Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology is rapid, virtually non invasive and simple diagnostic procedure .FNAC offers a simple method of diagnosis of neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions of the head and neck. Material and methods: 280 cases of cervical lesions were taken up in the study over a period for 2 years from August 2017 to July 2019. Various staining procedure was done based on the sample. Results: Peak incidence of 90 (32.1%) cases was noted in 21-30 years age group. There were 168 (60%) females among 280. Site wise distribution shows that majority of lesions are from lymph nodes (39.2%). Of which Granulomatous lymphadenitis of Tuberculous etiology of about 60 cases. Discussion and conclusion: FNAC is a procedure which can be carried out as an out-patient procedure with minimal problems. Owing to its accurate diagnostic potential it is proved useful in separating inflammatory, benign and malignant lesions with good certainty.