Annapoorani, R2017-04-042017-04-042013https://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/2714Micro, Small and Medium enterprises play a key role in the development of economies with their effective, efficient, flexible and innovative entrepreneurial spirit. In terms of value, the sector accounts for about 45 per cent of the manufacturing output and 40 per cent of the total exports of India in 2010. A research study on 'Growth and performance of micro, small and medium enterprises in India in post globalization period' was undertaken with the objectives of studying the growth of number of micro, small and medium enterprises, capital Invested, labour employed, output and exports in, finding out the instability in the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in post globalization period. The study was related to 1992-93 to 2010-11. The data for the study were compiled from the Annual Report of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises published by the Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises. Government of India. The study estimated compound growth rate, Coppock's instability index and Frontier production function. As per the study, in the post globalization period the compound growth rote of number of MSMEs, fixed investment, production, employment and exports was significant. There had been more instability in the number of MSMEs in the post globalization period os compared to fxed investment, production, employment, exports. To improve the performance of micro, small and medium enterprises the study recommends increasing the number of items to be reserved for exclusive manufacture in micro and small enterprise sector and providing support in the feld of skill development, credit marketing, technology and infrastructure.