To assess the quality status of farmer’s saved rice seeds 180 seed samples were collected from the farmers of 7 districts of Bihar over three years (1993 to 1995).Farmers generally store their saved seeds in gunny bags and Bhuskar without any seed treatment These samples were subject to physical purity analysis, germination test and grow out test (GOT) in field. The results clearly indicated that only 23.33 per cent seed samples met the minimum seed certification standard (MSCS) for purity and inert matter, however, these samples were free from other crop seeds and weed seeds. Only 62.78 per cent seed samples had 80 per cent seed germination. In grow out test, only 26.32 per cent seed samples had less than 0.2 percent off types. Out of 180 farmers, 34 farmers were unaware of the variety they were cultivating and 63.16 per cent seed samples were not true to the type. Thus, the quality of farmers saved rice seed in Bihar was very much substandard.