10-15 days old aseptically grown seedling of 3-4 cm length were selected. Hypocotyls, epicotyl, cotyledonary node and shoot tip explants were cultured on semi solid MS (Murashige and Skoog medium), B5 (Gamborg medium) and WPM (woody plant medium) medium supplemented with BA (2.5 mg L ) and Kn (1.0 mg L ). Both MS and WPM medium induced 6-8 shoot buds from cotyledonary node and shoot tip explants within 20 days culture. The highest frequency of shoot bud differentiation (80%) was observed in MS basal medium. However, shoot buds after elongation showed shoot tip necrosis and percent of necrosis was very high (50%) in WPM medium. Several reports have emphasized the medium dependent response and shoot tip necrosis [21,22]. MS medium has also been effectively used in other species of Bauhinia such as B. purpurea [17] and B. variegata [23]. In the present study MS medium has been proved best medium for shoot induction, proliferation, elongation and rooting.