Coherent synthesis of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) employed as electrode materials for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction is the emerging trend in the production of clean energy. The present work focuses on MOFderived catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Cobalt MOF (ZIF-67) is synthesized by chemical route, and carbon-supported Co 3 O 4 is derived from ZIF-67. The hydrogen evolution reaction is carried out in basic and alkaline medium using carbon-supported Co 3 O 4 as an electrode. The electrochemical investigation reveals the high activity for Co 3 O 4 /C in basic medium, whichshows high rate of kinetics than the ZIF-67. The Tafel slope of the Co 3 O 4 /C was calculated to be 68.37 mV dec À1 in basic medium and 71.66 mV dec À1 in acidic medium, which possess a low charge transfer resistance of 2.12 and 2.54 Ω, respectively. Results show that Co 3 O 4 /C in basic medium has high catalytic sites, which allows the catalyst to follow the Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism as a rate limiting step.