ABSTRACT-INTRODUCTION-The Menisci are semi-lunar crescent shaped fibro-cartilages which serve to widen and deepen the articulation of tibial surfaces that receive the femur condyles forming the knee joint. OBJECTIVE-To assess the incidence of different shapes of the medial and lateral meniscus and the incidence of discoid meniscus in the North Indian population. METHODS-The study included 112 menisci from 56 adult cadavers knee joint irrespective of sex that were preserved in 10% formalin. After methodical dissection procedure the morphological variants of the shape of menisci were macroscopically noted and classified. The medial menisci were sub-grouped as crescent-shaped, V-shaped, U-shaped, C-shaped and sickle shaped. Lateral menisci were sub-grouped as crescent-shaped, C-shaped and discoid-shaped. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS-In the present study, 80% of the medial menisci were crescent shaped, 12.8% were V-shaped while 7.2% sickle-shaped. Among the lateral menisci, maximum number of specimen were C-shaped i.e. 78% followed by crescent shaped in 19% and discoid shaped in 3% specimen. Knowledge of various shapes of meniscii would be useful for health professionals who treat athletes with suspected meniscal tear.