ObjectiveMetabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus concurrently potentiates a number of risk factors, significantly higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. Numerous risk factors associated with diabetes gets intensified by the presence of metabolic syndrome. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome together can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by 2 to 4 folds. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of MetS in Type 2 Diabetic patients. Components of metabolic syndrome were measured and compared to determine the prevalence. Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2019 to December 2019 at Star hospital and Modern Technical College, Sanepa, Nepal. A total number of 353 patients with type 2 diabetes visiting Star Hospital were included in the study. ResultsAmong 353 participants, metabolic syndrome was diagnosed in 242 (68.5%) participants using NCEP-ATPIII criteria. The prevalence of MetS was 68.5% among which male were 123 (76.3%) and female were 119 (61.9%). MetS was found to be highest in age group of 50-59 years with 34.2% (83) participants. Dyslipidemia with raised TG 71.4% and reduced HDL 76% was found to be most prevalent component in our study followed by hypertension 73.1%.