Introduction: The menisci are crescentic, intracapsular, fibrocartilaginous laminae deepening the articulation of the tibial surfaces that receive the femoral condyles forming the knee joint. Objective: To assess the incidence of different shapes of the lateral and medial meniscus in north Karnataka population and discuss its clinical implications. Methods: The cross sectional study included 120 menisci from 60 adult cadaveric knee joints which were preserved in 10% formalin. The morphological variants of the shapes of menisci were macroscopically noted and classified after methodical dissection procedure. The lateral menisci (LM) and medial menisci (MM) were classified as discoid and nondiscoid menisci. Further, the discoid menisci were divided into subgroups as the complete and incomplete discoid menisci. The nondiscoid menisci were subgrouped as crescentic (semilunar) shaped, C shaped, sickle shaped, sided U shaped and sided V shaped. Results and Conclusion: From our observations, 96.66% of medial menisci were cresentic in shape, 1.66% showed sided V shaped and 1.66% showed sickle shape. Among the lateral menisci 88.33% were C shaped, 6.66% sided U shaped and 5% showed incomplete discoid. This study is useful for the health professionals who work with the treatment of meniscal injuries to create an awareness of the anatomical variations that may exist in the menisci facilitating the rehabilitation process.