A spirooxindole compound, namely 2′-amino-6′-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxospiro[indole-3,4′-pyran]-3′, 5′-dicarbonitrile (AIOIPD) has been synthesized and characterized by microanalysis, FT-IR, mass spectrum and NMR ( 1 H and 13 C) techniques. The thermal decomposition of the compound was studied by thermogravimetric analysis under dynamic nitrogen atmosphere at different heating rates of 10, 15, 20 and 30 K min -1 . The kinetic parameters were calculated using model fitting (Coats-Redfern, CR) and model-free methods (Friedman, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose, KAS and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, FWO). The decomposition process of AIOIPD followed a single step mechanism as evidenced from the data. Existence of compensation effect is noticed for the decomposition of AIOIPD. Invariant kinetic parameters are consistent with the average values obtained by Friedman and KAS inconversional methods.