Symplocos racemosa belongs to Symplocaceae that is known for its medicinal importance. It exhibits good healing properties against various diseases such as asthma, cholera, ulcer, snake bite, eye diseases, fever, hiccough, malaria etc. Various studies have proved its bioactive potential such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antimutagenic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory propertie. In this study, volatile compounds from bark of this plant were extracted, separated, identified first time by hydrodistillation and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. An oil yield of 0.12% was obtained. A total of 11 components were separated and identified that constituted 99.04% of the total. Results showed the volatile oil was rich in various active compounds such as cumaldehyde, 3-caren-10-al, zingiberene, n-hexadecanoic acid, chavebitol, 10-Octadecanoic acid, methylester and linoleic acid etc. The most abundant components class of compounds was fatty acids. The presence of various potent antibacterial compounds indicates that the essential oil of this plant may have good antibacterial properties and can be explored for studies in food preservation.