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After extracting oil from Melia azedarach, Rice bran, and Water hyacinth, their physio-chemical properties are tested which are observed to fulfill the protocol of ASTM Standard for making bio-diesel from these three feedstocks. Melia azedarach, Rice bran, and Water hyacinth bioactive compounds were assayed for estimating the property of elemental analysis (CHNS) and proximate analysis. The percentage composition for nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur is found to be 2.309%, 45.531%, 6.574%, and 0.732% with retention time (minutes) of 0.858, 1.367, 4.367, and 10.583 respectively for Melia azedarach. The ultimate analysis of rice bran for nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur is found to be 20.027%, 49.892 %, 6.058%, and 1.452 % with retention time (minutes) 0.867, 1.375, 4.375, and 10.600 respectively. The ultimate analysis of Water hyacinth for nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and sulphur is found to be 2.033%, 36.680 %, 5.251%, and 0.077 % with retention time (minutes) 0.867, 1.375, 4.375, and 10.700 respectively. The Proximate analysis of moisture content is found to be in the range of 5.8-8.70 %, Ash content 5.4-54.10 %, and volatile content 23.85-64.38 % for all three types of feed-stocks. This research paper also compares C, H, N, and S composition and the physio-chemical properties of extracted oil for the production of biodiesel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]