Background & Objectives: Adolescence is the age group between 10 – 19 years, a phase of transition between childhood and adulthood. It is the 2^nd most critical phase of physical growth after 1^st year of life. The present study aims to describe the socio demographic profile and to assess the nutritional status and various nutritional problems among adolescent girls. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study done among adolescent girls attending AWCs. Three AWCs ( Chakla, Dardag, Jhiri) were randomly selected in the field practice area of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi. Duration of study was 3 months ( June 2017 to August 2017). Total sample size was 151. Templates were generated in MS Excel and data analysis was done using SPSS software. Result & Conclusion: We found that out of 151 adolescent girls 41 (27.15%) were malnourished and 43(28.47%) among them were anemic. Most 108(71.34%) were from non tribal ethnicity. All the adolescent girls were availing Government schemes at school or at AWCs in the form of food rations, IFA supplements, and cash assistance