The fruits were grouped on the basis of maturity stages as breaker having yellowish star appearing at the blossom end, yellow having pale green to yellow color and pink when fruit were more pink than yellow. The tomato fruits were sorted for size, and physical damage or symptoms of physiological disorders and diseases. Fruit of about the same size were selected for each maturity stages and were then divided into two groups. One group of fruits was treated by dipping in water cooled to 10 ±2°C for 15 minutes to remove the field heat. After the treatment, the surface water was removed with a gentle air blower, while the other group of fruits was left without pre-cooling (control). The fruits were then transferred to a refrigerated storage (12±2 °C) for 28 days. The relative humidity of during the storage was maintained at 60-70%. Data on different quality parameters were recorded.