Introduction: Children under the age of 5 years constitute a priority group because of their large numbers. In India they comprise about 13% of the total population.They are also regarded as vulnerable or high risk group because of the problems arising out during their growth, development and survival. 50% of the deaths are occurring among children during the first 5 years of life in developing countries including India. Malnutrition is regarded as the most widespread condition affecting the health status of under five children. Approximately 47% of the India__ampersandsignrsquo;s under five children are underweight. one in three adult women in India is underweight and therefore at risk of developing babies with low birth weight .The under five children suffer from a host variety of diseases like diarrhea , respiratory infections, measles, pertusis, polio, tuberculosis and diphtheria due to malnutrition. Objectives: 1) to assess the nutritional status of under five children in UHTC area. 2) To relate the nutritional status by socioeconomic variables. Materials and methods: Study area: The present study will be conducted in the rural field practice area of UHTC Type of study: Cross sectional study. Study period: 3 months Sample size: 500 children residing in UHTC area