Background: Inguinal hernia repair continues to be one of the most common general surgery procedures. The present study was conducted to comparepostoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Inguinal Hernia Repair.Materials&Methods: The present study was conducted over a period of 1 year among 40 patients. The patients were randomly divided into two groups, each group consisting of 20 in each. Group 1 were operated with open tension free Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty. Group 2 operated by laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair using mesh.The mean operative time for surgery, pain score was measured by using ANOVA. All values p< 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: In the present study, the mean operative time for group 2 was more than group 1. The postoperative VAS score for group 1 was more than group 2 at 0 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours.This difference was shown to be statistically significant. Group 1 needed postoperative analgesia in 80% of cases whereas group 2 required only in 25% cases. The difference in the two groups in regard to the need for post operative analgesia was statistically significant (p value =0.000).Conclusion: The present study concluded that the postoperative VAS score and need of post operative analgesia was less for Laparoscopic hernia repair than open hernia repair.