Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology ( ISRMTT) / (ISSN 0971-9050) covering different aspects of the rock engineering publishes a bi-annual journal. For the last three decades, the Society has been giving awards to the authors with a certificate of merit and cash prize every year for the best paper, either published in JRMTT or included in conferences (INDOROCK), Symposium , Workshop organized by ISRMTT, on the following seven topics:-

• Case History of Tunnelling
• Case History of Foundations on Rock
• CAD/ Software Packages
• Application of Rock Mechanics in Hill Development
• Underground Space Technology
• Rock Testing and Monitoring of Rock Structures
• Rock Blasting and Rock Dynamics

The publication of ISRMTT News Bulletin (ISSN 0971- 9040) is another task of the Society which provides the latest information and technological developments in India and throughout the world in the field of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology.

The Society helps in dissemination, advising and implementation of latest technology to provide most effective output at minimal cost, which will in turn help in saving of Government/ National funds.

The Society also functions with the help of its Local Chapters at various locations throughout the country, which provide reinforcement to its aims and objectives of advancing technical knowledge and keeping the parent body informed of its activities and developments.