Forty four rice cultivars were evaluated against yellow stem borer under field condition under two level of nitrogen i.e. at zero and 180 kg ha^-1. It was revealed that at high nitrogen level ADT 43 recorded 35% DH, 30%WEH, Saket 4 50%DH, 16% WEH, Annada 44% DH, 17% WEH where as at zero nitrogen level ADT 43 recorded 15% DH, 20% WEH, Saket 4 11%, DH, 3% WEH and Annada 14% DH, 7% WEH, respectively and were found susceptible to yellow stem borer. At high nitrogen level Surendra recorded 7%DH, 3% WEH, MTU 1071 6% DH, 2%WEH and PR 111 6%DH, 4% WEH whereas, at their zero level of nitrogen Surendra recorded 2%DH, 4% WEH, MTU 1071 6%DH, 4% WEH and PR 111 4%DH, 3% WEH, respectively. Under high N level invariably there was high incidence of DH and WEH in most of the genotypes than the zero N level.