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Aim : To compare the immediate effect of suboccipital muscle inhibition technique and mulligan bent leg raise technique on hamstring tightness in younger individuals. Background : Hamstring tightness is one of the common faced problem among college students due to their sedentary life style. This influences lumbopelvic rhythm and increases compressive loads on lumbar spine. It also affects sacroilliac joint indirectly . Recently, it has been reported that there is effect using intervention targeting suboccipital muscles and mulligan BLR technique. Procedure : This comparative study was conducted on 48 younger individuals of age group 17-25 fitting in inclusion criteria. They were divided into two group by simple random sampling using lottery method of allocation. Group A received single session of suboccipital muscle inhibition technique for 5 mins. And group B received single session of mulligan BLR technique. Popliteal angle measurement was taken pre intervention and post intervention. Data was analysed using paired t test and unpaired t test using instat software. Results : The result showed that hamstring flexibility in mulligan BLR and suboccipital muscle inhibition increased immediately post intervention within the group and there was a significant difference on comparison between both the groups. Conclusion The single intervention of Mulligan BLR was more effective over suboccipital muscle inhibition technique.