The genetic diversity and the relationships among rice genotypes were evaluated by RAPD markers using 15 primers. Out of this, 6 primers that gave rise to amplified products were selected for evaluating genetic relationship of rice cultivars (Tab. 1). Fig. 1 shows the amplification profiles generated with the primers OPB-04, OPA-12,OPD-11 and OPH-20 across 16 improved cultivars. A considerable level of variability was observed among different cultivars