This is been instituted by the "Geological Survey of India - 150 years Felicitation Committee" in the year 2003 and is shall be given to a geologist for making a significant contribution in the field of Engineering Geology and Coastal Geotechniques. The award shall be made once in two years commencing from the year 2005.

• 2005: V.S. Krishnaswamy
• 2007: Brij Mohan Hukkku,Lucknow
• 2009: Ajay Kumar Naithani,KGF