A field experiment on effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of rainfed finger millet was conducted under red sandy loam soils, during kharif 2014 at field unit of Agronomy Department, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with twelve treatments replicated thrice. Treatment comprised of three different organic manures (FYM, vermicompost and coconut frond compost) used with or without PGPR (Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria) in combination with recommended NPK. These set of treatments tested against farmer practice and recommended NPK alone. The test variety was GPU-28. The results revealed that among the different nutrient management practices, Recommended NPK + FYM at 7.5 t ha-1 + PGPR at 2 kg ha-1 + vermicompost and Frond compost both at 3.75 t ha-1 as top dress at 25 DAT recorded significantly higher plant height (145.27 cm), leaf area (1177.30 cm2 plant-1), number of tillers (4.07 plant-1) and total dry matter accumulation (59.13 g plant-1) and growth computed parameters. The same treatment obtained higher grain yield (63.50 q ha-1), straw yield (86.67 q ha-1) and gross returns (` 1,03,000) and value added cost ratio (2.22). It registered 118.9 and 87 per cent higher over farmers practice yield and Recommended NPK alone. The application of organic manures as top dress at 25 DAT has given better yields and paved way for more soil sustainability.