The Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS), an attached office of the Ministry of Water Resources, is a premier Institute in the country located at New Delhi which deals with field and laboratory investigations, basic and applied research on problems in geomechanics, concrete technology, construction materials and associated environment issues, having direct bearing on the development of irrigation and power in the country and functions as an adviser and consultant in the above fields to various projects and organizations in India and abroad.

Broadly, the sphere of activities encompasses the following disciplines:

• Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering including Soil Dynamics, Geotextiles, Soil Chemistry and Rockfill Technology (Soil)
  

• Concrete Technology, Drilling Technology for sub-surface characterisation and Construction Materials (Concrete)
  

• Rock Mechanics including Instrumentation, Engineering Geophysics and Numerical Modelling (RM)
  

• Concrete Chemistry, Electronics and Information Technology (CC)