Maize is an extremely nutrient exhaustive crop requiring both micro and macronutrients. As nutrients provided through inorganic sources enhance yield initially but lead to unsustainable soil productivity over the years. Instead, combined application of organic manure with the reduced amount of inorganic fertilizer is found to be appropriate for sustainable crop production. Further, localized fertilizer placements concurrently perform well than traditional broadcast fertilization. In the present study, composites having many nutrient sources were physically mixed and made into two forms viz., super granular solid pellet form (Nutrioball) and segregated mixture in powder form (Nutriomix). Placement of Nutriomix and Nutrioball is a new attempt made in the fertilization of crop to implement continuous and controlled nutrient support in the root zone. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the nutrient support rendered to hybrid maize crop fertilized with 40 g of Nutriomix/ Nutrioball in 2 split doses (at sowing and 40th day after sowing) and compare its performance with standard 100% NPK dose derived by soil test - based recommendation and unfertilized control. Nutrioball was placed in soil at 5 cm depth near root zone, and Nutriomix was applied on surface and mixed with top 5 cm soil. Seven grades were formulated with varying NPK ratios. Deep placement with Nutrioball D grade (7:7:1 of N, P2O5 and K2O) recorded the highest stover yield and grain yield of maize, which was 14.6 per cent higher than soil test based NPK, and 269.5 per cent higher than control. Out of total applied nutrients, the apparent recovery recorded were 70.4 per cent for N, 45.7 per cent for P and 429.6 per cent for K. Nutrioball C (7:5:4) and Nutrioball F (8:2:1) also exhibited profound response. Surface incorporated Nutriomix composites were moderately effective.