Welcome to National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM)
The National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) is an autonomous Research Institute under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. Established in 1988 under the Societies Act, 1960, NIRM has its Head Office (HO) at Bengaluru and Registered Office (RO) at Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka. The Institute undertakes field and laboratory investigations, basic and applied research, and provides solutions to complex problems across the entire spectrum of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering related to Mining and Civil Engineering activities.
About Us
NIRM is exclusively devoted to basic and applied research in rock mechanics. Over the period of last 38 years, the institute has the privilege to provide its expertise to various central, state government agencies and public sector undertakings in the field of mining, hydroelectric projects, nuclear power projects, oil and gas sector and various infrastructure project authorities including rail, road, airports, hospital etc… Read more


