The present investigation involves the study of the association and direct and indirect effect of millable cane yield, sugar content and its attributing traits. In this study four 'B' lines and Nineteen 'R/V' lines of sweet sorghum were evaluated along with standard check SSV–84 in randomized block design with two replication at experimental farm, Sorghum Research Station, VNMKV Parbhani, in kharif 2011. Observations recorded on fourteen characters were subjected to pooled analysis. Critical analysis of character association and path analysis suggested that importance of selection programmes should be given for growth traits viz., more total biomass maximum plant height at physiological maturity, less days to 50 per cent flowering and quality characters total soluble solids (TSS), reducing sugar and non-reducing sugar, brix of juice, juice yield for high ethanol production. If total sugar content that is reducing sugar and non-reducing sugar content is high in juice of sweet sorghum plant then more ethanol will be produced. So that are the important traits to be considered while selection of genotypes for identification of varieties or utilization in breeding programmes. Inrespect of 'B' lines PMS 71B, PMS 74 B and PMS 42B (Bold grain) can be utilize in production of sweet sorghum hybrids while the genotypes SSPV-1, ICSV-93046, SSPV-1005, SSART-1026, SSART-1024, SSART-1003, SSART-1002, SPV-422, PVR-652, SSART-1013 were found suitable as a sweet sorghum genotypes for production of ethanol.