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MINING ENGINEERING –

• A specialised branch of engineering which combines knowledge of science and application of technology for extraction of minerals.
• It is not bounded in a single discipline but emphasises on interdisciplinary aspect of various other branches of science as well as engineering like geology, surveying, geotechnical engineering, excavation and mine mechanisation, metallurgy & mineral processing etc.

Courses offered in Mining Engineering are at three levels—

1. Intermediate level well known as Diploma in Mining Engineering
2. Undergraduate level known as B.Tech or B.E.
3. Postgraduate level as M.Tech, Ph. D and Research Fellow

List of IITs offering B.Tech in Mining Engineering—

Out of 23 IITs at present, only three leading IITs provide a promising B.Tech course in Mining Engineering. With IIT BHU as the pioneer in Mining Engineering are listed as:

Name of IIT                         Location                               Departmental Inauguration

IIT BHU                                 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                1923

IIT Dhanbad                        Dhanbad, Jharkhnad                      1926

IIT Kharagpur                     Kharagpur, West Bengal                1956

List of NITs offering B.Tech in Mining Engineering—

Out of 31 NITs at present, only five leading NITs provide a promising B.Tech course in Mining Engineering. With NIT Raipur as the pioneer in Mining Engineering are listed as:

Name of NIT                       Location                               Departmental Inauguration

NIT Raipur                           Raipur, Chhattisgarh                       1956

NIT Rourkela                      Rourkela, Odisha                              1961

NIT Nagpur                         Nagpur, Maharashtra                     1983

NIT Surathkal                     Surathkal, Karnataka                       1984

NIT Jalandhar in  Punjab is the youngest in the lead offering B.Tech course