Several physical and cooking quality parameters of fifteen traditional and nine hybrid rice varieties were analyzed. All the tested parameters showed significance variations (p<0.05) irrespective of being traditional or hybrid varieties. The highest equivalent diameter was observed in Devaraddiri while lowest was recorded for Sudurusamba. The mean kernel volume values ranged from 4.08±0.01-20.54±0.13 mm 3 . The highest kernel length of 6.82 mm was observed in At 305 and the lowest value of 3.6 mm was observed in Suwandel. The highest surface area was reported in Devarradiri (5.54±1.07 mm 2 ) while the lowest value (2.35±0.27 mm 2 ) was reported in