On 25 May 2016, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi gave its approval to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for conversion of ISM Dhanbad into an Indian Institute of Technology. The amendment was approved by Indian Parliament and upon Presidential assent, was notified in the Gazette of India on 10 August 2016. thumb|Heritage Building at [[IIT (ISM) Dhanbad]]
