Mixed methods research is still an evolving area. However, it has various characteristics like "paradigm pluralism", "focus on research questions than the research design" etc. Mixed methods research is not just one phase of a research but it enters into all stages of research process right from the stage of writing the theoretical framework to drawing inferences of the study. In the present paper an attempt is made to present about "what is mixed methods research", "when to use mixed methods research", "what are its types" and an attempt is also made to highlight some issues in mixed methods research.