In the present study, ninety two rice varieties were evaluated for estimating proximate composition which is useful in the generation of nutritionally rich rice varieties. Analysis of variance showed significant differences in the proximate compositions of the rice varieties studied. The results indicated high percentage of carbohydrate in all the genotypes (73.6 to 83.7%) and the varieties Bhuban and Prachi had the highest carbohydrate content (83.7%). Sahyadri hybrid showed the highest crude protein (11.0 %), while Swarna had the least crude protein (5. 9 %). Pusa basmati 1 and Swarnamukhi (NLR 145) varieties showed the highest moisture content percentage (11.6%) while Bhuban variety (7.13%) contained the lowest percentage moisture content. MTU 1001 and MSS 5 contained highest fat content (3.7%) while Barah Avarodhi possessed the lowest fat content (0.9%). Crude fibre content was low in majority of the samples. Only two varieties i.e., MTU 3626 and MTU 1010 contained highest crude fibre (0.99%) while Pusa Basmati 1 possessed highest ash content (2.3 %). Carbohydrate was significantly and positively correlated with energy and negatively correlated with moisture %. The association of moisture % with carbohydrate and energy is significant but negative. Thus, the results generated in this study provide first hand information in identifying superior quality rice varieties based on their proximate composition.