Nanocrystalline samples of Cd 1Àx Mn x O (x ¼ 0.00, 0.02, 0.04 and 0.06) were synthesised by sol-gel method and characterised by X-ray diffraction, Faraday's rotation, Guoy's method and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) at room temperature (RT). Results reveal that ferromagnetism at RT for Mn-doped CdO nanoparticles is possible.