<p>Epibosis is a common phenomenon of aquatic ecosystem and has many ecological consequences on both the epibiont and its host. Despite the worldwide occurrence of epibiotic associations, it has not been reported from Northern parts of India. To bridge this gap, presently three water bodies of lower Shivalik range of India were explored for the possible presence of epibiotic associations. Interestingly, a suctorian ciliate of genus <i>Tokophrya</i> was found to be associated with three copepod species (<i>Mesocyclops leuckarti</i>,<i> Eucyclops agilis</i> and <i>Cryptocyclops bicolor</i>) particularly during winter months, with highest preference for <i>M. leuckarti</i>. This is the first report of <i>Tokophrya</i> sp. as epibiont on copepods from water bodies of northernmost region of India. During observation period, female copepods showed higher infestation as compared to males. Also adults were preferred as host over juveniles. A correlation between epibiotic prevalence and host density was also observed. As a consequence of epibiotic load, the infested copepods were comparatively less active than the non-infected ones. Epibiosis was found to be positively related to organic load of water bodies which was also evident by the analysis of abiotic parameters.</p>