The study was conducted in Balipara district of Assam with an objective to analyse the extent of technological gap in adoption of recommended maize cultivation practices by the shareholders. From a total of 122 shareholders, a sample of 80 shareholders were selected as respondents by following a proportionate random sampling technique. The data were collected with the help of a pre tested schedule by personal interview method. With regard to technological gap majority of the respondents (61.25%) had medium overall technological gap in adoption of scientific practices of maize cultivation followed by 18.75 percent respondents with low overall technological gap in adoption of scientific practices of maize cultivation. 20.00 percent of the respondents were found with high technological gap in adoption of scientific practices of maize cultivation. The maximum average technological gap was found in insect control practices (75.00 %) followed by seed treatment with fungicide and total number of irrigation with average technological gap scores being 60.00 percent and 37.50 percent respectively. 35.00 percent of the respondents had full gap in application of phosphatic fertilizer followed by 25.00 percent of the respondents who had full gap in recommended interculture practices. 18.75 percent of the respondents had full gap against the recommended seed rate and seed treatment with biofertilizer respectively. 16.25 per cent of the respondents had full gap in application of potassium fertilizer. 15.00 percent of the respondents had full gap in application of nitrogenous fertilizer after sowing and adoption of recommended insect control practices respectively. None of the respondents had full gap in recommended seed rate practices of maize cultivation.