A Jatropha curcas hybrid designated as Nandan-3, responsible for high oleic content is disclosed. The process of invention relates to a new and distinctive Jatropha curcas hybrid designated as Nandan-3 for high oleic content and construction of molecular marker specific to hybrid Nandan-3. We would like to patent our hybrid Nandan-3 in the process of invention and for the construction of molecular marker responsible for high oliec content and is specific to hybrid Nandan-3 and hence we are here by enclosing the same.