NIRM, as it is popularly known, was established in July 1988 under the aegis of Ministry of Mines, Government of India, as an Autonomous Research Institute to aid to the growing needs of the Mining and Civil Construction Industry in the area of Rock Engineering for design and development. Since its inception, the Institute has grown in strength and stature to mature as a professional body providing research and consultancy support in almost entire spectrum of rock mechanics with International standard. All Our activities are ISO 9001:2008 compliant. Key to our success lies in 'Excellence through Innovation'.