Experiment conducted at I.G.A.U., Raipur during wet season to find out the combined effect of planting times and nitrogen levels on hybrid rice indicated that planting of hybrid rice on 20th July and 5th August were at par to produce significantly higher crop growth rate (CGR), net assimilation rate (NAR), leaf area index (LAI), leaf production rate (LPR) and grain yield than that of planting on 20th August. The application of nitrogen up to 150 kg ha^-1 significantly increased LPR, LAI and N concentration in third leaf as compared to other levels of nitrogen (50 and 100 kg ha^-1). The grain yield increased significantly with the application of 100 kg N ha^-1.