name [Designation] Specialization
Dr. T. Sharma [Head of the Department] Extractive Metallurgy, Coal Characterisation & gasification,
Agglomeration
Dr. R.Venugopal [Professor] Industrial Minerals Processing, Pelletisation, Froth Flotation,
Coal Preparation.
Dr. N. Suresh [Associate Professor] Coal preparation, Mineral Engineering, Centrifugal
Separations.
Dr. S. Bhattacharya [Associate Professor] Coal Preparation, Size Preparation, Flowsheet Development.
Dr. V. K. Saxena [Associate Professor] Coal Characterisation, Carbonisation and Combustion,
Rheology of Coal Slurries.
Dr. N. R. Mandre [Associate Professor] Hydrometallurgy, Surface Phenomena, Mineral Processing.
Dr. L. K. Verma [Research Officer] Surface Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY
Our faculty members are heading or are active members of various international and national committees such
as expert committees of CSIR, DST, DOD, OSTC, Editorial Board of Coal Preparation - A Multinational Journal
and of the International Advisory Board of Minerals & Metallurgical Processing (AIME). They are also referees of
various international journals like Fuel Processing Technology, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
Review and Colloid and Polymer Science. They are also recipients of various coveted awards such as National
Mineral Awards, IIME Coal Beneficiation Awards, Indranil Award for Metallurgy and R.P.Bhatnagar Award.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALUMNI
Our alumni are making the department proud by their achievements in mineral industry. They are occupying
prominent positions in major global MNC's like Rio-Tinto ,Metso Minerals (USA & India), BHP-Billton
(Australia), FFE Minerals, Nalco Chemicals, Bateman, Carpco and many more. They are also occupying
various research positions in top universities and institutes in the field of Earth Sciences .Every year the list of
students heading for premier foreign universities like Carnegie Mellon University, University of California,
University of Utah, JKMRC, Brisbane, Pennsylvania State University Southern Illyonis University Carbandole
etc for their post graduate degrees.
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
The Department has been playing an important role in updating the knowledge of practicing mineral engineers
of the country and has conducted off-campus Mineral Engineering courses for HCL, IBM, HZL, Tega (India) Ltd,
M/s Fomento-Goa, VSL Mining Company-Sandur, IREL, BCCL, NLC and the working engineers of TISCO
The Department has been offering short course in coal preparation on coking and non-coking coals every year,
since 1976, for imparting fundamental aspects along with practical implications of coal preparation to the
serving coal preparation engineers. Besides this the other fields in which the department has been offering
manpower trainings are:
• Simulation, optimization and control of coal/mineral beneficiation processes
• Iron ore beneficiation and agglomeration
• Mineral Beneficiation Principles, Developments and Plant Practices
• Processing of Beach Placer Minerals

TRAINING AND PLACEMENT

With such a cordial relationship with industry, students get extensive opportunities in order to pursue their
interest fields. Companies visiting the department for campus recruitment/Training are as follows:
• Vedanta Resources PLC • Tata Iron and Steel Company(TISCO)
• MECON • Shell India Pvt. Ltd.
• Indian Rare Earths Limited • National Mineral Development Corporation(NMDC)
• Metso Minerals • Tega Industries
• Fomento • McNally Bharat Limited
• Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. • Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
• Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) • Aryan coal beneficiation and its subsidiaries
• Infosys • IBM
• HCL Technologies • Cognizant Technology Solutions
• I FLEX • CMC Ltd.
• TIS • Bramco Industries

COURSE STRUCTURE
B.TECH (4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE COURSE IN MINERAL ENGINEERING)
BASIC SCIENCES
• Applied Physics I/II • Applied Chemistry • Engineering Mathematics I/II/III/IV

BASIC ENGINEERING
Programming
• Programming fundamentals with introduction to C/C++, FORTRAN
• Basics of Information technology
Technical English
• English for science and technology • Professional English (GD/Interviews/PHI)
Mechanical
• Engineering Graphics • Engineering Materials • Engineering Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics • Material handling systems • Mechanics of Solids
Electrical
• Electrical Technology • Utilization of electrical energy
Geology
• General geology • Ore geology and economic occurrences of minerals
Electronics
• Basic electronics engineering
Management
• Managerial Economics
Mineral Engineering
• Analytical techniques in mineral processing
• Coal preparation
• Bio-Mineral Processing
• Particle technology
• Froth flotation practice
• Flow-sheet development and plant practices
• Size reduction processes
• Fuel Technology
• Mineral engineering economics
• Process equipment selection and Plant design
• Instrumentation & Control
• Materials Technology
• Surface Phenomena
Metallurgy
• Principles of Extractive Metallurgy
• Pyro-processing of minerals
• Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy
Mining
• Mining Methods & Surveying
• Beneficiation process control and instrumentation
• Computational Techniques in Mineral Engineering
• Modeling and simulation of unit processes
• Pollution control and waste disposal
• Elements of froth flotation
• Processing of industrial minerals
• Size separation processes
• Gravity and Magnetic Separation
• Dewatering and drying
• Beneficiation Machinery
• Combustion and Energy Engineering
• Maintenance Engineering
• Metallurgical thermodynamics and Kinetics
• Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy

Workshop Practices I/II

B.Tech Final Year Project
Industrial Tour and Vocational Training
M.Tech (2 Year Postgraduate Course in Fuel Engineering)
M.Tech (2 Year Postgraduate Course in Mineral Engineering)

New courses that are being introduced from the

session of 2006-07 are :
5 Year Integrated B.Tech & M.Tech
• Mineral Engg. with MTech in Material Technology
• Mineral Engg with MTech in Mineral Resource Management
M.Tech
• Bio-mineral processing
• Clean coal and Energy technology
 For further details contact :
Dr. T. Sharma
(Head of the Department)
Department of Fuel and Mineral Engineering
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad - 826004 (Jharkhand) India
Phone Nos. 91-326-2211923
PBX: 91-326-2210024-27, Extn: 5276
Tele Fax: 91-326-2211923
URL : http://www.fme-ism.org
http://fme@ismdhanbad.ac.in
Email : queries@fme-ism.org