This study shows the presence of five isozymic forms of alkaline xylanase from Bacillus pumilus using fast flow rate microfiltration, ultrafiltration, Q-sepharose, and phenyl sepharose chromatographic techniques. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, highperformance liquid chromatography, and zymographic studies also revealed the purity of five isoforms of alkaline xylanases. Isoforms-X-I, X-III, and X-V exhibited optimum activity at pH 8.5, whereas X-II, X-IV showed maximum activity at pH 9. All isoforms were optimally active at temperature 55 C. Isoforms were found to be stable at pH 7-11, showed 92-100% residual activity after 3 hr, treatment time for most industrial applications. The isoforms retained nearly 80-86% residual activity after incubating at 45 C for 3 hr. Molecular weights of xylanase I-V, were 13.1, 15.3, 18.4, 20.1, and 21.0 kDa, respectively. Mg 2+ ions were found to be potent activator for all isozymic forms. The Km and Vmax values of X-I, X-II, X-III, X-IV, and X-V were 6.71, 6.66, 7.14, 5.88, 6.25 mg/ml and 2,000, 1,695, 1,666.66, 1,428.57, and 1,408.45 IU/mg protein, respectively. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis revealed the monomeric nature of all isoforms. The lowmolecular masses, significantly enhanced activity in the presence of industrially suitable-low cost activator, better stability of all isoforms at pH 7-11 and at higher temperature, also presence of multiple forms of alkaline xylanase, makes this enzyme suitable for textile-paper industries. This is also the first report mentioning the purification of five isozymic forms of alkaline xylanase using fast flow rate techniques.