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Tulsi is an important ornamental plant and also used for different medicinal purposes. Cultivation of Tulsi is not much common in Pakistan although it has many health benefits and source of valuable products. A pot experiment was conducted at University of Agriculture Faisalabad to identify the nitrogen (N) requirement of Tulsi for enhanced growth and oil contents. Data for different parameters was taken with equal days interval and analysis of that recorded data was done by using HSD test at 5% probability level. Data analysis showed that higher N application produced maximum leaves plant-1 (10.667), root length (10.933 cm), shoot length (11.067 cm), plant height (22.000 cm) plant fresh weight (1.386), plant dry weight (0.9000), chlorophyll contents (16.800), leaf area (9.966), leaf area index (4.9800) and oil contents (0.7567). In conclusion, all the levels of N spray produced significant results when compared to controlled pot. It is clear from the data that Tulsi plant needs higher amount of N to produce more growth and oil contents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]