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Cerebrovascular accident is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood flow to a part of brain is stopped either by a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the most common cause of disability in the developed and developing countries. Stroke is a major cause of disability, mainly caused by motor disorders. Although most patients show significant improvement in motor function soon after stroke, 75% of patients remain deficient in the upper limbs after 3-6 months. Constraint-induced movement therapy is a neurorehabilitation approach developed, characterized by the retention of the less affected upper limb and the forced use of the affected arm. The aim of the study is to compare the effect of Conventional therapy and Constraint-induced movement therapy on upper extremity function among stroke patient. A total of 30 Stroke patient were recruited into this study and randomly assigned into two groups, the control group and trained group. Data were collected before training and 3 months after completing the training program. The study is Quasi Experimental study design. The study was conducted at outpatient Department, Physiotherapy. Group A - Receives Conventional therapy (Experimental - I) Group B - Receives Constraint-induced movement therapy (Experimental group - II). The Inclusion criteria and Exclusion criteria are considered in this research.The result is that CIMT is proved to be more statistically significant and clinically effective intervention in comparison to motor relearning programme among the patients aged between 35-60 years. Constraint induced movement therapy is significantly effective in improving upper limb function than conventional therapy on cerebrovascular accident patient.