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Abstract: Large tons of broken ceramic tiles change into wastage, these waste materials are not reusable and recyclable due to their physical and chemical structure. Reuse of waste tiles in the construction sector helps to reduce the over quarrying of aggregate and also helps in proper management of waste in urban areas. In this study the physical characteristics of ceramic tile aggregate are measured. They are used in concrete as the substitute for coarse aggregates with 25%, 50% and 75% substitution. All other materials (cement, sand, coarse aggregate) of the same properties are used for each sample. This experimental study found that the waste ceramic tile aggregate has permissible flakiness index, elongation index, fineness modulus, impact value. Compressive strengths observed are good in most of the composition. This study finds that the use of waste ceramics tile could be the better solution for ceramics waste management. Also for increase in concrete quality 15 to 25 percent addition of ceramic tile aggregate could have been done.